(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
achesoun
acmispon
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acontias
acontias
noun
plural of acontia
acontius
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
actinons
actinons
noun
plural of actinon
actinost
actinost
noun
(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actiones
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
addyston
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
aesopian
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agnosias
agnosias
noun
plural of agnosia
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostus
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agostini
agostino
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
alaminos
alations
alations
noun
plural of alation
albeston
alcinous
alcyones
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
alencons
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alfonsin
alfonson
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
allanson
allision
allision
noun
(nautical) The striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
(rare) The act of dashing against or striking upon.
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
allonyms
allonyms
noun
plural of allonym
alloxans
alloxans
noun
plural of alloxan
allusion
allusion
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
alnicoes
alphonsa
alphonse
alphonso
alphonso
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
alstonia
alstonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Alstonia of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
alverson
amazonas
amazonis
amberson
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
aminosis
amission
amission
noun
(obsolete) deprivation; loss
ammonals
ammonals
noun
plural of ammonal
ammonias
ammonias
noun
plural of ammonia
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amotions
amotions
noun
plural of amotion
anagnost
anagnost
noun
(now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.
anagoges
anagoges
noun
plural of anagoge
analabos
anamoose
anamoose
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
anapolis
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
ancylose
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andirons
andirons
noun
plural of andiron
androids
androids
noun
plural of android
androsin
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemones
anemones
noun
plural of anemone
anemoses
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
angakoks
angakoks
noun
plural of angakok
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angiosis
angiosis
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels
angolans
angolese
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anionics
anionics
noun
plural of anionic
anisoles
anisoles
noun
plural of anisole
anisopia
anisopod
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
annattos
annattos
noun
plural of annatto
anniston
anniston
Proper noun
A city in that is the of
A city in
name of modern usage, transferred from the place name.
annoyers
annoyers
noun
plural of annoyer
annoyous
annoyous
adj
(obsolete) troublesome; annoying
annulosa
annulose
annulose
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anoopsia
anoopsia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which one eye gazes upward while the other looks straight ahead.
anopsias
anopsias
noun
plural of anopsia
anorchus
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal