(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerognosy
aerograms
aerograms
noun
plural of aerogram
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aerolites
aerolites
noun
plural of aerolite
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
aerometer
aerometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases.
aerometry
aerometry
noun
The science of measuring the air, including its pressure, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.
aeromotor
aeromotor
noun
A windmill, windpump or similar device powered by the wind
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aeronomer
aeronomer
noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophane
aerophane
noun
A thin fabric resembling crape
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerophone
aerophone
noun
(dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
(dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
aerophore
aerophore
noun
(botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
(historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
(historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
(medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
(underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroplane
aeroplane
noun
(aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
verb
(intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
(transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aeroscope
aeroscope
noun
A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
A type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aerospace
aerospace
adj
Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
noun
The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
aerostats
aerostats
noun
plural of aerostat
aerosteam
aerosteam
adj
(historical) Powered by both heated air and steam.
aerotaxis
aerotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aethereal
aethereal
adj
Alternative spelling of ethereal
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
affiancer
affiancer
noun
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affirmers
affirmers
noun
plural of affirmer
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
afforests
afforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest
affrayers
affrayers
noun
plural of affrayer
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
affrontee
affronter
affronter
noun
One who receives an affront.
Someone who affronts.
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aforeward
afortiori
afortiori
adj
Alternative form of a fortiori
afrikaans
afrikaner
afrogaean
afterband
afterbeat
afterbeat
noun
(music) A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
afterblow
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
aftercare
aftercare
noun
(BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.
(business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
(medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
afterclap
afterclap
noun
(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
aftercure
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterdate
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterfall
afterfame
afterfeed
afterform
aftergame
aftergame
noun
(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
(video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
aftergood
afterguns
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterharm
afterheat
afterheat
noun
Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling
afterhelp
afterhend
afterhold
afterhope
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
afterloss
afterlove
aftermark
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermeal
aftermilk
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
afternoon
afternoon
adv
(more often in the plural) In the afternoon.
intj
Ellipsis of good afternoon..
noun
(figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
(informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
afternose
afternote
afternote
noun
A note appended after the main body of text.
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
afterpart
afterpart
noun
A rear part
afterpast
afterpeak
afterpeak
noun
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
afterrake
afterroll
aftersend
aftership
aftersong
aftertask
aftertime
aftertime
noun
(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
A later time; the future.
afterturn
afterwale
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterwort
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agapornis
agaricine
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agastreae
agateware
agateware
noun
(ceramics) Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
aggappera
aggappora
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
aggravate
aggravate
verb
(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
(now chiefly colloquial) To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
(now rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
(obsolete) To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
aggregant
aggregant
noun
(medicine) Any drug that promotes the aggregation of platelets.
aggregata
aggregate
aggregate
adj
(botany) Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.
Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.
noun
(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
(mathematics, obsolete) A set (collection of objects).
(music) The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
(roofing) Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
(sports) The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.
Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
(transitive) To amount in the aggregate to.
(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
aggressed
aggressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggress
aggresses
aggresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggress
aggressor
aggressor
noun
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrieves
aggrieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve