(Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
(law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
The act of allotting.
allowance
allowance
noun
(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
almandine
almandine
noun
(mineralogy) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
almeidina
almendron
almendron
noun
The brazil nut tree.
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almsmoney
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
almuredin
aloemodin
aloneness
aloneness
noun
The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
aloofness
aloofness
noun
The state of being aloof
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alstonine
alstonine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite
alstonite
noun
(mineralogy) An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
altenburg
alterants
alterants
noun
plural of alterant
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternant
alternant
adj
(geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks.
Alternating from one row of a matrix to another.
noun
(linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph.
(mathematics) A determinant which is an alternating function.
alternate
alternate
adj
(US) Other; alternative.
(botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
noun
(US) A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
(heraldry) Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.
(mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
verb
(intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
(intransitive) To vary by turns.
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
(transitive, geometry) To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
alternize
alternize
verb
To alternate or take turns.
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
ambigenal
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
amelcorns
amendable
amendable
adj
Capable of being amended.
amentulum
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amyclaean
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylidene
amylogens
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anabolize
anabolize
verb
(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo anabolism
anacletus
anaesthyl
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
analemmas
analemmas
noun
plural of analemma
analepses
analepses
noun
plural of analepsis
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analgesia
analgesia
noun
(medicine) The inability to feel pain.
(pharmacology) An analgesic (medication that acts to relieve pain).
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgesis
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analities
analities
noun
plural of anality
analogice
analogies
analogies
noun
plural of analogy
analogise
analogise
verb
Alternative spelling of analogize
analogize
analogize
verb
To express as an analogy.
To treat one thing as analogous to another.
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
analysers
analysers
noun
plural of analyser
analyzers
analyzers
noun
plural of analyzer
anamelech
ananaples
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
androclea
androcles
androcles
Proper noun
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angelenos
angeleyes
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
angelical
angelical
Adjective
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
angelican
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
angelicic
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
angelized
angelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angelize
angellike
angellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an angel.
angelonia
angelonia
noun
Any of the genus Angelonia of South American flowering plants.
angelship
angeluses
angeluses
noun
plural of angelus
angerless
angerless
adj
Without anger.
anglehook
anglepods
anglesite
anglesite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
anglicise
anglicise
verb
(transitive) To become English.
(transitive) To dub or translate into English.
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
anglified
anglogaea
anglomane
angouleme
anguineal
anguineal
adj
(obsolete, mathematics) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form
Like a snake; anguineous
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
anileness
anileness
noun
The state or quality of being anile.
anilities
animacule
animalier
animalier
noun
An artist who depicts animals.
animalise
animalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of animalize.
animalize
animalize
verb
To brutalize.
To convert or produce material rich in animal substance.
To represent in the form of an animal.
animately
animately
adv
In an animate manner.
aniselike
aniselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of anise.
ankerhold
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
anklejack
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
annabella
annabella
Proper noun
name, a variant of Annabel or Annabelle.
annabelle
annabelle
Proper noun
name,
annaliese
annandale
annealers
annealers
noun
plural of annealer
annealing
annealing
noun
The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice.
verb
present participle of anneal
annelidan
annelidan
adj
Of or pertaining to the annelids.
noun
An annelid.
annelides
anneliese
annellata
annexable
annexable
adj
Able to be annexed.
annualize
annualize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of annualise.
annueller
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annullate
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
annuluses
annuluses
noun
plural of annulus
anomalies
anomalies
noun
plural of anomaly
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anorectal
anorectal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum.
anselmian
anselmian
Adjective
Of or relating to (c.1033-1109), philosopher and theologian, or his ontological argument for the existence of God.