(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
acalephes
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achyrodes
acidheads
acidheads
noun
plural of acidhead
adderfish
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adherends
adherends
noun
plural of adherend
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adhesions
adhesions
noun
plural of adhesion
adhesives
adhesives
noun
plural of adhesive
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeschines
aeschylus
aestethic
aesthesia
aesthesia
noun
The ability to perceive sensations.
aesthesis
aesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of esthesis
aesthetes
aesthetes
noun
plural of aesthete
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
afghanets
aftership
afterwash
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
ahasuerus
ahasuerus
Proper noun
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
definition the Wandering Jew.
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
almohades
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alushtite
amathiste
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
amphisile
anaesthyl
anaphases
anaphases
noun
plural of anaphase
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anchistea
anchoress
anchoress
noun
(informal) An anchorwoman.
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anchusine
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelship
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anorthose
antherids
anthraces
anthrenus
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelinus
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apholates
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apophyses
apophyses
noun
plural of apophyse
aposthume
apotheces
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
apotheose
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
arapahoes
arapeshes
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaiser
archaiser
noun
Alternative form of archaizer
archaises
archaises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaise
archaizes
archaizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archelaus
archeress
archeress
noun
A female archer.
archeries
archeries
noun
plural of archery
archettos
archhouse
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archsewer
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
arrhenius
arthroses
arthroses
noun
plural of arthrosis
asaphidae
ascophore
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
ashchenaz
asherites
asheville
asheville
Proper noun
a city in North Carolina, USA
ashkenazi
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
ashmolean
ashmolean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1617–1692), celebrated English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist, whose cabinet of curiosities became the basis of the in Oxford.
ashtoreth
asidehand
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
asthenias
asthenias
noun
plural of asthenia
asthenics
asthenics
noun
plural of asthenic
asthenies
asthenies
noun
plural of astheny
asthenope
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
atheistic
atheistic
adj
of or relating to atheists or atheism
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
athelstan
athelstan
Proper noun
An Englishmalegiven name which is rather rare.
An Englishsurname.
A small town south of Huntingdon at Quebec in Canada.
A community in Iowa.
A town in Wisconsin, however spelt as Athelstane.
athenaeus
atheneums
athenians
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
atheromas
atherurus
athetesis
athetesis
noun
The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid.