(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abelmusk
abelmusk
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
abettals
abettals
noun
plural of abettal
ableness
ableness
noun
(countable, rare) Something one is able to do.
(uncountable, now rare) Ability of body or mind.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
abusable
abusable
adj
Capable of being abused.
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adrenals
adrenals
noun
plural of adrenal
adulates
adulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulate
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aeolides
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerosols
aerosols
noun
plural of aerosol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosol
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
agelaius
aglisten
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
ainsells
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
alamedas
alamedas
noun
plural of alameda
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
alanines
alanines
noun
plural of alanine
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alasteir
albanese
albedoes
albeston
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcaldes
alcaldes
noun
plural of alcalde
alcaydes
alcaydes
noun
plural of alcayde
alcester
alcestis
alcyones
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleiptes
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
alencons
alerters
alerters
noun
plural of alerter
alertest
alertest
adj
superlative form of alert: most alert
alestake
alestake
noun
(historical) A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alfurese
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
alidades
alidades
noun
plural of alidade
alienees
alienees
noun
plural of alienee
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
alienism
alienism
noun
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alkalies
alkalise
alkalise
verb
Alternative form of alkalize
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkermes
alkermes
noun
A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.
The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
allayers
allayers
noun
plural of allayer
allegers
allegers
noun
plural of alleger
allegros
allegros
noun
plural of allegro
allelism
allelism
noun
(genetics) The existence of two or more alleles of a gene
allheals
allheals
noun
plural of allheal
allister
allister
Proper noun
name, anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.
allodies
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
allosome
allosome
noun
(genetics) A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
allovers
allseeds
allseeds
noun
plural of allseed
allspice
allspice
noun
(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
allstate
allurers
allurers
noun
plural of allurer
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
almagest
almagest
noun
A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
almemars
almemars
noun
plural of almemar
almeries
almeries
noun
plural of almery
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
almsdeed
almsdeed
noun
The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.
alnicoes
alopecus
alphonse
alsweill
alterers
alterers
noun
plural of alterer
alterius
althaeas
althaeas
noun
plural of althaea
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
alumines
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
alverson
alyattes
amomales
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
amusable
amusable
adj
Capable of being amused.
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amylases
amylases
noun
plural of amylase
amylenes
amylenes
noun
plural of amylene
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
anableps
anableps
noun
Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad.
analects
analects
noun
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
analiese
anallese
anallise
analysed
analysed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analyse
analyser
analyser
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzer
analyses
analyses
noun
plural of analysis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of analyse
analyzes
analyzes
noun
plural of analyzis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of analyze
ancylose
anesthyl
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anglaise
anglesey
anglesey
Proper noun
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait.