(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abrogable
abrogable
adj
capable of being abrogated.
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abrogator
abrogator
noun
Agent noun of abrogate; one who abrogates.
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
acarology
acarology
noun
(zoology) The study of ticks and mites.
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
aceologic
acidology
acknowing
acknowing
verb
present participle of acknow
aconcagua
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogynae
acrologic
acrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to acronyms
Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologue
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
adagietto
adagietto
adv
(music) More lighthearted than adagio.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
addington
adenology
adenology
noun
The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
adjoining
adjoining
adj
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to
verb
present participle of adjoin
adonizing
adonizing
verb
present participle of adonize
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
aedoeagus
aegicores
aegiochus
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aegrotant
aerogenes
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerognosy
aerograms
aerograms
noun
plural of aerogram
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aetheogam
aetheogam
noun
(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
afrogaean
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
aftergood
aftersong
agalawood
agallochs
agalwoods
agamemnon
agamobium
agamogony
agamogony
noun
(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
agaonidae
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.
agapornis
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agathosma
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
aggappora
aggressor
aggressor
noun
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
agilawood
agincourt
agiotages
agiotages
noun
plural of agiotage
agistator
agistator
noun
Alternative form of agistor
agitation
agitation
noun
(archaic) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
agitators
agitators
noun
plural of agitator
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
aglobulia
aglossate
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agnations
agnations
noun
plural of agnation
agnoetism
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnominal
agnominal
adj
Of or pertaining to an agnomen.
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agomensin
agoniadin
agoniadin
noun
A glucoside found in agonia bark (Plumeria lancifolia), used as an antiperiodic or a febrifuge in malaria.
agonising
agonising
noun
Alternative form of agonizing
verb
present participle of agonise
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agonizing
agonizing
adj
Causing physical or mental agony.
noun
The act of one who agonizes.
verb
present participle of agonize
agonothet
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agreation
agrigento
agrigento
Proper noun
The capital city of Agrigento.
agrimonia
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
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.
agropyron
agrypnode
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmonger
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
aldington
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algarobas
algarobas
noun
plural of algaroba
algarroba
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
algolagny
algolagny
noun
Archaic form of algolagnia.
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.
algonkian
algonkins
algonquin
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.
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alilonghi
alkylogen
allegator
allegator
noun
(obsolete) A person who alleges
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allgovite
alligator
alligator
intj
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
noun
(Nigeria) dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
(formerly) Applied to any species of crocodile.
(metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
(mining) A rock breaker.
(obsolete) One who binds or ties.
(paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
(printing) A kind of job press.
Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
verb
(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
allograft
allograft
noun
(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.
verb
To perform a transplant of this kind.
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
allotting
allotting
verb
present participle of allot
almogavar
almogavar
noun
(historical) A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
amargosos
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambrogino
ambrology
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
amylogens
anaberoga
anagogics
anagogics
noun
Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.