(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abusage
abusage
noun
(obsolete) Abuse.
Improper or incorrect use of language.
accentuating
accentuating
verb
present participle of accentuate
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrologue
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actinopterygious
acutilinguae
acutograve
adenogenous
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adglutinate
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjudge
adjudge
verb
To award judicially; to assign.
To declare to be.
To deem or determine to be.
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
adjudged
adjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjudge
adjudger
adjudger
noun
One who adjudges.
adjudges
adjudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudge
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
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
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.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
aedeagus
aedeagus
noun
A copulatory organ of some male insects.
aedoeagus
aegagrus
aegagrus
noun
Any species of wild goat, including but not limited to Capra aegagrus.
aegeus
aegialeus
aegimius
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegithognathous
aegium
aegopodium
aegritude
aegyptus
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogun
aerogun
noun
(dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aerugo
aerugo
noun
metallic rust, particularly of brass or copper; verdigris
aerugos
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aetiologue
affusedaffusing
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterguns
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agelaius
agelaus
agendum
agendum
noun
(obsolete) A task which ought to be done.
(theology) Something to be done; a practical duty, rather than an article of faith.
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
ageratum
ageratum
noun
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
ageusia
ageusia
noun
Absence of the sense of taste.
Partial or complete loss of the sense of taste.
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
aggeus
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
agneau
agneaux
agnuses
agoraeus
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agraeus
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agrauleum
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrufe
aguacate
aguacate
noun
(archaic) avocado
aguacateca
aguadulce
aguamiel
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
ague
ague
noun
(obsolete) An acute fever.
(obsolete) Malaria.
(pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever
verb
(transitive) To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.
agueda
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
agues
agues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ague
agueweed
agueweed
noun
An herb also known as common boneset.
agueweeds
agueweeds
noun
plural of agueweed
aguey
aguey
adj
Conditions associated with catching ague.
In the state of having a high fever accompanied by shaking or shivering.
aguie
aguilarite
aguilarite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
aguirage
aguirre
aguise
aguise
noun
(obsolete) Clothing, dress.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress; to array.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
aguste
agyieus
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
aigialosauridae
aiguelle
aiguellette
aiguiere
aiguille
aiguille
noun
A needle-shaped peak.
An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
aiguillette
aiguillette
noun
Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)
An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
aiguillettes
aiguillettes
noun
plural of aiguillette
albategnius
albuginaceae
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.