(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accrescendi
accrescendo
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acridnesses
acrodontism
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
adairsville
addressable
addressable
adj
Able to be addressed.
adelocerous
adherescent
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administerd
administerd
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
adrenalines
adrenalines
noun
plural of adrenaline
adrenolysis
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
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.
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.
adversarial
adversarial
adj
(law) In which issues are tried through the presentation of evidence and argument by adverse parties, with no or limited inquiry by the court's own initiative.
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.
adversaries
adversaries
noun
plural of adversary
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adverseness
adverseness
noun
The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
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
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advoteresse
adzharistan
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aerosolized
aerosolized
adj
Dispersed as an aerosol; particulate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
agaristidae
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
agkistrodon
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermaston
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alectorides
aleksandrov
alesandrini
alessandria
alessandria
Proper noun
A town and associated province in Piedmont, Italy.
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allodiaries
allodiaries
noun
plural of allodiary
almoravides
alreadiness
alreadiness
noun
The state or quality of being or happening already.
ambassadeur
ambassadors
ambassadors
noun
plural of ambassador
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amerindians
amherstdale
amsterdamer
amsterdamer
Noun
A person from, or residing in, Amsterdam.
ancistrodon
andreaeales
androcrates
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androlepsia
andrologies
androphonos
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anhydrously
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
anisandrous
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidysuric
antisideric
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditous
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arcadianism
arcadianism
noun
An ideal rustic or pastoral state.
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archseducer
archsteward
arcticwards
ardisiaceae
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
aristodemus
arnoldsburg
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
arteritides
arteritides
noun
plural of arteritis
artesonados
arthritides
arthritides
noun
(medicine) plural of arthritis
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
ascaricidal
ascaricidal
adj
That kills roundworms (Ascaridida).
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain
aspidistras
aspidistras
noun
plural of aspidistra
asseverated
asseverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asseverate
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
asterinidae
asteroidean
asteroidean
noun
Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.