(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounsel
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acellular
acellular
adj
Not composed of cells; not cellular
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)
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acrologue
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
aculeolus
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adulterer
adulterer
noun
A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aegialeus
aequiculi
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aeschylus
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
agrauleum
aguadulce
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
ailuridae
alambique
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
alaudidae
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnett
alcyoneus
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alentours
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
aleurites
aleuritic
aleurodes
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alimentum
allegatum
alleluiah
alleluiah
noun
Alternative form of alleluia
alleluias
alleluias
noun
plural of alleluia
allumette
allumette
noun
A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
A matchstick.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
alluviate
alluviate
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with alluvium.
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
almuredin
alouettes
altenburg
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
alushtite
alvearium
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
amentulum
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
anacletus
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
angeluses
angeluses
noun
plural of angelus
angouleme
anguineal
anguineal
adj
(obsolete, mathematics) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form
Like a snake; anguineous
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
animacule
annualize
annualize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of annualise.
annueller
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annullate
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
annuluses
annuluses
noun
plural of annulus
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antennula
antennula
noun
Alternative form of antennule
antennule
antennule
noun
(zoology) A small antenna.
antequalm
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apertural
apertural
adj
Relating to an aperture.
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
aphelinus
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
aplectrum
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
applauded
applauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applaud
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
applauses
applauses
noun
plural of applause
appliqued
appliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applique
appliques
appliques
noun
plural of applique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applique
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
aquabelle
aquabelle
noun
(dated) A female performer in an aquacade.
aquaplane
aquaplane
noun
A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment
verb
(automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
To ride such a board.
aquarelle
aquarelle
noun
A printed picture coloured by the application of watercolour through stencils, using a different stencil for each colour.
A watercolour (painting)
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
aquilegia
aquilegia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
archelaus
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archruler
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
arguslike
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
arroyuelo
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.