The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
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.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aesculapian
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
albategnius
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alsinaceous
aluniferous
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphipneust
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
anilinguses
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
anisogenous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
antennarius
antesunrise
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimensium
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiqueness
antiqueness
noun
The state or quality of being antique.
antiquities
antiquities
noun
plural of antiquity
antiseizure
antiseizure
adj
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argentarius
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
austenitize
austenitize
verb
To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
austinville
austrianize
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autocinesis
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autoscience
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
azosulphine
balaneutics
bangiaceous
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
beauharnais
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
belorussian
bistournage
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burnishable
businessman
businessman
noun
A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calenturish
calenturist
calumniates
calumniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
catercousin
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causingness
causingness
noun
(philosophy) The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something.
causticness
causticness
noun
The state or quality of being caustic.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
cheiranthus
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
coinsurable
coinsurance
coinsurance
noun
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
communalise
communalise
verb
Alternative form of communalize
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
consanguine
consanguine
adj
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
noun
A person related to another by birth.
contumacies
contumacies
noun
plural of contumacy
couniversal
couseranite
cristineaux
crucialness
crucialness
noun
The quality of being crucial.
cubicalness
cubicalness
noun
The state or quality of being cubical.
curtainless
curtainless
adj
Without curtains.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
cusparidine
cytinaceous
cytinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cytinaceae.
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
decussation
decussation
noun
A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
degustation
degustation
noun
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
denaturised
denaturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturise
denaturiser
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
denudations
denudations
noun
plural of denudation
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
desucration
diadoumenos
disannulled
disannulled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disannul
disannuller
disannuller
noun
One who disannuls.
dishumanize
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
diurnalness
diurnalness
noun
(rare) The quality of being diurnal.
duennaships
dundrearies
dundrearies
noun
plural of Dundreary
duniewassal
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
eigenvalues
eigenvalues
noun
plural of eigenvalue
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
embrasuring
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
encuirassed
ennosigaeus
ensanguined
ensanguined
adj
Bloodstained, bloody.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ensanguine
ensanguines
ensanguines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensanguine
enthusiasms
enthusiasms
noun
plural of enthusiasm
enthusiasts
enthusiasts
noun
plural of enthusiast
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one