(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acensuador
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aerosporin
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
agreations
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
alessandro
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anoestrous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antedorsal
anthoceros
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antrophose
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apresoline
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arrowstone
arsenation
arsenation
noun
(chemistry) Conversion to, or reaction with an arsenate
arsenhemol
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
arsenophen
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
artemision
artesonado
asbjornsen
asgeirsson
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
assentator
assentator
noun
An obsequious flatterer.
assertions
assertions
noun
plural of assertion
assortment
assortment
noun
A collection of varying but related items.
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astronomer
astronomer
noun
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
bakerstown
ballooners
ballooners
noun
plural of ballooner
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
barcelonas
bargestone
barnesboro
baronesses
baronesses
noun
plural of baroness
baronetise
barrientos
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beardstown
beforeness
beforeness
noun
The state or quality of being before.
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
bernstorff
bescouring
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
blazonries
blazonries
noun
plural of blazonry
bluestoner
boanergism
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonairness
bonesetter
bonesetter
noun
One who realigns broken or disjointed bones.
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
boschneger
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brainstone
bransolder
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breastbone
breastbone
noun
(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.
brehonship
brimstones
brimstones
noun
plural of brimstone
brinehouse
brissotine
broadeners
broadeners
noun
plural of broadener
brokenness
brokenness
noun
The characteristic of being broken.
brontesque
broodiness
broodiness
noun
The state of being broody
brotherson
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownsdale
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
butternose
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.