(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
academic
academic
adj
(art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
noun
(archaic) A student in a college.
(plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
(plural only) Academic studies.
(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
A member of the Academy; an academician.
A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
academie
academus
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.
acetamid
acetamid
noun
Obsolete spelling of acetamide
acidemia
acidemia
noun
Alternative form of acidaemia
acridium
acrydium
adamance
adamance
noun
The quality of being adamant
adamancy
adamancy
noun
The property of being adamant.
adamants
adamants
noun
plural of adamant
adamello
adamhood
adamical
adamical
Adjective
Adamic
adaminah
adamitic
adamsite
adamsite
noun
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
addendum
addendum
noun
(engineering) The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
A postscript.
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
addiment
addiment
noun
(immunology, archaic) Synonym of complement
adeeming
adeeming
verb
present participle of adeem
adempted
adempted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adempt
adenomas
adermine
adhamant
adhamant
adj
(rare) Clinging, as by hooks.
adiantum
adiantum
noun
The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
admedial
admedial
adj
(anatomy) Near the medial plane
admedian
admedian
adj
(anatomy) Near the median plane
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
admirers
admirers
noun
plural of admirer
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
admitted
admitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admit
admittee
admittee
noun
One who is admitted.
admitter
admitter
noun
Someone who or something which admits.
admixing
admixing
verb
present participle of admix
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adnumber
adoniram
adreamed
adreamed
adj
(obsolete) Visited by a dream.
adumbral
adumbral
adj
Dark, shady.
adynamia
adynamia
noun
Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.
adynamic
adynamic
adj
(physics) Characterised by the absence of force.
Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
agamedes
agamidae
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
ahmadiya
ahmadpur
airdrome
airdrome
noun
A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
akeldama
akmuddar
alamedas
alamedas
noun
plural of alameda
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
albumoid
alcimede
aldamine
alderman
alderman
noun
(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
(US, slang) A potbelly, paunch.
A long pipe for smoking.
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
aldermen
aldermen
noun
plural of alderman
aldimine
aldimine
noun
(organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alismoid
aljamado
allemand
allemand
noun
Misspelling of allemande.
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
almander
almander
noun
(obsolete) almond tree
almendro
almohade
almsdeed
almsdeed
noun
The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.
amadavat
amadavat
noun
An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.
amandine
amandine
adj
(cooking) Served with almonds.
noun
A cosmetic cream prepared from almonds.
The vegetable casein of almonds.
amapondo
amatruda
amazedly
amazedly
adv
In an amazed manner.
ambedkar
amberoid
amblypod
ambroids
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
amenders
amenders
noun
plural of amender
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amerinds
amidases
amidases
noun
plural of amidase
amidated
amidated
adj
(organic chemistry) Converted into, or reacted with an amide
amidines
amidines
noun
plural of amidine
amidmost
amidmost
adj
In the very middle; central.
adv
In the very middle; centrally.
amidoazo
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amidoxyl
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amidulin
amidulin
noun
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid
amidward
aminated
aminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aminate
amioidei
ammelide
ammelide
noun
(organic chemistry) 6-amino-2,4-dihydroxy-1,3,5-triazine, the hydrolysis product of ammeline.
ammodyte
ammodyte
noun
(obsolete) A species of viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe.
(obsolete) One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel.
ammonoid
ammonoid
adj
Characteristic of an ammonite.
noun
An extinct cephalopod of the subclass Ammonoidea (including ammonites).
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoinder
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
amundsen
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amygdala
amygdala
noun
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
amygdale
amygdale
noun
(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misconstruction of amygdala
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amynodon
andromed
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
animando
animated
animated
adj
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
Endowed with life.
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animate
animized
anthemed
anthemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthem
apodemal
apodemas
aramidae
ardmored
armbands
armbands
noun
plural of armband
armenoid
armenoid
Noun
A member of a subtype of the Caucasian race, similar to the Dinaric but with slightly darker pigmentation, found mainly in the northern part of Western Asia.
armguard
armguard
noun
A protective cover for the arm.
armillda
armloads
armloads
noun
plural of armload
armoried
armoured
armoured
adj
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armour
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
asmodeus
asmolder
asmolder
adj
Alternative form of asmoulder
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
atomized
atomized
adj
Converted from liquid to a spray or mist.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomize
audhumla
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
awaredom
azoimide
azoimide
noun
Hydrazoic acid
babeldom
babeldom
noun
Alternative form of Babeldom
baboodom
baboodom
noun
Archaic form of babudom.
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
bahmanid
bakerdom
bakerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.
balsamed
balsamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balsam
banderma
bandsman
bandsman
noun
(mining, historical) A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.