of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjurers
abjurers
noun
plural of abjurer
abjures
abjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abjure
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
abstruse
abstruse
adj
(obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.
Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
abstrusenesses
abstrusenesses
noun
plural of abstruseness
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
abstrusest
abstrusest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse
abstrusities
abstrusities
noun
plural of abstrusity
absurder
absurder
adj
comparative form of absurd: more absurd
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
abtruse
abuser
abuser
noun
(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
One who abuses someone or something.
abusers
abusers
noun
plural of abuser
abutters
abutters
noun
plural of abutter
acanthocereus
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accessorius
accessoriusorii
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accrues
accrues
noun
plural of accrue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrue
acculturates
acculturates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate
accuracies
accuracies
noun
plural of accuracy
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accuratenesses
accurse
accurse
verb
To damn; to wish misery or evil upon
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
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
accusatrixes
accuser
accuser
noun
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
accusers
accusers
noun
plural of accuser
acensuador
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
achariaceous
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
acheirus
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acousticolateral
acousticolateral
adj
Relating to, or connecting the inner ear and the lateral line of fish
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acquiescer
acquiescer
noun
One who acquiesces.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acraturesis
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroneurosis
acrosphacelus
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acuclosure
acuerdos
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acusector
addressful
addressful
adj
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adelarthrosomatous
adelocerous
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adiathermanous
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjurers
adjurers
noun
plural of adjurer
adjures
adjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjure
adjuster
adjuster
noun
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
adjusters
adjusters
noun
plural of adjuster
adjustores
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adoretus
adrestus
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterators
adulterators
noun
plural of adulterator
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
adulteresses
adulteresses
noun
plural of adulteress
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.