(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accentuates
accentuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accentuate
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acutenesses
acutenesses
noun
plural of acuteness
acutonodose
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenotyphus
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adultnesses
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
albategnius
allaeanthus
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amphipneust
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
antennarius
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
antestature
antesternum
antesunrise
anthogenous
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimensium
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiqueness
antiqueness
noun
The state or quality of being antique.
antiquities
antiquities
noun
plural of antiquity
antiseizure
antiseizure
adj
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
argentarius
assaugement
assuagement
assuagement
noun
An assuaging medicine or application.
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
The condition of being assuaged.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
attenuators
attenuators
noun
plural of attenuator
attunements
attunements
noun
plural of attunement
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
aureateness
austenitize
austenitize
verb
To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
austereness
austereness
noun
harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
severity; strictness; austerity.
austinville
austrianize
austrogaean
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autocinesis
autogeneses
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autogenuous
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autoscience
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
balaneutics
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
bemusements
bemusements
noun
plural of bemusement
bescutcheon
bistournage
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
blanquettes
blanquettes
noun
plural of blanquette
bluebonnets
bluebonnets
noun
plural of bluebonnet
bluetongues
bluetongues
noun
plural of bluetongue
bluntnesses
bluntnesses
noun
plural of bluntness
botulinuses
bounteously
bounteously
adv
In a bounteous manner.
bouquiniste
brutishness
brutishness
noun
the characteristic of being brutish
buckeystown
bungstarter
bungstarter
noun
A tool for opening barrels by removing the bung.
buoyantness
buoyantness
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant.
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bustinesses
butchnesses
butteriness
butteriness
noun
The state or quality of being buttery.
buttinskies
buttonholes
buttonholes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhole
buttressing
buttressing
verb
present participle of buttress
calenturish
calenturist
calumniates
calumniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
castellanus
castellanus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
Alternative form of castellan
catechumens
catechumens
noun
plural of catechumen
catercousin
causticness
causticness
noun
The state or quality of being caustic.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
ceanothuses
ceanothuses
noun
plural of ceanothus
centranthus
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
centropomus
centrosoyus
centunculus
cerulescent
cerulescent
adj
Having a light-blue color.
cheiranthus
cineritious
cineritious
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cinerea.
cinereous
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
citrullines
citrullines
noun
plural of citrulline
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
communities
communities
noun
plural of community
conceptuses
concurrents
concurrents
noun
plural of concurrent
conductress
conductress
noun
(dated) a female conductor
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
congustable
conjectures
conjectures
noun
plural of conjecture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjecture
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
consecution
consecution
noun
(archaic) A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
(archaic) Sequence.
(logic) The relation of consequent to antecedent.
(music) A succession of similar intervals in harmony.
(obsolete) A succession or series of any kind.
consecutive
consecutive
adj
following, in succession, without interruption
having some logical sequence
noun
(linguistics, countable) A linguistic form that implies or describes an event that follows temporally from another.
(music, countable) A sequence of notes or chords that results from repeated shifts in pitch of the same interval.
(uncountable and countable) Consecutive interpretation.
consequents
consequents
noun
plural of consequent
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constituent
constituent
adj
being a part, or component of a whole
constitutive or constituting; (politics) authorized to make a constitution
noun
(grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause
(law) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
A part, or component of a whole
A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
constituted
constituted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constitute
constituter
constituter
noun
One who constitutes or appoints.
constitutes
constitutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constitute
construable
construable
adj
That may be construed.
constructed
constructed
adj
artificial; man-made
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construct
constructer
constructer
noun
Alternative form of constructor
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
consuetudes
consuetudes
noun
plural of consuetude
consultable
consultable
adj
That may be consulted
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
consummates
consummates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consummate