(dated, physics) A unit of inductance equal to one billionth (1 x 10⁻⁹) of a henry, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abilyne
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acronyc
acronym
acronym
noun
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
verb
To form into an acronym.
acronyx
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
adenyls
adenyls
noun
plural of adenyl
adynamy
adynamy
noun
(archaic) adynamia
affying
affying
verb
present participle of affy
agentry
agentry
noun
The position of being an agent.
aglycon
aglycon
noun
Alternative spelling of aglycone
agynary
agynary
noun
(botany) The absence of female organs, such as on double flowers which have petals but no pistils.
agynous
agynous
adj
(botany) Without female organs; male.
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
ahypnia
ainsley
akhyana
akhyana
noun
A traditional Indian musical theater performance, telling stories from religious texts.
alanyls
alanyls
noun
plural of alanyl
alcyone
aliency
alienly
alienly
adv
In an alien manner.
alimony
alimony
noun
(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
The means to support life.
alkenyl
alkenyl
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkene
alkynes
alkynes
noun
plural of alkyne
allayne
allenby
alleyne
allonym
allonym
noun
(uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
allying
allying
verb
present participle of ally
allyson
almondy
almondy
adj
Redolent of almonds.
almonry
almonry
noun
(historical) A building in which alms were distributed.
alonely
alonely
adj
(archaic) Exclusive; sole; only.
adv
(archaic) Only; merely; singly.
alypine
alysoun
alysson
amboyna
amboyna
noun
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
amenity
amenity
noun
(cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
Convenience.
Pleasantness.
aminity
amnesty
amnesty
noun
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
verb
To grant a pardon (to a group)
amuyong
amylene
amylene
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) pentene.
A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon.
amymone
amyntor
anaboly
anagogy
anagogy
noun
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
anality
anality
noun
(psychoanalysis) The state of being anal.
analogy
analogy
noun
(geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.
(grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
analyse
analyse
verb
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyse a fossil substance, to analyse a sentence or a word, or to analyse an action to ascertain its morality.
(transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
(transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
(transitive) To subject to analysis.
analyst
analyst
noun
(computing) A systems analyst.
(mathematics) A mathematician who studies real analysis.
(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.
A financial analyst; a business analyst.
Someone who analyzes.
analyze
analyze
verb
US and Canada spelling of analyse
anarchy
anarchy
noun
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
(uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Confusion in general; disorder.
anaryan
anatomy
anatomy
noun
(archaic) A skeleton, or dead body.
(by extension) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts.
(colloquial) The form of an individual.
(countable) A treatise or book on anatomy.
(euphemistic) The human body, especially in reference to the private parts.
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.
The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
anchory
anchory
adj
Synonym of ancrée
anchovy
anchovy
noun
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
ancylus
anemony
anemony
noun
Archaic form of anemone.
angelyn
angerly
angerly
adv
(archaic) Angrily.
angeyok
anglify
anglify
Verb
To convert into English; to anglicise.
angrily
angrily
adv
In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
anility
anility
noun
The condition of being anile.
anisoyl
anisoyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anisic acid
ankylos
annoyed
annoyed
adj
Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annoy
annoyer
annoyer
noun
One who annoys.
annuary
annuary
adj
(obsolete) annual; yearly
noun
(obsolete) A yearbook.
annuity
annuity
noun
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
anodyne
anodyne
adj
(by extension) noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate
(figuratively) soothing or relaxing
(pharmacology) capable of soothing or eliminating pain
noun
(figuratively) a source of relaxation or comfort
(pharmacology) any medicine or other agent that relieves pain
anolyte
anolyte
noun
(flow batteries) The liquid anode
The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
anomaly
anomaly
noun
(astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
(biology) A defect or malformation.
(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.
(quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
(sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
anonyma
anonyma
noun
(obsolete) A courtesan; a female prostitute.
anonyme
anonyms
anonyms
noun
plural of anonym
anorexy
anorexy
noun
Archaic form of anorexia.
antakya
antalya
antalya
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
anthemy
anthony
anthony
Proper noun
name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
A city in Kansas, USA
A city in New Mexico
A town in Texas
anthryl
anthryl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anthracene
anticly
anticly
adv
In an odd or grotesque manner.
antigay
antigay
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-gay.
antonym
antonym
noun
(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
anxiety
anxiety
noun
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
anychia
anymore
anymore
adv
(especially US) Alternative form of any more.
anytime
anytime
adj
Suitable for any time; not associated with any particular time.
adv
At any time
intj
"you're welcome" in response to "thank you" or "thanks."
anyways
anyways
adv
(conjunctive, informal, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
(rare) In any way or respect, at all.
anywhen
anywhen
adv
(rare, nonstandard) At any point in time.
anywise
anywise
adv
In any case.
apandry
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
apogeny
apyonin
apyrene
apyrene
adj
(zoology) Of sperm in species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, infertile.
ardency
ardency
noun
Intensity of devotion.
Intensity of feelings.
Intensity of heat or burning.
Intensity of light.
arensky
arleyne
arlynne
aroynts
aroynts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aroynt
arrayan
arrigny
arsenyl
aryaman
aryaman
Proper noun
the Hindu god of the sun
name, common in India, transliterated from आर्यमन.
astheny
astheny
noun
Dated form of asthenia.
asynjur
atechny
aubigny
autonym
autonym
noun
(linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
(taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
A work published under the author's true name.
The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
autosyn
avenary
avenery
aveyron
aveyron
Proper noun
One of the départements of Midi-Pyrénées, France (INSEE code 12)
awingly
ayapana
ayapana
noun
Ayapana triplinervis (syn. Eupatorium ayapana), a tropical American shrub
aymaran
aymaran
Adjective
Of or relating to the Aymara people or their language.
babying
babying
noun
The act of coddling or pampering somebody.
verb
present participle of baby
babylon
babylon
noun
(UK, slang, countable) A female breast.
bairnly
bairnly
adj
(Scotland, rare) Bairnlike; childish.
balcony
balcony
noun
(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
baldwyn
balmony
baloney
baloney
noun
(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
A type of sausage; bologna.
banally
banally
adv
In a banal, trite or boring manner.
banbury
banbury
Proper noun
A market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire.
bantery
bantery
adj
Full of banter or good-humored raillery.
banyans
banyans
noun
plural of banyan
banyoro
banyuls
barayon
barnaby
barnaby
Noun
originally, a lively and fast-paced dance; by extension, any quick and uneven movement.
Proper noun
name, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.
barneys
barneys
noun
plural of barney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barney
baronry
baronry
noun
The state or quality of being a baron
baryons
baryons
noun
plural of baryon
baryton
baryton
noun
(music) A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
bayamon
bayness
bayness
noun
The quality of being bay in colour.
bayonet
bayonet
noun
(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
(military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
verb
(transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet.
(transitive) To stab with a bayonet.
bayonne
bayonne
Proper noun
A city and commune of southwest France.
A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
baytown
beanery
beanery
noun
(informal) An inexpensive restaurant or cafe; a bistro.
befancy
behoney
behoney
verb
(transitive) To cover or smear with honey.
(transitive) To sweeten with honey, or with honeyed words.
belying
belying
verb
present participle of belie
benasty
bendays
bendays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benday
benkley
benomyl
benomyl
noun
A fungicide that binds to microtubules, interfering with cell functions such as meiosis and intracellular transportation.
bentley
bentley
Proper noun
Various place names, including:
a suburb of Western Australia.
a town in Alberta, Canada.
a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.