(archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
abalones
abalones
noun
plural of abalone
abasedly
abasedly
adv
In an abased manner; abjectly.
abastral
abelmosk
abelmosk
noun
(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abelmusk
abelmusk
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
abettals
abettals
noun
plural of abettal
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ableness
ableness
noun
(countable, rare) Something one is able to do.
(uncountable, now rare) Ability of body or mind.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
abomasal
abomasal
adj
Belonging to or involving the abomasum.
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abrastol
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
absurdly
absurdly
adv
In an absurd fashion.
The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
abusable
abusable
adj
Capable of being abused.
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
abuttals
abuttals
noun
The boundaries of lands with respect to adjacent lands; buttals.
plural of abuttal
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
acclaims
acclaims
noun
plural of acclaim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclaim
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
accusals
accusals
noun
plural of accusal
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
aciculas
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
addlings
addlings
noun
(obsolete, provincial) Earnings.
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adolphus
adrenals
adrenals
noun
plural of adrenal
adrostal
adulates
adulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulate
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aeolides
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerosols
aerosols
noun
plural of aerosol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosol
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
afflatus
afflatus
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
agalinis
agelaius
aglaspis
aglauros
aglisten
aglossal
aglossal
Adjective
Having no tongue.
aglossia
aglossia
noun
(anatomy) The absence of a tongue.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agraulos
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
ainsells
airbills
airbills
noun
plural of airbill
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
airmails
airmails
noun
(colloquial) The items of mail conveyed using aircraft.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airmail
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
alamedas
alamedas
noun
plural of alameda
alaminos
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
alanines
alanines
noun
plural of alanine
alarmism
alarmism
noun
The raising of needless alarms.
alarmist
alarmist
adj
Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.
noun
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
alasdair
alaskans
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alastair
alastair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.
alasteir
alastors
alastors
noun
plural of alastor
alastrim
alastrim
noun
(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox
alations
alations
noun
plural of alation
albanese
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
albedoes
albeston
albicans
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albizias
albizias
noun
plural of albizia
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alburtis
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcaldes
alcaldes
noun
plural of alcalde
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcaydes
alcaydes
noun
plural of alcayde
alcazars
alcester
alcestis
alcinous
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alcyones
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleiptes
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
alencons
alerters
alerters
noun
plural of alerter
alertest
alertest
adj
superlative form of alert: most alert
alestake
alestake
noun
(historical) A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alfalfas
alfalfas
noun
plural of alfalfa
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
alfonsin
alfonson
alforjas
alforjas
noun
plural of alforja
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alfurese
algarsyf
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
aliasing
aliasing
noun
(signal processing, graphics, sound recording) Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.