The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
absyrtus
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
addyston
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
aegyptus
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aestuary
aesyetes
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
alcaydes
alcaydes
noun
plural of alcayde
alcyones
algarsyf
allayers
allayers
noun
plural of allayer
allonyms
allonyms
noun
plural of allonym
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
almistry
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
alyattes
alyssums
alyssums
noun
plural of alyssum
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
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
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
amylosis
anagyris
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
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
analysis
analysis
noun
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
(countable) The result of such a process.
(countable, chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
(countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
(countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.
(uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
analysts
analysts
noun
plural of analyst
analyzes
analyzes
noun
plural of analyzis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of analyze
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.
ancylose
andesyte
andesyte
noun
Alternative spelling of andesite
andrassy
anesthyl
aneurysm
aneurysm
noun
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
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.
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
annensky
annoyers
annoyers
noun
plural of annoyer
annoyous
annoyous
adj
(obsolete) troublesome; annoying
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
antonyms
antonyms
noun
plural of antonym
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomyius
apospory
apospory
noun
(biology) The ability of a plant's sporophytes to form a plant that looks like a gametophyte but has the ploidy level of the sporophyte.
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apostasy
apostasy
noun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
apsychia
apsyrtus
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apyrases
apyrases
noun
plural of apyrase
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archytas
arctomys
areaways
areaways
noun
plural of areaway
argynnis
argyrose
arrayals
arrayals
noun
plural of arrayal
arrayers
arrayers
noun
plural of arrayer
arsmetry
arsylene
artistry
artistry
noun
Significant artistic skill.
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
aryanise
aryanism
aryanism
Noun
The ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.
ascutney
aseptify
ashberry
ashtrays
ashtrays
noun
plural of ashtray
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
assayers
assayers
noun
plural of assayer
assaying
assaying
noun
A trial by assay.
verb
present participle of assay
assembly
assembly
noun
(computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.
(computing, Microsoft .NET) A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.
(military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
(politics) A legislative body.
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
The act of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
assishly
assishly
adv
In an assish manner.
assyrian
assyrian
Noun
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
Of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
assyroid
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astrally
astrally
adv
In an astral manner or context.
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
astutely
astutely
adv
In an astute manner.
astyanax
astyllen
asylabia
asymtote
asyndeta
asynergy
asynergy
noun
defective or absent coordination between organs, muscles, limbs or joints, resulting in a loss in movement or speed
asyngamy
asyngamy
noun
Absence of syngamy.
asystole
asystole
noun
(pathology, cardiology) Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.
atalayas
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
atymnius
augustly
augustly
adv
In a royal or regal manner.
In an august or awe-inspiring manner.
auntsary
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
aversely
aversely
adv
Backward; in a backward direction
With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
awayness
awayness
noun
The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
ayrshire
ayrshire
Proper noun
A traditional county in Scotland.
Noun
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
azygoses
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
backstay
backstay
noun
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
baetylus
baetylus
noun
Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”)
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
baloneys
baloneys
noun
plural of baloney
barnsley
barnsley
Proper noun
A town in the county of South Yorkshire in the north of England.
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basicity
basicity
noun
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.
(uncountable) The condition of being basic.
basigamy
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basilary
basilary
adj
Alternative form of basilar
basilyst
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
basocyte
bastardy
bastardy
noun
(law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.