(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
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abourezk
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
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
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acounter
acuerdos
adoretus
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.
aerobium
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
aeronaut
aeronaut
noun
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
aestuous
aestuous
adj
Full of passion; agitated.
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
agoraeus
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
aidoneus
ajourise
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleikoum
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
almuerzo
alopecus
alouatte
alouatte
noun
(now rare) A South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).
alouette
alunogen
alunogen
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium sulfate mineral often found on the walls of mines and quarries.
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).
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ametrous
amoebeum
amoebous
amoebous
adj
Alternative spelling of amebous
amoebula
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
ampongue
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
androuet
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
announce
announce
verb
(transitive) to give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known
(transitive) to pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence
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
apagogue
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
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.
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
apurpose
apurpose
adv
(dialect) on purpose; deliberately
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.
aquotize
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
araneous
araneous
adj
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
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.
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
arousers
arousers
noun
plural of arouser
arsenous
arsenous
adj
(chemistry) of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious
ashuelot
asmodeus
asperous
asperous
adj
bitter, cruel, severe
rough, rugged, uneven
asperugo
attourne
aureolae
aureolae
noun
plural of aureola
aureolas
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
aureoles
aureoles
noun
plural of aureole
aureolin
aureolin
noun
A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
aureolin:
aurorean
aurorean
adj
Belonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hue.
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
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.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autoecic
autoette
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
autolyze
autolyze
verb
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
automate
automate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
autompne
autopore
autosite
autosite
noun
The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins whereas the other twin is parasitic.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
autosome
autosome
noun
(genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autoxeny
auximone
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
axoneure
azulejos
azulejos
noun
plural of azulejo
azureous
azureous
adj
of a fine blue color; azure.
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
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.
barquero
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
beaudoin
beauford
beaufort
beaumont
beaumont
Proper noun
An English habitational surname from any of several places in France.
A city in Texas, USA
beauvoir
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
beehouse
beehouse
noun
A beehive or apiary.
befavour
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
belabour
belabour
verb
(British spelling, transitive) To attack someone verbally.
(British spelling, transitive) To beat soundly; thump; beat someone.
(British spelling, transitive) To discuss something unduly or repeatedly; to harp on.
(British spelling, transitive) To explain or elaborate at length or in excessive detail; overelaborate.
(transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently.
belamour
belamour
noun
(obsolete) A loved one; a darling, lover.
belcourt
beliquor
berairou
berloque
berouged
berouged
adj
Wearing rouge.
berthoud
bescours
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
besmouch
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
bespouse
bespouse
verb
(transitive) To marry
betongue
betongue
verb
(transitive) To assail with the tongue; flout; rally.
betrough
beyrouth
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
binnogue
bisetous
bisetous
adj
Alternative form of bisetose
blousier
blousier
adj
comparative form of blousy: more blousy
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
bludgeon
bludgeon
noun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
verb
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
bluebook
bluebook
noun
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
verb
(law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.