(geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Free from constraint; uninhibited.
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abandon
abandonee
abandonee
noun
(law) One to whom something is abandoned.
abandoner
abandoner
noun
One who abandons.
abashedly
abashedly
adv
In an abashed manner.
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abbandono
abbasside
abdicable
abdicable
adj
Capable of being abdicated.
abdicated
abdicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abdicate
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abdicator
abdicator
noun
(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abdominal
abdominal
adj
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abecedary
abecedary
adj
Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
noun
(rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
aberrated
aberrated
adj
abnormal; irregular; atypical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aberrate
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
aboardage
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
aboudikro
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abradable
abradable
adj
That may be abraded
abradants
abradants
noun
plural of abradant
abreacted
abreacted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abreact
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
abscessed
abscessed
adj
(medicine) Affected by an abscess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscess
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
abundance
abundance
noun
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
abundancy
abundancy
noun
A state of plentifulness.
academial
academial
adj
(rare) academic
academian
academian
noun
(historical, obsolete) A follower of Plato.
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college.
academias
academics
academics
noun
Academia.
plural of academic
academies
academies
noun
plural of academy
academise
academise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of academize.
academism
academism
noun
Alternative form of academicism
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
academite
academite
noun
A member of an academy.
academize
academize
verb
(transitive) To make academic.
(transitive, UK, education) To convert (a school) into a publicly-run academy.
acanthoid
acanthoid
adj
Having the shape of a spine or thorn
acaricide
acaricide
noun
Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
acaridans
acaridans
noun
plural of acaridan
acaridean
accademia
accedence
accedence
noun
The act of acceding
accidence
accidence
noun
(grammar) The accidents or inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.
A book containing the first principles of grammar; (by extension) a book containing the rudiments of any subject or art.
The rudiments of any subject.
accidency
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
acclaimed
acclaimed
adj
Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclaim
accoladed
accoladed
adj
Having been the subject of accolade(s); having won awards, received honors or been commended.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accolade
accolades
accolades
noun
plural of accolade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accolade
accolated
accolated
adj
(numismatics) Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next.
accordant
accordant
adj
In agreement; agreeing.
accorders
accorders
noun
plural of accorder
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordion
accordion
noun
(figurative) A set of items (concepts, links, or otherwise) that can be packed and unpacked cognitively, or their representation as a set of virtual objects.
(graphical user interface) A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.
A box-shaped musical instrument with means of keys and buttons, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fold up, in the manner of an accordion
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
acediamin
aceldamas
aceldamas
noun
plural of aceldama
acensuada
acerbated
acerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acerbate
acesodyne
acetaldol
acetaldol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldol 3-hydroxybutanal once used as a hypnotic and sedative
acetamide
acetamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
acetified
acetified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetify
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
achenodia
achetidae
achilleid
achordata
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achyrodes
acidaemia
acidaemia
noun
(medicine) a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood
acidalium
acidaspis
acidemias
acidemias
noun
plural of acidemia
acidheads
acidheads
noun
plural of acidhead
acidified
acidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidify
acidifier
acidifier
noun
(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidifies
acidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
acidities
acidities
noun
plural of acidity
acidizing
acidizing
verb
present participle of acidize
acidology
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acidurias
acidurias
noun
plural of aciduria
acierated
acierated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acierate
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acmaeidae
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acrididae
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridinic
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
acrodrome
acrodrome
adj
(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
acrodynia
acrodynia
noun
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
acromyodi
acropodia
acropodia
noun
plural of acropodium
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
actinidia
actinoida
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
activated
activated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activate
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
actoridae
acuductor
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
acylamido
acylamido
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adagietto
adagietto
adv
(music) More lighthearted than adagio.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
adamances
adamantly
adamantly
adv
In an immovable or inflexible manner.
adamastor
adamastor
noun
A hideous phantom
adamitism
adamitism
noun
Rare form of Adamitism.
adamsburg
adamsites
adamstown
adamstown
Proper noun
The capital and only settlement of the
A village in Ireland
A in Maryland.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
adansonia
adansonia
noun
Any member of the tree genus Adansonia, the baobabs.