Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acurative
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
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
aftercure
aleuritic
anachueta
anacletus
antecornu
antecourt
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antonescu
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
aplectrum
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
arcatures
arcatures
noun
plural of arcature
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
arctitude
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
autecious
autecisms
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocoder
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autohemic
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
auxetical
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awunctive
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
becluster
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
bepicture
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
biarcuate
biarcuate
adj
(botany) Having two arcuate curves
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bouchette
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
brucetown
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
bucerotes
buchalter
buchanite
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
buchonite
bucketeer
bucketeer
noun
The operator of a bucket shop; a fraudulent or deceptive trader.
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketman
buckplate
buckstone
buckteeth
buckteeth
noun
plural of bucktooth
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
bucuresti
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
busticate
busticate
verb
(transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces.
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
butcherer
butcherer
noun
One who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
caestuses
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
calculate
calculate
verb
(chess) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.
(intransitive, mathematics) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
cannulate
cannulate
verb
(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
capiteaux
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
carburate
carburate
verb
Alternative form of carburet
carburets
carburets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carburet
caricetum
cartouche
cartouche
noun
(Egyptian hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
(architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
A gunner's bag for ammunition.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
A paper cartridge.
A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
carucated
caruthers
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
casquette
cassoulet
cassoulet
noun
A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
castellum
castellum
noun
(historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.
casthouse
castoreum
castoreum
noun
(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
catalogue
catalogue
noun
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
(singular) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
(philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To put into a catalogue.
catasetum
catasetum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Catasetum of showy epiphytic orchids.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
cauponate
causative
causative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation.
Acting as a cause.
Involving, or affected by, causality.
noun
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
cautelous
cautelous
adj
(obsolete) Cautious, careful.
(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
cauterant
cauterant
noun
Any cauterizing substance.
cauteries
cauteries
noun
plural of cautery
cauterise
cauterise
verb
To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
cauterism
cauterism
noun
(archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
cauterize
cauterize
verb
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, Oxford British English) To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)