Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
aculeolus
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acusector
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
adenoncus
aegiochus
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeschylus
alcyoneus
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
anacletus
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anchusine
anconeous
announces
announces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce
antonescu
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aquacades
aquacades
noun
plural of aquacade
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
arcatures
arcatures
noun
plural of arcature
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archelaus
archhouse
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
ascenseur
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
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.
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
aurochses
ausgleich
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
autecious
autecisms
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barleducs
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bechuanas
becluster
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
beduchess
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
berceuses
berceuses
noun
plural of berceuse
bescoured
bescourge
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluecurls
bluecurls
noun
Any plant in Trichostema, a genus of flowering plants, with blue flowers.
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bonsecour
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
brochures
brochures
noun
plural of brochure
brucellas
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
buccheros
bucerotes
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
buckshees
buckshees
noun
plural of buckshee
buckstone
bucuresti
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
buncombes
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
burgensic
busticate
busticate
verb
(transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces.
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
caestuses
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
calcaneus
calcaneus
noun
The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
calloused
calloused
adj
Alternative form of callused
callouses
callouses
noun
plural of callous
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
campusses
cancellus
cancellus
noun
(anatomy) One of the interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, especially in their articular extremities.
(architecture) A barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel.
cancerous
cancerous
adj
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
capreolus
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capsulize
capsulize
verb
(figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
carburets
carburets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carburet
carburise
carburise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of carburize.
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
carduelis
caroluses
carousels
carousels
noun
plural of carousel
carousers
carousers
noun
plural of carouser
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
carrousel
carrousel
noun
Alternative form of carousel
caruncles
caruncles
noun
plural of caruncle
caruthers
casadesus
casebound
casebound
adj
(of a book) hardcover (attributive)
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
casquette
cassoulet
cassoulet
noun
A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
castellum
castellum
noun
(historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.
casthouse
castoreum
castoreum
noun
(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
catasetum
catasetum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Catasetum of showy epiphytic orchids.
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
caucussed
caucusses
caulicles
caulicles
noun
plural of caulicle
cauquenes
causaless
causative
causative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation.
Acting as a cause.
Involving, or affected by, causality.
noun
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
causeless
causeless
adj
Groundless or unreasonable.
Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
causeries
causeries
noun
plural of causerie
causeuses
causeuses
noun
plural of causeuse
causeways
causeways
noun
plural of causeway
cautelous
cautelous
adj
(obsolete) Cautious, careful.
(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.