of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstracter
abstracter
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstract: more abstract
noun
An accounting clerk who records payroll deductions.
One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.
Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
acceptress
acceptress
noun
(rare) A female acceptor.
accersitor
accipitres
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accrescent
accrescent
adj
(botany) Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.
Growing; increasing.
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
aceratosis
acerbities
acerbities
noun
plural of acerbity
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acridities
acridities
noun
plural of acridity
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aerostatic
aerostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
aftercause
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
alacrities
alacrities
noun
plural of alacrity
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
anarcestes
ancestress
ancestress
noun
A female ancestor.
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
ancestrian
ancestrian
adj
(archaic) ancestral
ancestries
ancestries
noun
plural of ancestry
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antescript
anthoceros
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
arachnites
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archegetes
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archistome
architects
architects
noun
plural of architect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of architect
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
arsenicate
arsenicate
verb
To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
ascertains
ascertains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascertain
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
asecretory
asiarchate
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
assertoric
assertoric
adj
(logic) Stating that which is actual.
asteraceae
asteriscus
asteriscus
noun
(anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
astrictive
astrictive
adj
binding; astringent
noun
An astringent.
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
atascadero
atrocities
atrocities
noun
plural of atrocity
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bacterious
basicerite
basicerite
noun
(zoology) The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans. [from 19th c.]
bastardice
becrusting
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
beterschap
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
bitcheries
bitcheries
noun
plural of bitchery
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
bredstitch
brevetcies
brevetcies
noun
plural of brevetcy
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
buttercups
buttercups
noun
plural of buttercup
cabriolets
cabriolets
noun
plural of cabriolet
caesarists
cafeterias
cafeterias
noun
plural of cafeteria
calcsinter
calibrates
calibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate
calotermes
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
canestrato
cannisters
cannisters
noun
plural of cannister
capistrate
capistrate
adj
(zoology, rare) hooded; cowled
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
cardcastle
cardcastle
noun
Synonym of cardhouse
carditises
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
carnoustie
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
carpetless
carpetless
adj
Not carpeted
carpodetus
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
carritches
carritches
noun
(Scotland) A set of questions to determine one's knowledge.
plural of carritch
carrothers
carrotiest
carrotiest
adj
superlative form of carroty: most carroty
carruthers
cartaceous
cartellist
cartilages
cartilages
noun
plural of cartilage
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cartridges
cartridges
noun
plural of cartridge
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
casterless
casterless
adj
That does not have casters
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castoridae
castorized
catagories
catalogers
catalogers
noun
plural of cataloger
catalyzers
catalyzers
noun
plural of catalyzer
catechiser
catechiser
noun
One who catechises.
categories
categories
noun
plural of category
categorise
categorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.
categorist
categorist
noun
One who categorizes.
catenaries
catenaries
noun
plural of catenary
cateresses
cateresses
noun
plural of cateress
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
cathedrals
cathedrals
noun
plural of cathedral
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cauterised
cauterised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cauterise
cauterizes
cauterizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cauterize
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cedarcrest
cedarhurst
celebrants
celebrants
noun
plural of celebrant
celebrates
celebrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of celebrate
celerities
celerities
noun
plural of celerity
cemetaries
cemeteries
cemeteries
noun
plural of cemetery
censitaire
centauress
centauress
noun
A female centaur; a she-centaur
centauries
centauries
noun
plural of centaury
centerless
centerless
adj
(group theory, of a group) Whose center is trivial (contains only the identity element).
Without a center.
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost