A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
absolent
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
achesoun
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
actiones
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
aesopian
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
albeston
alcyones
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
alencons
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
alnicoes
alphonse
alverson
amberson
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
anagoges
anagoges
noun
plural of anagoge
anamoose
anamoose
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
ancylose
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemones
anemones
noun
plural of anemone
anemoses
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
angolese
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anisoles
anisoles
noun
plural of anisole
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
annoyers
annoyers
noun
plural of annoyer
annulose
annulose
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
anserous
anserous
adj
resembling a goose
silly
anstosse
antrorse
antrorse
adj
(biology) Curved or pointed forward or upward.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
araneose
araneose
adj
Resembling a spider's web; arachnoid.
araneous
araneous
adj
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
arangoes
arangoes
noun
plural of arango
arbinose
argosine
arsenous
arsenous
adj
(chemistry) of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious
arsonate
arsonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion HAsO₃²⁻, derivatives, or any salt containing this ion
arsonite
arsonite
noun
(dated) An arsonist.
asbolane
asbolane
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing calcium, cobalt, hydrogen, manganese, nickel, and oxygen.
asboline
ascensor
ascogone
asherton
ashstone
asmonean
assentor
assentor
noun
Alternative form of assenter
assiento
assiento
noun
(historical) A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing Negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, especially the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.
assinego
assinego
noun
Alternative form of asinego
assonate
assonate
verb
To correspond in (particularly vowel) sounds.
asterion
asterion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astonies
astonies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astony
aswooned
atcheson
aversion
aversion
noun
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
azoeosin
ballones
baloneys
baloneys
noun
plural of baloney
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
baroness
baroness
noun
A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.
The wife of a baron.
baronets
baronets
noun
plural of baronet
baronies
baronies
noun
plural of barony
baronnes
baseborn
baseborn
adj
Of lowly birth.
bastard, illegitimate
bastogne
bastonet
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
benenson
benisons
benisons
noun
plural of benison
benomyls
benzobis
benzoins
benzoins
noun
plural of benzoin
benzoles
benzoles
noun
plural of benzole
benzoyls
benzoyls
noun
plural of benzoyl
bereason
berenson
bernanos
besancon
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
besodden
besonnet
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bethorns
betocsin
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken