An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acidurias
acidurias
noun
plural of aciduria
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquisited
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
adeuism
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adiathermanous
adieus
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adipomatous
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adipous
adipous
adj
(anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
aditus
aditus
noun
the entrance to a cavity or channel
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjudicates
adjudicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
adjustoring
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adjutorious
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adradius
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adstipulate
adstipulated
adstipulating
adstipulation
adstipulator
adularias
adularias
noun
plural of adularia
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
adustiosis
adustiosis
noun
(rare) A reddish discolouration of the skin of a citrus fruit.
adustive
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adventureship
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
affusedaffusing
agudist
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aidoneus
aigialosauridae
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
alidus
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
alviducous
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amidosuccinamic
amidosulphonal
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
amphicondylous
amphidesmous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amplitudinous
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anacatadidymus
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anandrarious
anandrious
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
andalusia
andalusian
andalusian
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Andalusia
Noun
Someone from Andalusia.
A horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula, with long, thick mane and tail.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androginous
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
andronicus
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anisandrous
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.