(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abundance
abundance
noun
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
abundancy
abundancy
noun
A state of plentifulness.
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounsel
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
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.
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
accusants
accusants
noun
plural of accusant
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
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
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aconcagua
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
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.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adenoncus
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
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
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
alcuinian
alcyoneus
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
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.
anachueta
anacletus
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anacrusis
anacrusis
noun
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anacyclus
anchusine
anchusins
anconeous
androclus
angraecum
animacule
announced
announced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of announce
announcer
announcer
noun
One who makes announcements.
radio announcer
announces
announces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce
anorchous
anschluss
antecornu
antecourt
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antocular
antonescu
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
araucania
archcount
arcturian
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
ascenseur
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiencer
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
audiencia
audiencia
noun
(historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire.
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
autochton
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
awunctive
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bechuanas
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bipunctal
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blancanus
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
brachinus
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
buccaneer
buccaneer
noun
(nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
A pirate.
verb
To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
buccaning
buccaning
verb
present participle of buccan
buccanned
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
buchanite
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
bucketman
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
bucranium
bucranium
noun
The head of an ox.
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
cacuminal
cacuminal
adj
(linguistics, phonology) Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
Pertaining to a point, top, or crown.
noun
(linguistics, phonology) A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
cahuapana
calcaneum
calcaneum
noun
(anatomy) The calcaneus.
calcaneus
calcaneus
noun
The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
calendula
calendula
noun
Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
caliburno
callusing
callusing
verb
present participle of callus
calpurnia
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
cambuscan
campanula
campanula
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Campanula.
canangium
cancellus
cancellus
noun
(anatomy) One of the interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, especially in their articular extremities.
(architecture) A barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel.
cancerous
cancerous
adj
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
canicular
canicular
adj
(archaic) Of or related to the dog days of summer.
(colloquial, humorous) Relating to dogs; canine.
(historical astronomy, dated) Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cannelure
cannelure
noun
(firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
cannequin
cannequin
noun
(obsolete) A kind of cotton cloth made in the East Indies.
cannulate
cannulate
verb
(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
cantharus
cantharus
noun
A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.
A large drinking cup with two handles.
canthuthi
cantorous
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
canutillo
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.