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
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
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
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
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
ackler
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
ackworth
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.
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.
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.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afrika
afrikaans
afrikah
afrikander
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
afrikaner
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afrikanerize
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
agkistrodon
ahamkara
ahamkara
noun
(Hinduism) Attachment to one's ego.
ahankara
ahankara
noun
Alternative form of ahamkara
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
airbrick
airbrick
noun
Alternative spelling of air brick
aircheck
aircheck
noun
(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airlike
airlike
adj
Resembling air, gaseous.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
airmark
airmarker
airmarker
noun
Alternative form of air marker
airpark
airpark
noun
(US) A small airport sometimes found near an industrial or business area.
airparks
airparks
noun
plural of airpark
airsick
airsick
adj
Nauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akaroa
akbar
akehorne
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
aker
akerboom
akerite
akerite
noun
(mineralogy) Various varieties of calcialkalic microsyenite and micromonzonite.
akerley
akers
akers
noun
plural of aker
akhara
akhara
noun
A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India
A monastery used by this order
akhisar
akhissar
akhrot
akhrot
noun
(India) A walnut.
akira
akkerman
akkra
akmudar
akmuddar
akra
akra
noun
Alternative spelling of accra
akrabattine
akre
akroasis
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
akron
akron
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a town in Alabama.
a statutory town in Colorado
a town in Henry Township, Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community in Kansas.
a village in Michigan.
an unincorporated community in Missouri.
an unincorporated community in Nebraska.
a village in New York.
a large city in Ohio
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
akroter
akroteria
akroteria
noun
plural of akroterion
akroterial
akroterion
akrteria
akure
alanbrooke
alarick
alarmclock
alarmclock
noun
Misspelling of alarm clock.
alberik
alborak
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aleksandr
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alfirk
aligreek
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalimetric
alkalimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.
alkalimetrical
alkalimetrical
adj
Alternative form of alkalimetric
alkalimetrically
alkalimetrically
adv
By means of alkalimetry.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkaliser
alkalizer
alkalizer
noun
Any substance that makes something more alkaline.
alkalometry
alkalurops
alkaphrah
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkargen
alkargen
noun
(chemistry) cacodylic acid
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkermes
alkermes
noun
A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.
The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
alkitran
alkmaar
alkoran
alkoranic
alkylarylsulfonate
allokurtic
allwork
allwork
noun
Domestic or other work of all kinds.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alrick
ambedkar
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.