(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
aftergame
aftergame
noun
(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
(video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.
agamemnon
agamobium
agamogony
agamogony
noun
(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
agathosma
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agilmente
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.
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnoetism
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnominal
agnominal
adj
Of or pertaining to an agnomen.
agomensin
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agrauleum
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrimonia
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmonger
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algometer
algometer
noun
An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
algorisms
algorisms
noun
plural of algorism
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
allegatum
almagests
almagests
noun
plural of almagest
almogavar
almogavar
noun
(historical) A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
amagasaki
amalberga
amalburga
amargosos
amazingly
amazingly
adv
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambassage
ambassage
noun
Obsolete form of embassage.; message, embassy.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
ambigenal
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
ambrogino
ambrology
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amidating
amidating
adj
(organic chemistry) That causes an amidation reaction
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
aminating
aminating
verb
present participle of aminate
amnigenia
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amygdalae
amygdales
amygdales
noun
plural of amygdale
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
amylogens
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
angadreme
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angiomata
angionoma
angiotome
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
anglomane
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
animating
animating
verb
present participle of animate
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
apogamies
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
armigeral
armigeral
adj
Synonym of armigerous
armigeros
armington
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
arthogram
astigmias
astigmias
noun
plural of astigmia
astigmism
astigmism
noun
Archaic form of astigmatism.
asyngamic
asyngamic
adj
Not syngamic.
atmogenic
atmograph
atmologic
atomising
atomising
verb
present participle of atomise
atomizing
atomizing
verb
present participle of atomize
atomology
atomology
noun
(dated) The doctrine of atoms.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
bagmaking
bagmaking
noun
The manufacture of bags.
balimbing
balimbing
noun
(Philippines) A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics.
(Philippines) Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”)
ballgames
ballgames
noun
plural of ballgame
balsaming
balsaming
verb
present participle of balsam
bamberger
barograms
barograms
noun
plural of barogram
baumbaugh
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).