(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
allure
allure
noun
(dated) Gait; bearing.
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
The walkway along the top of a castle wall, sometimes entirely covered and normally behind a parapet; the wall walk.
verb
(transitive) To entice; to attract.
allured
allured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allure
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
allurer
allurer
noun
One who is alluring.
allurers
allurers
noun
plural of allurer
allures
allures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
allutterly
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
almuerzo
almuredin
almury
alopecurus
alpetragius
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alpujarra
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alquier
alraun
alru
alruna
alrune
altenburg
alterius
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
alterum
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
altostratus
altostratus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
altruist
altruist
noun
A person showing altruism.
altruistic
altruistic
adj
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
altruists
altruists
noun
plural of altruist
altura
alturas
alture
aludra
alular
alular
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the alula.
alumbrado
alumiferous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
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.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alumroot
alumroot
noun
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
aluniferous
alur
alurd
alure
alure
noun
(obsolete) A walk or passage.
alurgite
alurta
alvearium
amalburga
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambulacra
ambulacral
ambulacral
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambulacrum
noun
Alternative form of ambulacrum
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulacrum
ambulacrum
noun
(of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amburbial
amburbial
adj
Relating to the amburbium.
amicronucleate
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amitular
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphophallus
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphigastrula
amphimorula
amphimorulae
amphipleura
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
ampullar
ampullar
adj
Resembling an ampulla.
ampullaria
ampullariidae
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anaculture
anangular
anangular
adj
Containing no angle.
anarchoindividualist
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androclinium
androclus
andropetalous
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
anelytrous
aneurilemmic
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurismally
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
anguillaria
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angular
angular
adj
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
(organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
Lean, lank.
Measured by an angle.
Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
angulare
angularia
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.