The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
aberrants
aberrants
noun
plural of aberrant
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
absentees
absentees
noun
plural of absentee
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acceptees
acceptees
noun
plural of acceptee
accepters
accepters
noun
plural of accepter
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acescents
acescents
noun
plural of acescent
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acidities
acidities
noun
plural of acidity
acierates
acierates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acrestaff
acrobates
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
activates
activates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of activate
actresses
actresses
noun
plural of actress
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
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
adamsites
adderspit
additives
additives
noun
plural of additive
adelaster
adelaster
noun
(botany) A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
ademonist
adenocyst
adeodatus
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adespoton
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adjustage
adjustage
noun
(rare, obsolete) Adjustment.
adjusters
adjusters
noun
plural of adjuster
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
adnascent
adnascent
adj
Growing to or on something else.
adnescent
adnexitis
adnexitis
noun
(medicine) inflammation of the adnexa of the uterus, i.e. the Fallopian tubes or ovaries.
adorantes
adrenitis
adrenitis
noun
Alternative form of adrenalitis
adroitest
adroitest
adj
superlative form of adroit: most adroit
adsorbate
adsorbate
noun
a substance that has been adsorbed
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adstringe
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adventism
adventist
adversant
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
aerialist
aerialist
noun
(obsolete) One who operates a flying machine; a balloonist or aviator.
(obsolete, rare) A person whose knowledge of agriculture is purely academic and not derived from experience.
(skiing) A specialist in aerials, a freestyle skiing discipline.
An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aerolites
aerolites
noun
plural of aerolite
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aerostats
aerostats
noun
plural of aerostat
aerosteam
aerosteam
adj
(historical) Powered by both heated air and steam.
aerotaxis
aerotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aestethic
aesthesia
aesthesia
noun
The ability to perceive sensations.
aesthesis
aesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of esthesis
aesthetes
aesthetes
noun
plural of aesthete
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
aestivate
aestivate
verb
Alternative spelling of estivate
aetobatus
aettekees
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afforests
afforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest
afghanets
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterloss
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
afternose
afterpast
aftersend
aftership
aftersong
aftertask
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agastreae
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agilities
agilities
noun
plural of agility
agiotages
agiotages
noun
plural of agiotage
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
aglossate
agnoetism
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrestial
agrestial
adj
Synonym of agrestic
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
aigrettes
aigrettes
noun
plural of aigrette
airstream
airstream
noun
A flow or current of air.
The flow of air around an object.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
aktistete
alabaster
alabaster
adj
Made of alabaster.
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
noun
(color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
alamosite
alamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.