An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinopteri
actinostome
actinostome
noun
(zoology) The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal.
actualities
actualities
noun
plural of actuality
acuesthesia
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
acutenesses
acutenesses
noun
plural of acuteness
acutilobate
acutonodose
adamantlies
adamantness
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
addictively
addictively
adv
In an addictive manner.
adelantados
adelpholite
adenanthera
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenization
adenoiditis
adenoiditis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
adenomatome
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adglutinate
adherescent
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adinvention
adipocerite
adipopectic
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjectively
adjectively
adv
As an adjective; adjectivally.
adjectivism
adjectivism
noun
The excessive use of adjectives.
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjudicated
adjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjudicate
adjudicates
adjudicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
administerd
administerd
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adoperation
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adstipulate
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterated
adulterated
adj
Mixed with impurities
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adulterate
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adultnesses
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
adventitial
adventitial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia
(obsolete) Alternative form of adventitious
adventitias
adventitias
noun
plural of adventitia
adventively
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.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
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.
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advoteresse
aeciotelium
aegospotami
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aenigmatite
aenigmatite
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aerobacters
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerometries
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.
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aerostatics
aerostatics
noun
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions
aerostation
aerostation
noun
(obsolete) Aerial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
(obsolete) The science of weighing air; aerostatics.
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aesthetical
aesthetical
adj
Aesthetic.
Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Of or pertaining to beauty.
aesthiology
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
aestivation
aestivation
noun
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
(botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
(obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
aetheogamic
aetiologies
aetiologies
noun
plural of aetiology
aetiologist
aetiologist
noun
One who studies aetiology.
aetiotropic
aetobatidae
aetomorphae
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affectation
affectation
noun
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectivity
affectivity
noun
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
affenspalte
affettuosos
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
afterattack
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbreach
afterbreast
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
aftercareer
aftercareer
noun
(dated) The career that follows a particular experience or stage in a person's life; later career.
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
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.
afterdinner
aftereffect
aftereffect
noun
Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
afterfriend
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterfuture
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.