A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and after-care.
a title given to a royal officer charged with the duty of distributing alms or bounty on behalf of a monarch
one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
one who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses
almonry
almonry
noun
(historical) A building in which alms were distributed.
alnager
alnager
noun
(historical) A sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect woollen cloth and fix a seal upon it.
A measure by the ell.
alorton
alphard
alphard
Proper noun
An orange giant star in the constellation of Hydra; Alpha (α) Hydrae,
alphorn
alphorn
noun
(music) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
alquier
already
already
adv
(US) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
So soon.
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
altared
altared
adj
Furnished with an altar.
altdorf
altered
altered
adj
(of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
Having been changed from an original form.
noun
A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alter
alterer
alterer
noun
One who alters.
alterne
alterum
althorn
althorn
noun
(music) An alto or tenor saxhorn
altrose
altrose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldohexose epimeric with mannose
alturas
alvarez
alveary
alveary
noun
(anatomy) The hollow of the external ear.
A beehive, or anything resembling a beehive.
A repository, especially of knowledge or information.
alverda
alverta
amarvel
amberly
amblers
amblers
noun
plural of ambler
amildar
amildar
noun
(historical) A revenue collector having jurisdiction over several villages, in the British Raj.
amlacra
amlikar
amlikar
noun
An embroidered Kashmir shawl.
ammiral
amrelle
ancoral
angerly
angerly
adv
(archaic) Angrily.
anglers
anglers
noun
plural of angler
angolar
angolar
noun
A former currency of Angola between 1926 and 1958, divided into 100 centavos.
angrily
angrily
adv
In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
angular
angular
adj
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
(organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
Lean, lank.
Measured by an angle.
Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
annular
annular
adj
Banded or marked with circles.
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.
annuler
annuler
noun
The person or authority that annuls.
anormal
anormal
adj
(obsolete) Not according to rule; abnormal.
anthrol
anthryl
anthryl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anthracene
antlers
antlers
noun
plural of antler
apertly
apertly
adv
(archaic) Clearly, plainly.
(obsolete) Openly, publicly, without secrecy.
apilary
apparel
apparel
noun
(figurative) Aspect, guise, form.
(nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
Clothing.
verb
(transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.
(transitive) To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental
(transitive) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
apperil
apperil
noun
(obsolete) peril
applier
applier
noun
A person or device that applies something.
aprilis
apteral
apteral
adj
(architecture) Without lateral columns; applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle.
(zoology) apterous, wingless
arabela
arabele
arables
araliad
aralkyl
aralkyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups
arbalos
arblast
arblast
noun
(obsolete except historical) A wooden crossbow with a special drawing mechanism, used to fire bolts, stones etc.
arboles
arboral
arboral
adj
Misspelling of aboral.
arboreal; relating to trees
arcanal
arcella
archeal
archeal
adj
Of or pertaining to organisms of the kingdom Archaea.
archeol
archils
archils
noun
plural of archil
archlet
archlet
noun
A small arch.
arclike
arclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arc.
arcuale
ardelia
ardelio
ardelis
ardella
ardelle
ardilla
ardsley
areally
areally
adv
With respect to area; over an area.
aredale
areolae
areolar
areolar
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to areolae.
(botany) Of or relating to areoles.
areolas
areoles
areoles
noun
plural of areola
areolet
areolet
noun
(zoology) A small enclosed area, especially one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.
arerola
argaile
argalas
argalas
noun
plural of argala
argalis
argalis
noun
plural of argali
argenol
arghool
arghoul
argling
argolet
argolic
argolic
Adjective
Relating to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
argolid
argolis
argolis
Proper noun
A periphery in eastern Peloponnese which has its modern capital at Nafplion. Its original capital was at Argos.
argulus
argyles
argyles
noun
plural of argyle
argylls
argylls
noun
plural of argyll
argyrol
argyrol
Proper noun
An antiseptic compound of silver and a protein.
aribold
ariella
arielle
arilled
arilled
adj
(botany) Having an aril.
arillus
arillus
noun
(botany) An aril.
aripple
aripple
adj
rippling
aristol
aristol
noun
(medicine) An antiseptic made from thymol and iodine.
arkdale
arlberg
arlette
arleyne
arliene
arlinda
arluene
arlynne
armalda
armalla
armelda
armfuls
armfuls
noun
plural of armful
armhole
armhole
noun
(anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit.
(anatomy, rare and obsolete) Similar structures in other animals.
(fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.
armilda
armilla
armilla
noun
(Ancient Rome) An armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome.
(astronomy) Alternative form of armill
(zoology) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
armless
armless
adj
Having no arms.
armlets
armlets
noun
plural of armlet
armlike
armlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arm (limb).
armload
armload
noun
As much as can be carried with one, or a pair, of arms
armlock
armlock
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.
A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
verb
(transitive) To hold in an armlock.
armorel
armsful
armsful
noun
Alternative form of armful
arnaldo
arnelle
arnoldo
arnulfo
arolium
arolium
noun
(entomology) A median lobe into which the pretarsus expands, in an insect's leg.
arondel
arousal
arousal
noun
A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
Sexual arousal.
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
arratel
arratel
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
arrayal
arrayal
noun
(archaic) The way something is arrayed or laid out.
arrival
arrival
noun
A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
arsenal
arsenal
noun
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
A store or supply of anything.
Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship
arsenyl
arshile
arthral
arthral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a joint
article
article
noun
(archaic) A wench.
(dated) A distinct part.
(dated) Subject matter; concern.
(derogatory, dated) A person; an individual.
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
(obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.
A genuine article.
A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
An object, a member of a group or class.
verb
(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
(transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
artless
artless
adj
Free of artificiality; natural.
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
Poorly made or done; crude.
artlike
artlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of art.
arugola
arugula
arugula
noun
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Eruca vesicaria
arundel
arundel
Proper noun
A market town in West Sussex, England
arustle
arustle
adj
Rustling.
arvales
arvilla
arylate
arylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of an aryl carboxylic acid
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce one or more aryl groups into a molecule