(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
acalephes
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrosphacelus
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admiralships
admiralships
noun
plural of admiralship
adolphus
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agrostographical
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphus
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
alectoromorphous
alephs
alephs
noun
plural of aleph
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allagophyllous
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
alloeostropha
allomorphism
allomorphism
noun
(chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph.
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopathist
allopathist
noun
A practitioner of allopathy
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allophylus
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alongships
alophas
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphas
alphas
noun
plural of alpha
alphesiboea
alpheus
alpheus
Proper noun
A river in Hades.
The god/personification of the river Alpheus.
name, of mostly historical usage.
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alphonist
alphons
alphonsa
alphonse
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alphonsine
alphonsism
alphonso
alphonso
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
alphonsus
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
alphos
alphos
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.
alphosis
alphosis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Albinism.
alphosises
alphyls
alsophila
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblycephalus
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
amorphophallus
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampheclexis
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiblestritis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondylous
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphilochus
amphilogism
amphinucleus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisile
amphisilidae
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.