(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
(veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abbreviating
abbreviating
verb
present participle of abbreviate
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abigeat
abigeat
noun
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenetic
abiogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
ablegate
ablegate
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
accenting
accenting
verb
present participle of accent
accentuating
accentuating
verb
present participle of accentuate
acceptilating
acceptilating
verb
present participle of acceptilate
accepting
accepting
adj
Characterized by acceptance.
verb
present participle of accept
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accommodatingness
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylenogen
acetylglycin
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acierating
acierating
verb
present participle of acierate
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
actinogonidiate
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
acutilinguae
acutograve
adagietto
adagietto
adv
(music) More lighthearted than adagio.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adenologaditis
adenopharyngitis
adglutinate
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjugate
adjugate
noun
(mathematics) The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.
verb
(obsolete) To yoke an animal to something
adjustage
adjustage
noun
(rare, obsolete) Adjustment.
adjutage
adjutage
noun
Alternative form of ajutage
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adrogate
adrogate
verb
(transitive, Ancient Rome, law, historical) To adopt (a person who is his own master).
adstringe
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advantage
advantage
noun
(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
verb
(reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
advantaged
advantaged
adj
(of a person) Financially secure; elite and economically successful.
Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a competition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advantage
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
aecidiostage
aeciostage
aegates
aegesta
aegialitis
aeginetan
aeginetan
Adjective
Of or relating to Aegina.
Noun
An inhabitant of Aegina.
aeginetic
aegirinolite
aegirite
aegirite
noun
(mineralogy, rare) aegirine
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegithalos
aegithognathae
aegithognathism
aegithognathous
aegospotami
aegritude
aegrotant
aegrotat
aegrotat
noun
(Britain) An unclassified degree awarded to such a student.
(Britain, dated) A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.
aegyptilla
aegyptus
aegyrite
aenigmatite
aenigmatite
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aeolight
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerocartograph
aerocartograph
noun
(historical) A kind of stereoplotter.
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerometeorograph
aerometeorograph
noun
A meteorograph designed for use in an aircraft or other flying vehicle.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophotography
aerophotography
noun
aerial photography
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
aetheling
aetheogam
aetheogam
noun
(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.