A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abeigh
abeigh
Adverb
Cautiously aloof.
abelia
abelia
noun
Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
abelian
abelian
adj
(mathematics) Of a binary function, commutative.
(mathematics) Of an algebraic structure, having a commutative defining operation.
abelicea
abelite
abelite
noun
(chemistry) An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate with hydrocarbons added.
abelonian
abelonian
Noun
An Abelian.
abenteric
abenteric
adj
(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
abepithymia
abercrombie
aberdavine
aberdeenshire
aberdeenshire
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
aberdevine
aberdevine
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
aberia
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
aberration
aberration
noun
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
(astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
(electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
(medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(zoology, botany) A typical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
A partial alienation of reason.
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
aberrational
aberrational
adj
Characterized by aberration.
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
aberrative
aberrative
adj
Having deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant or expected course or trajectory.
abessive
abessive
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abeyancies
abeyancies
noun
plural of abeyancy
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhinaya
abhinaya
noun
(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abhiseka
abhiseka
noun
Alternative spelling of abhisheka
abhominable
abhominable
adj
Obsolete form of abominable.
abhorrible
abhorrible
adj
(rare, obsolete) Detestable.
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abi
abia
abiathar
abiathar
Proper noun
In the Old Testament, a Hebrew high priest during the reign of King David.
abib
abib
Proper noun
The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.
abichite
abichite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of clinoclase
abidal
abidal
noun
(obsolete) The act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
abidance
abidance
noun
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abidden
abidden
verb
(obsolete) past participle of abide
abide
abide
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last.
(intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode.
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation.
(transitive) To bear patiently.
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
(transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
(transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
(transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
abided
abider
abider
noun
(obsolete) One who abides, or continues.
One who dwells or stays; a resident.
abiders
abiders
noun
plural of abider
abides
abides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abide
abidi
abiding
abiding
adj
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) An abode.
The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
verb
present participle of abide
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abidjan
abidjan
Proper noun
The de facto capital and largest city of Côte d'Ivoire.
Adjective
Of or relating to Abidjan.
Of the style prevalent in Abidjan.
abie
abied
abiegh
abience
abience
noun
(psychology) Withdrawal from, or avoidance of a stimulus.
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
abies
abies
noun
A tannin made from the barks of firs and spruces.
A tree of the genus Abies.
abietate
abietate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of abietic acid; resinate.
abietene
abietene
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).
abietic
abietic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abietin
abietin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.
abietineae
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abietinic
abietinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietin.
abietite
abietite
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies alba).
abiezer
abigael
abigail
abigail
noun
(obsolete) A lady's maid.
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
abigailship
abigailship
noun
(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abigale
abigeat
abigeat
noun
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abigei
abigei
noun
plural of abigeus
abigeus
abigeus
noun
(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abihu
abijah
abilao
abilao
noun
Alternative form of abilo.
abilene
abilene
Proper noun
A region of Syria south and southeast of Damascus.
Proper noun
A city of west-central Texas west-southwest of Fort Worth; founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, the city first prospered as a shipping center for cattle.
A city in Kansas
Adjective
Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones.
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abilitable
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ability
ability
noun
(archaic) Financial ability.
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
The legal wherewithal to act.
abilla
abilla
noun
(of Latin America) An oily seed, from the South American plant Fevillea trilobata, used to make candles.
abilo
abilo
noun
Bogo; a Philippine fruit tree, Garuga floribunda, from the family Burseraceae.
abilyne
abime
abime
noun
Obsolete form of abysm.
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abineri
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abinger
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
abinoam
abinoem
abintestate
abintestate
adj
(law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will
abiogeneses
abiogeneses
noun
plural of abiogenesis
abiogenesis
abiogenesis
noun
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
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
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abiological
abiological
adj
(biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms.
abiologically
abiologically
adv
(biology) In an abiological manner.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
abioses
abioses
noun
plural of abiosis
abiosis
abiosis
noun
(uncountable) The absence of life.
Necrosis, especially that which occurs at the single cell level.
The temporary cessation of biological processes.
abiotic
abiotic
adj
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
noun
Any such material
abiotical
abiotically
abiotically
adv
In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
abipon
abiquiu
abir
abir
noun
(India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
abirritant
abirritant
adj
(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
abirritate
abirritate
verb
(transitive, medicine) To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate; to soothe.
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abirritating
abirritating
verb
present participle of abirritate
abirritation
abirritation
noun
(medicine) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; asthenia; atony.
(medicine) Decreased response to stimuli.
abirritative
abirritative
adj
(pharmacology) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
abisag
abisha
abishag
abishag
noun
(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
abisia
abiston
abit
abit
adv
(nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a bit.
abitibi
abitibi
Proper noun
A geographic region in Quebec within Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
An Algonquin people of Ontario.
Noun
A member of the Abitibi people.
abiu
abiu
noun
A South American tropical fruit tree, Pouteria caimito.
abiuret
abiuret
adj
Not giving the biuret reaction; showing that it does not contain biuret.
abixah
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.