A member of the Sioux tribe of American Indian; Siouan.
abasic
abasic
adj
(biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.
(genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
abatic
abatic
adj
Alternative form of abasic
abrico
abulic
abulic
adj
(psychiatry) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia.
noun
Person afflicted with abulia.
acacia
acacia
noun
(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
(history, classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
(loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
(uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia.
(uncountable, pharmacy) The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
acacia:
acacin
acacin
noun
Gum arabic.
acadia
acadie
acalia
acarid
acarid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.
accise
accite
accite
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To excite.
(transitive, obsolete) To induce.
(transitive, obsolete) To quote.
(transitive, obsolete) To summon.
accius
accoil
accoil
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To gather together; to collect.
acedia
acedia
noun
Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
Boredom.
Spiritual or mental sloth.
aceite
aceric
aceric
adj
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple.
acerin
acerli
acetic
acetic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
acetin
acetin
noun
(organic chemistry) the triglyceride of acetic acid
achaia
achier
achier
adj
comparative form of achy: more achy
achill
achill
adj
chilled; chilly
achime
achime
adj
chiming
aching
aching
adj
That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
noun
The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
verb
present participle of ache
achira
achira
noun
Canna indica (syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
The edible rhizome of this plant.
achish
acider
acider
adj
comparative form of acid: more acid
acidic
acidic
adj
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
(mineralogy) Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
acidly
acidly
adv
sourly; tartly
acidyl
acidyl
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) acyl
acinar
acinar
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located in an acinus.
acinic
acinic
adj
acinar
acinus
acinus
noun
(anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.
(botany) A grape-stone.
(botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
acmite
acmite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of aegirine
acnida
acoine
acomia
acomia
noun
alopecia
aconic
aconin
acopic
acopic
adj
(medicine) Relieving weariness; restorative.
(medicine) Unable to function or cope.
acoria
acoria
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Excessive eating due to a lack of the sensation of satiety.
acquit
acquit
verb
(reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
(reflexive) To clear oneself.
(transitive) Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
(transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
(transitive, archaic) past participle of acquit.
(transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.
acrisy
acrisy
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inability to judge the outcome of a disease
acrita
acrita
Noun
The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.
acrite
acrite
adj
(obsolete) Relating to, or characteristic of the Acrita
acrity
acrity
noun
(obsolete) sharpness; keenness
actiad
actian
actify
actify
verb
Synonym of activate
actine
acting
acting
adj
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
noun
(countable, obsolete) An action or deed.
(drama) The occupation of an actor.
(law) Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
verb
present participle of act
actins
actins
noun
plural of actin
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
actium
actium
Proper noun
a promontory of Acarnania in Ancient Greece where and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 BC
active
active
adj
(computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
(electronics) Not passive.
(gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
(specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
Brisk; lively.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Implying or producing rapid action.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
Requiring or implying action or exertion
noun
(electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
acuchi
acuity
acuity
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
aculei
aculei
noun
plural of aculeus
adachi
adachi
Proper noun
A special ward in Tokyo that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Katsushika, Sumida, Arakawa, and Kita special wards
adamic
adamic
Adjective
Of, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam.
addice
addice
noun
(archaic) An adze.
addict
addict
noun
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
An adherent or fan (of something)
verb
(reflexive, now rare, archaic) To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
(reflexive, obsolete) To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.
(transitive, Ancient Rome) To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
(transitive, now rare, archaic) To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
(transitive, obsolete) To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
adicea
adipic
adipic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, or derived from adipic acid.
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
adonic
adonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Adonis.
Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect.
having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee.
Noun
A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee.
advice
advice
noun
(archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence
(countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
(countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
(countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
(uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
(uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
(uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
(mycology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an aecium.
aecium
aecium
noun
(mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
aeolic
aeolic
adj
Alternative spelling of eolic
aeonic
aeonic
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of eonic
affich
aflcio
africa
agadic
agamic
agamic
adj
Occurring without the union of male and female gametes; asexual.
agaric
agaric
noun
A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis, formerly Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
agogic
agogic
noun
(music) an accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value
agonic
agonic
adj
(cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.
(geometry) Lacking an angle.
(medicine, obsolete) Occurring shortly before death; agonal.
(psychology) Of a mode of social interaction based on threats, displays of power, or inducements of anxiety.
Characterized by agony.
Synonym of agonal
noun
Synonym of agonic line.
agynic
alaric
alaric
Proper noun
A historic king of the Visigoths.
albric
alcaic
alcaic
Adjective
pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented
Noun
alcaic verses
alcaid
alcali
alcide
alcids
alcids
noun
plural of alcid
alcina
alcine
alcine
adj
Of or pertaining to elk.
alcuin
aldric
alecia
alecia
Proper noun
name, one of the modern variants of Alicia.
alexic
alexic
adj
Related to, or afflicted with alexia
alfric
alicea
alicia
alicia
Proper noun
name - The Latinized form of Alice
allice
allice
noun
A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa).
allyic
almice
alnico
alnico
noun
An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
alrich
alrick
altaic
altaic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a hypothetical grouping of languages that includes the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic and less often the Japanese and Korean languages. The most familiar modern languages of this group include Turkish, Mongolian and, more controversially, Japanese and Korean.
altica
alumic
alumic
adj
(rare, inorganic chemistry) aluminic
amalic
amebic
amebic
adj
Alternative form of amoebic
amical
amical
adj
(now rare) Friendly, amicable.
amiced
amices
amices
noun
plural of amice
amicus
amicus
noun
(law, informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
amidic
amidic
adj
Characteristic of an amide.
aminic
aminic
adj
Characteristic of an amine
amniac
amylic
amylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl
anacid
anacin
anchie
ancien
ancier
ancile
ancile
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.
ancius
andric
anemic
anemic
adj
(by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
noun
An individual who has anemia.
anetic
anetic
adj
(medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
angico
angico
noun
A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
anglic
anglic
Adjective
Anglian
anicca
anicca
noun
(Buddhism) Impermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of conditioned existence, without exception, is transient. One of the three marks of existence.
anicut
anicut
noun
(India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
anilic
anilic
adj
Relating to aniline or to anil
anisic
anisic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from anise
annice
anodic
anodic
adj
Relating to an anode.
anomic
anomic
adj
(neurology) Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).
(sociology) Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.
anoxic
anoxic
adj
(pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
Lacking oxygen.
antica
antick
antick
noun
Obsolete form of antic.
antics
antics
noun
plural of antic
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antic
anuric
anuric
adj
(urology) Of, pertaining to, causing or afflicted with anuria.
aortic
aortic
adj
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
aosmic
apiaca
apicad
apical
apical
adj
(botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
(phonetics, phonology, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.
Of or connected with the apex.
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
apices
apices
noun
plural of apex
apiece
apiece
adv
Each by itself; for or to each one
apinch
apinch
adv
Pinching; so as to pinch.
apneic
apneic
adj
(pathology) Exhibiting or relating to apnea: no longer breathing
aponic
arabic
arabic
adj
Only used in arabic acid
noun
(rare) Short for gum arabic.
archai
archie
archie
noun
Alternative form of Archie (“anti-aircraft artillery”)
archil
archil
noun
(obsolete) Orchil, a violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, etc.
(obsolete) The lichen from which the dye is obtained.