(geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Free from constraint; uninhibited.
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abandon
abandonedly
abandonedly
adv
With abandon, without restraint.
abandonee
abandonee
noun
(law) One to whom something is abandoned.
abandoner
abandoner
noun
One who abandons.
abandoners
abandoners
noun
plural of abandoner
abandonment
abandonment
noun
(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abandonments
abandonments
noun
plural of abandonment
abdomen
abdomen
noun
(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abdominales
abdominoanterior
abdominocentesis
abdominocentesis
noun
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
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.
abdominoposterior
abdominoscope
abdominoscope
noun
An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
abhorred
abhorred
adj
(obsolete) Horrified.
Strongly disliked: hated, despised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abhor
abmodalities
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
aboardage
abode
abode
noun
(dated or law) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
(formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation.
(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay.
(obsolete) An omen; a foretelling.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous.
(transitive, obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
simple past tense and past participle of abide
aboded
aboded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abode
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abodes
abodes
noun
plural of abode
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abode
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
aborted
aborted
adj
(biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
Brought forth prematurely.
Checked in normal development at an early stage.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abort
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
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
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absorbed
absorbed
adj
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absorb
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
accommodable
accommodable
adj
That may be accommodated; suitable.
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acylamidobenzene
adderbolt
adderbolt
noun
(now UK dialectal) A dragonfly.
adebayo
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adobe
adobe
noun
A house made of adobe brick.
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
The earth from which such bricks are made.
adobes
adobes
noun
plural of adobe
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptable
adoptable
adj
Able to be adopted.
Desirable to adopt.
noun
(online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbate
adsorbate
noun
a substance that has been adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adverbiation
aerobated
aerobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerobate
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aetobatidae
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
akenbold
albedo
albedo
noun
(alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.
(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
(physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
albedoes
albedograph
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albedos
albedos
noun
plural of albedo
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
amberoid
amberoids
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
amblyopsidae
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambystomidae
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amidoazobenzene
amidoazobenzol
aminobenzaldehyde
aminobenzamide
aminobenzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of benzamide
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
amoebida
amoebidae
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
angerboda
anobiidae
antibenzaldoxime
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arbored
arbored
adj
Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees.
arborized
arborized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arborize
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
asbestoidal
aspidobranchiate
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
auribromide
aurobromide
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobolide
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.