(music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
A liturgical form of hallelujah.
The plant wood sorrel.
alleluja
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
allumine
allurers
allurers
noun
plural of allurer
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
almuerzo
alopecus
alouatte
alouatte
noun
(now rare) A South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).
alouette
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alterius
altitude
altitude
noun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
(dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
A vertical distance.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
alumines
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
alunogen
alunogen
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium sulfate mineral often found on the walls of mines and quarries.
alurgite
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
amatembu
amateurs
amateurs
noun
plural of amateur
amazeful
amazeful
adj
(archaic) Full of amazement; astonished.
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambulate
ambulate
verb
(intransitive) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
amburgey
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
ameiurus
amentula
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
ametrous
amoebeum
amoebous
amoebous
adj
Alternative spelling of amebous
amoebula
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampongue
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
amputate
amputate
verb
(obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
amundsen
amusable
amusable
adj
Capable of being amused.
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amusette
amusette
noun
A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
anaunter
anauxite
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
androuet
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
aneurine
aneurine
Noun
thiamine
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
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.
anguidae
anguille
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
angulare
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anheuser
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
annexure
annexure
noun
(UK) Something annexed.
(UK) The process of annexing
(especially India and UK law, otherwise dated) An appendix or attachment to a document.
announce
announce
verb
(transitive) to give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known
(transitive) to pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence
annueler
annueler
Noun
A priest employed in saying anniversary Masses.
annulate
annulate
adj
(botany) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.
(mycology) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.
Having an annular form or shape.
noun
(zoology) One of the Annulata.
annulets
annulets
noun
plural of annulet
annulled
annulled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annul
annuller
annuller
noun
One who, or that which, annuls.
annulose
annulose
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
anserous
anserous
adj
resembling a goose
silly
ansulate
antabuse
antabuse
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Antabuse
antelude
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
antiduke
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
anureses
anuresis
anuresis
noun
(medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
apagogue
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
aperture
aperture
noun
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
(mathematics, rare, of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
(space flight, communication) The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
aphareus
aphesius
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
appaumee
applause
applause
noun
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
applenut
applique
applique
noun
(art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
verb
(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way.
appulses
appulses
noun
plural of appulse
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
apurpose
apurpose
adv
(dialect) on purpose; deliberately
aquacade
aquacade
noun
An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
aquarter
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
aquatone
aquatone
noun
A print produced by this method.
An offset printing method utilizing a gelatin-coated zinc plate hardened and sensitized to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
aqueduct
aqueduct
noun
(anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
aquilege
aquileia
aquiline
aquiline
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
aquotize
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
araguane
araneous
araneous
adj
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
arbutase
arbutean
arbutean
adj
(obsolete) Made from arbute, the wood of the strawberry tree.
arcature
arcature
noun
(architecture) A small arched passageway.
arcesius
archaeus
archaeus
noun
Alternative form of archeus
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archduxe
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
arcuated
arcuated
adj
Alternative form of arcuate
arculite
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
argentum
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
arguedas
arguendo
arguendo
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
(law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
armature
armature
noun
(computer graphics) A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
(sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.
A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
Any apparatus for defence.
Armor, or a suit of armor.
The frame of a pair of glasses.
The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.
verb
To provide with an armature (any sense).
armoured
armoured
adj
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armour
armourer
armourer
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of armorer