(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
abhiseka
abhiseka
noun
Alternative spelling of abhisheka
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abscised
abscised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscise
abscises
abscises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscise
abscisse
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
accessit
accessit
noun
A vote in the election of a pope.
An honorable mention in an academic contest.
accidies
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
acediast
acediast
noun
A person who has acedia
acequias
acequias
noun
plural of acequia
acheirus
achieves
achieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achieve
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
acidness
acidness
noun
acidity, sourness
acidoses
acidoses
noun
plural of acidosis
acinaces
acinaces
noun
(historical, ancient history) A short sword or saber.
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
actiones
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
adamsite
adamsite
noun
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
adenines
adenines
noun
plural of adenine (multiple adenine molecules)
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adessive
adessive
adj
(grammar) of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates adjacent location
noun
(grammar) the adessive case, or a word in that case.
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.
adhesive
adhesive
adj
apt or tending to adhere; clinging
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
noun
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
admirers
admirers
noun
plural of admirer
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adriaens
adustive
advisees
advisees
noun
plural of advisee
advisers
advisers
noun
plural of adviser
advisive
advisive
adj
Advisory in tone and content.
aeacides
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aegimius
aeolides
aerifies
aerifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerify
aeriness
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aeroides
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesopian
aestatis
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
affaires
affaires
noun
plural of affaire
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
agatizes
agatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agatize
agelaius
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenizes
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agitates
agitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate
aglisten
agnoites
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
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agriotes
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
ainsells
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airdates
airdates
noun
plural of airdate
airfares
airfares
noun
plural of airfare
airheads
airheads
noun
plural of airhead
airiness
airiness
noun
The quality of being airy.
The quality of being light in quality or manner.
insubstantiality
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
airscape
airscape
noun
The view of the sky, or an artistic work that visually represents it.
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airsheds
airsheds
noun
plural of airshed
airsheet
airspace
airspace
noun
(aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.
(broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band.
(construction) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation.
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.
The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air.
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
airtimes
airtimes
noun
plural of airtime
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
aiseweed
aisteoir
ajourise
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akinesia
akinesia
noun
(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinesis
akinesis
noun
Absence of a kinetic hinge in the skull.
akinesia; loss of muscle control
alanines
alanines
noun
plural of alanine
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alasteir
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcestis
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aleiptes
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alidades
alidades
noun
plural of alidade
alienees
alienees
noun
plural of alienee
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
alienism
alienism
noun
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alkalies
alkalise
alkalise
verb
Alternative form of alkalize
allelism
allelism
noun
(genetics) The existence of two or more alleles of a gene
allister
allister
Proper noun
name, anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.
allodies
allspice
allspice
noun
(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
almeries
almeries
noun
plural of almery
alnicoes
alsweill
alterius
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
alumines
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
amaister
amasesis
ambaries
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambroise
ameiosis
ameiosis
noun
(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis