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.
accorders
accorders
noun
plural of accorder
accounsel
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
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
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accoville
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
accretion
accretion
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
(law) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
(law) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
accretive
accretive
adj
Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acecaffin
acediamin
aceldamas
aceldamas
noun
plural of aceldama
acellular
acellular
adj
Not composed of cells; not cellular
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
aceologic
acephalan
acephalan
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Acephala.
noun
Acephal.
acephalia
acephalia
noun
(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
aceraceae
acerbated
acerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acerbate
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acervatim
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acescence
acescence
noun
The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.
acescency
acescency
noun
Synonym of acescence
acescents
acescents
noun
plural of acescent
acesodyne
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
acetaldol
acetaldol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldol 3-hydroxybutanal once used as a hypnotic and sedative
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
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
acetanion
acetannin
acetannin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acetyl derivative of tannic acid
acetation
acetation
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) Synonym of acetification
acetified
acetified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetify
acetifier
acetifier
noun
An apparatus for hastening acetification
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acetonate
acetonate
noun
(organic chemistry) An enolate of acetone
verb
To treat or react with acetone
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxime
acetoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketoxime of acetone
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetylate
acetylate
verb
(chemistry) To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
acetylene
acetylene
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilary
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achenodia
achetidae
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
achieving
achieving
noun
Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
achilleid
achillein
achillize
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achromate
achyrodes
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidaemia
acidaemia
noun
(medicine) a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood
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
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.
acierated
acierated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acierate
acierates
acierates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
acinetina
acipenser
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acmaeidae
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acoemetae
acoemetae
Noun
An order of fifth-century monks who, by turns, kept up a divine service day and night.
acoemetic
acoemetic
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the Acoemetae
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
aconitine
aconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite
acopyrine
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acquereur
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
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
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
acraeinae
acraniate
acraniate
adj
That lacks a cranium
noun
Any animal of the class Acrania
acrasieae
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acrestaff
acrididae
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acrobates
acrodrome
acrodrome
adj
(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogynae
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acrologue
acrometer
acropetal
acropetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
acrosomes
acrosomes
noun
plural of acrosome
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
acrospore
acrospore
noun
A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.
acroteral
acroteria
acroteria
noun
plural of acroterium
acroteric
acroteric
adj
Relating to the extremities of the limbs or to the tip of the nose
acrotreta
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
actipylea
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
activated
activated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activate
activates
activates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of activate
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
actoridae
actresses
actresses
noun
plural of actress
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
aculeolus
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acurative
acusector
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness