Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
accentus
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accusant
accusant
noun
(obsolete) An accuser.
acescent
acescent
adj
Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
noun
A substance liable to become sour.
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acontias
acontias
noun
plural of acontia
acontius
actinias
actinias
noun
plural of actinia
actinism
actinism
noun
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects
actinons
actinons
noun
plural of actinon
actinost
actinost
noun
(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actiones
acushnet
adamants
adamants
noun
plural of adamant
addyston
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adjuntas
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
affiants
affiants
noun
plural of affiant
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
aglisten
agnoites
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostus
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agostini
agostino
aguistin
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
alations
alations
noun
plural of alation
albeston
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alpinist
alpinist
adj
(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
alsatian
alsatian
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Alsatian
alstonia
alstonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Alstonia of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altschin
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
amanitas
amanitas
noun
plural of amanita
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
amentias
amentias
noun
plural of amentia
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amotions
amotions
noun
plural of amotion
anagnost
anagnost
noun
(now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.
analects
analects
noun
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
analysts
analysts
noun
plural of analyst
anapaest
anapaest
noun
(UK) Alternative form of anapest
anapests
anapests
noun
plural of anapest
anasitch
anastase
anastate
anastate
noun
(biology) One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm.
anastice
anatases
anatases
noun
plural of anatase
anatexes
anatexis
anatexis
noun
(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
ancients
ancients
noun
The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.
plural of ancient
andantes
andantes
noun
plural of andante
andesite
andesite
noun
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
andesyte
andesyte
noun
Alternative spelling of andesite
anemotis
anesthyl
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
angiitis
angiitis
noun
A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
angustia
anhistic
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
animates
animates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate
animists
animists
noun
plural of animist
anisated
anisette
anisette
noun
A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise
annalist
annalist
noun
A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
annattos
annattos
noun
plural of annatto
anniston
anniston
Proper noun
A city in that is the of
A city in
name of modern usage, transferred from the place name.
annulets
annulets
noun
plural of annulet
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
ansation
ansermet
anstosse
ansulate
antabuse
antabuse
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Antabuse
antacids
antacids
noun
plural of antacid
antemask
antennas
antepast
antepast
noun
A foretaste.
anthemas
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
antheses
antheses
noun
plural of anthesis
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
antiaris
antibias
antibias
adj
Opposing or countering bias.
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antilens
antilles
antilles
Proper noun
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antimask
antimask
adj
Opposing masks.
noun
Obsolete form of antimasque.
antinous
antipass
antiphas
antiphus
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antirust
antirust
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-rust
antisana
antiscia
antiscia
noun
plural of antiscion
antiscii
antiscii
Noun
Antiscians
antisera
antiship
antiship
adj
(fandom slang) Pertaining to the activities of antishippers
(military) Designed to attack a naval ship.
verb
(fandom slang) To participate in the activities of anti-shippers
antisine
antiskid
antiskid
adj
(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
antislip
antislip
adj
Preventing slipping.
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
antistat
antistat
noun
Any antistatic compound.
antistes
antlions
antlions
noun
plural of antlion
antonius
antonius
Proper noun
definition
antonyms
antonyms
noun
plural of antonym
antritis
antrorse
antrorse
adj
(biology) Curved or pointed forward or upward.
antsiest
antsiest
adj
superlative form of antsy: most antsy
antsigne
apastron
apastron
noun
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.