A nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group with chemical formula Ca₃Fe₂Si₃O₁₂.
andreotti
andriette
androcyte
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
anecdotes
anecdotes
noun
plural of anecdote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anecdote
anecdotic
anecdotic
adj
Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Tending to tell anecdotes.
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
annodated
annodated
adj
curved into the form of a letter S
annotated
annotated
adj
Contains or is accompanied by annotations or labelled notes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annotate
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
anserated
anserated
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.
antecedal
anteceded
anteceded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antecede
antecedes
antecedes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede
antedated
antedated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antedate
antedates
antedates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antedate
antedonin
antegrade
antegrade
adj
moving or directed forward
antenodal
antenodal
adj
Before a node or nodus
noun
An antenodal vein.
antherids
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
antidoted
antidoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antidote
antidotes
antidotes
noun
plural of antidote
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antinodes
antinodes
noun
plural of antinode
antipedal
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antitrade
antitrade
adj
Opposing trade.
noun
the wind that blows from west to east above the trade wind
antiwedge
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
anystidae
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
apetaloid
apetaloid
adj
apetalous
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
apodemata
appendant
appendant
adj
(law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc., which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house.
Annexed; concomitant.
Attached as an appendage.
noun
(law) An inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.
Anything attached to something else as incidental or subordinate to it.
appendent
appetized
appetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appetize
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
arctiidae
arctitude
arctoidea
ardennite
ardennite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish orthorhombic mineral that is a mixed silicate and vanadate, and may also have arsenate.
arduinite
arendator
arendator
noun
(historical) In the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.
areolated
areolated
adj
Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
argentide
aridities
aridities
noun
plural of aridity
arillated
arillated
adj
Having an aril.
aristides
armatured
armatured
adj
Fitted with an armature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armature
arrogated
arrogated
adj
claimed falsely
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arrogate
arseneted
artamidae
artevelde
arytenoid
arytenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
asafetida
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
ascendant
ascendant
adj
Rising, moving upward.
Surpassing or controlling.
noun
(astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
(usually followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power).
Ascent; height; elevation.
Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendancy.
ascendent
ascendent
adj
In power; controlling.
Upward in direction or proclivity.
noun
A person from whom one is descended.
A position of power or control.
ascidiate
ascidiate
adj
(botany) Having the form of an ascidian
asiderite
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
assaulted
assaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assault
assiduate
assiduate
adj
(obsolete) unremitting; assiduous
assuetude
assuetude
noun
(archaic) Accustomedness; habit.
The condition of an organism that has acquired tolerance of a drug or poison.
astacidae
astatized
astatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astatize
asterioid
asterodia
asteroids
asteroids
noun
plural of asteroid
astounded
astounded
adj
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astound
astraddle
astraddle
adv
In a straddling position; astride.
prep
In a straddling position on.
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
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
astrodome
astrodome
noun
A transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
astromeda
asyndetic
asyndetic
adj
(grammar) Not connected by a conjunction.
(psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis.
asyndeton
asyndeton
noun
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, or clauses.
athetized
athetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of athetize
athetoids
athyridae
atloidean
atloidean
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the atlas bone
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atropidae
attainder
attainder
noun
(law, rare) The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights.
(obsolete) A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation.
attainted
attainted
adj
(now rare) Tainted, corrupted.
Subject to attainder; condemned to death or outlawry, hence stripped of one's titles, hereditary rights, or possessions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attaint
attatched
attempted
attempted
adj
Tried, with the connotation of failure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attempt
attendant
attendant
adj
(law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.
Going with; associated; concomitant.
noun
(chiefly archaic) A visitor or caller.
(law) One who owes a duty or service to another.
A servant or valet.
One who attends; one who works with or watches over something.
That which accompanies or follows.
attendees
attendees
noun
plural of attendee
attenders
attenders
noun
plural of attender
attending
attending
adj
Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
noun
(Canada, US) A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
verb
present participle of attend
atticised
atticized
attitudes
attitudes
noun
plural of attitude
attracted
attracted
adj
drawn towards
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attract
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
auditives
auditress
auditress
noun
(dated) A female hearer.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autocoder
autodrome
autodrome
noun
A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autoindex
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
automated
automated
adj
Made automatic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automate
automedon
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
avertedly
avertedly
adv
In an averted manner; turned away.
avidities
avidities
noun
plural of avidity
avoidment
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
aydelotte
babbitted
babbitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babbitt
backdated
backdated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdate
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
baldpated
baldpated
adj
(archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
ballasted
ballasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballast
ballotade
ballotade
noun
(dressage) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or on a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
barnstead
baroneted
bartended
bartended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bartend
bartender
bartender
noun
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from 19th c.]
bassetted
bassetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bassett
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
batardeau
batardeau
noun
(military) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
batesland
batfowled
batteried
batteried
adj
Having a (specified kind of) battery.
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
bealtared
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).