(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
acanthodean
acanthodean
noun
Alternative form of acanthodian
acanthodian
acanthodian
adj
Pertaining to Acanthodii.
noun
(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
accelerando
accelerando
adv
(music) With a gradual increase in speed.
noun
(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
accessioned
accessioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accession
accommodate
accommodate
adj
(obsolete) Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.
verb
(intransitive, of an eye) To change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.
(intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
(transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
(transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
(transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
(transitive) To provide housing for.
(transitive) To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
(transitive, often reflexive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
To provide sufficient space for
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
accordatura
accordature
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accrescendo
acesodynous
acetotoluid
acettoluide
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acichloride
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrindoline
acroceridae
acrochordon
acrochordon
noun
(medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
acrodactyla
acrodontism
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
actaeonidae
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acutonodose
adelocerous
adelochorda
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adiamorphic
adipocerite
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipopectic
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adolescence
adolescence
noun
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
aecidioform
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aeromedical
aeromedical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromedicine.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
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
afficionado
afficionado
noun
Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”)
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alectorides
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidoacetal
amidoacetic
amidocapric
ammocoetoid
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
anadicrotic
anadicrotic
adj
Synonym of anacrotic
ancistrodon
androclinia
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androcrates
androcratic
androcratic
adj
Relating to androcracy.
androtauric
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
anidiomatic
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antidotical
antidotical
adj
Serving as an antidote.
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
apioceridae
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apoplectoid
arachidonic
arachidonic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
arecolidine
arthrodymic
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
ascidioidea
asclepidoid
ascogonidia
aspidomancy
atelocardia
atelocardia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backadation
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldacchino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
balladromic
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.