(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
aestuation
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.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
annotinous
annotinous
adj
(botany) A year old; in yearly growths.
anoestrous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anthonomus
antichorus
antigyrous
antilochus
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arthroncus
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astronauts
astronauts
noun
plural of astronaut
autogenies
autogenous
autogenous
adj
(anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
Produced independently of an external cause or influence.
autognosis
autognosis
noun
self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolesion
automatons
automatons
noun
plural of automaton
autonetics
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autonomous
autonomous
adj
(Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
batocrinus
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
binotonous
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bluestoner
boethusian
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
brontesque
brontosaur
brontosaur
noun
Any member of the genus Brontosaurus.
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
butternose
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
buttonless
buttonless
adj
Without buttons.
camponotus
carnoustie
castaneous
castaneous
adj
Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
catamounts
catamounts
noun
plural of catamount
causations
causations
noun
plural of causation
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cetorhinus
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
coagulants
coagulants
noun
plural of coagulant
codisjunct
coenosteum
coenosteum
noun
(zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc
coetaneous
coetaneous
adj
Belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
communists
communists
noun
plural of communist
concubitus
concussant
conductors
conductors
noun
plural of conductor
conjugates
conjugates
noun
plural of conjugate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjugate
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consequent
consequent
adj
(geology) Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Of or pertaining to consequences.
noun
(geology) A consequent stream.
(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
(mathematics) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
An event which follows another.
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
constitute
constitute
noun
(obsolete) An established law.
verb
(transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
(transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
constructs
constructs
noun
plural of construct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of construct
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
construing
construing
noun
The act of one who construes.
verb
present participle of construe
constuctor
consubsist
consubsist
verb
(intransitive) To subsist together.
consuetude
consuetude
noun
Custom, familiarity.
consulated
consulates
consulates
noun
plural of consulate
consultant
consultant
noun
(medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
A person or party that is consulted.
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
consultary
consultary
adj
(law) Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.
consulting
consulting
noun
Short for consulting physician.
verb
present participle and gerund of consult
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
consultory
consultory
adj
Alternative form of consultatory
consumated
consummate
consummate
adj
Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.
verb
(intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.
(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
(transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contagious
contagious
adj
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
contiguous
contiguous
adj
Adjacent; neighboring.
Connected; touching; abutting.
Connecting without a break.
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
continuist
continuous
continuous
adj
(botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.
(mathematical analysis, of a function) Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
Without intervening space; continued.
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
continuums
contractus
contusions
contusions
noun
plural of contusion
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
cosmonauts
cosmonauts
noun
plural of cosmonaut
cottonbush
councilist
councilist
noun
(obsolete) One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.
A communist who advocates workers' councils
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
countersea
countersea
noun
(nautical) A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countersue
countersue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
countersun
countesses
countesses
noun
genitive of countesse
plural of countess
plural of countesse
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
courantoes
courantoes
noun
plural of couranto
courtesans
courtesans
noun
plural of courtesan
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
crustation
crustation
noun
An adherent crust; an incrustation
culbertson
curbstoner
curbstoner
noun
(slang, auto) A freelancer used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address.
curbstones
curbstones
noun
plural of curbstone
custodians
custodians
noun
plural of custodian
customance
cytogenous
cytogenous
adj
(anatomy) Producing cells; applied especially to lymphatic or adenoid tissue.
deductions
deductions
noun
plural of deduction
desudation
desudation
noun
(medicine) A profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by an eruption of small pimples.