(architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
(dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
(engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
(engineering) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
(engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
The state of abutting.
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
actinium
actinium
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
adiantum
adiantum
noun
The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
affectum
ageratum
ageratum
noun
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
ajutment
akamatsu
akamatsu
noun
The Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora.
alinotum
allmouth
allmouth
noun
Any of the order Lophiiformes of anglerfish, such as Lophius piscatorius.
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
alumroot
alumroot
noun
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
amatembu
amateurs
amateurs
noun
plural of amateur
amatruda
ambulant
ambulant
adj
Able to walk.
Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
noun
A patient who is able to walk.
ambulate
ambulate
verb
(intransitive) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
amentula
ametrous
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amitular
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
ampulate
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.
amusette
amusette
noun
A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
antiquum
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
arbustum
argentum
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.
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).
armbrust
armgaunt
armgaunt
adj
(nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs.
arretium
asarotum
assertum
assument
assument
noun
(obsolete) A patch; an addition; a piece put on.
astomous
astomous
adj
Alternative form of astomatous
atheneum
athyrium
atymnius
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
austrium
austrium
noun
A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
autecism
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocosm
autogamy
autogamy
noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
autogram
autogram
noun
A sentence that describes itself, in the sense of providing an inventory of its own characters.
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
automata
automate
automate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
automats
automats
noun
plural of automat
autompne
autonomy
autonomy
noun
(Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
(mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
(uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
autosome
autosome
noun
(genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
autotomy
autotomy
noun
(chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
autumnal
autumnal
adj
Of or relating to autumn.
Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
beaumont
beaumont
Proper noun
An English habitational surname from any of several places in France.
A city in Texas, USA
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
bluemont
bluestem
bluestem
noun
(US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem.
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
botulism
botulism
noun
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
bromuret
bromuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A bromide.
bronteum
brutedom
brutedom
noun
The condition of being a brute; brutality.
brutisms
brutisms
noun
plural of brutism
bsbusmgt
bultmann
bumbaste
bumboats
bumboats
noun
plural of bumboat
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bunemost
bunkmate
bunkmate
noun
Especially, one who shares a bunk bed.
One who sleeps in the same area as another person.
burgamot
burgamot
noun
Archaic form of bergamot.
burhmoot
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
butolism
buttyman
buttyman
noun
(mining) Synonym of butty (“miner who works under contract”)
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
calumets
calumets
noun
plural of calumet
caputium
catallum
cataumet
caudatum
caumatic
causatum
cementum
cementum
noun
(anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
centrums
ceratium
ceratium
noun
(rare) An orchid (Eria compressa).
cetaceum
chaumont
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
cloutman
clubmate
clubmate
noun
A person who is in the same club as another person
cognitum
comatous
comatous
adj
Archaic form of comatose.
comatula
comatula
noun
A feather star of the genus Comatula.
combusts
combusts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of combust
comitium
commuted
commuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commute
commuter
commuter
noun
(Philippines) Using public transport.
(US, UK, Canada) To and from work and home.
(transport) Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)
One who commutes (etymology 1).
commutes
commutes
noun
plural of commute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commute
compitum
compunct
compunct
adj
(obsolete) Affected with compunction; remorseful.
computed
computed
adj
Calculated, determined by computation.
Derived rather than measured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compute
computer
computer
noun
(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
computes
computes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compute
computus
computus
noun
(historical) A book of tables for calculating dates of astronomical events and moveable feasts.
The calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
contumax
costumed
costumed
adj
Wearing a costume; disguised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of costume
costumer
costumer
noun
(informal) A costume drama.
A person who designs, makes or supplies theatrical costumes; a costumier.
A person who wears a costume or takes part in cosplay.
costumes
costumes
noun
plural of costume
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of costume
costumey
costumey
adj
(informal, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume.
costumic
costumic
adj
Of or relating to a costume.
coumbite
countdom
countdom
noun
The status or the territory of a count.
courtman
crotalum
crotalum
noun
(music) A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.
crumblet
crumblet
noun
A small crumb.
crumpets
crumpets
noun
plural of crumpet
crumpton
crumster
cultismo
cultisms
cultisms
noun
plural of cultism
cumquats
cumquats
noun
plural of cumquat
cumulant
cumulant
noun
(mathematics) Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form
cumulate
cumulate
adj
accumulated, agglomerated, amassed
noun
(geology) An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma either by settling or floating.
verb
(intransitive) To be accumulated.
(transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
cumulite
customed
customed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of custom
customer
customer
noun
(India, historical) A native official who exacted customs duties.
(informal) A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.
customly
customly
adv
(rare, nonstandard) In a custom manner.
custumal
custumal
noun
A survey of a medieval English manor, listing each tenant and the customs under which the tenancy was held.
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
cyathium
cyathium
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
cymatium
cymatium
noun
(architecture) A molding on the cornice.
(architecture) A type of molding that is wavelike in form.
daturism
daturism
noun
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).