(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aphroditous
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aristodemus
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
atomiferous
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
australioid
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
austrophile
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
bijouteries
bijouteries
noun
plural of bijouterie
biscuitroot
biscuitroot
noun
Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium, with edible, starchy roots.
bistournage
boilersuits
boilersuits
noun
plural of boilersuit
borzicactus
bothridiums
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caquetoires
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
catercousin
caulopteris
cetiosauria
cetiosaurus
cineritious
cineritious
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cinerea.
cinereous
circulators
circulators
noun
plural of circulator
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
citharoedus
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
cojusticiar
collutories
collutories
noun
plural of collutory
colouristic
colouristic
adj
Alternative spelling of coloristic
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
congruistic
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
consortiums
constituter
constituter
noun
One who constitutes or appoints.
constitutor
constitutor
noun
One who or that which constitutes something.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
contrarious
contrarious
adj
(archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
(archaic, of things) Harmful, vexatious.
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
corticolous
corticolous
adj
Living or growing on bark.
cortinarius
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
coruscation
coruscation
noun
A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
coruscative
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
costumeries
costumeries
noun
plural of costumery
coterminous
coterminous
adj
(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterions
counterions
noun
plural of counterion
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersuit
countersuit
noun
(law) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
courtliness
courtliness
noun
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
couseranite
couturieres
couturieres
noun
plural of couturiere
cultivators
cultivators
noun
plural of cultivator
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
curiosities
curiosities
noun
plural of curiosity
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
cystiferous
cystigerous
deleterious
deleterious
adj
(genetics) Having lower fitness.
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
destruction
destruction
noun
The act of destroying.
The results of a destructive event.
desucration
desultorily
desultorily
adv
In a desultory fashion.
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
dextrosuria
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dioestruses
discounters
discounters
noun
plural of discounter
discourtesy
discourtesy
noun
A rude act.
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disjointure
disjointure
noun
An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
distributor
distributor
noun
(printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
One who or that which distributes.
ditrematous
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
ecotourisms
ecotourisms
noun
plural of ecotourism
ecotourists
ecotourists
noun
plural of ecotourist
eleutherios
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
elutriators
elutriators
noun
plural of elutriator
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.