The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
aardvarks
aardvarks
noun
plural of aardvark
aarika
aback
aback
adv
(archaic) In the rear; a distance behind.
(archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards.
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
noun
(obsolete) An abacus.
abaka
abaka
noun
Alternative spelling of abaca
abakan
abakas
abakas
noun
plural of abaka
abakumov
abask
abask
adv
in the sunshine; basking.
abelmosk
abelmosk
noun
(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
abelmusk
abelmusk
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
abeokuta
abeokuta
Proper noun
A city in southwest Nigeria.
abhiseka
abhiseka
noun
Alternative spelling of abhisheka
abkar
abkar
noun
(India) A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.
abkari
abkari
noun
(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
abkary
abkary
noun
Alternative form of abkari
abkhas
abkhasia
abkhasian
abkhaz
abkhazia
abkhazian
abkhazian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Abkhazia, a disputed territory in Georgia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
Proper noun
The Abkhaz language, spoken in Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
ablewhackets
ablock
abnaki
abnakis
abococket
abococket
noun
Alternative form of bycoket
aboudikro
aboukir
aboukir
Proper noun
A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
abourezk
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
abrook
abrook
verb
To brook; to endure.
absaraka
absaroka
absaroka
Proper noun
A Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow.
Noun
A member of this people.
absarokee
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
abukir
accokeek
achakzai
acheck
achkan
achkan
noun
A man's knee-length jacket worn in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
achoke
ack
ack
intj
(radio communications) acknowledged
Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
noun
(data communications) acknowledgment signal
(military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
verb
Alternative form of ACK.
ackee
ackee
noun
A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
ackees
ackees
noun
plural of ackee
acker
acker
noun
(regional, now rare) A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
Obsolete form of acre.
ackerley
ackerly
ackerman
ackerman
Proper noun
a town in Mississippi, USA
ackermanville
ackey
ackey
noun
A silver coin once used in the Gold Coast (in Africa)
ackeys
ackeys
noun
plural of ackey
ackler
ackley
ackman
ackmen
acknew
acknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknow
acknow
acknow
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
(transitive, obsolete) To recognize.
acknowing
acknowing
verb
present participle of acknow
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acknown
acknown
verb
(obsolete) Acknowledged; confessed (often with "of" or "on"), revealed, disclosed, realized
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
acreak
acreak
adj
(rare) creaking
acrock
acrook
acrook
adj
(regional) Not in its proper place or properly oriented.
(regional, of a body part) Bent or formed into a hook.
adv
(archaic) In an oblique or crooked direction.
adamek
adamik
adamok
adamski
adhaka
adhaka
noun
An ancient Indian unit of weight, equivalent to around 2.5 kilograms.
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adiadokokinesi
adiadokokinesia
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adkins
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adusk
adusk
adj
(rare) Resembling conditions at dusk or twilight, low-lit, dark; in darkness, gloomy.
adv
(rare) At dusk; in the dusk or twilight.
advoke
advoke
verb
To summon or call (to a higher tribunal).
adzooks
adzooks
intj
(archaic) Alternative form of gadzooks
aekerly
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aettekees
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afluking
afrika
afrikaans
afrikah
afrikander
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
afrikaner
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afrikanerize
afsk
afterattack
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
aftermark
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftermarkets
aftermarkets
noun
plural of aftermarket
aftermilk
afterpeak
afterpeak
noun
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
afterrake
afterreckoning
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
aftertask
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterwork
afterworking
agatelike
agatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of agate.
agathokakological
agathokakological
adj
(rare) Composed of both good and evil.
agitpunkt
agkistrodon
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
ahamkara
ahamkara
noun
(Hinduism) Attachment to one's ego.
ahankara
ahankara
noun
Alternative form of ahamkara
ahantchuyuk
ahepatokla
ahmeek
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
ahoskie
ahsahka
aik
aik
verb
(Northern England, rare) To drive.
aikane
aiken
aikido
aikido
noun
(countable) A school of the martial art.
(uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
aikidos
aikidos
noun
plural of aikido
aikinite
aikinite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth.