(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducted
abducted
adj
Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduct
academus
acaudate
acaudate
adj
(biology, zoology) Tailless.
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
accentus
accouche
accouche
verb
(transitive) To aid in an accouchement.
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
accouter
accouter
verb
(transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service
accoutre
accoutre
verb
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouter
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
accurate
accurate
adj
(obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty
accursed
accursed
adj
(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accurse
accusers
accusers
noun
plural of accuser
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
aceituna
acequias
acequias
noun
plural of acequia
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
aceturic
acheirus
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achesoun
aciculae
aciculae
noun
plural of acicula
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acounter
acquests
acquests
noun
plural of acquest
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acredula
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
actuated
actuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actuate
actuates
actuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate
actutate
acuerdos
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
aculeata
aculeate
aculeate
adj
(entomology) Having a stinger; stinging.
Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
Having prickles or sharp points.
noun
Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acushnet
acutance
acutance
noun
(photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adducted
adducted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adduct
adequacy
adequacy
noun
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
affectum
affectus
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aguacate
aguacate
noun
(archaic) avocado
alchuine
aliculae
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
alopecus
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.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
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.
announce
announce
verb
(transitive) to give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known
(transitive) to pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
aquacade
aquacade
noun
An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
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.
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
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).
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
armuchee
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
ascellus
ascutney
assecure
assecure
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make safe or sure; to assure.
ateuchus
auchenia
aucupate
aucupate
verb
(obsolete) To hunt, to seek with vigilance.
audience
audience
noun
(historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
(now rare) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
A following.
A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
The readership of a book or other written publication.
auerbach
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
aurrescu
aurrescu
noun
Alternative form of aurresku
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
autecism
autocade
autocade
noun
motorcade
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
autoecic
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auxocyte
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
bacubert
baculere
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
barbecue
barbecue
noun
(dated) A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
(obsolete) A framework of sticks.
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
A floor on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.
Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded.
verb
To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke it over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.
To grill.
barleduc
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
bascules
bascules
noun
plural of bascule
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
becrusts
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
becuffed
becuffed
adj
Wearing a shirt with cuffs.
Wearing handcuffs.
becumber
becursed
becursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurse
becurses
becurses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becurse
bedunced
bedunced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedunce
bedunces
bedunces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedunce
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
belcourt
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
berceuse
berceuse
noun
A lullaby.
bescours
bescurvy
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
beuncled
blechnum
blesbuck
blesbuck
noun
A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
bluebuck
bluebuck
noun
An extinct mammal, Hippotragus leucophaeus, the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times (circa 1800).
The nilgai.
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluecoat
bluecoat
noun
(Britain) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
(US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
(dated) A policeman
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
bouchees
bouchier
bouncers
bouncers
noun
plural of bouncer
bouncier
bouncier
adj
comparative form of bouncy: more bouncy
bridecup
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
brucella
brucella
noun
Any of a group of pathogenic bacteria of the genus Brucella.
bruceton
brucines
bruckled
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).