An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abruptiones
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
accessorius
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
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.
acrocarpous
acrocarpous
adj
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acrosporous
acrosporous
adj
having acrospores
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
adelocerous
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
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.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
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
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
aftersupper
agastrophus
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albumeniser
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
aleuroscope
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alpetragius
altostratus
altostratus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
alumiferous
aluniferous
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphigouris
amphivorous
amyliferous
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anatosaurus
anchisaurus
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
anhydrously
anisandrous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
antennarius
antestature
antesternum
antesunrise
anthropodus
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidysuric
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiseizure
antiseizure
adj
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitrismus
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
antrostomus
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
aphroditous
apicultures
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
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.
aporocactus
apostrophus
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archelochus
archilochus
archseducer
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argentarius
argusfishes
argyrosomus
argyrotoxus
aristarchus
aristarchus
Proper noun
name, of historical use only in English.
aristodemus
arnoldsburg
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
arrhythmous
arsenofuran
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
