(optics) A device that simulates aberration in an image.
aberrometer
aberrometer
noun
A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye
abert
aberuncate
aberuncate
verb
(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
aberuncator
aberuncator
noun
A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abet
abet
noun
(obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
(obsolete) Fraud or cunning.
verb
(obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
(obsolete, transitive) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
(transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
abetment
abetment
noun
(chiefly law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
Encouragement or assistance.
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abets
abets
noun
plural of abet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abet
abettal
abettal
noun
(rare) abetment
abettals
abettals
noun
plural of abettal
abetted
abetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abet
abetter
abetter
noun
Alternative form of abettor
abetters
abetters
noun
plural of abetter
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abettor
abettor
noun
A supporter or advocate.
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.
abettors
abettors
noun
plural of abettor
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abeyant
abeyant
adj
Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.
abgatha
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abiathar
abiathar
Proper noun
In the Old Testament, a Hebrew high priest during the reign of King David.
abichite
abichite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of clinoclase
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
abietate
abietate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of abietic acid; resinate.
abietene
abietene
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).
abietic
abietic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abietin
abietin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.
abietineae
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abietinic
abietinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietin.
abietite
abietite
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies alba).
abigeat
abigeat
noun
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abilitable
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ability
ability
noun
(archaic) Financial ability.
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
The legal wherewithal to act.
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
abintestate
abintestate
adj
(law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenetic
abiogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abiotic
abiotic
adj
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
noun
Any such material
abiotical
abiotically
abiotically
adv
In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
abirritant
abirritant
adj
(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
abirritate
abirritate
verb
(transitive, medicine) To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate; to soothe.
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abirritating
abirritating
verb
present participle of abirritate
abirritation
abirritation
noun
(medicine) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; asthenia; atony.
(medicine) Decreased response to stimuli.
abirritative
abirritative
adj
(pharmacology) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
abiston
abit
abit
adv
(nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a bit.
abitibi
abitibi
Proper noun
A geographic region in Quebec within Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
An Algonquin people of Ontario.
Noun
A member of the Abitibi people.
abiuret
abiuret
adj
Not giving the biuret reaction; showing that it does not contain biuret.
abject
abject
adj
(chiefly with a negative connotation) Complete; downright; utter.
(rare) Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
noun
A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
verb
(mycology) Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spores or sporidia).
To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate.
To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
abjectedness
abjectedness
noun
(rare) The state of being abjected.
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
abjuratory
abjuratory
adj
Involving abjuration.
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
ablactate
ablactate
verb
(rare) To wean.
ablactated
ablactated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablactate
ablactating
ablactating
verb
present participle of ablactate
ablactation
ablactation
noun
(obsolete, horticulture) Inarching.
The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.
ablaqueate
ablaqueate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To lay bare, as the roots of a tree, by loosening or removing soil.
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablate
ablate
verb
(intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
(transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
ablated
ablated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablate
ablates
ablates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablate
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatitious
ablatitious
adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
ablatival
ablatival
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the ablative case.
ablative
ablative
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing.
(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
ablatively
ablatively
adv
In an ablative manner.
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablator
ablator
noun
A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.
ablaut
ablaut
noun
(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
verb
(intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
(transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
ablauts
ablauts
noun
plural of ablaut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablaut
ablegate
ablegate
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
ableptical
ableptical
adj
Alternative form of ableptic (“blind”)
ableptically
ablest
ablest
adj
superlative form of able: most able
ablet
ablet
noun
A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.
ablewhackets
abluent
abluent
adj
(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
(pharmacology) A detergent.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
ablute
ablute
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself.
(transitive, colloquial) To wash.
abluted
abluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablute
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abmodalities
abmodality
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abnet
abnet
noun
The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abococket
abococket
noun
Alternative form of bycoket
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abolete
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolition
abolition
noun
(historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation.
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
(obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
The state of being abolished.
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionising
abolitionising
verb
present participle of abolitionise
abolitionism
abolitionism
noun
(abortion) Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
(historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery.
Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
Support for the abolition of prisons.
Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
abolitionist
abolitionist
adj
(historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery.
noun
(historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery.
A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
abolitionists
abolitionists
noun
plural of abolitionist
abolitionize
abolitionize
verb
(transitive, rare, obsolete) To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize