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.
achetidae
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
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
aestethic
aesthesia
aesthesia
noun
The ability to perceive sensations.
aesthesis
aesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of esthesis
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
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
aftership
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aghlabite
ahnfeltia
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
aleknight
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allophite
altheimer
alushtite
amaltheia
amathiste
ameritech
amphitene
anchietea
anchietin
anchistea
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
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.
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.
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
anthemion
anthemion
noun
An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
antherids
antherine
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
anthorine
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.
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.
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.
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
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.
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
areithous
arimathea
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.
asherites
asthenias
asthenias
noun
plural of asthenia
asthenics
asthenics
noun
plural of asthenic
asthenies
asthenies
noun
plural of astheny
athalline
atheistic
atheistic
adj
of or relating to atheists or atheism
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
athematic
athematic
adj
(linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.
athenians
athetesis
athetesis
noun
The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid.
athetized
athetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of athetize
athetoids
athetosic
athetosic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to athetosis.
athetosis
athetosis
noun
(medicine) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
athetotic
athetotic
adj
Having, or relating to, athetosis.
athletics
athletics
noun
(sports, especially Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
(sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
plural of athletic
athletism
athletism
noun
The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
athyridae
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
authigene
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
authorize
authorize
verb
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
(transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
autohemic
avenolith
axlesmith
aziethane
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batholite
batholite
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of batholith
bathylite
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bednights
beechiest
beechiest
adj
superlative form of beechy: most beechy
befreight
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.
behmenite
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
believeth
believeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of believe
(figuratively, obsolete) Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
(obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
(obsolete) Plunged into darkness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benight
benighten
benighten
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To benight.
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
bephilter
bereshith
bergalith
bethankit
bethsaida
bewhistle
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bheesties
bheesties
noun
plural of bheestie
plural of bheesty
bianchite
bigothero
bimethyls
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
birchtree
birthdate
birthdate
noun
the year, month, and day of someone's birth; date of birth
birthless
birthless
adj
(archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
Without a birth or births.
birthmate
birthmate
noun
A person who has the same birthday as another.
birthrate
birthrate
noun
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bismethyl
bitchiest
bitchiest
adj
superlative form of bitchy: most bitchy
bitesheep
bitesheep
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bishop, particularly a Catholic bishop persecuting Protestants.