of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
aberuncate
aberuncate
verb
(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusest
abstrusest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetabular
acetabular
adj
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
Related to the acetabulum.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetylurea
acouometer
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acutograve
adjustores
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterate
adulterate
adj
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively, archaic) To commit adultery.
(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
(transitive, archaic) To commit adultery with (someone).
(transitive, archaic) To defile (someone) by adultery.
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterize
adulterize
verb
(intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery.
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To adulterate.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aetosaurus
aftercause
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterhours
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstudy
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
aguilarite
aguilarite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
allenhurst
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
allutterly
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
ammoniuret
amphoterus
anaculture
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
annumerate
annumerate
verb
(obsolete) To add on; to count in.
anoestrous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antechurch
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antennular
antennular
adj
(zoology) of or relating to antennules or an antennule
antenumber
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
arboretums
arbusterin
arbusterol
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
archibuteo
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
aristulate
aristulate
adj
(botany) Having a short beard or awn
armbruster
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arseniuret
arseniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An arsenide.
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
arthurdale
articulare
articulate
articulate
adj
(obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
(obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
Clear; effective.
Consisting of segments united by joints.
Distinctly marked off.
Speaking in a clear and effective manner.
noun
(zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
verb
(anatomy, intransitive) to form a joint or connect by joints
(music, transitive) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
(obsolete) To treat or make terms.
(transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
(transitive) To make clear or effective.
(transitive, intransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
articulite
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assaulters
assaulters
noun
plural of assaulter
asteriscus
asteriscus
noun
(anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
atrematous
atrorubent
attainture
attainture
noun
(obsolete) A state of being found guilty of an offence.
(obsolete) Imputation of dishonour.
(obsolete) Unhealthy bodily condition.
attenuator
attenuator
noun
(physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
attributed
attributed
adj
(programming) decorated with an attribute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attribute
attributer
attributer
noun
(rare) One who attributes; an imputer.
attributes
attributes
noun
plural of attribute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attribute
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
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.
audibertia
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
auriculate
auriculate
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having two lobes, often curved, often near the base.
Alternative spelling of auriculated
austerlitz
australene
australite
australite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of tektite found in Australia.
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
austrogaea
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autodermic
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoerotic
autoerotic
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory
autoheader
autojigger
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
autorotate
autorotate
verb
(intransitive) To undergo autorotation.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autostoper
autothermy
autryville
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
aventurine
aventurine
noun
(mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
aviculture
aviculture
noun
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
bacterious
ballbuster
ballbuster
noun
Alternative form of ball-buster
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
bandcutter
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
banqueteer
banqueteer
noun
One who attends a banquet.
verb
To attend a banquet or banquets (particularly as a frequent or habitual activity).