(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
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
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.
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
acierage
acierage
noun
(historical) The process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel.
acreages
acreages
noun
plural of acreage
acrogamy
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adjudger
adjudger
noun
One who adjudges.
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
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).
aegagrus
aegagrus
noun
Any species of wild goat, including but not limited to Capra aegagrus.
aegerian
aegeriid
aegeriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the clearwing moths in the family Aegeriidae.
aegirine
aegirine
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group.
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.
aegyrite
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
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.
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
afrogaea
afterage
afterage
noun
An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
aftergas
agacerie
agacerie
noun
Coquetry; flirtatiousness.
agaricic
agaricic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to agaricic acid or its derivatives
agaricin
agaricin
noun
(organic chemistry) an organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi
agaricus
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
agartala
agartala
Proper noun
The state capital of Tripura (India).
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
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.
aggarwal
aggerate
aggerate
verb
(transitive) To heap up.
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
aggraded
aggraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrade
aggrades
aggrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrade
aggrieve
aggrieve
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament.
(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
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
aglimmer
aglimmer
adj
Glimmering; gleaming or shining.
aglitter
aglitter
adj
Glittering.
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agoraeus
agraffee
agraffes
agraffes
noun
plural of agraffe
agraphia
agraphia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
agrarian
agrarian
adj
(botany) wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.
Agricultural or rural.
Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
noun
A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers
agraulos
agreeing
agreeing
noun
An agreement.
verb
present participle of agree
agremens
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
agricere
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
agripina
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
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
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
aguirage
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).
aiguiere
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
airlight
airthing
airtight
airtight
adj
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
(figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
Impermeable to air or other gases.
alagarto
alarming
alarming
adj
causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
verb
present participle of alarm
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
albright
alcargen
aldredge
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
alegrete
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
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
algarsyf
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
algerian
algerine
algerine
noun
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
algerita
algerite
algerite
noun
An altered form of scapolite, originally believed to be a unique mineral.
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.
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aligreek
alkargen
alkargen
noun
(chemistry) cacodylic acid
allegers
allegers
noun
plural of alleger
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
allergen
allergen
noun
(medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
allergia
allergic
allergic
adj
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
Having an allergy.
Of or pertaining to allergy.
noun
A person who has an allergy.
allergin
allergin
noun
Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
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
amargosa
amargoso
ambrogio
amburgey
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
amperage
amperage
noun
(physics) The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anagraph
anagraph
noun
(obsolete) A physician's prescription or recipe.
(obsolete) An inventory; a record.
A kind of anagram.
anagyrin
anagyris
anderegg
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.