A member of the Sioux tribe of American Indian; Siouan.
abaton
abaton
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abends
abends
noun
plural of abend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abend
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
abipon
ablend
ablins
abnaki
abongo
abongo
Proper noun
A Negrillo people of Gabon.
Noun
The people of the Abongo tribe.
abonne
abound
abound
verb
(intransitive) To be copiously supplied
(intransitive) To be full to overflowing.
(intransitive) To be highly productive.
(intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
(intransitive) To revel in.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy.
abrine
abrine
noun
An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity beans; C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂, that is different than abrin.
absent
absent
adj
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
prep
In the absence of; without; except.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
(transitive, rare) Leave.
abying
abying
verb
present participle of aby
present participle of abye
acacin
acacin
noun
Gum arabic.
acaena
acanth
acanth
noun
Acanthus.
accend
accend
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To set on fire; to kindle.
accent
accent
noun
(archaic) Utterance.
(figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
(informal, sometimes proscribed) A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
(mathematics) A prime symbol.
(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
(music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
(music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
(prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
(sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
(usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
A word; a significant tone or sound.
Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
verb
(transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
(transitive) To mark with written accents.
acerin
acetin
acetin
noun
(organic chemistry) the triglyceride of acetic acid
achene
achene
noun
(botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
aching
aching
adj
That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
noun
The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
verb
present participle of ache
achkan
achkan
noun
A man's knee-length jacket worn in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
achorn
achorn
noun
(Chester) An acorn.
acinar
acinar
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located in an acinus.
acinic
acinic
adj
acinar
acinus
acinus
noun
(anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.
(botany) A grape-stone.
(botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
ackman
ackmen
acknew
acknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknow
acknow
acknow
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
(transitive, obsolete) To recognize.
ackton
acnida
acnode
acnode
noun
(geometry) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
acoine
aconic
aconin
acopon
acorns
acorns
noun
plural of acorn
acsnet
actian
actine
acting
acting
adj
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
noun
(countable, obsolete) An action or deed.
(drama) The occupation of an actor.
(law) Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
verb
present participle of act
actins
actins
noun
plural of actin
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
acumen
acumen
noun
(anatomy) A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium.
(botany) A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
adance
adance
adv
Dancing.
adaunt
adaunt
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To subdue.
adcons
addend
addend
noun
(mathematics) Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
(organic chemistry) A moiety added to another molecule.
verb
(organic chemistry) To furnish with an addend.
To furnish with an addendum.
adding
adding
verb
present participle of add
adenia
adenia
noun
(dated) Synonym of lymphadenia.
Any plant in the genus Adenia, especially those which, like the genus Adenium (family Apocynaceae), are grown by collectors for their distinctive swollen stems or trunks.
adenin
adenyl
adenyl
noun
(biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from adenine.
adeona
adhern
adiana
adient
adigun
adjoin
adjoin
verb
(transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
(transitive, mathematics, chiefly algebra and number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
adkins
adnate
adnate
adj
(botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.
(zoology) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently
adnexa
adnexa
noun
(anatomy) The appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.
adnoun
adnoun
noun
(grammar) an adjective used as a noun (sensu stricto), an absolute adjective
(grammar, dated) an adjective
adonai
adonia
adonic
adonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Adonis.
Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect.
having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee.
Noun
A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee.
adonin
adonis
adonoy
adorne
adorno
adorns
adorns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adorn
adreno
adrent
adrian
adrien
aduana
advena
advene
advene
verb
(rare) To accede or to come to; to be superadded to, to be added to something or become a part of it, though inessential.
advent
advent
noun
arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears
adyton
adyton
noun
Synonym of adytum
aeaean
aedine
aedine
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of mosquitos of the genus Aedes
aegean
aegina
aegina
Proper noun
A nymph of the island that bears her name.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
An island in Greece.
aenach
aenach
noun
(historical) A fair or fair-like assembly in ancient Ireland.
(historical) The green on which such fairs were held.
aenean
aeneas
aeneid
aeneus
aeniah
aenius
aeonic
aeonic
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of eonic
aethon
aetian
afaint
afaint
adj
(archaic, poetic) fainting
afenil
affine
affine
adj
(comparable, chemistry) Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
(geometry) Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(⃑x)=A⃑x+⃑b (where A is a linear transformation and ⃑b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
(mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
noun
(anthropology, genealogy) A relative by marriage.
verb
To refine.
affing
afghan
afghan
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
afrown
afrown
adj
frowning
aganus
ageing
ageing
noun
UK, Australia, and New Zealand standard spelling of aging.
agency
agency
noun
(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
agenda
agenda
noun
(now rare) plural of agendum
(obsolete) A ritual.
A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
An ulterior motive.
agenes
agenor
agents
agents
noun
plural of agent
agings
agings
noun
plural of aging
aglint
aglint
adj
Glinting.
agnail
agnail
noun
(obsolete) A corn or sore on the toe or finger.
Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
agname
agname
noun
An appellation over and above the given name and surname.
agnate
agnate
adj
(linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
allied; akin
noun
(linguistics) A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
Any paternal male relative.
agnean
agneau
agnese
agness
agneta
agnize
agnize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To recognise; to acknowledge.
agnola
agnosy
agnosy
noun
(countable, neurology) A deficit in the ability to perceive.
(countable, neurology) A patient suffering from an agnosy.
(uncountable) A lack of spiritual understanding or insight; a lack of enlightenment.
(uncountable, rare) Ignorance, especially that which is common to a group or category of people.
agoing
agoing
verb
(archaic, dialectal) present participle of go
agonal
agonal
adj
Of or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.
Of or pertaining to the pain of death.
agones
agones
Noun
agons
agonia
agonic
agonic
adj
(cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.
(geometry) Lacking an angle.
(medicine, obsolete) Occurring shortly before death; agonal.
(psychology) Of a mode of social interaction based on threats, displays of power, or inducements of anxiety.
Characterized by agony.
Synonym of agonal
noun
Synonym of agonic line.
agroan
agroan
adj
groaning
agujon
agunah
agunah
noun
A Jewish woman who is trapped in a marriage from which she cannot escape, either because her husband has disappeared or because he will not grant her a gett.
agynic
aharon
ahearn
ahrens
ahtena
aidant
aidant
adj
(obsolete) helpful, assisting
aidenn
aidenn
Proper noun
Paradise.
aiding
aiding
noun
The act of one who aids or assists.
verb
present participle of aid
aidman
aidman
noun
An army medical corpsman attached to a field unit.