The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abatement
abatement
noun
(Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
(heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
(law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
(law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abominate
abominate
adj
(rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
academian
academian
noun
(historical, obsolete) A follower of Plato.
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acediamin
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
adamances
addendums
addlement
addlement
noun
confusion; an addled state
ademonist
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adenomata
adenomata
noun
plural of adenoma
adenotome
adenotomy
adenotomy
noun
(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
admirance
admirance
noun
(obsolete) admiration
adornment
adornment
noun
A decoration; that which adorns.
The act of decorating.
adventism
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
aeronomer
aeronomer
noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
agamemnon
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
agilmente
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnoetism
agomensin
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
aidmanmen
airmonger
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alabamine
alabamine
noun
(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.
alcimedon
aldeament
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alemannic
alemannic
Proper noun
The language, closely related to German, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Alemannic language.
Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes.
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
aliamenta
alienisms
alienisms
noun
plural of alienism
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alimonied
alimonies
alimonies
noun
plural of alimony
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allemande
allemande
noun
A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.
verb
To perform this dance.
allemands
allotment
allotment
noun
(Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
(law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
The act of allotting.
almandine
almandine
noun
(mineralogy) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
almeidina
almendron
almendron
noun
The brazil nut tree.
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almsmoney
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
almuredin
aloemodin
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amanitine
amanitine
noun
Alternative form of amanitin
amassment
amassment
noun
(countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something).
The act of amassing.
amazement
amazement
noun
(countable, archaic) A particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.
(countable, dated) Something which amazes.
(obsolete) Madness, frenzy.
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
amazonite
amazonite
noun
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambigenal
amboinese
ambrosane
ambrosine
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
amelcorns
amendable
amendable
adj
Capable of being amended.
amendment
amendment
noun
(especially US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
(law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.
amenities
amenities
noun
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.
plural of amenity
amenorrho
amentulum
americana
americano
americano
noun
A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
americans
amerikani
amerimnon
amerindic
amerindic
Adjective
Amerindian
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
aminities
amissness
amissness
noun
The state or quality of being amiss.
ammoniate
ammoniate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing ammonia bound as a ligand.
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia.
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
amnemonic
amnemonic
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of amnesic
amnesiacs
amnesiacs
noun
plural of amnesiac
amnestied
amnestied
adj
That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amnesty
amnesties
amnesties
noun
plural of amnesty
amnigenia
amnionate
amniotome
amoebaean
amoebaean
adj
Alternative form of amoebean
amounters
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphinome
amphitene
amphogeny
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amyclaean
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylidene
amylogens
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analemmas
analemmas
noun
plural of analemma
anamelech
anamesite
anamneses
anamneses
noun
plural of anamnesis
anamnesis
anamnesis
noun
(medicine) The medical history of a patient.
(rhetoric) The mention of the past; quotation of exemplary authors from memory to establish one's authority.
The ability to recall past events; recollection.
anamniote
anamniote
noun
Any animal that is not an amniote
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anatherum
anatomies
anatomies
noun
plural of anatomy
anatomise
anatomise
verb
Alternative form of anatomize
anatomize
anatomize
verb
(transitive) To inspect or investigate by dissection.
(transitive) To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
anchormen
anchormen
noun
plural of anchorman
andamenta
andamento
andromeda
andromeda
noun
Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.