(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
acalephae
acalephan
acalephan
noun
An acaleph.
acalephes
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
acatholic
acatholic
adj
not Catholic
acephalan
acephalan
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Acephala.
noun
Acephal.
acephalia
acephalia
noun
(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
achalasia
achalasia
noun
(medicine, pathology) A neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully; usually with reference to gastrointestinal smooth muscles or to esophageal achalasia when not otherwise specified.
acheilary
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
achilleid
achillein
achillize
acholuria
acholuria
noun
(pathology) A lack of bile pigments in the urine
acholuric
acholuric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acholuria
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
addlehead
addlehead
noun
(colloquial) A foolish or dull-witted person.
adelphian
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aeschylus
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
aetheling
aethereal
aethereal
adj
Alternative spelling of ethereal
afterhelp
afterhold
agallochs
aghlabite
aglethead
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
ahartalav
ahimelech
ahluwalia
ahnfeltia
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
akoluthia
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alcathous
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchitran
alchornea
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcoholic
alcoholic
adj
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
Of or pertaining to alcohol.
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
noun
A person addicted to alcohol.
One who abuses alcohol.
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldhafara
aldhafera
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
aleknight
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
aleochara
alephzero
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.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
alilonghi
aliphatic
aliphatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
A compound of this type.
alispheno
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
alkaphrah
alkhimovo
allahabad
allahabad
Proper noun
A large city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
allamuchy
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
alleluiah
alleluiah
noun
Alternative form of alleluia
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allhallow
allhallow
Proper noun
The evening before All Hallows'; Halloween.
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
allomorph
allomorph
noun
(chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
(linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allophane
allophane
noun
(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
allophite
allophone
allophone
adj
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
allophore
allophyle
allworthy
almohades
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
alnaschar
alopathic
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphatype
alpheratz
alpheratz
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus).
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alphonsus
alsophila
altamahaw
altheimer
althionic
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
aluminish
alushtite
alzheimer
amalthaea
amaltheia
ammophila
amphibali
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphisile
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
amphophil
amphophil
noun
(cytology) Any amphophilic cell
anaesthyl
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anamelech
anaphalis
anaphoral
anaphoral
adj
(Christianity) Relating to the anaphora.
anarchial
anarchial
adj
(obsolete) anarchic
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
angelship
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anglehook
anglophil
anhalonin
animalish
animalish
adj
Resembling an animal
ankerhold
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anschluss
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle