(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anthophobia
anthophobia
noun
Fear of flowers.
anthribidae
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antialbumin
antibacchic
antibacchic
adj
Relating to an antibacchius
antibacchii
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antibilious
antibilious
adj
(pharmacology) Countering liver disorder.
antibiotics
antibiotics
noun
plural of antibiotic
antiblastic
antiblastic
adj
(biology, of a host) antagonistic to the metabolism of a parasite
antiboycott
antiboycott
adj
Opposing or countering a boycott or boycotts.
antibubonic
antibubonic
adj
Countering bubonic plague.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antiliberal
antiliberal
adj
(politics) Opposing liberalism.
noun
(politics) One who opposes liberalism.
antiobesity
antiobesity
adj
(pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antitabetic
antitabloid
antitabloid
adj
Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
antitobacco
antitobacco
adj
Opposed to tobacco, often specifically to either the tobacco industry or public smoking.
the antitobacco lobby
antlophobia
antlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of floods or inundation.
anzengruber
apoembryony
apometaboly
applaudable
applaudable
adj
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable.
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
appointable
appointable
adj
Capable of being appointed.
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approachabl
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approbation
approbation
noun
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbatory
approbatory
adj
Tending to approve or confirm
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
arabicizing
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabilities
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arbitraging
arbitraging
verb
present participle of arbitrage
arbitragist
arbitragist
noun
One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrager
arbitrament
arbitrament
noun
The judgement of an arbiter or arbitrator; an arbitration.
arbitraries
arbitraries
noun
plural of arbitrary
arbitrarily
arbitrarily
adv
In an arbitrary manner.
To an arbitrary degree.
arbitrating
arbitrating
verb
present participle of arbitrate
arbitration
arbitration
noun
A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.
In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.
The act or process of arbitrating.
arbitrative
arbitrative
adj
Of or relating to arbitration.
arbitrators
arbitrators
noun
plural of arbitrator
arbitratrix
arbitratrix
noun
(archaic) A female arbitrator.
arbitrement
arbitrement
noun
Alternative spelling of arbitrament
arbitresses
arbitresses
noun
plural of arbitress
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arborescent
arborescent
adj
(philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).
Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
arborolater
arborolatry
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archaimbaud
archambault
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archbotcher
archbuffoon
archbuilder
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
arglebargle
armorbearer
armorbearer
noun
One who carries armor for another.
arnoldsburg
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
arraignable
arraignable
adj
(law) Capable of being arraigned.
(law) For which a person is liable to be arraigned.
arrangeable
arrangeable
adj
That can be arranged (especially in a specified manner)
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
artsybashev
artzybashev
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
asbestinize
asbestinize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To treat with asbestos to make fireproof.
asbestoidal
assaultable
assaultable
adj
Capable of being assaulted.
assemblable
assemblable
adj
That can be assembled.
assemblages
assemblages
noun
plural of assemblage
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
assemblyman
assemblyman
noun
A male member of an assembly.
A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.
assemblymen
assemblymen
noun
plural of assemblyman
assibilated
assibilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assibilate
assimilable
assimilable
adj
Capable of being assimilated; susceptible to assimilation.
assiniboine
assiniboins
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrobotany
astrobotany
noun
Synonym of xenobotany
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
asyllabical
asyllabical
adj
Archaic form of asyllabic.
asymbolical
asymbolical
adj
Synonym of asymbolic
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
atrabilaire
atrabiliary
atrabiliary
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.
Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious.
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
attemptable
attemptable
adj
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
attractable
attractable
adj
able to be attracted
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
attributive
attributive
adj
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
noun
(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
auribromide
aurobromide
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
autobasisii
autobiology
autoboating
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
avyayibhava
azerbaijani
azerbaijani
Noun
a person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent.
Proper noun
language of Azerbaijan, see Azeri.
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people or the Azerbaijani language.
azotobacter
babbittries
babblements
babblements
noun
plural of babblement
babooneries
babooneries
noun
plural of baboonery
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
babylonians
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bacchanalia
bacchanalia
noun
Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
bacchiuchii
bacchuslike
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
bacillaceae
bacillicide
bacillicide
noun
(rare) Any material that kills bacilli.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
bacitracins
bacitracins
noun
plural of bacitracin
backadation
backbearing
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backbreaker
backbreaker
noun
A strenuous and exhausting task, typically involving physical effort.
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross