Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
aerenchymas
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alexishafen
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
allaeanthus
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
althaemenes
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
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.
amphinesian
amphipneust
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphogenous
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
anaesthatic
anaesthesia
anaesthesia
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesia
anaesthesis
anaesthesis
noun
loss of feeling; insensibility
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anchoresses
anchoresses
noun
plural of anchoress
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anerethisia
anesthesias
anesthesias
noun
plural of anesthesia
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
anesthetist
anesthetist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.
anesthetize
anesthetize
verb
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anhematosis
animotheism
annihilates
annihilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate
anocithesia
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antasthenic
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthesteria
anthesterin
anthesterol
anthogenous
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthracenes
anthracenes
noun
plural of anthracene
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
antiatheism
antiatheism
adj
Opposing atheism.
noun
Opposition to atheism.
antiatheist
antiatheist
noun
One who opposes atheism.
antichreses
antichreses
noun
plural of antichresis
antichresis
antichresis
noun
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.
antihelices
antihelixes
antihelixes
noun
plural of antihelix
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antisthenes
antisthenes
Proper noun
name, notably borne by of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
antithesism
antithesize
antithesize
verb
To create antitheses.
antithetics
antithetics
noun
plural of antithetic
aphanomyces
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphenoscope
apishnesses
archaeornis
archaicness
archaicness
noun
The quality of being archaic.
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archenemies
archenemies
noun
plural of archenemy
argiphontes
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arsenohemol
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
ashamedness
ashamedness
noun
The state or quality of being ashamed.
asphodeline
asthenolith
asthenology
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
athenagoras
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
attachments
attachments
noun
plural of attachment
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
azosulphine
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
bearishness
bearishness
noun
The characteristic of being bearish.
beauharnais
bellmanship
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blanchester
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blankenship
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
bohemianism
bohemianism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
branchiness
branchiness
noun
The quality of being branchy.
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brashnesses
brashnesses
noun
plural of brashness
breathiness
breathiness
noun
The result or product of being breathy.
The state or quality of being breathy.
burnishable
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
cachinnates
cachinnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cachinnate