Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abeigh
abeigh
Adverb
Cautiously aloof.
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abiegh
abigailship
abigailship
noun
(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abishag
abishag
noun
(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
acanthological
acanthological
adj
of or pertaining to acanthology
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
achieving
achieving
noun
Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
achigan
aching
aching
adj
That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
noun
The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
verb
present participle of ache
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
achroglobin
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
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
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinographic
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenopharyngitis
adephagia
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adighe
adight
adight
Verb
To set in order; to array.
adigranth
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adsmithing
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegithalos
aegithognathae
aegithognathism
aegithognathous
aeolight
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetheling
aetheogamic
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrighter
affrighter
noun
(archaic) One who frightens.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghani
afghani
noun
The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afghanistan
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afternight
agaphite
agatharchides
agathin
agathis
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agathokakological
agathokakological
adj
(rare) Composed of both good and evil.
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aghlabite
aghorapanthi
aghori
aglyphodontia
agnathia
agnathia
noun
(pathology) A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agoraphobia
agoraphobia
noun
(rare) An aversion to markets.
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agraphia
agraphia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agriochoeridae
agriochoerus
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agrostographic
agrostographical
agrostographies
aguish
aguish
adj
Characteristic of ague
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
aheight
aheight
adv
(obsolete) From high, from a high point.
ahgwahching
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
airlight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airthing
airtight
airtight
adj
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
(figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
Impermeable to air or other gases.
airtightly
airtightly
adv
Sealed in an airtight manner.
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
aktiengesellschaft
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
albright
albrightsville
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alcheringa
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
aleknight
alethiologic
alethiological
alethiological
adj
Of or pertaining to alethiology.
alethiologist
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algaesthesia
algaesthesis
algaesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of algesthesis
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algoesthesiometer
algophilia
algophilia
noun
pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algophobia
algophobia
noun
Fear of pain.
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.