(law) Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
noun
(law) Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
accessors
accessors
noun
plural of accessor
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
accorders
accorders
noun
plural of accorder
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
achyrodes
acierates
acierates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate
acipenser
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acrasieae
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acrestaff
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acrobates
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acrosomes
acrosomes
noun
plural of acrosome
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
acrospore
acrospore
noun
A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actresses
actresses
noun
plural of actress
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acusector
advancers
advancers
noun
plural of advancer
aegicores
aepyceros
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeroscope
aeroscope
noun
A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
A type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aerospace
aerospace
adj
Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
noun
The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
airscapes
airscapes
noun
plural of airscape
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
airspaces
airspaces
noun
plural of airspace
albacores
albacores
noun
plural of albacore
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
alectoris
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
amelcorns
americans
ameristic
ameristic
adj
(biology) Lacking a meristem and thus undifferentiated
anacortes
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anchoress
anchoress
noun
(informal) An anchorwoman.
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
ancresses
ancresses
noun
plural of ancress
androcles
androcles
Proper noun
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
androsace
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anthraces
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
arcatures
arcatures
noun
plural of arcature
arccosine
arccosine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaiser
archaiser
noun
Alternative form of archaizer
archaises
archaises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaise
archaizes
archaizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archelaus
archeress
archeress
noun
A female archer.
archeries
archeries
noun
plural of archery
archettos
archhouse
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archsewer
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
armistice
armistice
name
Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.”)
noun
A (short) cessation of combat; a cease-fire, a truce.
A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.
arsenical
arsenical
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
arsnicker
artefacts
artefacts
noun
plural of artefact
artemisic
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
asaraceae
ascaridae
ascarides
ascenders
ascenders
noun
plural of ascender
ascenseur
ascertain
ascertain
verb
(archaic) To ensure or effect.
(archaic) To establish, to prove.
(obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ascophore
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
ascospore
ascospore
noun
(biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
astricted
astricted
adj
restricted or confined; especially, in old Scottish law, describing land on which corn must be sent to a particular mill, paying multure or thirlage on it
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrict
astrocyte
astrocyte
noun
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
attachers
attachers
noun
plural of attacher
attackers
attackers
noun
plural of attacker
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
aurochses
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backropes
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bactrites
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barbicels
barbicels
noun
plural of barbicel
barleducs
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barricoes
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
becarpets
becarpets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
becluster
becowards
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
berascals
berascals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berascal
berceuses
berceuses
noun
plural of berceuse
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
berenices
bermensch
bernicles
bernicles
noun
plural of bernicle
bescatter
bescatter
verb
(transitive) To scatter over.
bescoured
bescourge
bescratch
bescratch
verb
(transitive) To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
bescreens
bescreens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescreen