(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
above
above
adj
(by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Of heaven; heavenly.
adv
(archaic) In addition.
(biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
Above zero; above freezing.
Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
Higher in rank, power, or position.
Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
Into or from heaven; in the sky.
More in number.
noun
(archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.
Heaven.
Higher authority.
Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
prep
(Scotland) In addition to; besides.
(figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
(theater) Upstage of.
Beyond; on the other side.
Farther north than.
Higher in rank, status, or position.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
In preference to.
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
aboveproof
aboves
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolvable
absolvable
adj
That may be absolved.
absolve
absolve
verb
(transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
(transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish.
(transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve.
(transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
(transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
adverbiation
alveololabial
alveololabial
adj
Synonym of labioalveolar
alveolosubnasal
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
amovable
amovable
adj
removable
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arbovale
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
avicebron
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
avondbloem
avondbloem
noun
Alternative form of aandblom
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
bacteriosolvent
bakeoven
ballouville
barboursville
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
bartonsville
bartonville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
bavaroise
bavaroise
noun
(sometimes proscribed) A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.
A drink of sweetened milk, eggs and tea, often with some sort of spirit.
bdellovibrio
beauvoir
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
beaverbrook
beaverroot
beaverton
beaverton
Proper noun
The name of several places
A city in Oregon, USA
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Alabama, USA
A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
becovet
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
beethoven
beethoven
Proper noun
usually applying to
beethovenian
beethovenian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beethovenish
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
befavor
befavour
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
behavioral
behavioral
adj
(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behaviored
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
behoove
behoove
verb
(intransitive) To be fitting.
(transitive, chiefly US) To befit, be appropriate or necessary to somebody. Alternative form of behove.