(rare, plural only) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals.
An abutment.
The act of abutting.
verb
(transitive) To describe a piece of land in terms of its abuttals.
abutted
abutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abut
abutter
abutter
noun
One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
abvolts
abvolts
noun
plural of abvolt
abwatts
abwatts
noun
plural of abwatt
abysmal
abysmal
adj
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.
(now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
abyssal
abyssal
adj
(archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
(geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.
abysses
abysses
noun
plural of abyss
abyssus
abyssus
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abyss
accable
accable
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To overwhelm; to encumber.
acerbas
acerber
acerber
adj
comparative form of acerb: more acerb
acerbic
acerbic
adj
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Tasting sour or bitter.
acerbly
acerbly
adv
In an acerb manner.
acrobat
acrobat
noun
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
(figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
To practise acrobatics.
actable
actable
adj
Able to be acted, as by an actor.
acubens
acumble
addable
addable
adj
Alternative spelling of addible
noun
Something that can be added to a basic model or formulation; an add-on or enhancement.
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
adebayo
adhibit
adhibit
verb
To affix.
To allow in; to admit.
To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
adiabat
adiabat
noun
(physics) The curve on a graph of pressure and temperature which gives the adiabatic heating or cooling of a gas.
adibasi
adsorbs
adsorbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adsorb
adverbs
adverbs
noun
plural of adverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adverb
aelbert
aerobee
aerobes
aerobes
noun
plural of aerobe
aerobia
aerobia
noun
aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
affable
affable
adj
Mild; benign.
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
affably
affably
adv
in an affable manner
agbogla
ageable
ageable
adj
(dialect, informal, dated) Getting on in years; fairly old.
Capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.
aiblins
aiblins
adv
(Northern England) Perhaps, maybe.
aidable
aidable
adj
Capable of being rectified with a hearing aid.
Qualifying for financial aid.
ailbert
aimable
aimable
adj
Capable of being aimed.
airable
airable
adj
Suitable for broadcast.
airbags
airbags
noun
plural of airbag
airbill
airbill
noun
(transport) A waybill for cargo being shipped by air.
airboat
airboat
noun
A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
airborn
alabama
alarbus
albacea
albainn
albania
albarco
albatas
albedos
albedos
noun
plural of albedo
albeniz
alberca
alberge
albergo
albergo
noun
An Italian inn.
alberic
alberik
alberta
alberta
Proper noun
name, a feminine form of Albert.
alberti
alberto
albetad
albinal
albines
albinic
albinic
adj
Synonym of albino
albinos
albinos
noun
plural of albino
albinus
albireo
albireo
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.
albites
albites
noun
plural of albite
albitic
albitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral albite.
albizia
albizia
noun
A plant of the genus Albizia; a siris or silk tree.
alborak
alboran
albruna
albumen
albumen
noun
The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
albumin
albumin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
albunea
alburga
alcaaba
aldabra
alebion
alebush
alembic
alembic
noun
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
algebar
algebra
algebra
noun
(countable, algebra) An algebraic structure consisting of a module over a commutative ring (or a vector space over a field) along with an additional binary operation that is bilinear over module (or vector) addition and scalar multiplication.
(countable, mathematics) A universal algebra.
(countable, mathematics) One of several other types of mathematical structure.
(countable, set theory, mathematical analysis) A collection of subsets of a given set, such that this collection contains the empty set, and the collection is closed under unions and complements (and thereby also under intersections and differences).
(figurative) A system or process, that is like algebra by substituting one thing for another, or in using signs, symbols, etc., to represent concepts or ideas.
(uncountable, mathematics) A system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols.
(uncountable, mathematics) The study of algebraic structures.
(uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable): a dislocation or fracture.
algenib
algenib
Proper noun
A yellow supergiant in the constellation Perseus; Alpha (α) Persei.
A variable star in the constellation Pegasus; Gamma (γ) Pegasi. It forms one corner of the square of Pegasus.
algieba
algorab
alibamu
alibied
alibied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alibi
alibies
allbone
allenby
alliber
allobar
allobar
noun
(meteorology) An area where the atmospheric pressure changes.
(physics) Any form of an element having a different isotopic composition to that of the natural element, and thus a different atomic weight.
amabile
amaigbo
amakebe
amakebe
noun
East Coast fever affecting cattle in Uganda
ambages
ambages
noun
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
ambalam
ambaree
ambaris
ambassy
ambassy
noun
Obsolete form of embassy.
ambatch
ambatch
noun
(countable) A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant.
A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood.
ambeers
amberly
ambiens
ambient
ambient
adj
(mathematics) Containing objects or describing a setting that one is interested in.
(music) Evoking or creating an atmosphere: atmospheric.
Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
Relating to, or suitable for, storage at room temperature.
noun
(astrology) The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc.
(uncountable, music) A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere.
Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
ambital
ambitty
ambitty
adj
(glassmaking) Of glass: covered with stony speckles, symptoms of incipient devitrification.
ambitus
ambitus
noun
(botany, zoology) The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
(historical, Roman antiquity) A canvassing for votes.
(music) the range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants
amblers
amblers
noun
plural of ambler
ambling
ambling
noun
The act of one who ambles.
verb
present participle of amble
amboina
amboina
noun
Alternative form of amboyna
amboise
ambolic
ambones
amboyna
amboyna
noun
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
ambrain
ambreic
ambrein
ambrein
noun
A fragrant substance (a triterpenoid alcohol) derived from ambergris, used in the perfume industry.
ambrica
ambries
ambries
noun
plural of ambry
ambrite
ambrite
noun
A form of resinite found in New Zealand coal seams.
ambroid
ambrose
ambrose
noun
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).
ambrosi
ambsace
ambsace
noun
(archaic) Bad luck, worthlessness.
(archaic) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
ambulia
amebean
amebean
adj
Alternative spelling of amoebean
amebian
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
amebous
amebous
adj
amebic
amebula
amebula
noun
(biology) A small ameba (or organism that resembles one)