(archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
abaisance
abaisance
noun
Obsolete form of obeisance.
abamperes
abamperes
noun
plural of abampere
abasement
abasement
noun
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashedly
abashedly
adv
In an abashed manner.
abashless
abashless
adj
(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abatjours
abatjours
noun
plural of abatjour
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abattoirs
abattoirs
noun
plural of abattoir
abbacomes
abbasside
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abbotship
abbotship
noun
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
abbottson
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
aberrants
aberrants
noun
plural of aberrant
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abeyances
abeyances
noun
plural of abeyance
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
abkhasian
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
abomasusi
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abrachias
abrachias
noun
plural of abrachia
abradants
abradants
noun
plural of abradant
abrasions
abrasions
noun
plural of abrasion
abrasives
abrasives
noun
plural of abrasive
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
absampere
absarokee
abscessed
abscessed
adj
(medicine) Affected by an abscess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscess
abscesses
abscesses
noun
plural of abscess
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscess
abscising
abscising
verb
present participle of abscise
abscisins
abscisins
noun
plural of abscisin
abscision
abscision
noun
A cutting away.
abscissae
abscissas
abscissas
noun
plural of abscissa
abscissin
abscissin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission of certain plant parts, notably the leaves of trees in autumn or cotton bolls.
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absentees
absentees
noun
plural of absentee
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthin
absinthin
noun
(organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absorbant
absorbant
adj
Alternative spelling of absorbent
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
absorbers
absorbers
noun
plural of absorber
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abstracts
abstracts
noun
plural of abstract
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstract
abstricts
abstricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstrict
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
abysmally
abysmally
adv
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
abyssinia
abyssinia
Proper noun
Ethiopia.
Adjective
Ethiopian; Abyssinian. 1976
acacallis
academias
academics
academics
noun
Academia.
plural of academic
academies
academies
noun
plural of academy
academise
academise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of academize.
academism
academism
noun
Alternative form of academicism
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
acalephes
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acapsular
acapsular
adj
(botany) Having no capsule.
acariasis
acariasis
noun
An infestation with, or disease caused by mites or ticks.
acaridans
acaridans
noun
plural of acaridan
acatharsy
accension
accension
noun
(obsolete) The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acceptees
acceptees
noun
plural of acceptee
accepters
accepters
noun
plural of accepter
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
accessary
accessary
adj
(law) Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
noun
(law) Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
accessing
accessing
verb
present participle of access
accession
accession
noun
(Scotland) Complicity, concurrence or assent in some action.
(law) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).
(law) The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.
(medicine) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.
A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
A group of plants of the same species collected at a single location, often held in genebanks.
Access; admittance.
Agreement.
Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity.
verb
(transitive) To make a record of (additions to a collection).
accessive
accessive
adj
(archaic) additional.
(rare) Relating to an act of access.
Misspelling of excessive.
accessors
accessors
noun
plural of accessor
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accolades
accolades
noun
plural of accolade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accolade
accomplis
accorders
accorders
noun
plural of accorder
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
accounsel
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
accubitus
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
accusably
accusably
adv
in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault
accusants
accusants
noun
plural of accusant
accusator
accusator
noun
(archaic) A male accuser;
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
aceldamas
aceldamas
noun
plural of aceldama
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acescence
acescence
noun
The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.
acescency
acescency
noun
Synonym of acescence
acescents
acescents
noun
plural of acescent
acesodyne
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify