(archaic, British slang) An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
abadejo
abadite
abadite
Noun
Alternative form of Ibadite.
abaised
abandon
abandon
noun
(obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
verb
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
(transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
(transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
(transitive, obsolete) To subdue; to take control of.
abandum
abandum
noun
(law) Anything forfeited or confiscated.
abashed
abashed
adj
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abash
abbasid
abbasid
Noun
A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.
abdaria
abdella
abderus
abdomen
abdomen
noun
(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
abduced
abduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduce
abduces
abduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduce
abducts
abducts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduct
abdulla
abelard
abetted
abetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abet
abfarad
abfarad
noun
(dated, electronics) A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units
abidden
abidden
verb
(obsolete) past participle of abide
abiders
abiders
noun
plural of abider
abiding
abiding
adj
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) An abode.
The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
verb
present participle of abide
abidjan
abidjan
Proper noun
The de facto capital and largest city of Côte d'Ivoire.
Adjective
Of or relating to Abidjan.
Of the style prevalent in Abidjan.
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abjured
abjured
adj
Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjure
ablated
ablated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablate
abluted
abluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablute
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abogado
abogado
noun
Counsel; advisor; councilor; barrister.
aborted
aborted
adj
(biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
Brought forth prematurely.
Checked in normal development at an early stage.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abort
abounds
abounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abound
abraded
abraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrade
abrader
abrader
noun
(archaeology) A primitive artifact made of sandstone used for smoothing, sharpening, or shaping.
(medicine) A surgical instrument used to abrade bone or other tissue.
Something that abrades; a tool or machine for abrading.
abrades
abrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrade
abrased
abrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrase
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
abscind
abscind
verb
(transitive, archaic) To cut off.
abscond
abscond
verb
(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
(intransitive, of bee colonies) To abandon a hive.
(law) To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
(obsolete, transitive) To conceal; to take away.
(transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
absurds
absurds
noun
plural of absurd
abutted
abutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abut
academe
academe
noun
(historical) The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.
(poetic) An academy; a place of learning.
(poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community.
A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.
academy
academy
noun
(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.
acadian
acadian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture.
Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.
Proper noun
A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun.
A French speaking descendant of the early settlers in the Maritime Provinces.
Acadian French: the form of French spoken in Acadia.
The Middle Cambrian epoch, lasting from 497 million years ago to 509 million years ago.
acardia
acardia
noun
A birth defect in which the heart is absent
acarida
acarids
acarids
noun
plural of acarid
acaroid
acaroid
adj
(biology, zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
acaudal
acaudal
adj
acaudate
acceded
acceded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accede
acceder
acceder
noun
One who accedes.
accedes
accedes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accede
accidia
accidie
accidie
noun
(now literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
accords
accords
noun
plural of accord
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accord
accoyed
accoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoy
accrued
accrued
adj
Having increased through accrual; having risen over time or due to financial transactions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accrue
accused
accused
adj
Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
noun
(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accuse
acedias
acerdol
acerdol
noun
(chemistry) calcium permanganate
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidite
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.
acidize
acidize
verb
(petroleum geology) To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.
To impregnate with acid; acidify.
acidoid
acidoid
adj
Potentially acidic
noun
A potential acid
aclydes
acnodal
acnodal
adj
Pertaining to acnodes
acnodes
acnodes
noun
plural of acnode
acorned
acorned
adj
(rare) Fed or filled with acorns.
Furnished or loaded with acorns
acridan
acridan
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic secondary amine 9,10-dihydroacridine related to acridine
acrider
acrider
adj
comparative form of acrid: more acrid
acridic
acridid
acridid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Acrididae of locusts and related grasshoppers.
acridin
acridin
noun
Dated form of acridine.
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrodus
acuerdo
adactyl
adactyl
adj
(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
adagial
adagial
adj
Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.
adagios
adagios
noun
plural of adagio
adalard
adaliah
adaline
adamant
adamant
adj
(of an object) Very difficult to break, pierce, or cut.
(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
noun
(obsolete) A lodestone.
An embodiment of impregnable hardness.
An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.
adamawa
adamina
adamine
adamite
adamite
noun
(mineralogy) A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.
A descendant of Adam; a human being.
adamsen
adamsia
adamski
adamson
adamsun
adangle
adangle
adj
Dangling.
adapted
adapted
adj
Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adapt
adapter
adapter
noun
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
adaptor
adaptor
noun
Alternative form of adapter
adawlut
adawlut
noun
(India, historical) A court of justice in British India.
adaxial
adaxial
adj
(botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
(developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
adazzle
adazzle
adj
Illuminated so as to dazzle.
adcraft
addable
addable
adj
Alternative spelling of addible
noun
Something that can be added to a basic model or formulation; an add-on or enhancement.
addaxes
addaxes
noun
plural of addax
addedly
addedly
adv
In addition; additionally.
addenda
addenda
noun
plural of addendum
addends
addends
noun
plural of addend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addend
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
addicts
addicts
noun
plural of addict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addict
addiego
addison
addison
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
A place name, including:
a town in Vermont, USA, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
additum
additur
additur
noun
(law) The augmentation by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
addling
addling
noun
Alternative form of addlings (earnings).
The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.
verb
present participle of addle.
addlins
addlins
noun
(UK, Yorkshire, dialect, archaic) earnings
address
address
noun
(by extension) The property itself.
(chiefly in the plural, now archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.
(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address.
(golf, Scotland) The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
(now rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability.
(obsolete) Guidance; help.
(obsolete) The act of getting ready; preparation.
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter.
A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.
A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To direct speech.
(intransitive, obsolete) To prepare oneself.
(reflexive) To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
(transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
(transitive) To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
(transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
(transitive) To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
(transitive) To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
(transitive, archaic) To clothe or array; to dress.
(transitive, computing) To refer to a location in computer memory.
(transitive, formal) To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
(transitive, golf, Scotland) To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
(transitive, obsolete) To aim; to direct.
(transitive, obsolete) To prepare or make ready.
(transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
addrest
addrest
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of address
adduced
adduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adduce
adducer
adducer
noun
One who adduces.
adduces
adduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduce
adducts
adducts
noun
plural of adduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduct
addulce
addulce
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To sweeten; to soothe.
adebayo
adeemed
adeemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adeem
adelaja
adelges
adelice
adelina
adelind
adeline
adeling
adeling
noun
Alternative form of atheling.
adelite
adelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
adeliza
adelops
adelphe
adelphi
adelpho
adelric
adenase
adenase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia.
adenine
adenine
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Hypernyms: nucleobase, purine
adenoid
adenoid
adj
Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
(medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
adenoma
adenoma
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
adenose
adenose
adj
(medicine, rare) Related to glands.
adenous
adenous
adj
(medicine) Like a gland; full of glands.
adenyls
adenyls
noun
plural of adenyl
adepter
adepter
adj
(archaic) comparative form of adept: more adept
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adermia
adermin
adermin
Noun
pyridoxine
adeuism
adevism
adevism
noun
(dated) The denial of the existence of gods, especially the legendary gods of Hinduism.
adfroze
adharma
adharma
noun
That which is not in accord with dharma, i.e. wrong, immorality, and wickedness.
adhered
adhered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhere
adherer
adherer
noun
An adherent, one who practices or follows a belief.