That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
noun
The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
verb
present participle of ache
acting
acting
adj
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
noun
(countable, obsolete) An action or deed.
(drama) The occupation of an actor.
(law) Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
verb
present participle of act
adages
adages
noun
plural of adage
adagio
adagio
adv
(music) Played rather slowly.
noun
(dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
adding
adding
verb
present participle of add
adigei
adighe
adight
adight
Verb
To set in order; to array.
adigun
adjiga
adygei
adygei
Proper noun
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation.
adyghe
adyghe
Proper noun
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation, also known as West Circassian.
aedegi
aegean
aegeus
aegina
aegina
Proper noun
A nymph of the island that bears her name.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
An island in Greece.
aegium
aerage
aerugo
aerugo
noun
metallic rust, particularly of brass or copper; verdigris
affing
afghan
afghan
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
agabus
agaces
agadic
agadir
agalma
agamae
agamas
agamas
noun
plural of agama
agamic
agamic
adj
Occurring without the union of male and female gametes; asexual.
agamid
agamid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
agamis
agamis
noun
plural of agami
aganus
agapae
agapae
noun
plural of agape
agapai
agaric
agaric
noun
A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis, formerly Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
agarum
agates
agates
noun
plural of agate
agatha
agathe
agatho
agathy
agaves
agaves
noun
plural of agave
agawam
agawam
Proper noun
An Eastern Algonquian language
An unincorporated community in Kentucky
A city and a river in Massachusetts
A ghost town in Oklahoma
agazed
agazed
adj
(obsolete) Gazing with astonishment; amazed.
agedly
agedly
adv
In an aged manner.
ageing
ageing
noun
UK, Australia, and New Zealand standard spelling of aging.
ageism
ageism
noun
Bias against older adults (typically those in their sixties or older, but other times even younger if not even before middle-age).
Bias, hatred, bigotry and prejudice against age differences in other people's relationships, whether romantic or platonic.
The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
ageist
ageist
adj
Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age.
noun
A person who behaves in an ageist manner.
agency
agency
noun
(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
agenda
agenda
noun
(now rare) plural of agendum
(obsolete) A ritual.
A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
An ulterior motive.
agenes
agenor
agents
agents
noun
plural of agent
aggada
aggers
aggers
noun
plural of agger
aggest
aggest
Verb
To heap up.
aggeus
aggies
aggies
noun
plural of aggie
aggros
aghast
aghast
adj
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
aghori
agible
agible
adj
(obsolete) Possible to be done; practicable.
agings
agings
noun
plural of aging
agisms
agisms
noun
plural of agism
agists
agists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agist
aglaia
aglaia
Proper noun
name, of mostly historical usage.
aglaos
aglare
aglare
adj
(postpositive) Glaring (either verb sense)
aglaus
agleaf
agleam
agleam
adj
Glowing with subdued light.
aglets
aglets
noun
plural of aglet
aglint
aglint
adj
Glinting.
agnail
agnail
noun
(obsolete) A corn or sore on the toe or finger.
Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
agname
agname
noun
An appellation over and above the given name and surname.
agnate
agnate
adj
(linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
allied; akin
noun
(linguistics) A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
Any paternal male relative.
agnean
agneau
agnese
agness
agneta
agnize
agnize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To recognise; to acknowledge.
agnola
agnosy
agnosy
noun
(countable, neurology) A deficit in the ability to perceive.
(countable, neurology) A patient suffering from an agnosy.
(uncountable) A lack of spiritual understanding or insight; a lack of enlightenment.
(uncountable, rare) Ignorance, especially that which is common to a group or category of people.
agogic
agogic
noun
(music) an accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value
agoing
agoing
verb
(archaic, dialectal) present participle of go
agonal
agonal
adj
Of or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.
Of or pertaining to the pain of death.
agones
agones
Noun
agons
agonia
agonic
agonic
adj
(cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.
(geometry) Lacking an angle.
(medicine, obsolete) Occurring shortly before death; agonal.
(psychology) Of a mode of social interaction based on threats, displays of power, or inducements of anxiety.
Characterized by agony.
Synonym of agonal
noun
Synonym of agonic line.
agorae
agoras
agorot
agosto
agouta
agouta
noun
Alternative form of agouti
agouti
agouti
noun
A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.
agouty
agouty
noun
Alternative spelling of agouti
agrace
agrace
verb
Alternative form of aggrace
agrafe
agrafe
noun
A hook or fastener on clothing.
agreat
agreed
agreed
adj
In harmony.
intj
Indicates agreement on the part of the speaker.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agree
agreer
agreer
noun
A person who agrees
agrees
agrees
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agree
agrege
agrest
agrias
agrief
agrief
adv
(obsolete) In grief; amiss.
agriot
agrise
agrise
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.
(obsolete, transitive) To make tremble, to terrify.
agrito
agrius
agroan
agroan
adj
groaning
agroof
agrope
agrope
adv
In the act of groping.
agrote
agrufe
agruif
aguada
aguaji
aguara
aguayo
aguayo
noun
A rectangular piece of patterned cloth, used in traditional South American communities to carry children, goods, etc.
agueda
aguila
aguilt
aguise
aguise
noun
(obsolete) Clothing, dress.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress; to array.
aguish
aguish
adj
Characteristic of ague
agujon
agunah
agunah
noun
A Jewish woman who is trapped in a marriage from which she cannot escape, either because her husband has disappeared or because he will not grant her a gett.
aguste
agynic
agyria
agyria
noun
The smooth appearance of the brain in cases of lissencephaly.
aiding
aiding
noun
The act of one who aids or assists.
verb
present participle of aid
aiglet
aiglet
noun
A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.
An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.
aigret
aigret
noun
Alternative spelling of aigrette
ailing
ailing
adj
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
noun
An ailment.
verb
present participle of ail
aiming
aiming
noun
The act of one who aims.
verb
present participle of aim
airbag
airbag
noun
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.
(slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.
A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, etc.
airing
airing
noun
(countable) A public expression of an opinion or discussion of a subject.
(countable) An exposure to warm or fresh air.
(countable) The broadcast of a television or radio show.
verb
present participle of air
ajugas
ajugas
noun
plural of ajuga
akazga
akazga
noun
The plant Strychnos icaja, traditionally used as an ordeal poison in West Africa.