(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
(veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
ablegate
ablegate
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
adjugate
adjugate
noun
(mathematics) The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.
verb
(obsolete) To yoke an animal to something
adjutage
adjutage
noun
Alternative form of ajutage
adrogate
adrogate
verb
(transitive, Ancient Rome, law, historical) To adopt (a person who is his own master).
aegirite
aegirite
noun
(mineralogy, rare) aegirine
aegrotat
aegrotat
noun
(Britain) An unclassified degree awarded to such a student.
(Britain, dated) A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.
aegyptus
aegyrite
aeolight
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
aethogen
aethogen
noun
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
afterage
afterage
noun
An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
aftergas
agacante
agametes
agametes
noun
plural of agamete
agapetae
agapetae
noun
plural of agapet; Alternative form of Agapetae
agapetid
agaphite
agathaea
agatized
agatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agatize
agatizes
agatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agatize
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agenting
agenting
noun
Working as an agent (one who acts for another).
agentive
agentive
adj
(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
ageratum
ageratum
noun
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
(of a solution or substance) Violently and chaotically moving around, such as because of being shaken.
Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agitate
agitates
agitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate
aglisten
aglitter
aglitter
adj
Glittering.
agmatine
agmatine
noun
(biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis
agminate
agminate
adj
(biology) Grouped together.
agnoetae
agnoites
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agrement
agrement
noun
Obsolete form of agreement.
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agriotes
agrotera
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
aguacate
aguacate
noun
(archaic) avocado
aiglette
aigrette
aigrette
noun
(ornithology) The lesser white heron.
A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.
The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
alegrete
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
algerita
algerite
algerite
noun
An altered form of scapolite, originally believed to be a unique mineral.
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
algovite
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.
allagite
allegata
allegate
allegate
verb
(rare, nonstandard) To make an allegation of; to allege.
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To delegate.
alligate
alligate
verb
(transitive) To tie; to unite by some tie.
almagest
almagest
noun
A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
altarage
altarage
noun
The offerings made upon the altar or to a church.
The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
alurgite
angelate
angelate
noun
A salt or ester of angelic acid.
angelita
angelito
angleton
angleton
Proper noun
A city in Texas, USA
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
antergic
antiager
antiager
noun
An anti-aging cosmetic.
antigene
antigene
noun
(genetics) An oligonucleotide that attaches to a specific gene and suppresses its action.
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antigone
antigone
Proper noun
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by burying her brother Polynices
antsigne
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
arctogea
argental
argental
adj
Of silver.
argentan
argentan
noun
nickel silver
argenter
argentia
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
argentin
argentol
argenton
argentry
argentry
noun
(obsolete) Silver plate or vessels.
argentum
argestes
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
argyrite
ariegite
armitage
arrogate
arrogate
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astringe
astringe
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become constricted or compressed
(transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress
To bind by moral or legal obligation.
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
atragene
auganite
augelite
augelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃.
augitite
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
augurate
augurate
noun
The position or office of an augur.
verb
To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict.
auguster
auguster
adj
comparative form of august: more august
austreng
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
avantage
averting
averting
verb
present participle of avert
bagatine
bagganet
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
bagnette
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
baiginet
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
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.
barguest
barnegat
bastogne
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
begattal
begettal
begettal
noun
Act of begetting; conception of a child.
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
berating
berating
verb
present participle of berate
bergamot
bergamot
noun
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
A variety of pear.
A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
The fruit from the bergamot tree
berthage
berthage
noun
A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
betangle
betangle
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.
bethpage
bettonga
bijugate
bijugate
adj
(botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
(botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral
bleating
bleating
noun
A noise that bleats.
Inane or plaintive chatter.
verb
present participle of bleat
boothage
bottegas
braggest
braggest
adj
superlative form of brag: most brag
braggite
braggite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing nickel, palladium, platinum, and sulfur.
bregmata
bregmata
noun
plural of bregma
bregmate
bretagne
burganet
burganet
noun
Alternative form of burgonet
cabotage
cabotage
noun
(law) The right to engage in such transport.
The exclusive right of a country to control such transport.
The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
cagester
caligate
caligate
adj
(obsolete) Wearing caligae or military boots.
cangenet
cartages
cartages
noun
plural of cartage
carthage
carthage
Proper noun
An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia
Any of several cities in Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, USA:
a city in Illinois
a city in Mississippi
a city in Missouri
a city in Texas
Any of several towns in Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee, USA:
a town in North Carolina
a town in Tennessee
category
category
noun
(mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.