The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asperities
asperities
noun
plural of asperity
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
asphaltene
asphaltene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
asphaltite
asphaltite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various bitumens containing asphaltenes.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
asphyctous
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
aspidiotus
aspidistra
aspidistra
noun
any of several Asian plants, of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
aspiration
aspiration
noun
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
The action of aspirating.
aspirators
aspirators
noun
plural of aspirator
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astipulate
astipulate
verb
(obsolete) To assent.
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyntrophy
athapascan
athapaskan
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
attapulgus
attempters
attempters
noun
plural of attempter
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
australorp
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autocopist
autocopist
noun
Alternative form of autocopyist
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopepsia
autopilots
autopilots
noun
plural of autopilot
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autoscopic
autoscopic
adj
Relating to autoscopy.
autosporic
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
baptistown
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
beautyship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bespatters
bespatters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespatter
besplatter
bestrapped
beterschap
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
bipartisan
bipartisan
adj
(politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bistipular
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
blastplate
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bootstraps
bootstraps
noun
plural of bootstrap
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
brihaspati
brihaspati
Proper noun
The name of the priest of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter.
caespitose
caespitose
adj
Alternative form of cespitose
caliphates
caliphates
noun
plural of caliphate
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
camponotus
campstools
campstools
noun
plural of campstool
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
capacities
capacities
noun
plural of capacity
capacitors
capacitors
noun
plural of capacitor
capillatus
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
capistrate
capistrate
adj
(zoology, rare) hooded; cowled
capitalise
capitalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalize.
capitalism
capitalism
noun
(economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
(economics, economic liberalism) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
(politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
capitalist
capitalist
adj
Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
noun
A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
capitulars
capitulars
noun
plural of capitular
capotastos
capotastos
noun
plural of capotasto
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capsulitis
capsulitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of a capsule, such as the shoulder capsule or that of the crystalline lens.
captainess
captainess
noun
(rare) female captain
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
carpetless
carpetless
adj
Not carpeted
carpodetus
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
catalepsis
catalepsis
noun
Dated form of catalepsy.
cataphasia
cataphasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by repetition of individual words.
cataphysic
cataplasia
cataplasia
noun
The degeneration of cells or tissue
cataplasis
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
catoblepas
catoblepas
noun
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
catoptrics
catoptrics
noun
The branch of optics dealing with reflection.
cattleship
cephalitis
cephalitis
noun
(medicine, dated) encephalitis
(medicine, dated) phrenitis
cephalotus
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chapatties
chapatties
noun
plural of chapatty
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cineplasty
cisplatine
cityscapes
cityscapes
noun
plural of cityscape
clistocarp
clistocarp
noun
Alternative form of cleistocarp
clypeaster
coapostate
cocaptains
cocaptains
noun
plural of cocaptain
compactest
compactest
adj
superlative form of compact: most compact
compactors
compactors
noun
plural of compactor
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
compositae
compostela
conspirant
conspirant
adj
(obsolete) that conspires
noun
conspirator
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
cooperates
cooperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cooperate
copartners
copartners
noun
plural of copartner
coreplasty
coroplasta
coroplasty
craspedota
craspedote
craspedote
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.
crispation
crispation
noun
(archaic) A slight twitch of a muscle.
(archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
crosspatch
crosspatch
noun
A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cyathaspis
cystophora
cystospasm
cystospasm
noun
(pathology) A spasm (sudden contraction) of the bladder