Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
acidizing
acidizing
verb
present participle of acidize
acidology
acknowing
acknowing
verb
present participle of acknow
aconcagua
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogynae
acrologic
acrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to acronyms
Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologue
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
addicting
addicting
adj
(US) Causing addiction.
verb
present participle of addict
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
advancing
advancing
noun
The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
verb
present participle of advance
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
aegicores
aeginetic
aegiochus
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
agalactia
agalactia
noun
(pathology) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
agalactic
agalactic
adj
agalactous
agallochs
agaricine
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agennetic
agincourt
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
agnatical
agnatical
adj
agnatic
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
aguadulce
algaecide
algaecide
noun
Alternative spelling of algicide
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algicidal
algicidal
adj
Acting as an algicide.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
anagogics
anagogics
noun
Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analogice
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anconagra
angelical
angelical
Adjective
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
angelican
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
angelicic
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiocyst
anglicans
anglicise
anglicise
verb
(transitive) To become English.
(transitive) To dub or translate into English.
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
anglicist
anglicist
Noun
Expert on English studies.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
angraecum
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
antalgics
antalgics
noun
plural of antalgic
anticking
anticking
verb
present participle of antic
antigenic
antigenic
adj
(biology, obsolete) Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.
(immunology) Of or relating to an antigen.
antilogic
antilogic
noun
Failure to obey logic; fallacious thinking or reasoning.
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arcangelo
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archurger
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
arctogaea
arctogean
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
ascending
ascending
adj
(computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
(of a sequence) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees.
Sloping or leading upwards.
noun
An ascent.
verb
present participle and gerund of ascend
ascogonia
ascogonia
noun
plural of ascogonium
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
asparagic
asyngamic
asyngamic
adj
Not syngamic.
atmogenic
atmologic
attaching
attaching
verb
present participle of attach
attacking
attacking
adj
Carrying out an attack.
verb
present participle of attack
ausgleich
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
backening
backlings
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backspang
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
balancing
balancing
noun
An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
verb
present participle of balance
bascology
basigenic
beaconage
beaconage
noun
(uncountable) Beacons collectively.
Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becapping
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beclogged
beclogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclog
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becriming
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
bescourge
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bicycling
bicycling
noun
The act of riding a bicycle.
verb
present participle of bicycle
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.