The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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.
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
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.
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
achetidae
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achromate
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
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
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
ahnfeltia
ahuehuete
ahuehuete
noun
Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum
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
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
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.
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allophite
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).
altheimer
alushtite
amalthaea
amaltheia
amathiste
ameritech
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
amphitene
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anachoret
anachueta
anaesthyl
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anatherum
anchietea
anchietin
anchistea
anchorate
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anorthite
anorthite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
anorthose
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
antehuman
anteporch
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
anthemata
anthemene
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
anthemion
anthemion
noun
An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
antheraea
antherids
antherine
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
anthorine
anthraces
anthrenus
antihelix
antihelix
noun
(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
apachette
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apathetic
apathetic
adj
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
apholates
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
aposthume
apothecal
apothecal
adj
Relating to drugs or pharmacy.
apotheces
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
apotheose
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
archettos
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archheart
archiater
archiater
noun
(historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
archicyte
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
architect
architect
noun
(Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
verb
(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
archthief
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
arimathea
armbrecht
arthroses
arthroses
noun
plural of arthrosis
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.