A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.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:
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
achirite
achirite
noun
dioptase
achmetha
achroite
achroite
noun
(mineralogy) A colourless form of tourmaline
acushnet
adherant
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adsheart
adsheart
intj
(obsolete) Synonym of zounds
advehent
advehent
adj
(anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.
aeipathy
aeolight
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aesthete
aesthete
noun
(often derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.
aethalia
aethalia
noun
plural of aethalium
aethered
aetheria
aetheric
aetheric
adj
Alternative spelling of etheric
aethogen
aethogen
noun
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
aethylla
agaphite
agathaea
airsheet
albrecht
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alphabet
alphabet
noun
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
althaeas
althaeas
noun
plural of althaea
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
amaethon
amalthea
amalthea
Proper noun
The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
The third most distant moon of Jupiter.
amethist
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
anaphyte
anathema
anathema
noun
(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
(ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
anatheme
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
anesthyl
anethene
anethene
noun
A hydrocarbon with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₆, found in oil of dill.
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antebath
antehall
antethem
anthelae
anthelae
noun
plural of anthela
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthelme
anthemas
anthemed
anthemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthem
anthemia
anthemia
noun
plural of anthemion
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
antherid
antheses
antheses
noun
plural of anthesis
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
anthinae
anthrone
anthrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic ketone, used in a popular cellulose assay and in the colorimetric determination of carbohydrates; any derivative of this compound
antihero
antihero
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
antithet
antithet
noun
(archaic) An antithetic or contrasted statement.
apachite
apachite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
apatheia
apatheia
noun
(philosophy) A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.
apathies
apathies
noun
plural of apathy
apathize
apathize
verb
To become apathetic or insensible
To make apathetic or insensible
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
aphetize
aphetize
verb
(transitive, linguistics) To shorten by aphesis.
apholate
apothece
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
archetto
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
archpoet
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
arthemis
ashantee
asherite
asherton
ashstone
ashuelot
asthenia
asthenia
noun
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
atcheson
atechnic
atechnic
adj
(dated) Without technical or artistic knowledge; untechnical.
ateuchus
athecata
athecate
athecate
adj
(biology) That does not have a theca
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
atheists
atheists
noun
plural of atheist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atheist
atheizer
atheizer
noun
(rare) One who atheizes.
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athelred
athenaea
atheneum
athenian
athenian
Noun
An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.
atherine
atherine
noun
A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae having a silvery stripe along the sides.
athermic
athermic
adj
(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
atheroma
atheroma
noun
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
atherton
atherton
Proper noun
A town in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England.
derived from the placename.
athetize
athetize
verb
(linguistics, transitive) To reject a passage of text as spurious.
athetoid
athetoid
adj
(medicine) characterised by athetosis
athletes
athletes
noun
plural of athlete
athletic
athletic
adj
(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
(video games) Of a level in a Super Mario game with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
Physically active.
noun
A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
athonite
athonite
Adjective
of or relating to Athos
Noun
Someone from Athos
attached
attached
adj
(botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
Connected; joined.
Fond of (used with to).
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attach
attacher
attacher
noun
A means of attaching.
Someone who attaches.
attaches
attaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attach
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
aweather
aweather
adv
(nautical) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
bahiaite
bahiaite
noun
(mineralogy) A hornblende hypersthenite mineral.
baltheus
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
baphomet
baphomet
Proper noun
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
barathea
barathea
noun
A soft fabric, made from various combinations of wool, silk and cotton, with a lightly ribbed surface.
barghest
barghest
noun
(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
barthite
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
bathelda
bathesda
bathetic
bathetic
adj
Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
bathorse
bathorse
noun
A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. Also spelt bat-horse and bat horse.
bathoses
bathoses
noun
plural of bathos
bathrobe
bathrobe
noun
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.
bathsheb
batsheva
bayreuth
beastish
beastish
adj
Like a beast; brutal; beastly.
beblotch
bechtler
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
bedsheet
bedsheet
noun
A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.
bedworth
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
behatted
behatted
adj
Wearing a hat.
behemoth
behemoth
noun
(biblical) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.