The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abatement
abatement
noun
(Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
(heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
(law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
(law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abominate
abominate
adj
(rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
addlement
addlement
noun
confusion; an addled state
ademonist
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adenomata
adenomata
noun
plural of adenoma
adenotome
adenotomy
adenotomy
noun
(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
adornment
adornment
noun
A decoration; that which adorns.
The act of decorating.
adventism
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
agilmente
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnoetism
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
aldeament
aliamenta
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allotment
allotment
noun
(Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
(law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
The act of allotting.
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amanitine
amanitine
noun
Alternative form of amanitin
amassment
amassment
noun
(countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something).
The act of amassing.
amazement
amazement
noun
(countable, archaic) A particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.
(countable, dated) Something which amazes.
(obsolete) Madness, frenzy.
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
amazonite
amazonite
noun
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
ambulante
amendment
amendment
noun
(especially US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
(law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.
amenities
amenities
noun
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.
plural of amenity
amentulum
aminities
ammoniate
ammoniate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing ammonia bound as a ligand.
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia.
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
amnestied
amnestied
adj
That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amnesty
amnesties
amnesties
noun
plural of amnesty
amnionate
amniotome
amounters
amphitene
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
anamesite
anamniote
anamniote
noun
Any animal that is not an amniote
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anatherum
anatomies
anatomies
noun
plural of anatomy
anatomise
anatomise
verb
Alternative form of anatomize
anatomize
anatomize
verb
(transitive) To inspect or investigate by dissection.
(transitive) To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
andamenta
andamento
anematize
angiotome
animately
animately
adv
In an animate manner.
animaters
animaters
noun
plural of animater
animative
animative
adj
Tending to animate; causing animation.
animikite
annexment
annexment
noun
The act of annexing.
The thing annexed.
annoyment
annoyment
noun
(countable) Something annoying; a nuisance.
(uncountable) Annoyance.
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.
anoestrum
antanemic
antehuman
antemetic
antemetic
adj
Alternative form of antiemetic
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antequalm
anterooms
anterooms
noun
plural of anteroom
anthemata
anthemene
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
anthemion
anthemion
noun
An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
anticomet
anticrime
anticrime
adj
Opposed to or aimed at preventing or punishing crime
antilemic
antimeres
antimeres
noun
plural of antimere
antimeric
antimeric
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to antimeres.
antimesia
antimeson
antimeson
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
antimeter
antimeter
noun
(obsolete) A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antivenom
antivenom
noun
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
antrotome
apartment
apartment
noun
(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
(computing, COM) A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.
(obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment
apemantus
appalment
appalment
noun
The state of being appalled or alarmed.
applyment
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armaments
armaments
noun
plural of armament
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
arrayment
artemisin
artemisin
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
aspermont
atacameno
athenaeum
athenaeum
noun
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
atheneums
atmogenic
atmosteon
atonement
atonement
noun
(archaic) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
attermine
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
automedon
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
availment
availment
noun
(obsolete) Profit; advantage.
averments
averments
noun
plural of averment
avilement
avoidment
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
bairnteam
bairnteem
bairntime
bantamize
bantamize
verb
(transitive) To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.
basements
basements
noun
plural of basement
bastiment
battement
battement
noun
(ballet) A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
(obsolete) A thumping or beating sensation
batterman
beaterman
beatermen
beechmont
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.
behmenite
belemnite
belemnite
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
bementite
bementite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemoisten
bemoisten
verb
(intransitive, rare) Become moist.
(transitive) Make moist.
bemonster
bemonster
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with monsters.
(transitive) To make monstrous or like a monster; make hideous; deform.
(transitive) To regard or treat (someone) as a monster; to call (someone) a monster.