The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashedly
abashedly
adv
In an abashed manner.
abashless
abashless
adj
(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abbacomes
abbasside
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
aberrants
aberrants
noun
plural of aberrant
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abeyances
abeyances
noun
plural of abeyance
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abrasives
abrasives
noun
plural of abrasive
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
absampere
absarokee
abscessed
abscessed
adj
(medicine) Affected by an abscess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscess
abscesses
abscesses
noun
plural of abscess
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscess
abscissae
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absentees
absentees
noun
plural of absentee
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
absorbers
absorbers
noun
plural of absorber
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acrobates
adsorbate
adsorbate
noun
a substance that has been adsorbed
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
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.
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aetobatus
airbusses
alabaster
alabaster
adj
Made of alabaster.
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
noun
(color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
albacores
albacores
noun
plural of albacore
albertist
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albugines
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
amassable
amassable
adj
Capable of being amassed.
ambassade
ambassade
noun
(obsolete) An embassy.
(obsolete) The mission of an ambassador.
ambassage
ambassage
noun
Obsolete form of embassage.; message, embassy.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
amberoids
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
amboinese
ambrosane
ambrosine
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amebiasis
amebiasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative spelling of amoebiasis
amissible
amissible
adj
Liable to be lost.
anabaenas
anabaenas
noun
plural of anabaena
anabasine
anabasine
noun
A pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco), a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.
anaerobes
anaerobes
noun
plural of anaerobe
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
apposable
apposable
adj
(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
arabesque
arabesque
noun
(art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
arbalests
arbalests
noun
plural of arbalest
arbitress
arbitress
noun
A female arbiter.
arboreous
arboreous
adj
(obsolete) Growing on trees.
(obsolete, anatomy) Having a tree-like, branching structure.
(of a plant) Having the characteristics of a tree.
arborizes
arborizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arborize
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
arbutuses
arbutuses
noun
plural of arbutus
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
asbestine
asbestine
adj
Resembling or relating to asbestos.
noun
A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
asbestous
asbestous
Adjective
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
(nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
assembles
assembles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assemble
assumable
assumable
adj
Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
assurable
astrolabe
astrolabe
noun
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
atrebates
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
autobuses
autobuses
noun
plural of autobus
aylesbury
aylesbury
Proper noun
a town in Buckinghamshire, England
babelised
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
bacchides
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
backaches
backaches
noun
plural of backache
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backropes
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backspace
backspace
noun
(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
(computing) The non-printable text character representing a backspace.
The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
verb
(computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.
(computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.