The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adigranth
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
aftership
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
alchitran
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
altheimer
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
ameritech
amoritish
amphitron
amphitruo
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anarithia
anarthria
anarthria
noun
(neurology, neuropsychology) A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
anarthric
anarthric
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anorthite
anorthite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
antherids
antherine
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthorine
anthracia
anthracic
anthracic
adj
(microbiology) Of or relating to anthrax.
anthracin
anthracin
noun
Alternative form of anthracene
anthralin
anthralin
noun
Dithranol.
anthramin
anthranil
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antiarcha
antiarchi
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aortolith
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.
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
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
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
archaists
archaists
noun
plural of archaist
archiater
archiater
noun
(historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
archicyte
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
architect
architect
noun
(Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
verb
(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
archsaint
archthief
areithous
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
arhythmia
arhythmia
noun
Alternative spelling of arrhythmia
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
arimathea
aristarch
aristarch
Noun
A
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
arrythmia
arrythmic
arthritic
arthritic
adj
(pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis.
noun
A person with arthritis.
arthritis
arthritis
noun
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
arthrosia
arthrosis
arthrosis
noun
(pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.
Any articulation or joint between bones.
arthurian
arthurian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
asherites
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
athyridae
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
atrahasis
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
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
autarchic
autarchic
adj
(genetics, of a gene) Not inhibited by neighbouring genetic material
Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
self-sufficient
authorial
authorial
adj
Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
authorish
authorish
adj
Characteristic of an author.
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
authorize
authorize
verb
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
(transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
bakhtiari
baraithas
bartholdi
batrachia
befreight
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
bephilter
bereshith
bergalith
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bharatiya
bharatiya
Proper noun
Indian; A person nationally identified with India.
bigothero
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
birchtree
birdbaths
birdbaths
noun
plural of birdbath
birdshots
birdshots
noun
plural of birdshot
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birthdate
birthdate
noun
the year, month, and day of someone's birth; date of birth
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
birthless
birthless
adj
(archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
Without a birth or births.
birthmark
birthmark
noun
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
birthmate
birthmate
noun
A person who has the same birthday as another.
birthrate
birthrate
noun
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year
birthroot
birthroot
noun
Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
bitterish
bitterish
adj
Somewhat bitter.
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blithered
blithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blither
blotchier
blotchier
adj
comparative form of blotchy: more blotchy
bodyshirt
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
bothridia
bothridia
noun
plural of bothridium
bothriums
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
brachiata
brachiate
brachiate
adj
Having decussate branches.
verb
(intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
brachytic
brahmsite
brandrith
brandrith
noun
Alternative form of brandreth
brashiest
brashiest
adj
superlative form of brashy: most brashy
breathier
breathier
adj
comparative form of breathy: more breathy
breathily
breathily
adv
In a breathy manner.
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
breathitt
brechites
brechtian
brechtian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
brichette
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brightest
brightest
adj
superlative form of bright: most bright
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bright