(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
aceologic
acidology
acknowing
acknowing
verb
present participle of acknow
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrologic
acrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to acronyms
Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
adagietto
adagietto
adv
(music) More lighthearted than adagio.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
addington
adjoining
adjoining
adj
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to
verb
present participle of adjoin
adonizing
adonizing
verb
present participle of adonize
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
aegicores
aegiochus
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
agamobium
agaonidae
agapornis
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
agilawood
agincourt
agiotages
agiotages
noun
plural of agiotage
agistator
agistator
noun
Alternative form of agistor
agitation
agitation
noun
(archaic) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
agitators
agitators
noun
plural of agitator
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
aglobulia
agnations
agnations
noun
plural of agnation
agnoetism
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnominal
agnominal
adj
Of or pertaining to an agnomen.
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agomensin
agoniadin
agoniadin
noun
A glucoside found in agonia bark (Plumeria lancifolia), used as an antiperiodic or a febrifuge in malaria.
agonising
agonising
noun
Alternative form of agonizing
verb
present participle of agonise
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agonizing
agonizing
adj
Causing physical or mental agony.
noun
The act of one who agonizes.
verb
present participle of agonize
agreation
agrigento
agrigento
Proper noun
The capital city of Agrigento.
agrimonia
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmonger
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
aldington
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
algonkian
algonkins
algonquin
algorisms
algorisms
noun
plural of algorism
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alilonghi
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allgovite
alligator
alligator
intj
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
noun
(Nigeria) dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
(formerly) Applied to any species of crocodile.
(metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
(mining) A rock breaker.
(obsolete) One who binds or ties.
(paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
(printing) A kind of job press.
Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
verb
(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
allotting
allotting
verb
present participle of allot
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambrogino
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
anagogics
anagogics
noun
Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.
anagogies
anagogies
noun
plural of anagogy
analogice
analogies
analogies
noun
plural of analogy
analogion
analogise
analogise
verb
Alternative spelling of analogize
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
analogist
analogist
noun
One who reasons from analogy, or represents by an analogy.
analogize
analogize
verb
To express as an analogy.
To treat one thing as analogous to another.
anangioid
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
angelonia
angelonia
noun
Any of the genus Angelonia of South American flowering plants.
angeronia
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiocyst
angiogeny
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
angiology
angiology
noun
The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
angiomata
angionoma
angiotome
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
anglophil
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisogeny
anodizing
anodizing
verb
present participle of anodize
anointing
anointing
noun
anointment
verb
present participle of anoint
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
antigonon
antigonon
noun
Any of three American vines, of the genus Antigonon, including the chain of hearts and the coral vine
antigonus
antilogic
antilogic
noun
Failure to obey logic; fallacious thinking or reasoning.
antinegro
antinegro
adj
Opposing Negros.
aplington
apogamies
apologiae
apologias
apologias
noun
plural of apologia
apologies
apologies
intj
Alternative form of my apologies
noun
A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.
plural of apologie
plural of apology
apologise
apologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
apologist
apologist
noun
One who makes an apology.
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
apologize
apologize
verb
(intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
aragonian
aragonite
aragonite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃; it is dimorphous with calcite.
archigony
archimago
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
argentino
argention
argention
noun
(chemistry, archaic) ionized silver
argilloid
argillous
argillous
adj
clayey; argillaceous
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
arlington
arlington
Proper noun
A place name.
a CDP which is coterminous with Virginia, USA.
Arlington National Cemetery (in Arlington County, Virginia) an American military cemetery, which includes among other things the tomb of the unknown soldiers.
armigeros
armington
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
arointing
arointing
verb
present participle of aroint
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio