Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambisexualities
ambisexualities
noun
plural of ambisexuality
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
amplexuses
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
anxious
anxious
adj
(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
Earnestly desirous.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Nervous and worried.
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
apoplexious
argyrotoxus
aruspex
asexual
asexual
adj
(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
(biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
(especially of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
noun
(biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
(rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualise
asexualise
verb
Alternative spelling of asexualize
asexualised
asexualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualise
asexualising
asexualising
verb
present participle of asexualise
asexualities
asexualities
noun
plural of asexuality
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asexualize
asexualize
verb
(transitive) To render asexual.
asexualized
asexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualize
asexualizing
asexualizing
verb
present participle of asexualize
asexually
asexually
adv
In an asexual manner; without having sex.
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
auspex
autexousy
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autocomplexes
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
auxamylase
auxeses
auxeses
noun
plural of auxesis
auxesis
auxesis
noun
(biology) Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
(chemistry) The condition of being auxetic
(rhetoric) Overstatement, hyperbole.
(rhetoric, obsolete) Arrangement of a series in ascending order.
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
auxins
auxins
noun
plural of auxin
auxoamylase
auxoblast
auxochromism
auxochromous
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
auxosubstance
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
auxvasse
axiferous
axiopoenus
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
axonopus
axospermous
axotomous
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
boisseaux
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
bradyauxesis
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
calixtus
caudexes
caulotaxis
cephalotaxus
ciseaux
clarenceuxship
countercathexis
countercathexis
noun
(psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterexpostulation
cristineaux
curtalaxes
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desexualize
desexualize
verb
(transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual.
desexualized
desexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desexualize
desexualizes
desexualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desexualize
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
dexamenus
dextrosuria
diaplexus
diazeuxis
disexcommunicate
erythroxylaceous
erythroxylaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging or relating to the Erythroxylaceae.
esexual
esexual
adj
(biology, dated) sexless; asexual
esquimaux
eutaxies
exactitudes
exactitudes
noun
plural of exactitude
exactus
exadversum
exaestuate
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
exanthematous
exanthematous
adj
Of or pertaining to exanthem.
excitomuscular
excitovascular
exclaustration
exclaustration
noun
The release of a monk (or nun) from their religious vows, and their subsequent return to the outside world.
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
excommunicates
excommunicates
noun
plural of excommunicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excommunicate
excommunications
excommunications
noun
plural of excommunication
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excruciates
excruciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excruciate
excruciatingness
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
exculpations
exculpations
noun
plural of exculpation
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursionary
excusability
excusability
Noun
The quality of being excusable.
excusable
excusable
adj
Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
excusableness
excusableness
noun
The quality of being excusable.
excusably
excusably
adv
In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
excusal
excusal
noun
The act of excusing or of being excused.
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusative
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
exencephalous
exencephalus
exencephalus
noun
(medicine) A deformed infant with the brain more or less outside the cranial cavity.
exestuate
exestuate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.
exhaust
exhaust
adj
(obsolete) Exhausted; used up.
noun
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
exhaust gas.
verb
(transitive) To bring out or develop completely
(transitive) To discuss thoroughly or completely
(transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely (:liquid)
(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
(transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
(transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives
(transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end
exhaustable
exhaustable
adj
Misspelling of exhaustible.
exhausted
exhausted
adj
(sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
Depleted of resources.
Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhaust
exhaustedly
exhaustedly
adv
In an exhausted manner.
exhaustedness
exhaustedness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being exhausted.
exhauster
exhauster
noun
(obsolete) exhaust, exhaust pipe
one who exhausts or depletes
exhaustibility
exhaustibility
noun
The property of being exhaustible.
exhaustible
exhaustible
adj
Capable of being exhausted.
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.