(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
abysmally
abysmally
adv
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
acacallis
acalephes
acapsular
acapsular
adj
(botany) Having no capsule.
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accolades
accolades
noun
plural of accolade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accolade
accomplis
accounsel
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
accusably
accusably
adv
in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault
aceldamas
aceldamas
noun
plural of aceldama
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
achalasia
achalasia
noun
(medicine, pathology) A neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully; usually with reference to gastrointestinal smooth muscles or to esophageal achalasia when not otherwise specified.
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acroblast
acroblast
noun
(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
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.
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
actualist
actualist
noun
A proponent of actualism.
aculeolus
addleness
addleness
noun
The state or quality of being addle.
adelaster
adelaster
noun
(botany) A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adolesced
adolesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adolesce
adrostral
adrostral
adj
(zoology) Near the rostrum (snout)
adularias
adularias
noun
plural of adularia
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adversely
adversely
adv
In an adverse manner.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
aegialeus
aeolicism
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aerialist
aerialist
noun
(obsolete) One who operates a flying machine; a balloonist or aviator.
(obsolete, rare) A person whose knowledge of agriculture is purely academic and not derived from experience.
(skiing) A specialist in aerials, a freestyle skiing discipline.
An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
aerolites
aerolites
noun
plural of aerolite
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aeschylus
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afterloss
agallochs
agalwoods
agelessly
agelessly
adv
In an ageless manner.
agileness
agileness
noun
The state or quality of being agile; agility.
agilities
agilities
noun
plural of agility
aglossate
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agrestial
agrestial
adj
Synonym of agrestic
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailuropus
aimlessly
aimlessly
adv
Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
airedales
airedales
noun
plural of airedale
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airlessly
airlessly
adv
In a airless manner; without air.
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
aisleless
aisleless
adj
Without an aisle.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
akmolinsk
alabaster
alabaster
adj
Made of alabaster.
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
noun
(color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
alabastoi
alabastos
alabastra
alabastra
noun
plural of alabastron
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
aladinist
aladinist
Noun
One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims.
alamosite
alamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
alarmisms
alarmisms
noun
plural of alarmism
alarmists
alarmists
noun
plural of alarmist
alaskaite
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albacores
albacores
noun
plural of albacore
albanians
albatross
albatross
noun
(figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
(golf) A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
albertist
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albinisms
albinisms
noun
plural of albinism
albinoism
albinoism
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
albizzias
albizzias
noun
plural of albizzia
albricias
albricias
noun
(historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
albugines
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alcathous
alcedines
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcimedes
alcyoneus
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldolases
aldolases
noun
plural of aldolase
alectoris
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
aleksandr
alentours
alertness
alertness
noun
The quality of being alert or on the alert
aletaster
aletaster
noun
An aleconner.
aleurites
aleurodes
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alexiares
alexiares
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, guardian, along with his twin Anicetus and his father, of the gates of Mount Olympus.
aleyrodes
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
algarobas
algarobas
noun
plural of algaroba
algarsife
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.