(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
antholyza
anthomyia
anthotaxy
anthotaxy
noun
(botany) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers.
anthracyl
anthranyl
anthyllis
antically
antically
adv
In an antic manner
anticynic
antidromy
antiloquy
antilysin
antilysin
noun
Any substance that protects cells from the action of a lysin
antilysis
antilysis
noun
The inhibition of lysis
antilytic
antilytic
adj
Of or pertaining to antilysis
That inhibits lysis
antimonyl
antimonyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Either the radical SbO- or the cation SbO⁺ containing antimony and oxygen
antipathy
antipathy
noun
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
Natural contrariety or incompatibility
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
antipyrin
antipyrin
noun
Alternative form of antipyrine
antipyryl
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiquity
antiquity
noun
(history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
(obsolete) An old gentleman.
(often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
The people of ancient times.
The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
antiroyal
antiroyal
adj
Opposed to royals or royalism.
antisynod
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
antitypal
antitypal
adj
antitypical
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
antitypic
antitypic
Adjective
antitypical
antizymic
antizymic
adj
Preventing fermentation.
antonymic
antonymic
adj
(semantics) Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.
antrotomy
antrotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into an antrum
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
anystidae
anythings
anythings
noun
plural of anything
anywhence
anywhence
adv
(formal, now rare) From anywhere.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
apemosyne
aphnology
apoenzyme
apoenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.
apparency
apparency
noun
(obsolete) Appearance.
The position of being heir apparent.
The quality of being apparent; apparentness.
appetency
appetency
noun
Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.
applyment
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archigony
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
armomancy
armomancy
noun
Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.
Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arrayment
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
arterying
artisanry
artisanry
noun
Artisans considered collectively.
The work of an artisan.
aryanised
aryanized
arylamine
arylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amine having at least one aryl group attached to the nitrogen atom.
arylamino
arylamino
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino group in which one or more hydrogen atom has been replaced with an aryl group.
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
arylation
arylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups
arytenoid
arytenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
asininely
asininely
adv
In an asinine manner; very foolishly.
asininity
asininity
noun
(countable) An asinine remark, behaviour, etc.
(uncountable) The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity
assyntite
assyrians
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
asynapsis
asynapsis
noun
(biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis.
asynaptic
asynaptic
adj
(genetics) Relating to asynapsis
asyndesis
asyndesis
Noun
A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
asyndetic
asyndetic
adj
(grammar) Not connected by a conjunction.
(psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis.
asyndeton
asyndeton
noun
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, or clauses.
asynergia
asynergia
noun
(pathology) A lack of muscular coordination
asyngamic
asyngamic
adj
Not syngamic.
atabyrian
atonality
atonality
noun
(countable, music) A passage written without a key.
(uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key.
atonicity
atonicity
noun
The property of being atonic.
atoningly
atoningly
adv
in an atoning manner
attensity
attorneys
attorneys
noun
plural of attorney
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autumnity
autumnity
noun
autumn
middle age
aventayle
aydendron
azophenyl
baboonery
baboonery
noun
Baboonish behavior.
babylonia
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
baileyton
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
balkingly
balkingly
adv
in a balking manner
bandyball
bandyball
noun
(historical) An old game resembling hockey.
bandytown
baneberry
baneberry
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Actaea, also called genus Cimicifuga.
The poisonous berry of one of these plants.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barnyards
barnyards
noun
plural of barnyard
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
baroxyton
barrytown
baryphony
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
bathybian
batyphone
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
beggingly
beggingly
adv
in a begging manner
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
bellyband
bellyband
noun
(equestrianism) A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
(nautical) A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
A band worn by babies to protect the navel.
A band worn by expectant mothers to constrict and support the fetus.
A haramaki: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.
A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.
bellyland
belomancy
belomancy
noun
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
belyingly
belyingly
adv
So as to belie.
bendaying
bendaying
verb
present participle of benday
bendingly
bendingly
adv
(chiefly obsolete) In a manner involving bending.
benignity
benignity
noun
(countable) A benign act.
(uncountable) The state of being benign.
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
berylline
berylline
adj
Beryl-like; having a light blue-green colour.
noun
(countable and uncountable) The berylline color.
(countable) berylline hummingbird
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bicyanide
bicyanide
noun
(chemistry) dicyanide
bicycling
bicycling
noun
The act of riding a bicycle.
verb
present participle of bicycle
billycans
billycans
noun
plural of billycan
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
binapthyl
bindingly
bindingly
adv
In a binding manner.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
biscayner
bithynian
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
blamingly
blamingly
adv
So as to blame.
blanketry
blarneyed
blarneyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blarney
blarneyer
blarneyer
noun
One who blarneys.
blatantly
blatantly
adv
In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
blazingly
blazingly
adv
Extremely quickly.
With or like a blaze; bright and fiery.
bleomycin
bleomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus.