(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinopterygious
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adenopharyngitis
adjustoring
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adversing
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aerogenes
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerognosy
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
aftersong
afterspring
afterswarming
agapornis
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agelacrinites
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
(uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
aggressivenesses
aggressivenesses
noun
plural of aggressiveness
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agkistrodon
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agoranomus
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agrarianism
agrarianism
noun
A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
agrarianisms
agrarianisms
noun
plural of agrarianism
agrarians
agrarians
noun
plural of agrarian
agreations
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agreeablenesses
agreeablenesses
noun
plural of agreeableness
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agremens
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
agrypnias
agynarious
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
airings
airings
noun
plural of airing
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
alfraganus
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allegorisation
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allergens
allergens
noun
plural of allergen
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
altogetherness
ambisporangiate
americanising
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amphicarpogenous
amphisporangiate
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anagnorisis
anagnorisis
noun
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatising
anagrammatising
verb
present participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatism
anagrammatism
noun
The creation or formation of anagrams.
anagrammatist
anagrammatist
noun
A creator or finder of anagrams.
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anagyris
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anaxagoras
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgeneses
androgeneses
noun
plural of androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgens
androgens
noun
plural of androgen
androgeus
androginous
andrographis
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.