Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acceptress
acceptress
noun
(rare) A female acceptor.
accipenser
accipenser
noun
Any sturgeon of the genus Acipenser.
accipitres
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
aerosporin
afterdrops
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
agamospore
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphispore
amphoterus
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
antescript
antespring
antipriest
antipriest
noun
One taking a role opposite to that of priest.
antrophose
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
apartments
apartments
noun
plural of apartment
aperulosid
aphaeresis
aphaeresis
noun
(UK, Canada) Alternative spelling of apheresis
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apiararies
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apocarpies
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apospories
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
appertains
appertains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appertain
appetizers
appetizers
noun
plural of appetizer
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
appraisers
appraisers
noun
plural of appraiser
appraisive
appraisive
adj
Of or relating to appraisal.
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
apresoline
aprilesque
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archership
archership
noun
The skill of an archer.
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archisperm
archispore
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
areopagist
areroscope
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arrephoros
arsenophen
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
asperities
asperities
noun
plural of asperity
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
aspersoria
aspersoria
noun
plural of aspersorium
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
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.
attempters
attempters
noun
plural of attempter
autostoper
avoyership
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspread
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
beachdrops
bedspreads
bedspreads
noun
plural of bedspread
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beekeepers
beekeepers
noun
plural of beekeeper
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bespatters
bespatters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespatter
besplatter
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bestrapped
beterschap
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
blepharism
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
boltspreet
bradypepsy
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
brehonship
brewership
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
buttercups
buttercups
noun
plural of buttercup
caesarship
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
canephoros
canephorus
capeadores
capernaism
capistrate
capistrate
adj
(zoology, rare) hooded; cowled
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
carpetless
carpetless
adj
Not carpeted
carpodetus
carposperm
carposperm
noun
(biology) The egg of a red alga
carpospore
carpospore
noun
A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
carvership
casekeeper
casekeeper
noun
(card games) An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.
cashkeeper
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.