First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
noun
An animal or plant native to a region.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
abrogators
abrogators
noun
plural of abrogator
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accrington
accrington
Proper noun
A town in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.
acrogamous
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrologies
acrologism
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
acutograve
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogramme
aerogramme
noun
Alternative spelling of aerogram
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
agamospore
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggravator
aggravator
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”)
One who or that which aggravates.
aggregator
aggregator
noun
(Internet) An online feed reader used to keep track of updates to blogs, etc.
Someone or something which aggregates.
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
agoramania
agoranomus
agostadero
agreations
agregation
agricolist
agricolist
noun
A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist.
agricolite
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrionidae
agriotypus
agrologies
agrologist
agrologist
noun
One who studies or carries out agrology.
agronomial
agronomial
adj
Synonym of agronomic
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
(colloquial, usually with the) A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
anaxagoras
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgonia
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angarstroi
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiocarpy
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
angiometer
angiorrhea
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anorganism
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antigyrous
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
apographal
apographal
adj
Of or relating to the apograph of a manuscript.
apographic
apographic
adj
(geology) Fine-grained.
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
aporrhegma
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
aragonitic
aragonitic
adj
(geology) Of, pertaining to, or formed from aragonite
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
arborizing
arborizing
verb
present participle of arborize
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archigonic
arctogaeal
arctogaeal
adj
(biogeography) Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
arctogaean
arctogaeic
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
areologies
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
areopagist
areopagite
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argiopidae
argoletier
argoletier
noun
(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arrogating
arrogating
verb
present participle of arrogate
arrogation
arrogation
noun
(law) The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.
arrogative
arrogative
adj
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
asgeirsson
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate