simple past tense and past participle of abalienate
abandonment
abandonment
noun
(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
acanthodean
acanthodean
noun
Alternative form of acanthodian
accentuated
accentuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accentuate
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidential
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
acetamidine
acetamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The amidine of acetic acid CH₃C(=NH)NH₂; any N-derivative of this compound
acetanilide
acetanilide
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetaniside
achatinidae
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
actaeonidae
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acutonodose
adamantlies
adamantness
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adelantados
adenanthera
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenization
adenoiditis
adenoiditis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
adenomatome
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adglutinate
adherescent
adinvention
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
administerd
administerd
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adoperation
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adultnesses
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
adventitial
adventitial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia
(obsolete) Alternative form of adventitious
adventitias
adventitias
noun
plural of adventitia
adventively
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
afterdinner
afterfriend
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermaston
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alexandrite
alexandrite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
allantoidea
allantoides
allantoides
noun
plural of allantois
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
amantadines
amantadines
noun
plural of amantadine
ambitendent
amidoketone
anabantidae
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anastomosed
anastomosed
adj
Joined by anastomosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anastomose
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
andrewartha
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
annihilated
annihilated
adj
Having been utterly destroyed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annihilate
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
anoxidative
antagonised
antagonised
adj
Alternative form of antagonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antagonise
antagonized
antagonized
adj
(medicine, especially describing a muscle) Having been acted on by antagonistic forces.
(of a person or group) Having been aggravated or made into an enemy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antagonize
antecardium
antecedence
antecedence
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west.
(geology) A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
(grammar) The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
antecedency
antecedency
noun
Antecedence (various senses).
antecedents
antecedents
noun
plural of antecedent
anteflected
antemundane
antemundane
adj
Being or occurring prior to the creation of the world.
antennariid
antennariid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Antennariidae, the frogfish.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
anthemideae
antheridial
antheridial
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthribidae
anthropidae
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
anticipated
anticipated
adj
expected to arrive; scheduled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anticipate
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antimedical
antimedical
adj
Inconsistent with the principles of medical science.
antimonides
antimonides
noun
plural of antimonide
antioxidase
antioxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
antipendium
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antireducer
antisideric
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
appendicate
appendotome
appertained
appertained
verb
past participle of appertain
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
aptenodytes
argentamide
arrendation
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
artesonados
arytenoidal
arytenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain