of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acouometer
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acutograve
adjustores
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aetosaurus
afterhours
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
ammoniuret
amphoterus
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
anoestrous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
arboretums
arbusterol
archibuteo
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
atrematous
atrorubent
attenuator
attenuator
noun
(physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
austrogaea
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autodermic
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoerotic
autoerotic
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory
autoheader
autojigger
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
autorotate
autorotate
verb
(intransitive) To undergo autorotation.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autostoper
autothermy
bacterious
bauernbrot
beartongue
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bertolucci
betancourt
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bijouterie
bijouterie
noun
Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
bistouries
bistouries
noun
plural of bistoury
blisterous
bluestoner
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
blusterous
blusterous
adj
(of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.
boisterous
boisterous
adj
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
Having or resembling animal exuberance.
boltcutter
boltcutter
noun
Alternative form of bolt cutter
borgerhout
boroughlet
botaurinae
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
brodehurst
bromaurate
brontesque
brotulidae
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buitenzorg
bulbotuber
bulbotuber
noun
A corm.
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butternose
butterroot
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caquetoire
carburetor
carburetor
noun
(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
(slang, drugs) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.
carnoustie
carpodetus
cartaceous
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cetorhinus
chapournet
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
choucroute
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chteauroux
closterium
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coelastrum
coexecutor
coexecutor
noun
A joint executor.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
coldturkey
colibertus
colorature
colorature
noun
(music) An elaborate melody, particularly in vocal music and especially in operatic singing of the 18th and 19th centuries, with runs, trills, leaps, etc.
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
colporteur
colporteur
noun
A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
cometarium
cometarium
noun
(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
concurrent
concurrent
adj
(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
(geometry) Meeting in one point.
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
noun
One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
conjecture
conjecture
noun
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
(mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
(obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb
(formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
contexture
contexture
noun
A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
A weaving together of parts.
Context.
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
The structural character of a thing.
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
contramure
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
copycutter
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
corncutter
corncutter
noun
A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for cattle feed.
An implement consisting of a long blade attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn.
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
corrugated
corrugated
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corrugate
corrugates
corrugates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coruscated
coruscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coruscate
coruscates
coruscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coruscate
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
cotolaurel
coulometer
coulometer
noun
(physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis.
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
coulterneb
coulterneb
Noun
The puffin.
counteract
counteract
noun
An action performed in opposition to another action.
verb
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate
To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party