(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
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.
acrogamy
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
adrogate
adrogate
verb
(transitive, Ancient Rome, law, historical) To adopt (a person who is his own master).
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.
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerogene
aerogram
aerogram
noun
(dated) A wireless message.
(dated, rare) A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
(medicine, rare) A pneumogram.
A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.
aerology
aerology
noun
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.
afrogaea
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
agitator
agitator
noun
(historical) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
An implement for shaking or mixing.
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
agitprop
agitprop
noun
(countable) An instance of such propaganda.
(countable) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
(uncountable, also attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, politics) To disseminate (something as) political propaganda, especially communist propaganda, through art, drama, literature, etc.
aglauros
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agoraeus
agraulos
agricola
agricole
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrinion
agrinion
Proper noun
A city in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
agrionia
agrionid
agriotes
agrology
agrology
noun
(chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture.
(rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.
agromyza
agronome
agronome
noun
An agronomist.
agronomy
agronomy
noun
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.
agrostis
agrostis
noun
Any grass of the genus Agrostis, bentgrass.
agrotera
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
alagarto
algaroba
algaroba
noun
The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region.
The edible beans or pods of the carob; St. John's bread.
The honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Aires.
The sweet, pulpy pods of the honey mesquite.
algaroth
algaroth
noun
Alternative form of algarot
algernon
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
allegory
allegory
noun
(mathematics, category theory) A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.
(rhetoric) A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
allegros
allegros
noun
plural of allegro
amargosa
amargoso
ambrogio
androgen
androgen
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
androgyn
angerona
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
anorgana
apograph
apograph
noun
(textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).
apologer
apologer
noun
(obsolete) A teller of apologues.
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
araguato
araguato
noun
A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).
arangoes
arangoes
noun
plural of arango
araponga
araponga
noun
Synonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
arctogea
areology
areology
noun
(astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Mars's geology; geology of Mars.
areopagy
areopagy
noun
(obsolete) secret tribunal, conclave
argemone
argemone
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Argemone of flowering plants, the prickly poppies.
argemony
argentol
argenton
argolian
argonaut
argonaut
noun
An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
argosies
argosies
noun
plural of argosy
argosine
argovian
arguendo
arguendo
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
(law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
argyrose
armigero
armoring
armoring
noun
Alternative form of armouring
verb
present participle of armor
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arpeggio
arpeggio
noun
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
verb
(intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(transitive, intransitive, figurative) To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
arrogant
arrogant
adj
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
arrogate
arrogate
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
arugolas
asperugo
assignor
assignor
noun
(law) The person or party which makes an assignment.
astrolog
athrough
augurous
augurous
adj
(obsolete) Full of augury; foreboding.
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
autogram
autogram
noun
A sentence that describes itself, in the sense of providing an inventory of its own characters.
autogyro
autogyro
noun
Alternative spelling of autogiro
avigator
avigator
noun
An aerial navigator.
avogadro
avogadro
Proper noun
Italian physicist
azogreen
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bargello
bargello
noun
(historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
(historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
(sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
bargoose
bargoose
noun
(dated, UK, dialect, Southern England) The common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.
barogram
barogram
noun
A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.
barology
barology
noun
(obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
barolong
baronage
baronage
noun
(obsolete) barony, the dignity or rank of a baron
(obsolete) barony, the land which gives title to a baron
an annotated list of barons or peers
barons or nobles collectively
barragon
barragon
noun
A light corded cotton for summerwear, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
begorrah
begorrah
intj
(Ireland) Alternative spelling of begorra
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
belgrano
belonger
belonger
noun
(UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.
One who belongs; a member.
bergamos
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
bergeron
berghoff
bergholz
berigora
berouged
berouged
adj
Wearing rouge.
betrough
bigaroon
bigaroon
noun
(dated) The Royal Ann cherry.
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
bionergy
bionergy
noun
Alternative form of bioenergy
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
bjneborg
blomberg
bloxberg
boarding
boarding
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
(uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
A structure made of boards.
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
verb
present participle of board
bogberry
bogberry
noun
(dated) The cranberry.
bogglers
bogglers
noun
plural of boggler
bolanger
bolinger
bondager
bondager
noun
(Scotland, historical) A field worker, especially a woman.
bongrace
bongrace
noun
(obsolete) A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion.
(obsolete) A wide-brimmed hat.
boongary
boongary
noun
A tree kangaroo of northern Queensland.
borating
borating
noun
treatment or reaction with a borate
bordrage
borgeson
borghese
borghild
borgholm
boringly
boringly
adv
In a boring manner.
The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.
borongan
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
botargos
bougeron
bourgade
bourgeon
bourgeon
verb
Obsolete form of burgeon.
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
bragozzo
bragwort
bravoing
bravoing
verb
present participle of bravo
bridegod
bridgton
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
brigbote
brighton
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.