(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
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
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
acalephae
acalephan
acalephan
noun
An acaleph.
acalephes
acanthine
acanthine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.
acanthite
acanthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag₂S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
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.
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
acidheads
acidheads
noun
plural of acidhead
adderfish
addlehead
addlehead
noun
(colloquial) A foolish or dull-witted person.
adelphian
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adherence
adherence
noun
(Scotland, law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
A close physical union of two objects.
Faithful support for some cause.
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adherends
adherends
noun
plural of adherend
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adhesions
adhesions
noun
plural of adhesion
adhesives
adhesives
noun
plural of adhesive
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophane
aerophane
noun
A thin fabric resembling crape
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerophone
aerophone
noun
(dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
(dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
aerophore
aerophore
noun
(botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
(historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
(historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
(medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
(underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aeschines
aeschylus
aestethic
aesthesia
aesthesia
noun
The ability to perceive sensations.
aesthesis
aesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of esthesis
aesthetes
aesthetes
noun
plural of aesthete
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
aetheling
aetheogam
aetheogam
noun
(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
aethereal
aethereal
adj
Alternative spelling of ethereal
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
afghanets
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterharm
afterheat
afterheat
noun
Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling
afterhelp
afterhend
afterhold
afterhope
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftership
afterwash
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aghlabite
aglethead
agonothet
ahasuerus
ahasuerus
Proper noun
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
definition the Wandering Jew.
ahimelech
ahmedabad
ahnfeltia
ahuehuete
ahuehuete
noun
Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
akhenaten
akhenaten
Proper noun
given name
akhetaton
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchornea
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldhafera
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
aleknight
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
aleochara
alephzero
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
alleluiah
alleluiah
noun
Alternative form of alleluia
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allophane
allophane
noun
(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
allophite
allophone
allophone
adj
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
allophore
allophyle
almohades
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphatype
alpheratz
alpheratz
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus).