(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
acesodyne
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
achyrodes
adenocyst
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
aepyceros
aepyornis
aerodynes
aerodynes
noun
plural of aerodyne
aerognosy
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
akimovsky
alcyoneus
aleyrodes
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
almsmoney
ambystoma
ammodytes
ammodytes
noun
plural of ammodyte
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amylogens
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
angiocyst
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
animosity
animosity
noun
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisogeny
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
anodynous
anodynous
adj
anodyne
anonymous
anonymous
adj
(comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
antisynod
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
apemosyne
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apophyses
apophyses
noun
plural of apophyse
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
apozymase
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
areostyle
areostyle
noun
Alternative form of araeostyle
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
armyworms
armyworms
noun
plural of armyworm
aryballos
aryballos
noun
A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.
An Incan ceramic vessel with long neck, bulbous body, two handles, and pointed bottom.
ascochyta
ascochyta
noun
Any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
ascyphous
aspersory
aspersory
adj
aspersive
noun
Synonym of aspersorium
assertory
assertory
adj
Affirming; maintaining.
assessory
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
astrocyte
astrocyte
noun
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
asymbolia
asymbolia
noun
Synonym of asemia
asymbolic
asymptote
asymptote
noun
(by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
(mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
verb
(mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
asymtotes
asymtotic
asyndeton
asyndeton
noun
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, or clauses.
asystolic
asystolic
adj
Not having a heartbeat.
Not systolic.
Pertaining to asystole.
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
atmolyses
atmolyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atmolyse
atmolysis
atmolysis
noun
(chemistry, historical) The separation of mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.
attorneys
attorneys
noun
plural of attorney
aureously
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
autexousy
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
autolycus
autolycus
Proper noun
In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione.
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autolysis
autolysis
noun
(baking) A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
(pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
(pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
(wine) The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
autolytus
autolyzes
autolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autolyze
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autospray
autospray
noun
(medicine, countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
(uncountable) Automatic spraying.
autostyly
autostyly
noun
The condition of being autostylic
autotypes
autotypes
noun
plural of autotype
awesomely
awesomely
adv
In a manner inspiring awe.
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
aylsworth
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
ballyhoos
ballyhoos
noun
plural of ballyhoo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballyhoo
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
bascology
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
bialystok
biliously
biliously
adv
In a bilious way.
bioassays
bioassays
noun
plural of bioassay
biocycles
biocycles
noun
plural of biocycle
biophysic
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blossomry
blowspray
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
boatyards
boatyards
noun
plural of boatyard
bobbishly
bobbishly
adv
In a bobbish manner.
bodyshirt
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bombastry
bombastry
noun
Bombastic language.
bombycids
bombycids
noun
plural of bombycid
boneyards
boneyards
noun
plural of boneyard
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
boorishly
boorishly
adv
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
bootyless
bootyless
adj
Not having any booty.
botryllus
boweryish
boyardism
boyarisms
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
braystone
brimstony
brimstony
adj
Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
bryozoans
bryozoans
noun
plural of bryozoan
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
bulbously
bulbously
adv
In a bulbous manner.
bullyboys
bullyboys
noun
plural of bullyboy
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
busyworks
bydgoszcz
bydgoszcz
Proper noun
A city in Poland.
byelostok
byrdstown
byrsonima
byssolite
byssolite
noun
(mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
callosity
callosity
noun
(countable) A callus
(uncountable) A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness
callously
callously
adv
In a callous manner; done without regard to others' sensitivities.
calypsoes
carbonyls
carbonyls
noun
plural of carbonyl
carboxyls
carboxyls
noun
plural of carboxyl
cariosity
cariosity
noun
(medicine) caries
carnosity
carnosity
noun
(countable) A fleshy caruncle or excrescence.
(uncountable) Fleshiness.
carnovsky
carryouts
carryouts
noun
plural of carryout
caryopses
caryopses
noun
plural of caryopsis
caryopsis
caryopsis
noun
(botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
caryotins
cassidony
cassidony
noun
Chalcedony
French lavender (Lavandula stoechas).
goldilocks (Galatella linosyris, syn. Aster linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
cassowary
cassowary
noun
A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.