(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abreact
abreact
verb
(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
acatery
accents
accents
noun
plural of accent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accent
accepts
accepts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accept
accrete
accrete
adj
(botany) Grown together
Characterized by accretion; made up
verb
(intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
(intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.
(transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
acepots
acepots
noun
Synonym of acepot
acerata
acerata
Adjective
Sharp? Sharpened?
acerate
acerate
adj
Acerose; needle-shaped; long and pointed
noun
(chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
acestes
acetals
acetals
noun
plural of acetal
acetars
acetary
acetary
noun
An acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.
acetate
acetate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
A transparent sheet used for overlays.
Cellulose acetate.
Ellipsis of acetate disc.: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.
acetiam
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetine
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
acetite
acetize
acetize
verb
(rare) To acetify.
acetoin
acetoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter
acetone
acetone
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.
acetose
acetose
adj
Sour like vinegar; acetous.
acetous
acetous
adj
Causing, or connected with, acetification
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
acetyls
acetyls
noun
plural of acetyl
achaeta
achates
achates
noun
plural of achate
achiest
achiest
adj
superlative form of achy: most achy
achiote
achiote
noun
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
achuete
acidite
acineta
acolyte
acolyte
noun
(Christianity) An altar server.
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
An attendant, assistant or follower.
aconite
aconite
noun
(toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
acquent
acquest
acquest
noun
(law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
acroter
acroter
Noun
An acroterium.
actable
actable
adj
Able to be acted, as by an actor.
actaeon
actives
actives
noun
plural of active
actless
actless
adj
Without action or spirit.
actress
actress
noun
(now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
A female who performs on the stage or in films.
actuate
actuate
verb
(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
actuose
actuose
adj
(obsolete) Very active.
acutate
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
acutest
acutest
adj
superlative form of acute: most acute
acyetic
acylate
acylate
verb
(transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
adtevac
adtevac
noun
A technique for drying blood plasma.
advects
advects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advect
affects
affects
noun
plural of affect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affect
aitches
aitches
noun
plural of aitch
alceste
alcoate
alcoate
noun
alcoholate
alecost
alecost
noun
The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavouring ale.
alethic
alethic
adj
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
aleutic
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
aloetic
aloetic
adj
Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
noun
A medicine containing mainly aloes.
amplect
amplect
verb
(formal) To embrace
ancient
ancient
adj
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
(obsolete) Experienced; versed.
(obsolete) Former; sometime.
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
noun
(UK, law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
(heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
(obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
(obsolete, rare) the bearer of a flag; ensign
A person who is very old.
A person who lived in ancient times.
anoetic
anoetic
adj
(rare) unthinkable; incapable of being thought
Of or relating to anoesis.
anstice
anteact
anteact
noun
A preceding act.
antoeci
antoeci
noun
The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
apeptic
apeptic
adj
Having or relating to apepsy.
aphetic
aphetic
adj
(astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
(phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
apocyte
apocyte
noun
(cytology) A multinucleate cell
apothec
archest
archest
adj
superlative form of arch: most arch
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of arch
archlet
archlet
noun
A small arch.
arcuate
arcuate
adj
curved into the shape of a bow
arefact
artefac
article
article
noun
(archaic) A wench.
(dated) A distinct part.
(dated) Subject matter; concern.
(derogatory, dated) A person; an individual.
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
(obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.
A genuine article.
A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
An object, a member of a group or class.
verb
(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
(transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
ascents
ascents
noun
plural of ascent
ascetic
ascetic
adj
Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
Of or relating to ascetics
noun
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
ascetta
ascites
ascites
noun
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.
asclent
aseptic
aseptic
adj
(food industry) pasteurised.
(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Free of disease-causing microbes.
aspects
aspects
noun
plural of aspect
astelic
astelic
adj
(botany) Lacking steles.
atechny
ateuchi
athecae
atresic
atresic
adj
Relating to atresia
atretic
atretic
adj
(anatomy) Having no opening
attache
attache
noun
Alternative form of attaché
auchlet
auletic
auletic
adj
Of or relating to a musical pipe or piper.
autocue
autocue
noun
Any of several devices that display words for a person to read aloud
autoecy
auxetic
auxetic
adj
(chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
(pathology) Relating to auxesis
noun
An auxetic material.
avocate
avocate
verb
(obsolete) To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
avocets
avocets
noun
plural of avocet
axfetch
aztecan
aztecan
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aztecs or their culture.
Noun
An Aztec.
baccate
baccate
adj
(botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.
Looking like a berry.
backlet
backset
backset
noun
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
verb
(US, especially Western US) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.
bacquet
batched
batched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batch
batcher
batcher
noun
A machine for preparing batches, especially of concrete, of a fixed size or volume.
batches
batches
noun
plural of batch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of batch
bearcat
bearcat
noun
(obsolete) A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the family Ursidae).
(obsolete) A red panda (Ailurus fulgens, in the family Ailuridae).
A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
bebotch
becater
bechtel
becivet
beckets
beckets
noun
plural of becket
beckett
beclart
beclart
verb
(transitive, UK dialectal) To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.
beclout
beclout
verb
(transitive) To cover with a clout or cloth.
(transitive, figuratively) To dress up.
becovet
becrust
becurst
bedtick
bedtick
noun
A tick or bag made of cloth, used for enclosing the materials of a bed.
bencite
bendict
benthic
benthic
adj
Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
noun
Any organism that lives on the seafloor
berchta
bescent
bestick
bestick
verb
(transitive) To pierce in various places; pierce through and through.
(transitive) To stick on the surface of; cover over.
bestock
bestock
verb
(transitive) to stock; furnish
bestuck
bestuck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestick
beteach
beteach
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To allot; assign.
(transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend (one), by the expression of a wish, to (God, the devil, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To give; hand over; deliver up; yield.
(transitive, obsolete) To hand over as a trust; intrust; commend, commit (someone), usually as a wish expressed on departing; recommend to the care of; give charge to.
(transitive, obsolete) To show; point out.
(transitive, obsolete) To teach; instruct.
betrace
bewitch
bewitch
verb
(transitive) To astonish, amaze.
(transitive) To cast a spell upon.
(transitive) To fascinate or charm.
bicetyl
bifteck
biotech
biotech
noun
(countable) A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.
(uncountable) Biotechnology.
bisects
bisects
noun
plural of bisect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bisect
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bitch
biteche
boeotic
boletic
boletic
adj
Relating to, or caused by mushrooms of the genus Boletus.
botched
botched
adj
Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of botch
botcher
botcher
noun
(obsolete) A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
A young salmon; a grilse.
botches
botches
noun
plural of botch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of botch
brachet
brachet
noun
(obsolete) A female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach.
bracket
bracket
noun
(UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
(US) "[" and "]" specifically - as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
(algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
(land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
(sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament.
(typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”)
One of several ranges of numbers.
verb
(military) To gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.
(philosophy, phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.
(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
To enclose in typographical brackets.
To mark distinctly for special treatment.
To place in the same category.
To set aside, discount, ignore.
To support by means of mechanical brackets.
bractea
bractea
noun
Alternative form of bract
bracted
bracted
Adjective
Having bracts.
brocket
brocket
noun
A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil.
A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
brucite
brucite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.
buccate
buchite
buchtel
buckets
buckets
noun
plural of bucket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bucket
buckety
buckety
adj
Resembling a bucket.
butcher
butcher
adj
comparative form of butch: more butch
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang, from butcher's hook) A look.
(colloquial, archaic, card games) A king playing card.
(figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
(informal, obsolete) A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
verb
(transitive) To kill brutally.
(transitive) To mess up hopelessly; to botch.
(transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.