The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
adrenals
adrenals
noun
plural of adrenal
adrostal
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerosols
aerosols
noun
plural of aerosol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosol
aglauros
agraulos
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
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
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
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
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
alburtis
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcazars
alcester
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
alerters
alerters
noun
plural of alerter
alertest
alertest
adj
superlative form of alert: most alert
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
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.
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
alistair
alistair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkermes
alkermes
noun
A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.
The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
allayers
allayers
noun
plural of allayer
allegers
allegers
noun
plural of alleger
allegros
allegros
noun
plural of allegro
allister
allister
Proper noun
name, anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.
allistir
allobars
allobars
noun
plural of allobar
allosaur
allosaur
noun
Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
allovers
allurers
allurers
noun
plural of allurer
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
almemars
almemars
noun
plural of almemar
almeries
almeries
noun
plural of almery
almistry
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
alsworth
altarist
altarist
noun
(obsolete) A chaplain.
(obsolete) The vicar of a church.
alterers
alterers
noun
plural of alterer
alterius
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
altruist
altruist
noun
A person showing altruism.
alverson
analyser
analyser
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzer
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apparels
apparels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apparel
appliers
appliers
noun
plural of applier
arbalest
arbalest
noun
A crossbow.
A crossbowman.
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
arbelest
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
arecales
armallas
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
armillas
armloads
armloads
noun
plural of armload
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
arousals
arousals
noun
plural of arousal
arrayals
arrayals
noun
plural of arrayal
arrivals
arrivals
noun
plural of arrival
arsehole
arsehole
noun
(Britain, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada (regional), vulgar) The anus.
(UK, vulgar, uncountable) A variant of the card game big two.
(vulgar) Alternative form of asshole (“anything unpleasant or undesirable”)
(vulgar, offensive) An inconsiderate or mean-spirited person. Less vulgar and intense than fucker or cunt.
arsenals
arsenals
noun
plural of arsenal
arsylene
articles
articles
noun
(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
(slang) Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
plural of article
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of article
arugolas
arugulas
arugulas
noun
plural of arugula
ashlared
ashlared
adj
Built with ashlars.
ashlered
ashlered
adj
Alternative form of ashlared
asilomar
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
asmolder
asmolder
adj
Alternative form of asmoulder
asparkle
asparkle
adj
Sparkling.
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
aspergil
asperula
assailer
assailer
noun
One who assails; an assailant.
asterial
asternal
asternal
adj
(anatomy) Not sternal; said of ribs that do not join the sternum.
astragal
astragal
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of astragalus: the bone forming the ball of the ankle joint.
(architecture) A molding attached to double doors to prevent drafts.
(architecture) A semicircular molding separating the architrave at the top or bottom of a column.
(botany) A locoweed of the genus Astragalus.
(roof plumbing) A bracket used to fix downpipes to the wall of a building.
(weaponry) A circular molding near the mouth of a cannon.
A die, especially a four-sided die historically made from or in imitation of an ankle bone.
A tool used to mold such features; similar tools used for connecting panes of glass in a window.
astrally
astrally
adv
In an astral manner or context.
astrofel
astrolog
ateliers
ateliers
noun
plural of atelier
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
aurelius
aurelius
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
aureolas
aureoles
aureoles
noun
plural of aureole
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
australe
australs
australs
noun
plural of austral
availers
aversely
aversely
adv
Backward; in a backward direction
With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
babblers
babblers
noun
plural of babbler
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
baleares
balestra
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
balsamer
baluster
baluster
noun
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. [from 17th c.]
barbells
barbells
noun
plural of barbell
barbless
barbless
adj
Lacking a barb.
barbules
barbules
noun
plural of barbule
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barillas
barillas
noun
plural of barilla
barkless
barkless
adj
(of a dog) That does not bark.
Without bark (the tree covering).
barnsley
barnsley
Proper noun
A town in the county of South Yorkshire in the north of England.
barstool
barstool
noun
Alternative form of bar stool
bartelso
baselard
baselard
noun
A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.