Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
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.
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
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
accepters
accepters
noun
plural of accepter
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
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
acierates
acierates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate
acrestaff
acrobates
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actresses
actresses
noun
plural of actress
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acusector
adderspit
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.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adjusters
adjusters
noun
plural of adjuster
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
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
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
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.
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.
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
afforests
afforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest
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.
agastreae
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
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.
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.
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albertist
albertson
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alectoris
alentours
alertness
alertness
noun
The quality of being alert or on the alert
aletaster
aletaster
noun
An aleconner.
aleurites
allergist
allergist
noun
A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
allotters
allotters
noun
plural of allotter
alpestral
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
alterants
alterants
noun
plural of alterant
amarettos
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
amatories
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ameerates
ameerates
noun
plural of ameerate
ameristic
ameristic
adj
(biology) Lacking a meristem and thus undifferentiated
amitroles
amorettos
amorettos
noun
plural of amoretto
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortises
amortises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortise
amortizes
amortizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
amounters
amsterdam
anacortes
anaunters
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
animaters
animaters
noun
plural of animater
aniseroot
aniseroot
noun
Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza.
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anointers
anointers
noun
plural of anointer
anorthose
anserated
anserated
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.
anteaters
anteaters
noun
plural of anteater
anteriors
anterooms
anterooms
noun
plural of anteroom
antesfort
anteverts
anteverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antevert
antherids
anthraces
anthrenus
antimeres
antimeres
noun
plural of antimere
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
antsirane
apartness
apartness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being apart.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
apertness
apertness
noun
(archaic) openness; frankness
apertures
apertures
noun
plural of aperture
aportoise
appertise
appetiser
appetiser
noun
Alternative spelling of appetizer.
apteryges
apteryxes
apteryxes
noun
plural of apteryx
aramitess
arbalests
arbalests
noun
plural of arbalest
arbitress
arbitress
noun
A female arbiter.
arbutuses
arbutuses
noun
plural of arbutus
arcatures
arcatures
noun
plural of arcature
archettos
areithous
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
areostyle
areostyle
noun
Alternative form of araeostyle
areskutan
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
argentose
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.