An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
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
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
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.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
aleuroscope
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amphicarpus
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anchisaurus
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidysuric
apicultures
aporocactus
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
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.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
aristarchus
aristarchus
Proper noun
name, of historical use only in English.
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.
artocarpous
ascocarpous
ascocarpous
adj
Having an ascocarp
ascophorous
ascosporous
ascosporous
adj
Synonym of ascosporic
assecurator
asteraceous
asteraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Asteraceae.
astrocaryum
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
astroscopus
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
atropaceous
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auriculares
auriculares
noun
plural of auricularis
auricularis
auricularis
noun
(anatomy) Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.
auriscalpia
auscultator
auscultator
noun
(historical) In Germany, one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government.
An instrument for auscultation.
One who practices auscultation.
austafrican
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autocarpous
autocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit formed by self-pollination
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autocrosses
autocrosses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocross
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
barracoutas
barracoutas
noun
plural of barracouta
bassariscus
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
borzicactus
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
britannicus
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
bureaucrats
bureaucrats
noun
plural of bureaucrat
burseraceae
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caduciaries
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calamistrum
calamistrum
noun
(zoology) A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibres in the construction of their webs.
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
calcivorous
calcivorous
adj
Tending to erode limestone.
calculators
calculators
noun
plural of calculator
calenturish
calenturist
callensburg
callisaurus
calochortus
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camptosorus
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
cannonsburg
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgus
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
caquetoires
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
caramoussal
caramoussal
noun
(historical) A high-pooped Turkish ship.
carburetest
carburetors
carburetors
noun
plural of carburetor
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
cardionosus
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
caricaceous
caricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Caricaceae.
caricatures
caricatures
noun
plural of caricature
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carlylesque
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
carpogenous
carpophorus
cartersburg
cartularies
cartularies
noun
plural of cartulary
carunculous
carunculous
Adjective
Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.
Furnished with caruncles.
cassiodorus
cassumuniar
casuariidae
casuistries
casuistries
noun
plural of casuistry
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
cataractous
cataractous
adj
(archaic) Affected with cataract.
(archaic) Of the nature of a cataract in the eye.
catercousin
cattaraugus
cattaraugus
Proper noun
a village in Cattaraugus County, New York State, USA.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
caulivorous
caulopteris
causticiser
causticiser
noun
Alternative form of causticizer
causticizer
causticizer
noun
A device that causticizes.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.