(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
accentuating
accentuating
verb
present participle of accentuate
accounting
accounting
noun
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
verb
present participle of account
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
acculturating
acculturating
verb
present participle of acculturate
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accumulating
accumulating
verb
present participle of accumulate
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
acquainting
acquainting
verb
present participle of acquaint
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
acquitting
acquitting
verb
present participle of acquit
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actinopterygious
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
acuating
acuating
verb
present participle of acuate
acuminating
acuminating
verb
present participle of acuminate
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acutilinguae
acutilingual
acutilingual
adj
(zoology) Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region.
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adglutinate
adigun
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjudging
adjudging
verb
present participle of adjudge
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustoring
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adstipulating
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
aegialeus
aegimius
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegithognathous
aegium
aegopodium
aegritude
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aetiologue
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affusedaffusing
afluking
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
againbuy
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.
agamobium
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agaricus
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agelaius
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
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agglutinant
agglutinant
adj
Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.
noun
Any viscous substance which causes 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
agglutinating
agglutinating
verb
present participle of agglutinate
agglutination
agglutination
noun
(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
agglutinationist
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
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.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agglutinin
agglutinin
noun
(specifically) A protein found in cow's milk.
A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise.
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
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
agglutinoid
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
agincourt
agitpunkt
aglobulia
aglobulism
aglutition
aglutition
noun
(medicine) Inability to swallow.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agonium
agouti
agouti
noun
A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
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
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturalist
agriculturalist
noun
A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.
agriculturalists
agriculturalists
noun
plural of agriculturalist
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
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
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
agrilus
agriochoerus
agriotypus
agrius
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agruif
aguadilla
aguaji
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.