(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abhorrible
abhorrible
adj
(rare, obsolete) Detestable.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharia
ablepharia
noun
(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
ablepharus
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
abrahamite
abrahamsen
abranchial
abranchial
adj
(zoology) Lacking gills.
abranchian
abstrahent
abthainrie
acantharia
acanthurus
acatharsia
accoucheur
accoucheur
noun
(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
accroached
accroached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accroach
acerathere
acerathere
noun
A fossil of such an animal
An extinct rhinoceros of the genus †Aceratherium.
acharnians
achenocarp
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
achromycin
achronical
achronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of achronic
achterveld
acichlorid
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.
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acronichal
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
adelarthra
adenophora
adenophore
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
adnephrine
adramelech
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
aethelbert
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrighter
affrighter
noun
(archaic) One who frightens.
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterdeath
afterhatch
afterhours
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afternight
aftershaft
aftershaft
noun
(ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershine
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwrath
agathyrsus
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
ahrimanian
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
airtightly
airtightly
adv
Sealed in an airtight manner.
aithochroi
alcheringa
aldehydrol
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alhambraic
allenhurst
allochiral
allochiria
allochiria
noun
A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if presented at the opposite side.
(colloquial, usually with the) A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
altropathy
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amenorrhea
amenorrhea
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of amenorrhoea
amherstite
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amniorrhea
amorphotae
amorphozoa
amphiaraus
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphicarpa
amphichrom
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphimarus
amphineura
amphirhina
amphirhine
amphisarca
amphispore
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphithura
amphithyra
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitryon
amphodarch
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
amphrysian
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anabathrum
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anachronic
anachronic
adj
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anarchical
anarchical
adj
Anarchic
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anarchists
anarchists
noun
plural of anarchist
anarithmia
anarithmia
noun
A pathological inability to count
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.