The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustoring
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
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.
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.
aesculapian
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albategnius
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuginitis
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algonquians
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
alsinaceous
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminosity
aluniferous
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
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.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphipneust
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anchisaurus
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
androginous
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angulations
angulations
noun
plural of angulation
anilinguses
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
anisandrous
anisanthous
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisogenous
anisogynous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisopodous
annulations
annulations
noun
plural of annulation
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
antennarius
antesunrise
antibilious
antibilious
adj
(pharmacology) Countering liver disorder.
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
anticaustic
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
antitrismus
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquatintist
aquatintist
noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argentarius
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
auchincloss
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
augustinian
augustinian
Adjective
of, or relating to St
of, or relating to several religious orders influenced by him
Noun
a follower of St Augustine, of his doctrines
a friar or monk of any Augustinian order
augustinism
augustinism
Proper noun
The religious philosophy of
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
austafrican
austenitize
austenitize
verb
To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
austinville
australiana
australians
austrianize
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
autocinesis
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autognostic
autognostic
adj
self-aware
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
automations
automations
noun
plural of automation
autonomists
autonomists
noun
plural of autonomist
autoscience
autosymnoia
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
balaneutics
baluchistan
bangiaceous
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so