(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
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
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.
allenhurst
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
ammoniuret
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
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
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.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arseniuret
arseniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An arsenide.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
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
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.
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
australene
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
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.
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).
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
battenburg
bauernbrot
beartongue
becrusting
betancourt
beturbaned
beturbaned
adj
wearing a turban
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bierstuben
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bluestoner
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
botaurinae
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
braunstein
brontesque
brunetiere
brunetness
brunetness
noun
The quality of being a brunet, a brown-haired person.
brutalness
brutalness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality
buchnerite
buettneria
buitenzorg
bundesrath
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
burnettize
burnettize
verb
(transitive) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.
burstiness
burstiness
noun
(computer science) The degree to which something occurs in abrupt bursts
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
burthenman
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butternose
butternuts
butternuts
noun
plural of butternut
butyrinase
calentural
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
capernutie
carinulate
carinulate
adj
Having the form of a carinula
carnoustie
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
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
cetorhinus
chapournet
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
cinquanter
circuitmen
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
citrulline
citrulline
noun
(biochemistry) An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.
clustering
clustering
adj
Forming a cluster.
noun
(computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
(demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
A grouping of a number of similar things.
verb
present participle of cluster
cluttering
cluttering
noun
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
An instance of cluttered speech.
The act of making, or condition of being, cluttered.
verb
present participle of clutter
concurrent
concurrent
adj
(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
(geometry) Meeting in one point.
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
noun
One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
conjecture
conjecture
noun
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
(mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
(obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb
(formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
contexture
contexture
noun
A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
A weaving together of parts.
Context.
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
The structural character of a thing.
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
contramure
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
corncutter
corncutter
noun
A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for cattle feed.
An implement consisting of a long blade attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn.
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
coulterneb
coulterneb
Noun
The puffin.
counteract
counteract
noun
An action performed in opposition to another action.
verb
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate
To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
countercry
countercry
noun
A cry raised in opposition to another.
counterend
counterfix
countering
countering
verb
present participle of counter
counterion
counterion
noun
(chemistry) Any ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterlit
counterman
counterman
noun
(US) A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
countermen
countermen
noun
plural of counterman
countersea
countersea
noun
(nautical) A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countersue
countersue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To sue a person or entity who is suing one.