(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abthainry
acatharsy
achordata
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achromate
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adigranth
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aethereal
aethereal
adj
Alternative spelling of ethereal
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterharm
afterheat
afterheat
noun
Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling
afterhelp
afterhend
afterhold
afterhope
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftership
afterwash
ahartalav
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
alchitran
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allworthy
alpheratz
alpheratz
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus).
altheimer
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
amaranths
amaranths
noun
plural of amaranth
ameritech
amoritish
amphitron
amphitruo
anachoret
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anarithia
anarthria
anarthria
noun
(neurology, neuropsychology) A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
anarthric
anarthric
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
anatherum
anchorate
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anorthite
anorthite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
anorthose
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
anteporch
antheraea
antherids
antherine
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthorine
anthraces
anthracia
anthracic
anthracic
adj
(microbiology) Of or relating to anthrax.
anthracin
anthracin
noun
Alternative form of anthracene
anthracyl
anthralin
anthralin
noun
Dithranol.
anthramin
anthranil
anthranol
anthranol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of anthraquinone derivatives, commonly found in aloes.
anthranyl
anthrenus
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthropol
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
anthroxan
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antiarcha
antiarchi
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aortolith
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
arbuthnot
archaists
archaists
noun
plural of archaist
archcount
archettos
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archheart
archiater
archiater
noun
(historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
archicyte
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
architect
architect
noun
(Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
verb
(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
archsaint
archthief
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
arhythmia
arhythmia
noun
Alternative spelling of arrhythmia
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
arimathea
aristarch
aristarch
Noun
A
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
armbrecht
arrhythmy
arrhythmy
noun
Lack of rhythm.
arrythmia
arrythmic
arthogram
arthragra
arthritic
arthritic
adj
(pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis.
noun
A person with arthritis.
arthritis
arthritis
noun
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
arthroses
arthroses
noun
plural of arthrosis
arthrosia
arthrosis
arthrosis
noun
(pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.
Any articulation or joint between bones.
arthrozoa
arthurian
arthurian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
asherites
ashthroat
ashthroat
noun
(obsolete) vervain
ashtoreth
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
astrachan
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.