(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aeolopantalon
aeolopantalon
noun
(music) An obsolete musical instrument combining the aeolomelodicon with a piano, allowing them to be played separately or together.
aeonicaeonist
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerogeography
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aeromaechanic
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aeroperitonia
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
aerotonometer
aerotonometer
noun
An instrument that is used to measure the partial pressure of gases in the blood
aerotonometry
aerotonometry
noun
The measurement of the partial pressure of gases in the blood.
aeschynanthus
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
africanderism
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
aftercataract
aftercataract
noun
A medical condition of clouding of the posterior lens capsule implanted in the eye in cataract surgery.
afterlifetime
aftermarriage
afterplanting
afterpressure
afterripening
afterswarming
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatharchides
agelacrinites
aggiornamenti
aggiornamento
aggiornamento
noun
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggregational
aggregational
adj
Relating to, or by means of, aggregation.
aggregatively
aggregatively
adv
In an aggregative manner.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agonizingness
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
ahrendahronon
aimlessnesses
aimlessnesses
noun
plural of aimlessness
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
akiskemikinik
alacreatinine
alantolactone
alantolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone 3aR,5S,8aR,9aR-3a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylene-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one which inhibits proliferation of cancer cells
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albocinereous
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alcoholimeter
alcoholizable
alcoholizable
adj
Able to be alcoholized.
alcoholmetric
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alcovinometer
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectoropodes
alectrionidae
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alethiologist
alethopteroid
algaeological
algaeological
adj
Relating to algaeology.
algebraically
algebraically
adv
Using algebra.
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allegorically
allegorically
adv
In an allegorical manner.
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelotropism
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
alleviatingly
alleviatingly
adv
So as to alleviate.
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
alloeostropha
allogenically
allogenically
adv
In an allogenic manner.
alloiogenesis
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
allothigenous
allothogenous
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
alloxyproteic
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
alternanthera
alternanthera
noun
Any of the genus Alternanthera of herbaceous plants in the amaranth family.
alternateness
alternateness
noun
The state or quality of being alternate.
alternatingly
alternatingly
adv
In an alternating manner; taking turns.
alternatively
alternatively
adv
(conjunctive) Used to link a pair of possibilities
in an alternative way
alternativity
alternativity
noun
(mathematics) A term of magma used to describe identifiable properties in an algebraic structure.
A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.
The tendency to pursue an alternative, especially when the previous solution is less available or less desirable.
alterocentric
alterocentric
adj
centred on other people
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alveolariform
alveoloclasia
alveoloclasia
noun
The destruction of an alveolus
alveolodental
alveolodental
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the teeth
alveololabial
alveololabial
adj
Synonym of labioalveolar
alymphopotent
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceae
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambatoarinite
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity