The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
absurdum
absurdum
noun
An illogical conclusion or state.
absyrtus
abutters
abutters
noun
plural of abutter
acarpous
acarpous
adj
(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
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
acheirus
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acrisius
acuerdos
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjurers
adjurers
noun
plural of adjurer
adjurors
adjurors
noun
plural of adjuror
adjuster
adjuster
noun
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
adjustor
adjustor
noun
Alternative form of adjuster
adoretus
adradius
adrastus
adrestus
adversus
aegagrus
aegagrus
noun
Any species of wild goat, including but not limited to Capra aegagrus.
aestuary
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
agaricus
aglauros
agoraeus
agraulos
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
ajourise
alburtis
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alfurese
allosaur
allosaur
noun
Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
allurers
allurers
noun
plural of allurer
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
alterius
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.
altruist
altruist
noun
A person showing altruism.
amaracus
amaracus
noun
(obsolete) Marjoram.
amateurs
amateurs
noun
plural of amateur
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
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.
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
ametrous
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
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.
anheuser
anisuria
anorchus
anourous
anourous
adj
Alternative form of anurous
anserous
anserous
adj
resembling a goose
silly
antirust
antirust
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-rust
anureses
anuresis
anuresis
noun
(medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
anusvara
anusvara
noun
A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.
aphareus
aplustra
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.
apsyrtus
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
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquarius
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
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.
arborous
arborous
adj
Formed by trees; filled or covered with trees.
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).
arbustum
arbutase
arcanums
arcesius
archaeus
archaeus
noun
Alternative form of archeus
arcturus
arcturus
Proper noun
A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth brightest star in the night sky.
ardurous
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
arguedas
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
armbrust
arminius
arminius
Proper noun
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.
arnusian
arousals
arousals
noun
plural of arousal
arousers
arousers
noun
plural of arouser
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arquebus
arquebus
noun
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
verb
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsenous
arsenous
adj
(chemistry) of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious
arsinous
arsinous
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
arsonous
arsonous
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the arsonous acids or their derivatives
Of or relating to arson.
arthrous
arthrous
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.
(specifically, of a term or phrase) Used with or headed by a grammatical article.
arugolas
arugulas
arugulas
noun
plural of arugula
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
asapurna
asarotum
ascupart
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
asperous
asperous
adj
bitter, cruel, severe
rough, rugged, uneven
asperugo
asperula
asporous
asporous
adj
(botany) That does not have spores
assecure
assecure
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make safe or sure; to assure.
assertum
assuager
assuager
noun
Someone who or something which assuages.
assuerus
assumers
assumers
noun
plural of assumer
assurant
assurate
assureds
assureds
noun
plural of assured
assurers
assurers
noun
plural of assurer
assuring
assuring
verb
present participle of assure
assurors
assurors
noun
plural of assuror
asterius
astraeus
astraeus
Proper noun
The Greek god of the dusk. Husband of Eos (goddess of the dawn), and father of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets").
The dusk.
asturian
asturias
atropous
atropous
adj
(botany) Not inverted; orthotropous.
attritus
attritus
noun
material pulverized by attrition
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
augsburg
augsburg
Proper noun
A city in southern Germany.
augurers
augurers
noun
plural of augurer
auguries
auguries
noun
plural of augury
augurous
augurous
adj
(obsolete) Full of augury; foreboding.
auguster
auguster
adj
comparative form of august: more august
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
auntrous
auntsary
aurelius
aurelius
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
aureolas
aureoles
aureoles
noun
plural of aureole
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
aurrescu
aurrescu
noun
Alternative form of aurresku
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform