(UK, education) A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control.
(classical studies, usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
(classical studies, usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy.
(with the, without reference to any specific academy) Academia.
A body of established opinion in a particular field, regarded as authoritative.
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
acatery
accoyed
accoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoy
acerbly
acerbly
adv
In an acerb manner.
acetary
acetary
noun
An acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetyls
acetyls
noun
plural of acetyl
acharya
acharya
noun
(historical, rare) a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.
(historical, rare) an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
achylia
achylia
noun
(pathology) The lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract.
achymia
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
ackerly
aclydes
acology
acology
noun
Materia medica; the science of medical remedies.
acolyte
acolyte
noun
(Christianity) An altar server.
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
An attendant, assistant or follower.
acolyth
acolyth
noun
Obsolete form of acolyte.
acouchy
acouchy
noun
Alternative form of acouchi
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acronyc
acronym
acronym
noun
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
verb
To form into an acronym.
acronyx
acrylic
acrylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
A painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
acrylyl
acrylyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₂=CHCO− derived from acrylic acid
actuary
actuary
noun
(dated) Registrar, clerk. [16th-19th c.]
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
acyclic
acyclic
adj
(botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
(chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
(graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
acyetic
acylase
acylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of acyl groups, especially from acylated amino acids.
acylate
acylate
verb
(transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
acyloxy
acyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid
acystia
adactyl
adactyl
adj
(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
aglycon
aglycon
noun
Alternative spelling of aglycone
alcayde
alcayde
noun
Alternative form of alcaide
alchemy
alchemy
noun
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
alchimy
alchimy
noun
Obsolete form of alchemy.
alchymy
alchymy
noun
Alternative spelling of alchemy
alcyone
aldarcy
aldercy
aliency
alkylic
alkylic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alkyl chains; aliphatic
allylic
allylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-
ampyces
ampycus
amyclas
amyctic
amyelic
anarchy
anarchy
noun
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
(uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Confusion in general; disorder.
anchory
anchory
adj
Synonym of ancrée
anchovy
anchovy
noun
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
ancylus
anticly
anticly
adv
In an odd or grotesque manner.
anychia
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
apocyte
apocyte
noun
(cytology) A multinucleate cell
archery
archery
noun
(countable) A group of archers.
(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
archspy
archway
archway
noun
A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
ardency
ardency
noun
Intensity of devotion.
Intensity of feelings.
Intensity of heat or burning.
Intensity of light.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
armscye
armscye
noun
An opening in a garment for the attachment of a sleeve; an armhole.
ascyrum
atechny
athymic
athymic
adj
That lacks a thymus gland
auctary
auspicy
autoecy
ayahuca
backsey
backway
backway
noun
A back alley.
balcony
balcony
noun
(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
barclay
barytic
barytic
adj
Containing barium
Of or pertaining to baryta
baycuru
beckley
beckley
Proper noun
a village in district, East Sussex, England
a hamlet in district, Hampshire, England
a village in district, Oxfordshire, England
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Named after
becurry
befancy
bemercy
bemercy
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with mercy; show mercy to; milse.
berycid
berycid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Berycidae, the squirrelfish.
beylics
beylics
noun
plural of beylic
biarchy
biarchy
noun
An alliance of two countries.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people.
bicetyl
bicycle
bicycle
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.
(climbing) A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.
(vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) A slut; a promiscuous woman.
A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
The best possible hand in lowball.
verb
(television, historical, transitive) To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.
(transitive, intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
bicyclo
bicyclo
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A radical having two rings (either fused, or having a common bridgehead atom)
bitypic
blachly
blackey
blackly
blackly
adv
Darkly or gloomily.
Wickedly.
With a black appearance.
blickey
blickey
noun
(dialectal, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, dated) A canister or dinner pail usually of tin.
blotchy
blotchy
adj
Covered in blotches.
boychik
boychik
noun
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar.
boycott
boycott
noun
The act of boycotting.
verb
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
bracery
branchy
branchy
adj
Having many branches.
Tending to branch frequently.
breachy
breachy
adj
Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly.
brickly
brickly
adj
(dialect) fragile; brittle
buckety
buckety
adj
Resembling a bucket.
buckeye
buckeye
noun
(US) A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.
(US, slang) A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut.
Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
The Junonia coenia butterfly.
The seed or fruit of these plants.
buckley
bucyrus
bucyrus
Proper noun
A city in Ohio, USA
A city/village in North Dakota.
bumicky
busycon
butylic
butylic
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of butyl
butyric
butyric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
buyback
buyback
noun
(countable) A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.
A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
bycoket
bycoket
noun
(historical) A type of medieval cap with a wide brim that comes to a point in the front and is turned up at the rear, originally worn by Western European nobility and royalty.
byplace
byronic
byronic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.
bysacki
cabbagy
cabbagy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cabbage.
cabuyas
cachexy
cachexy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Cachexia.
cachrys
cacodyl
cacodyl
noun
(chemistry) The dimethylarsine radical (CH₃)₂As-
(chemistry) tetramethyldiarsine formally derived from two of these radicals; an evil-smelling liquid that spontaneously combusts in air
cacoepy
cacoepy
noun
The mispronunciation of words.
caconym
caconym
noun
An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification.
cadency
cadency
noun
(heraldry) Any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family.
Alternative form of cadence
cadetcy
cadetcy
noun
The rank, role, or position of a cadet.
cadgily
cadgily
adv
In a cadgy manner.
cadying
caecity
caecity
noun
Alternative form of cecity
caffrey
cagayan
cahilly
calcify
calcify
verb
(intransitive) To become hard and stony by impregnation with calcium salts.
(transitive) To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
calgary
calgary
Proper noun
The largest city of the province of Alberta (Canada).
A village on the isle of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.
callboy
callboy
noun
(Philippines, slang) A public transport barker (a man, who for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
(dated) A bellhop.
(euphemistic) A male prostitute.
(humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
(theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
A youth employed to wake people up for work.
callery
caloyer
caloyer
noun
A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.
calumny
calumny
noun
(countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
(uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
verb
(transitive, formal) To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.
calvary
calvary
noun
(by extension, figuratively) A strenuous experience.
A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.
Misspelling of cavalry.
calvity
calvity
noun
(uncountable) Baldness.
An area of skin that has become bald.
calyces
calyces
noun
plural of calyx
calycle
calycle
noun
(botany) A row of small bracts at the base of the calyx, on the outside.
calycli
calydon
calymma
calypso
calypso
noun
A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
A light blue color.
A style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century.
verb
(intransitive) To perform calypso.
calysta
calyxes
camacey
camanay
cambaye
camelry
camelry
noun
(military) A military arm of service that fights while riding camels.