(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
abulyeit
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
aceituna
acequias
acequias
noun
plural of acequia
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
aceturic
acheirus
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
aciculae
aciculae
noun
plural of acicula
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
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
adustive
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.
aegimius
aeluroid
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aerarium
aerarium
noun
(historical) The state treasury of Ancient Rome.
aerobium
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
agelaius
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
aguamiel
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
aguirage
aidoneus
aiguelle
aiguiere
aiguille
aiguille
noun
A needle-shaped peak.
An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
ajourise
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
alchuine
aleikoum
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
aleutite
aliculae
alleluia
alleluia
intj
A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
noun
(music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
A liturgical form of hallelujah.
The plant wood sorrel.
allumine
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
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
alurgite
ameiurus
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.
anauxite
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
aneurine
aneurine
Noun
thiamine
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
anguidae
anguille
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
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
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
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.
aphesius
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.
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.
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
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,
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
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
arcesius
arculite
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
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
arretium
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arumlike
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aspiquee
asterius
attitude
attitude
noun
(Canada, US, UK, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
(aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
(ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
verb
To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
aubepine
aubretia
aubretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Aubrieta
aubrieta
aubrieta
noun
Alternative spelling of aubrietia.
auchenia
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
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.
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auditive
auditive
adj
Of or relating to hearing; auditory.
audivise
auganite
augelite
augelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃.
augitite
auguries
auguries
noun
plural of augury
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
auntlier
auntlier
adj
comparative form of auntly: more auntly
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
auramine
auramine
noun
(organic chemistry, cytology) Any of a family of fluorescent dyes used to stain tissues for fluorescence microscopy
aurelian
aurelian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.
noun
(obsolete) A collector of butterflies.
aurelius
aurelius
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
aureolin
aureolin
noun
A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
aureolin:
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
aurilave
aurilave
noun
An ear-brush.
An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
austrine
austrine
adj
(obsolete) Southern; southerly; austral.
autecism
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
autosite
autosite
noun
The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins whereas the other twin is parasitic.
autunite
autunite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O.
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auximone
awaruite
awaruite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
azurites
azurites
noun
plural of azurite
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.
badineur
bagpuize
baillieu
banlieue
banlieue
noun
The outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing
basileus
basileus
noun
A title of the Byzantine emperor.
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
batukite
baudekin
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
beaudoin
beaulieu
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.