A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
acherman
achernar
achesoun
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
acushnet
adherant
adherend
adherend
noun
That which adheres to something else by adhesion.
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
advehent
advehent
adj
(anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.
aethogen
aethogen
noun
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
ahwahnee
akehorne
alchuine
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
alekhine
alhacena
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
alphonse
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
amaethon
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
anaphase
anaphase
noun
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
anaphyte
anathema
anathema
noun
(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
(ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
anatheme
anchiale
anchinoe
anchises
anchises
Proper noun
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anchorer
anchorer
noun
One who or that which anchors.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anesthyl
anethene
anethene
noun
A hydrocarbon with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₆, found in oil of dill.
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anhaline
anhaline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, 4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenol, found in peyotes of the genus Anhalonium
(aeronautics) the downward slope of an aircraft’s wing
anhedron
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anheuser
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
anophele
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antebath
antehall
antethem
anthelae
anthelae
noun
plural of anthela
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthelme
anthemas
anthemed
anthemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthem
anthemia
anthemia
noun
plural of anthemion
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
antherid
antheses
antheses
noun
plural of anthesis
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
anthinae
anthrone
anthrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic ketone, used in a popular cellulose assay and in the colorimetric determination of carbohydrates; any derivative of this compound
antihero
antihero
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
antithet
antithet
noun
(archaic) An antithetic or contrasted statement.
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
aphelian
aphelian
adj
(astronomy) Relating to aphelion
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
archaean
archaean
noun
(biology) Any organism of the domain Archaea.
archdean
archdean
noun
A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean.
archeion
archelon
archenia
archines
archines
noun
plural of archine
archness
archness
noun
The state of being arch.
arrhenal
ashantee
ashelman
asherton
ashiness
ashiness
noun
The quality of being ashy.
ashkenaz
ashstone
asthenia
asthenia
noun
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
atcheson
atechnic
atechnic
adj
(dated) Without technical or artistic knowledge; untechnical.
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athenaea
atheneum
athenian
athenian
Noun
An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.
atherine
atherine
noun
A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae having a silvery stripe along the sides.
atherton
atherton
Proper noun
A town in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England.
derived from the placename.
athonite
athonite
Adjective
of or relating to Athos
Noun
Someone from Athos
auchenia
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banishes
banishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish
bankhead
banshees
banshees
noun
plural of banshee
banshies
banshies
noun
plural of banshie
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
beachman
beachmen
bechance
bechance
adv
Accidentally; by chance.
verb
(intransitive) To happen; chance.
(transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behenate
behenate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of behenic acid.
belayneh
benchman
benchman
noun
A worker who uses a workbench.
benchmar
benghazi
benghazi
Proper noun
A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
bernhard
bethania
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethanna
bethanne
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
boehmian
boethian
boethian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, c. 480–524 or 525 AD), philosopher of the early 6th century.
bohemian
bohemian
adj
Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.
noun
An unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
bonehead
bonehead
noun
(slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.
boneshaw
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
brancher
brancher
noun
(falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.
That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
branches
branches
noun
plural of branch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of branch
brechans
brehonia
buchnera
cachunde
calanthe
calanthe
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Calanthe.
camanche
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
caneghem
canephor
cashment
catechin
catechin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavanol derived from catechol (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
catherin
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.