(obsolete) Cacatua haematuropygia, a kind of white parrot of the Philippines.
abactinally
abactinally
adv
(As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
abandonedly
abandonedly
adv
With abandon, without restraint.
abasedly
abasedly
adv
In an abased manner; abjectly.
abashedly
abashedly
adv
In an abashed manner.
abashlessly
abashlessly
adv
In an abashless, unabashed manner: unabashedly.
abay
abay
noun
(obsolete) Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
abayah
abbacy
abbacy
noun
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
abbaye
abbaye
noun
Archaic form of abbey.
abbey
abbey
noun
(British) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
The church of a monastery.
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
abbeys
abbeys
noun
plural of abbey
abbeystead
abbeystead
noun
(archaic) The seat of an abbey.
abbeystede
abbeystede
noun
Archaic form of abbeystead.
abbotcy
abbotcy
noun
(obscure) abbacy
office of the superior of a monastery.
abbreviately
abbreviately
adv
In an abbreviate way.
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abby
abby
noun
Obsolete spelling of abbey
abbye
abbyville
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abecedary
abecedary
adj
Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
noun
(rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
abepithymia
abercromby
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
aberrancy
aberrancy
noun
(geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.
The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
aberrantly
aberrantly
adv
In an aberrant manner; abnormally.
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abey
abey
verb
(transitive) To hold in abeyance; to suspend.
abeyance
abeyance
noun
(heraldry) Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
(law) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abstractly
abstractly
adv
In an abstract way or manner
separately; absolutely
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
absurdly
absurdly
adv
In an absurd fashion.
The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
absyrtus
abthainry
abucay
abulyeit
abundancy
abundancy
noun
A state of plentifulness.
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
abury
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
aby
aby
verb
(archaic) To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
(archaic, figuratively) To pay (something) as a penalty; to suffer (something).
(obsolete except Scotland) To endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
(obsolete) To pay for (something); to buy.
To endure; to remain.
To pay the penalty; to atone.
abydos
abydos
Proper noun
A ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.
A city in Asia Minor at the Hellespont.
abye
abye
verb
Alternative form of aby
abyed
abyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abye
abyes
abyes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abye
abying
abying
verb
present participle of aby
present participle of abye
abyla
abys
abysm
abysm
noun
(archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
(now chiefly literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.
abysmal
abysmal
adj
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.
(now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
abysmally
abysmally
adv
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
abysms
abysms
noun
plural of abysm
abyss
abyss
noun
(figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
(frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
(oceanography) The abyssal zone.
(with article) An impending catastrophic happening.
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
abyssa
abyssal
abyssal
adj
(archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
(geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.
abysses
abysses
noun
plural of abyss
abyssinia
abyssinia
Proper noun
Ethiopia.
Adjective
Ethiopian; Abyssinian. 1976
abyssinian
abyssinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
Noun
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat.
A member of the
A native of Ethiopia.
Proper noun
The Amharic language.
abyssinians
abyssobenthonic
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
abyssus
abyssus
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abyss
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
accusably
accusably
adv
in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault
acerbically
acerbically
adv
In a sarcastic or cynical manner.
sourly; bitterly
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.