First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
noun
An animal or plant native to a region.
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aboriginary
aboriginary
adj
Obsolete form of aboriginal.
aborigine
aborigine
noun
(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(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
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
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.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accrington
accrington
Proper noun
A town in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
achroglobin
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acromonogrammatic
acromonogrammatic
adj
(poetry) Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
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
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinographic
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenopharyngitis
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjustoring
adoring
adoring
adj
Showing adoration or admiration.
noun
adoration
verb
present participle of adore
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
aegirinolite
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
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
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterreckoning
afterworking
agapornis
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggiornamenti
aggiornamento
aggiornamento
noun
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggravation
aggravation
noun
(informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Exaggerated representation.
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregation
aggregation
noun
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
aggregational
aggregational
adj
Relating to, or by means of, aggregation.
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
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
aghorapanthi
agincourt
agkistrodon
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agoramania
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agreation
agreations
agregation
agrigento
agrigento
Proper noun
The capital city of Agrigento.
agrimonia
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrinion
agrinion
Proper noun
A city in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
agrionia
agrionid
agrionidae
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agronomial
agronomial
adj
Synonym of agronomic
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
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
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
allotriognathi
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ambisporangiate
ambrogino
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group