Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acmesthesia
acmesthesia
noun
(pathology) The sensitivity of the skin to a sharp point (such as a pinprick)
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acuesthesia
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aesthetical
aesthetical
adj
Aesthetic.
Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Of or pertaining to beauty.
aesthiology
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alethopteis
alexishafen
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
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
alkahestica
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allesthesia
allesthesia
noun
false allochiria; a condition involving incomplete perception of a stimulus (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphesiboea
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amidohexose
ampheclexis
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
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.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphinesian
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
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.
amphithemis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
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
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
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
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
anthesteria
anthesterin
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
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
apaesthesia
apaesthetic
apesthetize
aphelilions
aphrodesiac
apishnesses
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
apotheosise
apotheosise
verb
Alternative spelling of apotheosize
apotheosize
apotheosize
verb
(transitive) To deify, to convert into a god.
(transitive) To exalt, glorify.
archaeornis
archaicness
archaicness
noun
The quality of being archaic.
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archenemies
archenemies
noun
plural of archenemy
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archigaster
archisphere
architraves
architraves
noun
plural of architrave
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
argiphontes
argusfishes
argyllshire
arithmetics
arithmetics
noun
plural of arithmetic
arthritides
arthritides
noun
(medicine) plural of arthritis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
asphaltites
asphaltites
noun
plural of asphaltite
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
aspheterize
aspheterize
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To donate into common ownership, in line with the doctrine of aspheterism.
asphodeline
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asthenolith
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
atheistical
atheistical
adj
Of or relating to atheism; atheistic.
atheromasia
atheromasia
noun
(pathology) The presence of atheroma
athleticism
athleticism
noun
A show of athletic prowess.
The state of being an athlete, or of taking part in athletic events.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attacheship
attacheship
noun
Alternative form of attachéship
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
austrophile
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
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