The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achronism
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
actinisms
actinisms
noun
plural of actinism
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
adamances
adamstown
adamstown
Proper noun
The capital and only settlement of the
A village in Ireland
A in Maryland.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
addendums
ademonist
admission
admission
noun
(Britain, ecclesiastical law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
(law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
The act or practice of admitting.
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
adventism
adynamias
adynamias
noun
plural of adynamia
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.
agnoetism
agomensin
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
akmolinsk
albinisms
albinisms
noun
plural of albinism
albinoism
albinoism
noun
congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alienisms
alienisms
noun
plural of alienism
alimonies
alimonies
noun
plural of alimony
allemands
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almsmoney
almswoman
almswoman
noun
(archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
alpinisms
alpinisms
noun
plural of alpinism
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amanitins
amanitins
noun
plural of amanitin
amaranths
amaranths
noun
plural of amaranth
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amassment
amassment
noun
(countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something).
The act of amassing.
amazonism
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
amboinese
ambrosane
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosine
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amelcorns
amenities
amenities
noun
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.
plural of amenity
americans
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
aminities
amissness
amissness
noun
The state or quality of being amiss.
ammoniacs
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
ammonoids
ammonoids
noun
plural of ammonoid
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
amninions
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amounters
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amylogens
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anabolism
anabolism
noun
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analemmas
analemmas
noun
plural of analemma
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
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.
anaplasma
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anastomos
anastomus
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anatocism
anatocism
noun
(law) compound interest
anatomies
anatomies
noun
plural of anatomy
anatomise
anatomise
verb
Alternative form of anatomize
anatomism
anatomism
noun
The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.
The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.
anatomist
anatomist
noun
One who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
androseme
anemopsis
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
aniconism
aniconism
noun
A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.
More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography.
anilinism
anilinism
noun
A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.
animalise
animalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of animalize.
animalish
animalish
adj
Resembling an animal
animalism
animalism
noun
(philosophy, ontology) A theory of personal identity which holds that persons are individual organisms of the species Homo sapiens, and the conditions of our persistence and identity are simply those of animals.
The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spirituality.
The enjoyment of physical appetites.
animalist
animalist
noun
(art) A painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals.
(literature) A writer of animal stories.
(philosophy) One who believes in the dominance of man's animal nature in behavior.
(rare) One who believes that microorganisms cause disease.
A sensualist.
animastic
animastic
adj
(rare) Pertaining to or possessing an animate nonphysical nature; having a mental or spiritual nature.
Relating to mind or spirit; spiritual.
animaters
animaters
noun
plural of animater
animatism
animatism
noun
(anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded with a life-force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.
animatist
animatist
noun
(anthropology) A believer in animatism.
animators
animators
noun
plural of animator
animistic
animistic
adj
Of or pertaining to animism.
animosity
animosity
noun
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
anisamide
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anoestrum
anomalies
anomalies
noun
plural of anomaly
anomalism
anomalism
noun
(linguistics) the theory that language was arbitrary in its origin, or without any natural analogy between names and the things named.
an anomaly.
the state or quality of being anomalous.
anomalist
anomalist
noun
(linguistics) An advocate of anomalism
anomalous
anomalous
adj
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Having anomalies.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
anomurous
anonymous
anonymous
adj
(comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anosmatic
anosmatic
adj
(zoology) Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
anoxemias
anoxemias
noun
plural of anoxemia
anselmian
anselmian
Adjective
Of or relating to (c.1033-1109), philosopher and theologian, or his ontological argument for the existence of God.
anterooms
anterooms
noun
plural of anteroom
antiatoms
antiatoms
noun
plural of antiatom
antimasks
antimasks
noun
plural of antimask
antimason
antimason
noun
One who opposes Freemasonry.
antimeres
antimeres
noun
plural of antimere
antimesia
antimeson
antimeson
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
apemantus
apemosyne
apimanias
arachnism
arachnism
noun
Alternative form of arachnidism
argentums
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armaments
armaments
noun
plural of armament
armenians
armonicas
armonicas
noun
plural of armonica
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
artemisin
artemisin
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
ashmolean
ashmolean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1617–1692), celebrated English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist, whose cabinet of curiosities became the basis of the in Oxford.
asmonaean
aspermont
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.