(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.
accidie
accidie
noun
(now literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
acedias
acidite
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.
acrider
acrider
adj
comparative form of acrid: more acrid
adaline
adamine
adamite
adamite
noun
(mineralogy) A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.
A descendant of Adam; a human being.
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
addiego
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
adelphi
adelric
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.
adermia
adermin
adermin
Noun
pyridoxine
adeuism
adevism
adevism
noun
(dated) The denial of the existence of gods, especially the legendary gods of Hinduism.
adiated
adiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adiate
adience
adinole
adipate
adipate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adipose
adipose
adj
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
adjiger
adjiger
noun
(India) The snake Python molurus.
admired
admired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admire
admirer
admirer
noun
One who admires.
One who is romantically attracted to someone.
admires
admires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admire
admixed
admixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix
admixes
admixes
noun
plural of admix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admix
adonite
adonize
adonize
verb
Alternative form of adonise
adoulie
adoxies
adrenin
adriaen
adriane
adriell
adriena
adriene
advices
advices
noun
(obsolete or programming) plural of advice
advised
advised
adj
Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.
Informed, appraised or made aware.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advise
advisee
advisee
noun
someone who receives advice
adviser
adviser
noun
one who advises
advises
advises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advise
aecidia
aedeagi
aedeagi
noun
plural of aedeagus
aediles
aediles
noun
plural of aedile
aedilic
aerides
affined
affined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affine
affixed
affixed
adj
(linguistics) With an affix.
Enduringly stuck to, or attached to, something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affix
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agnized
agnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agnize
agonied
agonied
adj
Feeling or undergoing agony; agonized.
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
aidable
aidable
adj
Capable of being rectified with a hearing aid.
Qualifying for financial aid.
aidance
aidance
noun
Aid; assistance; help.
aidless
aidless
adj
Without aid.
Without mechanical assistance.
ailweed
aindrea
airdate
airdate
noun
The date on which a television or radio program is broadcast.
airdrie
airdrie
Proper noun
A town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
A city in Alberta, Canada.
airhead
airhead
noun
(by extension) A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.
(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
(mining, archaic) Alternative form of air-head (“a horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.”)
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.
airshed
airshed
noun
Alternative spelling of air shed
airthed
akademi
akindle
alcaide
alcaide
noun
A caid.
The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.
alcidae
alcides
alcides
Proper noun
Hercules.
aleardi
aleedis
aleydis
aliased
aliased
adj
Using more than one name, or being referred to in more than one way.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alias
alibied
alibied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alibi
alidade
alidade
noun
(cartography, astronomy, surveying) A sighting device used for measuring angles.
aliened
aliened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alien
aligned
aligned
adj
(figurative) Allied or working together with a common goal.
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of align
alipeds
alipeds
noun
plural of aliped
aliunde
aliunde
adv
(law) From another source; from elsewhere.
almadie
almadie
noun
A bark canoe used by the Africans.
A boat used in Calicut (modern Kozhikode) in India, about eighty feet long and six or seven feet wide.
almeida
alodies
aloidae
amandie
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
amerind
amerind
Noun
An American Indian.
Adjective
Of or relating to a hypothetical higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to the Eskimo-Aleut or the Na-Dene.
amidase
amidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any amidohydrolase
amidate
amidate
noun
(organic chemistry) A product of amidation.
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To subject to an amidation reaction.
amidide
amidine
amidine
noun
(chemistry) any of several classes of organic compound, formally derived from oxoacids by replacement of the hydroxy group with an amino group, and the oxo group with =NR
amidone
amidone
noun
Synonym of methadone
amiidae
amimide
aminded
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
amphide
andesic
andrien
andrite
aneroid
aneroid
adj
Not using or containing fluid
noun
An aneroid barometer.
anilide
anilide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound in which one of the nitrogen-bound protons of aniline is replaced by a metal or other cation.
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by replacement of a hydroxyl group by an aniline residue; an amide of aniline.
aniseed
aniseed
noun
(countable and uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
annelid
annelid
adj
of, or relating to these creatures
noun
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech
anodine
anodize
anodize
verb
to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration
antired
antired
adj
(particle physics) One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.
anviled
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
apoidea
applied
applied
adj
Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.
Put into practical use.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apply
apsides
apsides
noun
plural of apside
araneid
araneid
noun
(zoology) A spider; now specifically a member of the family Araneidae; an orb weaver.
arcidae
ardelia
ardelio
ardelis
ardenia
ardoise
arenoid
arenoid
adj
Resembling sand.
ariadne
aridest
aridest
adj
superlative form of arid: most arid
arietid
ariidae
arilled
arilled
adj
(botany) Having an aril.
aroides
arrided
arrided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arride
arridge
arrived
arrived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arrive
arylide
aspired
aspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspire
assized
assized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assize
astride
astride
adv
With one’s legs on either side.
prep
Extending across (something).
With one’s legs on either side of.
atridae
attidae
attired
attired
adj
(heraldry) Said of the horns of a stag when they are of a different tincture to its head.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attire
audible
audible
adj
Able to be heard.
noun
(American football) The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
verb
(intransitive, American football) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
audient
audient
adj
Listening, paying attention.
noun
(obsolete) A hearer; a member of an audience
(obsolete, specifically) A catechumen (“convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism”) in the early Christian Church.