(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
academial
academial
adj
(rare) academic
academian
academian
noun
(historical, obsolete) A follower of Plato.
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college.
academias
academics
academics
noun
Academia.
plural of academic
academies
academies
noun
plural of academy
academise
academise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of academize.
academism
academism
noun
Alternative form of academicism
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
academite
academite
noun
A member of an academy.
academize
academize
verb
(transitive) To make academic.
(transitive, UK, education) To convert (a school) into a publicly-run academy.
accademia
acclaimed
acclaimed
adj
Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclaim
acediamin
acetamide
acetamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
acidaemia
acidaemia
noun
(medicine) a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood
acidalium
acidemias
acidemias
noun
plural of acidemia
acmaeidae
acromyodi
acylamido
acylamido
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide
adamitism
adamitism
noun
Rare form of Adamitism.
adamsites
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.
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adipomata
adlumidin
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admirance
admirance
noun
(obsolete) admiration
admirator
admirator
noun
(archaic) An admirer; one who admires.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admission
admission
noun
(Britain, ecclesiastical law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
(law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
The act or practice of admitting.
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
admissive
admissive
adj
Tending to admit or allow.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
admitting
admitting
noun
An act of admission; an allowing to enter.
verb
present participle of admit
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admonitor
admonitor
noun
An admonisher; a monitor.
adnominal
adnominal
adj
(grammar) Involving or relating to words that modify a noun.
(grammar, dated) Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto).
noun
(grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.
adventism
adynamias
adynamias
noun
plural of adynamia
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
aidmanmen
airdromes
airdromes
noun
plural of airdrome
airmailed
airmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airmail
alabamide
alcimedes
alcimedon
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimonied
aljamiado
aljamiado
noun
Text of non-Semitic language, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.
almandine
almandine
noun
(mineralogy) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
almeidina
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
almuredin
aloemodin
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaroidal
amaroidal
adj
(rare) Relating to an amaroid; bitter.
amaryllid
amaryllid
noun
(botany) Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an amaryllidaceous plant.
amberoids
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
amerindic
amerindic
Adjective
Amerindian
amicicide
amicicide
noun
killing of a friend
amidating
amidating
adj
(organic chemistry) That causes an amidation reaction
amidation
amidation
noun
(organic chemistry) Reaction with, or formation of an amide
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amidoxime
amidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime in which one of the substituents (R') is an amino group
amidships
amidships
adv
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
ammonoids
ammonoids
noun
plural of ammonoid
amnestied
amnestied
adj
That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amnesty
amoebidae
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortized
amortized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortize
ampelidae
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amplified
amplified
adj
Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amplify
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.
ampycides
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amylidene
amyloidal
amyloidal
adj
Alternative form of amyloid
anammonid
anhimidae
anisamide
anomiidae
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
antidromy
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antimonid
archidium
archidome
armadilla
armadilla
noun
A small armada.
armadillo
armadillo
noun
Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.
artamidae
artistdom
artistdom
noun
The class or estate of artists.
astydamia
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
avoidment
axopodium
axopodium
noun
axopod
badminton
badminton
noun
(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
balladism
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
barmecide
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beadleism
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedlamise
bedlamism
bedlamism
noun
(dated) insanity
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bedlamize
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begrimmed
belemnoid
belemnoid
adj
dart-shaped; styloid
noun
(anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.
(zoology) A member of the Belemnoidea, an extinct group of marine cephalopods.
bemingled
bemingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemingle
bemitered
benamidar
benamidar
noun
(South Asia) The person who acts as a proxy in a benami transfer of property.
benzamide
benzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of benzoic acid or any of its derivatives; several of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals
benzamido
bepimpled
bepimpled
adj
pimply; covered with pimples
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudite
bevomited
bevomited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevomit
bigamized
bigamized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bigamize
bimastoid
bimastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two mastoid processes
bimodulus
bimotored
bimotored
adj
twin-engine
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
birdfarms
birdlimed
birdlimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdlime
birdlimes
birdlimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdlime
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.