(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
abinoam
abinoem
abomasa
abomasi
abomasi
noun
plural of abomasus
abomine
abomine
verb
(obsolete) To abominate.
absalom
absalom
Proper noun
The third son of David, king of Israel.
accomac
accomac
Proper noun
a community in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Virginia, USA
accompt
accompt
noun
(archaic) Account.
verb
(archaic) To account.
achroma
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
aclemon
acoasma
acoasma
noun
Alternative form of acousma
acomous
acosmic
acosmic
adj
Relating to acosmism
acouasm
acouasm
noun
(pathology) The perception of ringing, buzzing or hissing sounds that are not really there.
acousma
acousma
noun
(pathology) Auditory hallucination
acroama
acroama
noun
esoteric teaching that was not to be written down
rhetorical declamation
acromia
acromia
noun
plural of acromion
acronym
acronym
noun
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
verb
To form into an acronym.
acustom
adamson
adenoma
adenoma
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
adipoma
adipoma
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.
aeolism
aeolism
noun
Alternative form of Aeolism
aftmost
aftmost
adj
Furthest aft, most sternward, as far back as possible.
agamoid
agamont
agamont
noun
a cell that divides by schizogony
agamous
agamous
adj
(biology) Having no visible sex organs; asexual or cryptogamous.
(biology) Synonym of agamic: asexual (of reproduction: occurring without union of male and female gametes).
Having no marital partner or pair-bonded mate; being neither monogamous (pair-bonded) nor polygamous.
agnomen
agnomen
noun
An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
agonium
ahmadou
airampo
airampo
noun
The erect prickly pear Opuntia stricta.
airsome
airsome
adj
Characterised or marked by air, especially bracingly cold air; windy; stormy
akoasma
alamode
alamode
noun
A lustrous silk fabric used for headscarves.
alamort
alamort
adj
(obsolete) Half-dead; in a depressed condition; dejected.
adv
(obsolete) to the death; mortally
alamosa
alamosa
Proper noun
a city (home rule municipality) in Colorado, USA
alamota
alamoth
alamoth
adj
(biblical, music) soprano or, possibly, virgin
alcmaon
algoman
algomic
aliform
aliform
adj
(of a building) Having wings
Shaped like a wing
alimony
alimony
noun
(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
The means to support life.
allonym
allonym
noun
(uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
almanon
almemor
almemor
noun
Alternative form of almemar
almohad
almohad
Adjective
Relating to a Berber caliphate in 12th century Morocco
almoign
almonds
almonds
noun
plural of almond
almondy
almondy
adj
Redolent of almonds.
almoner
almoner
noun
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.
alodium
alodium
noun
Alternative form of allodium
alogism
alogism
noun
(art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.
(art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.
An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.
An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.
Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.
alumnol
alumnol
noun
(medicine, archaic) A naphthol-sulphonic-acid salt of aluminum, used to treat wounds, etc.
amadous
amaigbo
amakosa
amanori
amanori
noun
Porphyra seaweed used as food in Japan; laver.
amanous
amanous
adj
Lacking hands or manus.
amaroid
amaroid
noun
(obsolete) Any bitter substance extracted from a plant (other than an alkaloid or glycoside).
amatito
amatols
amatory
amatory
adj
Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
amazona
amazons
amazons
noun
plural of amazon
amboina
amboina
noun
Alternative form of amboyna
amboise
ambolic
ambones
amboyna
amboyna
noun
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
ambroid
ambrose
ambrose
noun
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).
ambrosi
amchoor
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
amebous
amebous
adj
amebic
amerigo
amicous
amicron
amidols
amidols
noun
plural of amidol
amidone
amidone
noun
Synonym of methadone
amidoxy
amiloun
aminoid
amintor
amishgo
ammonal
ammonal
noun
An explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and aluminium powder.
ammonea
ammonia
ammonia
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
ammonic
ammonic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cornu ammonis.
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to ammonia.
amnions
amniota
amniote
amniote
noun
(biology) Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.
amoakuh
amoebae
amoebae
noun
plural of amoeba
amoeban
amoeban
adj
Alternative spelling of ameban
amoebas
amoebic
amoebic
adj
(biology, pathology) Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
amolish
amonate
amongst
amongst
prep
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
amopaon
amorado
amoraic
amoraim
amoreta
amorete
amorgos
amorgos
Proper noun
A Greek island in the east of the Cyclades
A town, the capital of the island of that name.
amorini
amorini
noun
plural of amorino
amorino
amorino
noun
(art) A cupid (a putto, commonly with bow and arrow, representing love).
amorism
amorist
amorist
noun
Someone who is in love.
Someone who writes about love.
amorita
amorite
amorosa
amorosa
noun
(archaic) A wanton woman; a courtesan.
amoroso
amoroso
adj
(music) tender; loving
noun
A male lover.
amorous
amorous
adj
(dated) Affected with love; in love; enamored.
Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
Indicating love or sexual desire.
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
amorpha
amorpha
noun
Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.
amorphi
amorphi
noun
plural of amorphus
amorphy
amorphy
noun
(obsolete) shapelessness
amosite
amosite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
amotion
amotion
noun
deprivation of possession
removal; ousting, especially, of a corporate officer from office
amounts
amounts
noun
plural of amount
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amount
amouret
amoving
amoving
verb
present participle of amove
amoyese
ampelos
amphion
amphora
amphora
noun
(botany) A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.
(chiefly historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time.
(historical) A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
amphore
ampoule
ampoule
noun
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
amroati
amsonia
amsonia
noun
Any of the genus Amsonia of flowering plants; a bluestar.
amuchco
amuyong
amyloid
amyloid
adj
(mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent
Containing or resembling starch.
noun
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
Any of various starchlike substances.
amylome
amylome
noun
(biochemistry) All the parenchymal proteins (of a plant) that are capable of forming amyloid fibres
amylose
amylose
noun
(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
amymone
amyntor
amyroot
anadrom
anadrom
noun
(zoology) Any anadromous fish, a fish that lives in the sea and goes up rivers to breed in fresh water.
anamosa
anamosa
Proper noun
a city in Iowa, USA
anatomy
anatomy
noun
(archaic) A skeleton, or dead body.
(by extension) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts.
(colloquial) The form of an individual.
(countable) A treatise or book on anatomy.
(euphemistic) The human body, especially in reference to the private parts.
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.
The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
anemone
anemone
noun
A sea anemone.
Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
anemony
anemony
noun
Archaic form of anemone.
angioma
angioma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.
animato
animato
adv
(music) (To be played) in a lively, animated manner.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in a lively, animated manner.