A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aasvogel
aasvogel
noun
(South Africa, rare, literary) Vulture.
abalones
abalones
noun
plural of abalone
abelmosk
abelmosk
noun
(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
abnormal
abnormal
adj
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
A person or object that is not normal.
abomasal
abomasal
adj
Belonging to or involving the abomasum.
aborally
aborally
adv
In an aboral way; away from the mouth.
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abrastol
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
acapulco
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
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.
aceology
aceology
Noun
The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
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
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
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.
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.
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.
acxoyatl
acylogen
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
adamello
adelanto
adelopod
adelopod
noun
(zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
adelphoi
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adolphus
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adorably
adorably
adv
In an adorable manner.
adorally
adorally
adv
In an adoral way; near to the mouth.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adrostal
adulator
adulator
noun
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
aeolight
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerolite
aerolite
noun
A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aerology
aerology
noun
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.
aerosols
aerosols
noun
plural of aerosol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosol
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
agalloch
agalloch
noun
The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly Aquilaria agallocha).
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
aglauros
aglossal
aglossal
Adjective
Having no tongue.
aglossia
aglossia
noun
(anatomy) The absence of a tongue.
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
agraulos
agricola
agricole
agrology
agrology
noun
(chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture.
(rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailuroid
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
ajonjoli
akemboll
akenbold
alagarto
alalonga
alalonga
noun
Longfin tuna, albacore.
alaminos
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
alamonti
alastors
alastors
noun
plural of alastor
alations
alations
noun
plural of alation
albacora
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
albation
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
albedoes
alberoni
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albeston
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albinoni
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
albolith
albolith
noun
A kind of cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica.
alborada
albronze
albumoid
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alcapton
alcapton
noun
Alternative spelling of alkapton
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.
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
aleatory
aleatory
adj
(art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
alefzero
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleikoum
alencons
alentejo
alentejo
Proper noun
A traditional region in southern Portugal.
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alfonsin
alfonson
alforjas
alforjas
noun
plural of alforja
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
algaroba
algaroba
noun
The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region.
The edible beans or pods of the carob; St. John's bread.
The honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Aires.
The sweet, pulpy pods of the honey mesquite.
algaroth
algaroth
noun
Alternative form of algarot
algernon
algocyan
algocyan
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.