HANGMAN SOLVER

noun

1. One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

noun

1. (medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.

noun

1. A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.

noun

1. (historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
2. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
3. In coal-mining, walls of cord-wood piled up crosswise to keep the underground roads open so as to secure ventilation.

adj

1. Provided with an abatis.

noun

1. plural of abatis

noun

1. Alternative spelling of abatis

adj

1. Alternative spelling of abatised

noun

1. plural of abattis

noun

1. plural of abattoir

noun

1. plural of abbotcy

noun

1. The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.

noun

1. plural of abbotship

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate

noun

1. plural of abbreviation

noun

1. plural of abbreviator

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate

noun

1. plural of abdication

noun

1. (surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar

adj

1. (anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.

noun

1. (surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.

noun

1. (surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.

noun

1. plural of abduction

noun

1. plural of aberration

adj

1. (botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.

noun

1. plural of ability

adj

1. (law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will

noun

1. A proponent of abiogenesis.

noun

1. (biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.

noun

1. plural of abiogenist

noun

1. plural of abjection

noun

1. plural of abjuration

adj

1. (biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.

noun

1. (immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.

noun

1. plural of ablation

adj

1. (obsolete) Diminishing

noun

1. plural of ablative

noun

1. A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
2. plural of ablution

noun

1. plural of abnegation

noun

1. (Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.

noun

1. plural of abnormality

noun

1. plural of abnormity

noun

1. plural of aboiteau

noun

1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.

noun

1. plural of abolishment

verb

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise

verb

1. present participle of abolitionise

noun

1. (abortion) Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
2. (historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery.
3. Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
4. Support for the abolition of prisons.
5. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.

adj

1. (historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery.

noun

1. (historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery.
2. A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

noun

1. plural of abolitionist

noun

1. plural of abolition

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate

noun

1. plural of abomination

noun

1. plural of abominator

noun

1. (chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
2. (now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.

noun

1. plural of abortionist

noun

1. plural of abortion

noun

1. (countable) The result or product of being abortive.
2. (uncountable) The quality of being abortive.

noun

1. Alternative form of above stairs.

noun

1. A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.

noun

1. plural of abreaction

noun

1. plural of abridgement

noun

1. plural of abridgment

adj

1. Bristling.

noun

1. plural of abrogation

noun

1. (mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite

noun

1. The act of absenting oneself.

noun

1. The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
2. The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.

noun

1. plural of absenteeism

noun

1. (rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.

noun

1. absence

verb

1. present participle of absent

adj

1. Alternative form of absent-minded

adv

1. Alternative form of absent-mindedly

noun

1. Alternative form of absent-mindedness

noun

1. Alternative form of absinthe

noun

1. (US) Sagebrush.
2. (color) A moderate yellow green.
3. (figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
4. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
5. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
6. absinthe green:

noun

1. plural of absinthe

adj

1. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.

adj

1. Of or pertaining to absinthe.
2. Of the nature of wormwood.

verb

1. To impregnate with wormwood.

adj

1. Impregnated with wormwood.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate

verb

1. present participle of absinthiate

adj

1. (chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.

noun

1. Alternative form of absinthin

noun

1. (organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄

adj

1. Like absinthe.

noun

1. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.

adj

1. Afflicted with absinthism.

noun

1. (now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
2. The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
3. absinthe oil

noun

1. (organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.

noun

1. plural of absinth

verb

1. (obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist.

noun

1. (UK) Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.
2. A portion of fermenting dough diluted to a paste with water and then cooked.

noun

1. (civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
2. (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
3. (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
4. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
5. The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
6. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.

noun

1. plural of absolution

noun

1. (philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
2. (political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
3. (rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
4. (theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
5. Positiveness; the state of being absolute.

noun

1. plural of absolutism

adj

1. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.

noun

1. (metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
2. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
3. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.

adj

1. Alternative form of absolutist

adv

1. In an absolutist manner.

noun

1. plural of absolutist

adj

1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
2. (rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.

noun

1. (grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
2. (grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.

noun

1. An act, process or result of absolutizing.

verb

1. (transitive) To make absolute.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of absolutize

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize

verb

1. present participle of absolutize

noun

1. (Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.

adj

1. Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.

noun

1. The state or quality of being absorbable.

adj

1. (medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).

noun

1. (medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.

noun

1. (obsolete) absorption

noun

1. Misspelling of absorption.

noun

1. A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
2. An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.

adj

1. Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.

noun

1. (chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
2. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
3. (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
4. (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
5. (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
6. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
7. Mental assimilation.
8. assimilation; incorporation.

adj

1. Relating to absorption.

noun

1. plural of absorption

adj

1. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.

noun

1. Any substance that absorbs.

adv

1. In an absorptive way.

noun

1. The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.

noun

1. (analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
2. (thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
3. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.

noun

1. The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.

verb

1. (intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
2. (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period).
4. (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold.
5. (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of abstain

noun

1. Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.

noun

1. plural of abstainer

verb

1. present participle of abstain

noun

1. (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain

adj

1. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
2. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
3. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
4. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
5. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.

adv

1. Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.

noun

1. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.

noun

1. (obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
2. Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
3. The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
4. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.

noun

1. A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.

adj

1. relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.

noun

1. A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.

noun

1. plural of abstention

adj

1. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.

verb

1. present participle of absterge

noun

1. (archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

adj

1. Cleansing; purging; abstergent.

noun

1. (now rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent.

noun

1. The quality of being abstersive.