Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
absampere
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
acclaimer
acclaimer
noun
(obsolete) One who claims.
One who salutes or praises with great approval.
acervatim
achromate
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
achronism
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acroamata
acroamata
noun
plural of acroama
acrocomia
acrodrome
acrodrome
adj
(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
acromania
acromania
noun
(obsolete) mental illness (especially when accompanied by hyperactivity)
acrometer
acromimia
acromyodi
acronymic
acronymic
Adjective
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acrosomes
acrosomes
noun
plural of acrosome
acrotisms
adamastor
adamastor
noun
A hideous phantom
adamsburg
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admirance
admirance
noun
(obsolete) admiration
admirator
admirator
noun
(archaic) An admirer; one who admires.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admonitor
admonitor
noun
An admonisher; a monitor.
adornment
adornment
noun
A decoration; that which adorns.
The act of decorating.
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
aerodrome
aerodrome
noun
(Britain) An airfield equipped with air traffic control facilities and hangars as well as accommodation for passengers and cargo; an airport.
(law, Australia, Canada, term of art) Any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.
(obsolete) A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly.
An airfield used for managed aircraft operation, either military or civilian, having such facilities as are necessary for operation.
An airfield:
aerograms
aerograms
noun
plural of aerogram
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
aerometer
aerometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases.
aerometry
aerometry
noun
The science of measuring the air, including its pressure, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.
aeromotor
aeromotor
noun
A windmill, windpump or similar device powered by the wind
aeronomer
aeronomer
noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aerosteam
aerosteam
adj
(historical) Powered by both heated air and steam.
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affirmers
affirmers
noun
plural of affirmer
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterfame
afterform
aftergame
aftergame
noun
(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
(video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.
afterharm
aftermark
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermeal
aftermilk
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
aftertime
aftertime
noun
(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
A later time; the future.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agrauleum
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
agrimonia
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airdromes
airdromes
noun
plural of airdrome
airframes
airframes
noun
plural of airframe
airmailed
airmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airmail
airmarker
airmarker
noun
Alternative form of air marker
airmobile
airmobile
adj
Capable of being moved by air.
airmonger
airometer
airometer
noun
A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.
airstream
airstream
noun
A flow or current of air.
The flow of air around an object.
airwayman
alarmable
alarmable
adj
(rare) Of a building, etc.: capable of being fitted with an alarm system.
Easily alarmed; excitable.
alarmedly
alarmedly
adv
In an alarmed manner.
alarmisms
alarmisms
noun
plural of alarmism
alarmists
alarmists
noun
plural of alarmist
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
albemarle
albemarle
Proper noun
Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands.
a city in North Carolina, USA, and county seat of Stanly County.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algometer
algometer
noun
An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
algorisms
algorisms
noun
plural of algorism
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
alimenter
allometry
allometry
noun
(biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole.
(biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism.
allomorph
allomorph
noun
(chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
(linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
almendron
almendron
noun
The brazil nut tree.
almeriite
almocrebe
almogavar
almogavar
noun
(historical) A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
almuredin
altheimer
altimeter
altimeter
noun
An apparatus for measuring altitude.
altimetry
altimetry
noun
The science of measuring altitude.
altometer
altometer
noun
A theodolite.
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
alumbrado
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
alvearium
alzheimer
amacratic
amacratic
adj
(optics) Uniting the rays of light into one focus.
amacrinal
amacrinal
adj
Alternative form of amacrine
amalberga
amalburga
amaranths
amaranths
noun
plural of amaranth
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amarelles
amarettos
amarevole
amarevole
adv
(music) (To be played) bitterly.
amargosos
amarillas
amarillis
amarillos
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaroidal
amaroidal
adj
(rare) Relating to an amaroid; bitter.
amaryllid
amaryllid
noun
(botany) Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an amaryllidaceous plant.
amaryllis
amaryllis
noun
A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
amatorial
amatorial
adj
Referring to love and romance, amatory.
amatorian
amatorian
Adjective
amatory
amatories
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
ambarella
ambarella
noun
A tropical fruit tree native to the South Pacific (Spondias dulcis).
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.