(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aesopian
aglaspis
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
airparks
airparks
noun
plural of airpark
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
airports
airports
noun
plural of airport
airposts
airscape
airscape
noun
The view of the sky, or an artistic work that visually represents it.
airships
airships
noun
plural of airship
airspace
airspace
noun
(aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.
(broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band.
(construction) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation.
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.
The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air.
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
airstrip
airstrip
noun
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
aleiptes
allspice
allspice
noun
(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
alphosis
alphosis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Albinism.
alpinism
alpinism
noun
(sometimes capitalized) Mountain climbing.
alpinist
alpinist
adj
(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amphissa
anapolis
anapsida
anaspida
anisopia
anisopod
anoopsia
anoopsia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which one eye gazes upward while the other looks straight ahead.
anopsias
anopsias
noun
plural of anopsia
antipass
antiphas
antiphus
antiship
antiship
adj
(fandom slang) Pertaining to the activities of antishippers
(military) Designed to attack a naval ship.
verb
(fandom slang) To participate in the activities of anti-shippers
antislip
antislip
adj
Preventing slipping.
apachism
apathies
apathies
noun
plural of apathy
apathism
apathist
apathist
noun
One who has no feeling towards anything, or more specifically religion.
apatites
apatites
noun
plural of apatite
aphagias
aphagias
noun
plural of aphagia
aphasiac
aphasiac
noun
Alternative form of aphasic
aphasias
aphasias
noun
plural of aphasia
aphasics
aphasics
noun
plural of aphasic
aphesius
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
aphidius
aphodius
aphonias
aphonias
noun
plural of aphonia
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
aphorise
aphorise
verb
(intransitive) To use aphorisms.
(transitive) To create an aphorism from.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
aphrasia
aphrasia
noun
(pathology) Condition of being unable to speak.
apiaries
apiaries
noun
plural of apiary
apiarist
apiarist
noun
beekeeper
apicitis
apicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the apex of an anatomical part
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apiosoma
aplasias
aplasias
noun
plural of aplasia
aplastic
aplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to aplasia.
(pathology) Relating to the inability of the body to create new cells, such that tissue cannot grow or regenerate.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apoapsis
apoapsis
noun
(astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apodosis
apodosis
noun
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
apolista
apolusis
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomicts
apomicts
noun
plural of apomict
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
apomyius
apositia
apositic
aposthia
aposthia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Congenital absence of a foreskin.
apostils
apostils
noun
plural of apostil
apostoli
apoxesis
appliers
appliers
noun
plural of applier
appoints
appoints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint
apposing
apposing
verb
present participle of appose
apposite
apposite
adj
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
Related, homologous.
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
noun
(rare) That which is apposite; something suitable.
appraise
appraise
verb
(transitive) To consider comprehensively.
(transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
(transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
(transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
(transitive) To praise; to commend.
(transitive, proscribed) To apprise, inform.
apprised
apprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprise
appriser
appriser
noun
(Scotland, law) One who carries out an apprising.
apprises
apprises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprise
apprizes
apprizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprize
apraxias
apraxias
noun
plural of apraxia
apricots
apricots
noun
plural of apricot
apsychia
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
asclepin
asclepin
Noun
A particular steroid glycoside.
aseptify
ashippun
aspartic
aspartic
adj
Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives
aspergil
asperite
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
aspermia
aspermia
noun
A form of infertility associated with a failure to produce semen.
aspermic
aspermic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aspermia.
(of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
aspheric
aspheric
adj
aspherical
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
aspidate
aspidate
adj
Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
aspiquee
aspirant
aspirant
adj
Seeking advancement.
Striving for recognition.
noun
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
aspirata
aspirate
aspirate
adj
Synonym of aspirated.
noun
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
verb
(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
(transitive, intransitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
1887, James Frederick Hodgetts, Greater England, page 33
aspirers
aspirers
noun
plural of aspirer
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
aspirins
aspirins
noun
plural of aspirin
atpoints
atropins
atropism
atropism
noun
(pathology) atropine poisoning
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
autopsic
autopsic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autoslip
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptises
baptises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise
baptisia
baptisia
noun
(horticulture) Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia
baptisms
baptisms
noun
plural of baptism
baptista
baptiste
baptists
baptists
noun
plural of baptist
baptizes
baptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
baypines
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint