(now rare) Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional.
advential
adventism
adventist
adventive
adventive
adj
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Accidental.
Adventitious.
noun
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adventure
adventure
noun
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adversant
adversary
adversary
noun
An opponent or rival.
adversely
adversely
adv
In an adverse manner.
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adversive
adversive
adj
causing adversion
opposite, contrary
advertent
advertent
adj
Attentive.
Not inadvertent; intentional.
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertize
advertize
verb
(archaic, now nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
advocated
advocated
adj
Having been argued in favor of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advocate
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
advowsons
advowsons
noun
plural of advowson
adynamias
adynamias
noun
plural of adynamia
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aedoeagus
aegritude
aelodicon
aeolodion
aeolodion
noun
Synonym of aeolodicon
aerobated
aerobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerobate
aerodrome
aerodrome
noun
(Britain) An airfield equipped with air traffic control facilities and hangars as well as accommodation for passengers and cargo; an airport.
(law, Australia, Canada, term of art) Any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.
(obsolete) A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly.
An airfield used for managed aircraft operation, either military or civilian, having such facilities as are necessary for operation.
An airfield:
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aerodynes
aerodynes
noun
plural of aerodyne
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
affidavit
affidavit
noun
(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforeward
afterband
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterdate
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterfeed
aftergood
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
afterhold
aftersend
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agalawood
agalwoods
agaonidae
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
aggressed
aggressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggress
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
agilawood
aglethead
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agoniadin
agoniadin
noun
A glucoside found in agonia bark (Plumeria lancifolia), used as an antiperiodic or a febrifuge in malaria.
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agrypnode
aguadilla
aguadulce
agueweeds
agueweeds
noun
plural of agueweed
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
ahmadabad
ahmedabad
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
aidmanmen
ailuridae
airdromes
airdromes
noun
plural of airdrome
airedales
airedales
noun
plural of airedale
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
airmailed
airmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airmail
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
aistopoda
alabamide
alackaday
alackaday
intj
Synonym of alack
aladinist
aladinist
Noun
One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims.
alarmedly
alarmedly
adv
In an alarmed manner.
alarodian
alaudidae
albardine
alcedines
alcimedes
alcimedon
alcyonoid
alcyonoid
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Alcyonaria.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonaria.
aldeament
aldebaran
aldebaran
Proper noun
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alderling
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldhafara
aldhafera
aldington
aldolases
aldolases
noun
plural of aldolase
aldolized
aldovandi
alejandra
alejandro
aleksandr
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
alertedly
aleurodes
alexander
alexander
noun
A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
alexandra
alexandre
alexandro
aleyrodes
aleyrodid
aleyrodid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
alfridary
algaecide
algaecide
noun
Alternative spelling of algicide
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algicidal
algicidal
adj
Acting as an algicide.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
algidness
algidness
noun
The state or quality of being algid.
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimonied
alisander
aljamiado
aljamiado
noun
Text of non-Semitic language, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.
alkalised
alkalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalise
alkalized
alkalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalize
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
allahabad
allahabad
Proper noun
A large city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
allamanda
allamanda
noun
Any plant in the genus Allamanda, especially those grown in mild climates and indoors for their colorful flowers, such as Allamanda cathartica.
allantoid
allantoid
adj
(chiefly embryology) Allantoic.
(now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
noun
(obsolete, embryology) The allantois.
alledonia
allegedly
allegedly
adv
According to someone's allegation.
According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could subsequently be alleged).
allemande
allemande
noun
A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.
verb
To perform this dance.
allemands
allendale
allendorf
allenwood
allianced
allianced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alliance
alligated
alligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligate
allocated
allocated
adj
Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.