A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
abourezk
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
abrook
abrook
verb
To brook; to endure.
absaroka
absaroka
Proper noun
A Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow.
Noun
A member of this people.
absarokee
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
ackworth
acrock
acrook
acrook
adj
(regional) Not in its proper place or properly oriented.
(regional, of a body part) Bent or formed into a hook.
adv
(archaic) In an oblique or crooked direction.
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afrikanderdom
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterwork
afterworking
agkistrodon
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
akaroa
akehorne
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akerboom
akhrot
akhrot
noun
(India) A walnut.
akroasis
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
akron
akron
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a town in Alabama.
a statutory town in Colorado
a town in Henry Township, Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community in Kansas.
a village in Michigan.
an unincorporated community in Missouri.
an unincorporated community in Nebraska.
a village in New York.
a large city in Ohio
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
akroter
akroteria
akroteria
noun
plural of akroterion
akroterial
akroterion
alanbrooke
alarmclock
alarmclock
noun
Misspelling of alarm clock.
alborak
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalometry
alkalurops
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkoran
alkoranic
alkylarylsulfonate
allokurtic
allwork
allwork
noun
Domestic or other work of all kinds.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ampherotokous
ampherotoky
amphikaryon
amphikaryotic
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
amvrakikos
anadarko
anadarko
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
anakinetomer
anakinetomeric
anakrousis
anaktoron
anaktoron
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
andarko
androkinin
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angkor
angkor
Proper noun
A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
ankerhold
ankylenteron
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankylomerism
ankyloproctia
ankylorrhinia
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankyroid
anorak
anorak
noun
(Britain, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject.
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
anoraks
anoraks
noun
plural of anorak
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apokrea
apokreos
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archidiskodon
archikaryon
archipenko
archjockey
archmock
archmocker
archmockery
archworker
archworkmaster
arkoma
arkose
arkose
noun
(geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.
arkoses
arkoses
noun
plural of arkose
arkosic
arkosic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to arkose.
arkport
armlock
armlock
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.
A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
verb
(transitive) To hold in an armlock.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
armonk
arock
aroostook
arosaguntacook
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
artemovsk
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artukovic
artwork
artwork
noun
(uncountable) Artistic work.
(uncountable, reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.
A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asteriskos
attiwendaronk
autokrator
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
autotruck
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
avalokitesvara
awork
awork
Adverb
At work; in action.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backarrow
backarrows
backboard
backboard
noun
(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backcross
backcross
noun
(genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
(genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
(juggling) Alternative form of back cross
verb
(genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.