(archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
abapical
abapical
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.
abelicea
abjectly
abjectly
adv
In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
acalepha
acalepha
Proper noun
A group of coelenterates including the jellyfish and sea nettles.
acalephe
acalephe
noun
Alternative form of acaleph
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acalycal
acalycal
adj
(botany, of a stamen) Not attached to a calyx
acalypha
acalypha
noun
Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
acapnial
acapnial
adj
Of or relating to acapnia.
acapulco
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
acclaims
acclaims
noun
plural of acclaim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclaim
acclinal
accolade
accolade
noun
(US) Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
(architecture) An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
(music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
A special acknowledgment; an award.
An embrace of greeting or salutation.
An expression of approval; praise.
Synonym of curly bracket
verb
(transitive) To confer praise or awards on.
(transitive) To embrace or kiss in salutation.
(transitive, historical) To confer a knighthood on.
accolent
accolent
adj
Occurring or living next to; neighboring; adjacent.
noun
One who lives nearby; neighbor.
accolled
accolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoll
accollee
accompli
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
accretal
accretal
adj
Relating to, or formed by, accretion.
noun
An accretion.
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
accusals
accusals
noun
plural of accusal
aceldama
aceldama
noun
A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter.
The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.
aceology
aceology
Noun
The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
acephala
acephali
acephali
noun
(ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
(ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm.
A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
plural of acephalus
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
acetable
acetable
noun
An acetabulum.
An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one eighth of a pint.
acetenyl
acetenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) ethynyl
acetonyl
acetonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
acetoxyl
acetoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
acheilia
acheilia
noun
(pathology) A congenital absence of lips, liplessness
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achilary
achillea
achillea
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Achillea
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
aciculae
aciculae
noun
plural of acicula
acicular
acicular
adj
(botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.
Having sharp points like needles.
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
aciculas
aciculum
aciculum
noun
(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
aciliate
aciliate
adj
that lacks cilia
ackerley
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
aclidian
aclidian
adj
That lacks clavicles
acoelomi
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolhuan
acologic
acologic
adj
Pertaining to acology
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
aconital
aconital
adj
Of, or derived from aconite.
acquital
acquital
noun
Obsolete spelling of acquittal.
acranial
acranial
adj
Without a skull.
acreable
acreable
adj
(archaic) Of an acre; per acre.
acredula
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
acromial
acromial
adj
Of or pertaining to the acromion.
acrylate
acrylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
actional
actional
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.
Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
aculeata
aculeate
aculeate
adj
(entomology) Having a stinger; stinging.
Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
Having prickles or sharp points.
noun
Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
acxoyatl
acylated
acylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acylate
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
acylogen
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
adamical
adamical
Adjective
Adamic
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adrectal
aecidial
aecidial
adj
Of or relating to the aecidium.
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
agacella
agalloch
agalloch
noun
The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly Aquilaria agallocha).
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agricola
agricole
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
alabarch
alabarch
noun
The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
alactaga
alamance
alamance
Proper noun
a village in North Carolina, USA.
albacete
albacete
Proper noun
A province in south-central Spain, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha
The capital city of the province of Albacete
albacora
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
albahaca
alberich
albicans
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albiculi
albrecht
alcabala
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcaldes
alcaldes
noun
plural of alcalde
alcaldia
alcalzar
alcamine
alcandre
alcapton
alcapton
noun
Alternative spelling of alkapton
alcargen
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcatraz
alcavala
alcavala
noun
In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable.
alcaydes
alcaydes
noun
plural of alcayde
alcazaba
alcazars
alcazava
alcester
alcestis
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alchuine
alcidice
alcidine
alcidine
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
alcimede
alcinous
alcithoe
alcmaeon
alcogene
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alcotate
alcyones
alcyonic
alcyonic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Alcyonaria.
aldarcie
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.