A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abderian
abderian
adj
Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abderite
abderite
Noun
An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abiathar
abiathar
Proper noun
In the Old Testament, a Hebrew high priest during the reign of King David.
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortion
abortion
noun
(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
(figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
(now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abrachia
abrachia
noun
(medicine) The congenital absence of both arms
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abrazite
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abrosias
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
acarapis
acardiac
acardiac
adj
(medicine, anatomy) Lacking a heart.
acardite
acardite
noun
(organic chemistry) n-methyl-n',n'-diphenylurea, used to stabilize chemicals and as a plasticizer.
acaridae
acaridan
acaridan
noun
Synonym of acarid
acaridea
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
accipter
accredit
accredit
verb
(transitive) To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
(transitive) To believe; to put trust in.
(transitive) To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
(transitive) To enter on the credit side of an account book.
(transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
(transitive) To recognize as outstanding.
(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
(transitive, literally) To credit.
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
acentric
acentric
adj
Not centered; without a centre
noun
A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
aceturic
acheiria
acheiria
noun
A loss of sense in one or both hands, or the inability to tell on which side of the body a stimulus has been applied
The congenital absence of one or both hands
acheirus
achiever
achiever
noun
One who achieves something.
One who tends to succeed; a winner.
achilary
achirite
achirite
noun
dioptase
achorion
achroite
achroite
noun
(mineralogy) A colourless form of tourmaline
achromia
achromia
noun
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
acicular
acicular
adj
(botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.
Having sharp points like needles.
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
aciduria
aciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of an acid in the urine
aciduric
aciduric
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) growing in acidic medium, but preferring an alkaline medium
acierage
acierage
noun
(historical) The process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel.
acierate
acierate
verb
(rare, transitive) To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
acopyrin
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acranial
acranial
adj
Without a skull.
acrasias
acrasida
acrasins
acrasins
noun
plural of acrasin
acridane
acridane
noun
Alternative form of acridan
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acridian
acridian
adj
Relating to insects of the family Acrididae
noun
Any of the family Acrididae of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts etc.
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acridium
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acrisius
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acroasis
acroasis
noun
An oral discourse.
acroatic
acroatic
adj
acroamatic
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acromial
acromial
adj
Of or pertaining to the acromion.
acromion
acromion
noun
(anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
acrostic
acrostic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrostics.
noun
A kind of word puzzle, the solution of which forms an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often form the name of its author.
A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
acrydium
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actifier
actifier
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of reactivator
actioner
actioner
noun
(informal) An action movie.
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
adermine
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adjoiner
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjutrix
adjutrix
noun
A female adjutor.
adlerian
adlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1870–1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
admirers
admirers
noun
plural of admirer
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
admitter
admitter
noun
Someone who or something which admits.
adoniram
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
adradial
adradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the inner radius
adradius
adrenine
adriaens
adrianna
adrianna
Proper noun
name, a variant of Adriana.
adrianne
adriatic
adriatic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea
Proper noun
The Adriatic Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans.
adrienne
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
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.
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
adularia
adularia
noun
A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
advisers
advisers
noun
plural of adviser
advisors
advisors
noun
plural of advisor
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
adzharia
aegerian
aegeriid
aegeriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the clearwing moths in the family Aegeriidae.
aegirine
aegirine
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group.
aegirite
aegirite
noun
(mineralogy, rare) aegirine
aegyrite
aeluroid
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aerarian
aerarian
noun
An aerarius; the lowest class of citizen in Ancient Rome.
aerarium
aerarium
noun
(historical) The state treasury of Ancient Rome.
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
aeration
aeration
noun
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
aerially
aerially
adv
In an aerial manner.
Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.
aerified
aerified
adj
converted into gas
infused with air; aerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerify
aerifies
aerifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerify
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aeriness
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerobion
aerobium
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aeroides
aerolite
aerolite
noun
A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aeroview
aetheria
aetheric
aetheric
adj
Alternative spelling of etheric
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affaires
affaires
noun
plural of affaire
affidare
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
affirmer
affirmer
noun
One who affirms.
affirmly
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken