(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abrogators
abrogators
noun
plural of abrogator
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
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
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
acarologies
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acreages
acreages
noun
plural of acreage
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrogamous
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrologies
acrologism
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinopterygious
adamsburg
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
adjustoring
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adversing
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
aechmagoras
aegagropiles
aegagrus
aegagrus
noun
Any species of wild goat, including but not limited to Capra aegagrus.
aegicores
aerobacteriologist
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerogenes
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerognosy
aerogrammes
aerogrammes
noun
plural of aerogramme, the alternative spelling of aerogram.
aerograms
aerograms
noun
plural of aerogram
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aerugos
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
aftergas
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrass
aftergrass
noun
The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
afterguns
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
aftersong
afterspring
afterswarming
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agamospore
agapornis
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agaricales
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
agaricus
agaristidae
agarose
agarose
noun
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
agars
agars
noun
plural of agar
agastreae
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agastrophus
agatharchides
agathyrsus
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agelacrinites
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agers
agers
noun
plural of ager
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
aggers
aggers
noun
plural of agger
agglomerates
agglomerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrades
aggrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrade
aggrammatism
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggravates
aggravates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggravate
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggregates
aggregates
noun
plural of aggregate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggregate
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggress
aggress
noun
Aggression.
verb
(intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
(transitive) To set upon; to attack.
aggressed
aggressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggress
aggresses
aggresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggress
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
aggressive
aggressive
adj
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
(finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
(pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
noun
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
One who is aggressive.
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
(uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
aggressivenesses
aggressivenesses
noun
plural of aggressiveness
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
aggressor
aggressor
noun
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
aggrieves
aggrieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve