(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
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
acarinosis
acarinosis
noun
acariasis
accordions
accordions
noun
plural of accordion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accordion
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
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.
adorations
adorations
noun
plural of adoration
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aerosporin
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
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
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agynarious
alcoranist
alcoranist
Noun
One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anakrousis
anandrious
anartismos
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorwise
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
andronicus
andronitis
angarstroi
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anhidrosis
anhidrosis
noun
(medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anisocoria
anisocoria
noun
(pathology) A condition characterized by unequal size of the pupils of the eye
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
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anorganism
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antichorus
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antidorcas
antigyrous
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apportions
apportions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion
apresoline
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arizonians
armisonant
armisonant
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) Resounding with arms, or weapons.
armisonous
arsenation
arsenation
noun
(chemistry) Conversion to, or reaction with an arsenate
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
arsonation
artemision
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
asgeirsson
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
aspiration
aspiration
noun
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
The action of aspirating.
assertions
assertions
noun
plural of assertion
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.
astriction
astriction
noun
(law, Scotland, historical) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. (The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.)
(medicine) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.
(obsolete) astringency
(obsolete) constipation
The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
astrionics
astrionics
noun
(astronautics) The science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baronetise
barrientos
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
batocrinus
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
bescouring
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bicornuous
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
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.
blairstown
blazonries
blazonries
noun
plural of blazonry
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
boanergism
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonairness
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
bosporanic
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brainstone
brainstorm
brainstorm
noun
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”)
verb
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
brehonship
brickmason
brimstones
brimstones
noun
plural of brimstone
brinehouse
brissotine
broadlings
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
broodiness
broodiness
noun
The state of being broody
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownistic
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
cannonries
cannonries
noun
plural of cannonry
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
caparisons
caparisons
noun
plural of caparison
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caparison
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
capricorns
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carboniser
carboniser
noun
Alternative form of carbonizer
carbonizes
carbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize
carcinomas
carcinomas
noun
plural of carcinoma
carcinosis
carcinosis
noun
carcinomatosis
cardioncus
carnations
carnations
noun
plural of carnation
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carnoustie
cartoonist
cartoonist
noun
(comics) One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.
(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
castration
castration
noun
(figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.