An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
ablatitious
ablatitious
adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abruptiones
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutista
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
abusiveness
abusiveness
noun
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
accessorius
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accusatival
accusatival
adj
Of or pertaining to the accusative case.
accusatives
accusatives
noun
plural of accusative
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
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.
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acraturesis
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.
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualistic
actualistic
adj
(archaeology) Relating to actual use
Relating to action or the actual
actualities
actualities
noun
plural of actuality
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuesthesia
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adipomatous
adjudicates
adjudicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustoring
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adjutorious
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adstipulate
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.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albategnius
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
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.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algonquians
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
alluviviums
alpetragius
alsinaceous
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
alticamelus
alumiferous
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminosity
aluniferous
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygeusia
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ametoecious
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
ampelideous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
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.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipneust
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphitokous
amphivorous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
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.
amyliferous
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