A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abruptiones
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
accentuator
accentuator
noun
An agent that accentuates.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accordature
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
acculturate
acculturate
verb
(intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acraturesis
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterated
adulterated
adj
Mixed with impurities
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adulterate
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
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.
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.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterfuture
aftersupper
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
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.
albumimeter
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alpetragius
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anchtherium
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
antecardium
antennarius
antennulary
antestature
antesternum
antesunrise
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antiguggler
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antineutral
antineutral
Adjective
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antireducer
antiseizure
antiseizure
adj
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
aphroditeum
apicultures
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoturmeric
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
appurtenant
appurtenant
adj
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
noun
(law, nominalized, informal) An appurtenance.
An appendage or attachment.
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arcocentrum
argentarius
arguitively
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
aristodemus
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
assecurator
asteraceous
asteraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Asteraceae.
asteropaeus
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atmocautery
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
atropaceous
attenuators
attenuators
noun
plural of attenuator
attributive
attributive
adj
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
noun
(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
augitophyre
aureateness
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austereness
austereness
noun
harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
severity; strictness; austerity.
austerities
austerities
noun
plural of austerity
austrianize
austrogaean
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
austrophile
authoresses
authoresses
noun
plural of authoress
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
autoaddress
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autocoherer
autocoherer
noun
(historical, wireless telegraphy) A self-restoring coherer, such as a microphonic detector.
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autocrosses
autocrosses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocross
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
autorotated
autorotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autorotate
autorotates
autorotates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autorotate
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
autostarter
autotheater
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
autoxidizer
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
barbiturate
barbiturate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
(pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast