(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abrenounce
abrenounce
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
acanthurus
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
acensuador
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
allanturic
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
amarynceus
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
americanum
anacardium
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anaculture
anasarcous
anasarcous
adj
Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andronicus
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
anischuria
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anocarpous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antechurch
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antiuratic
araucanian
araucanian
Proper noun
The Mapudungun language.
Noun
A Mapuche.
Adjective
Mapuche
Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language.
araucarian
araucarian
adj
(botany) Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae
noun
Any tree of the genus Araucaria.
arcboutant
archeunuch
archgunner
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
arthroncus
articulant
assurances
assurances
noun
plural of assurance
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auricyanic
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
bandcutter
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
batocrinus
becrusting
bescouring
betancourt
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornuous
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
brachyuran
brachyuran
adj
Of or pertaining to crabs.
noun
(zoology) A crab.
branchipus
branchiura
brunnichia
buccaneers
buccaneers
noun
plural of buccaneer
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
buchbinder
buchnerite
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bucorvinae
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
caducicorn
caducicorn
adj
(zoology) Having deciduous horns or antlers.
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
calentural
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
campanular
campanular
adj
campanulate; bell-shaped
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canalatura
canephorus
cannelburg
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
canonsburg
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
capernutie
carbonuria
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
carbuncles
carbuncles
noun
plural of carbuncle
cardioncus
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carinulate
carinulate
adj
Having the form of a carinula
carnoustie
carthusian
carthusian
Noun
A member of a Christian contemplative order of monks founded by Bruno of Cologne (St Bruno) in 1084.
A pupil of Charterhouse School (founded in a Carthusian monastery)
Adjective
Of, or relating to this order.
carunculae
carunculae
noun
plural of caruncula
caruncular
caruncular
adj
Furnished with caruncles.
Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.
cassaundra
cassumunar
cassumunar
noun
A pungent, bitter, aromatic root, Zingiber montanum, resembling ginger, obtained from the East Indies.
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
censurable
censurable
adj
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centauress
centauress
noun
A female centaur; a she-centaur
centaurial
centaurian
centaurian
adj
Pertaining to or reminiscent of a centaur.
centauries
centauries
noun
plural of centaury
centaurium
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
centriscus
centuriate
centuriate
adj
divided into hundreds
verb
(obsolete) To divide into hundreds.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cerianthus
cerulignol
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cetorhinus
chadbourne
channelure
chapacuran
chapournet
charmonium
charmonium
noun
(physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.
chaucerian
chaucerian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings.
Noun
A poet influenced by Chaucer.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
cherubicon
cherubikon
chiriguano
chironomus
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chorussing
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
churnstaff
cincturing
cincturing
verb
present participle of cincture
cinerarium
cinerarium
noun
A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.