(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abhinaya
abhinaya
noun
(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
abulyeit
accoying
accoying
verb
present participle of accoy
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
achilary
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acopyrin
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acrydium
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
activity
activity
noun
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
(physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
The propery of substances to react with other substances
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
adynamia
adynamia
noun
Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.
adynamic
adynamic
adj
(physics) Characterised by the absence of force.
Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aegyrite
aeipathy
aerially
aerially
adv
In an aerial manner.
Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.
affidavy
affidavy
noun
(colloquial, dialect) An affidavit.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affinity
affinity
noun
(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
(computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
(geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
(geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
(medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
(taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
A love interest; a paramour.
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
Any passionate love for something.
Any romantic relationship.
The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
affirmly
againbuy
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
ahhiyawa
ahmadiya
aimfully
aimfully
adv
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
akiyenik
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
alcyonic
alcyonic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Alcyonaria.
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
alkalify
alkalify
verb
(intransitive) To become changed into an alkali.
(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
alkylize
allaying
allaying
noun
An allayment.
verb
present participle of allay
alleyite
alliably
alloying
alloying
verb
present participle of alloy
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
almistry
alodiary
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
alpinely
alpinely
adv
In an alpine way, loftily.
alpinery
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
alterity
alterity
noun
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
aluminyl
aluminyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Aluminium in the +1 oxidation state.
alymphia
ambiency
ambilogy
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
amidoxyl
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
amylemia
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amylosis
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
anagyrin
anagyris
analysis
analysis
noun
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
(countable) The result of such a process.
(countable, chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
(countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
(countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.
(uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
anciency
anciency
noun
ancientness
ancienty
ancienty
noun
(obsolete) age; antiquity
(obsolete) seniority
ancyroid
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
animally
animally
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an animal.
adv
(obsolete) In respect of the anima or animal spirits.
In respect of the physical or "animal" faculties, as opposed to the intellect or spirit.
ankyroid
annoying
annoying
adj
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
noun
(rare) That which annoys; an annoyance.
verb
present participle of annoy
anodynia
anodynia
noun
(medicine) Anal pain; anorectal pain.
(medicine) The absence of pain in a previously painful region.
anodynic
anodynic
adj
In the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.
antakiya
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
anticity
anticity
adj
Opposing a city.
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
antimony
antimony
noun
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: a lustrous gray metalloid.
The alloy stibnite.
antinomy
antinomy
noun
(archaic) A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
(by extension) Any contradiction or paradox.
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.
antipyic
antipyic
adj
antisuppurative
noun
An antisuppurative agent.
antitype
antitype
noun
A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
antitypy
antitypy
noun
(obsolete, physics) reaction (to an applied force)
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
apically
apically
adv
In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomyius
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
applying
applying
noun
The act of applying; an application.
verb
present participle of apply
apsychia
aptyalia
aptyalia
noun
(medicine) Reduced secretion of saliva.
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
arabiyeh
arabiyeh
noun
(historical) An Arabic native cart or carriage.
archcity
areality
argynnis
argyrite
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
arillary
arillary
adj
Relating to the aril.
arraying
arraying
noun
The act of clothing or adorning.
verb
present participle of array
artistry
artistry
noun
Significant artistic skill.
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
aryanise
aryanism
aryanism
Noun
The ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.
aryanize
aryanize
Verb
To make Aryan.
aryballi
aryballi
noun
plural of aryballus
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
aseptify
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
assaying
assaying
noun
A trial by assay.
verb
present participle of assay
assishly
assishly
adv
In an assish manner.
assyrian
assyrian
Noun
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
Of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
assyroid
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
asylabia
athyrium
athyroid
atmiatry
atmiatry
noun
(dated) treatment of disease by vapours or gases, as by inhalation
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
atymnius
atypical
atypical
adj
Not conforming to the normal type.
Unusual or irregular.
noun
(pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
aviatory
aviatory
adj
Of or relating to aviation.
axiality
axiality
noun
The degree which something is axial
The state of being axial
axillary
axillary
adj
(botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
noun
Alternative form of axillar
axiology
axiology
noun
(countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
aycliffe
ayenbite
ayrshire
ayrshire
Proper noun
A traditional county in Scotland.
Noun
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
babbitry
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
babylike
babylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a baby.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.