(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducted
abducted
adj
Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduct
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
absurder
absurder
adj
comparative form of absurd: more absurd
abulfeda
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
academus
acaudate
acaudate
adj
(biology, zoology) Tailless.
accursed
accursed
adj
(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accurse
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acredula
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
actuated
actuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actuate
acuerdos
addendum
addendum
noun
(engineering) The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
A postscript.
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adducted
adducted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adduct
adenauer
adequacy
adequacy
noun
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
adequate
adequate
adj
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
det
A sufficient amount of; enough.
verb
(obsolete) To equal.
(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
adjudged
adjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjudge
adjudger
adjudger
noun
One who adjudges.
adjudges
adjudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudge
adjugate
adjugate
noun
(mathematics) The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.
verb
(obsolete) To yoke an animal to something
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adjurers
adjurers
noun
plural of adjurer
adjusted
adjusted
adj
Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjust
adjuster
adjuster
noun
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
adjutage
adjutage
noun
Alternative form of ajutage
adjuvate
adjuvate
verb
To help; to further
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
adneural
adneural
adj
(anatomy) Near a nerve
adnumber
adoretus
adrestus
adulated
adulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adulate
adulates
adulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulate
adultery
adultery
noun
(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
adustive
adversus
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
aedeagus
aedeagus
noun
A copulatory organ of some male insects.
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aeluroid
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
agueweed
agueweed
noun
An herb also known as common boneset.
aidoneus
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
altitude
altitude
noun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
(dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
A vertical distance.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amundsen
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
androuet
anguidae
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
annulled
annulled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annul
antelude
antiduke
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
aquacade
aquacade
noun
An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
aqueduct
aqueduct
noun
(anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archduxe
arcuated
arcuated
adj
Alternative form of arcuate
arguedas
arguendo
arguendo
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
(law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
armoured
armoured
adj
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armour
arquated
arquated
adj
Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.
arundell
asmodeus
assuaged
assuaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assuage
assureds
assureds
noun
plural of assured
attitude
attitude
noun
(Canada, US, UK, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
(aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
(ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
verb
To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
audience
audience
noun
(historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
(now rare) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
A following.
A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
The readership of a book or other written publication.
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auditive
auditive
adj
Of or relating to hearing; auditory.
audivise
aulander
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
autocade
autocade
noun
motorcade
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
ayudante
ayurveda
badineur
bagaudae
bandeaus
bandeaux
bandeaux
noun
A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
plural of bandeau
barleduc
baudekin
baudette
beaudoin
beauford
beautied
beautied
adj
(obsolete, poetic) beautiful; embellished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beauty
bedaubed
bedaubed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedaub
bedeguar
bedeguar
noun
(archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties.
belauded
belauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belaud
belauder
belaunde
bellaude
berlauda
bermudan
bermudan
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian peoples.
bermudas
bluebead
bluehead
bluehead
noun
The blunt-headed wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, a fish of the species Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum.
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
bourgade
brasqued
breadnut
breadnut
noun
A tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
Artocarpus camansi, a close relative of the breadfruit
The edible fruit of this tree
buccaned
buccaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccan
buckhead
budapest
budbreak
budbreak
noun
(botany) The emergence of a bud, especially on a vine
buddleia
buddleia
noun
A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
bulkhead
bulkhead
noun
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
bullated
bullated
adj
Alternative form of bullate
bullhead
bullhead
noun
(Canada, US) The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
(Canada, US) The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus.
(Canada, US) The yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis.
(Europe, Asia) Any of various sculpins of the suborder Scorpaenoidei
(Europe, Asia) The European bullhead, Cottus gobio.
(New Zealand) A fish of species Gobiomorphus gobioides.
(horology) A chronograph (watch or stopwatch) with two push buttons arranged like the horns of a bull on the top end of the case, typically with the crown between them.
(rail transport) A bullhead rail.
(rare) An obstinate person.
A bullhead shark (Heterodontus spp.).
bullidae
burrhead
burrhead
noun
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
A symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly substituted for the rod of Asclepius as a symbol of medicine.
The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it.