A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
accipiter
accipiter
noun
(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
(ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
achropsia
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
acipenser
acopyrine
acrocarpi
acropodia
acropodia
noun
plural of acropodium
acropolis
acropolis
noun
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adderspit
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
aepyornis
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
aftership
agapornis
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrippina
agrypniai
agrypnias
ailuropus
airphobia
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
airproofs
airproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airproof
airscapes
airscapes
noun
plural of airscape
airspaces
airspaces
noun
plural of airspace
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
airstrips
airstrips
noun
plural of airstrip
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
alipteria
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
ametropia
ametropia
noun
(medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphitron
amphitruo
amplifier
amplifier
noun
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
(linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
(music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anatropia
anatropia
noun
(medicine) A disorder of the vision. Deviation of the visual axis of one eye upwards when the other eye is fixing; anaphoria.
(medicine) A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anophoria
anotropia
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anticreep
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antipater
antipolar
antipolar
adj
Diametrically opposed.
Relating to or located at an antipole.
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antipyrin
antipyrin
noun
Alternative form of antipyrine
antipyryl
antitrope
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apatornis
apenteric
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
aperiodic
aperiodic
adj
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
(physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
That does not recur periodically
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
aperitive
aperitive
adj
(medicine) Tending to open the bowels; aperient
Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.
noun
(medicine) aperient
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
apiarians
apiarians
noun
plural of apiarian
apiarists
apiarists
noun
plural of apiarist
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
aplustria
apocrenic
apolarity
apolarity
noun
The condition of being apolar
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aporrhais
aportoise
aposporic
aposporic
adj
Alternative form of aposporous
apparitor
apparitor
noun
(historical) An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
appertain
appertain
verb
To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.
To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.
appertise
appetiser
appetiser
noun
Alternative spelling of appetizer.
appetizer
appetizer
noun
A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal
Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.
appointer
appointer
noun
A person who appoints (in any sense).
appointor
appointor
noun
(law) The person who selects the appointee.
apportion
apportion
verb
(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
appraisal
appraisal
noun
A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.
The act or process of developing an opinion of value.
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
appraiser
appraiser
noun
One who performs appraisals.
appraises
appraises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appraise
apprisers
apprisers
noun
plural of appriser
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apprizers
apprizers
noun
plural of apprizer
apprizing
apprizing
noun
Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of apprize
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
aprilette
apriorism
apriorism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.
apriorist
apriorist
noun
(philosophy) A believer in apriorism.
apriority
apriority
noun
(philosophy) The quality or state of being known a priori
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
aprosexia
aprosexia
noun
(psychology) Inability to concentrate.
aprosopia
aprosopia
noun
(teratology) having an underdeveloped face, or having no face
apyrexial
apyrexial
adj
(medicine) Relating to apyrexy.
arabophil
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
arapaimas
arapaimas
noun
plural of arapaima
archicarp
archicarp
noun
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
archpiece
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
arreption
arreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of taking away.
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
asparagic
asparagin
asparamic
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
aspersoir
aspersoir
noun
aspergillum
aspirants
aspirants
noun
plural of aspirant
aspiratae
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
aspirates
aspirates
noun
plural of aspirate
aspirator
aspirator
noun
A pooter (device for collecting insects).
A pump for removing gases or liquids.
A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atriopore
atriopore
noun
a hole in a lancelet through which water exits the body
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
atropidae
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
atropisms
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.