Pertaining to or characteristic of a high priest; priestly.
Of or pertaining to the lower order of priests.
abactor
abactor
noun
(law, obsolete) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
abreact
abreact
verb
(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
abricot
abroach
abroach
adj
Astir; moving about.
Tapped; broached.
adv
(obsolete) Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
(obsolete) In a state to be diffused or propagated.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
acarari
acardia
acardia
noun
A birth defect in which the heart is absent
acarian
acarian
noun
Any mite or tick of the subclass Acari
acarida
acarids
acarids
noun
plural of acarid
acarina
acarine
acarine
adj
(medicine) Of or caused by acari or mites.
noun
(zoology) Synonym of acarid.
acarnan
acaroid
acaroid
adj
(biology, zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
acatery
acceder
acceder
noun
One who accedes.
accerse
accords
accords
noun
plural of accord
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accord
accourt
accourt
verb
(obsolete) To treat courteously; to court.
accrete
accrete
adj
(botany) Grown together
Characterized by accretion; made up
verb
(intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
(intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.
(transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
accrual
accrual
noun
(accounting) from the creditor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been, but is to be, paid by the end of it.
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
accrued
accrued
adj
Having increased through accrual; having risen over time or due to financial transactions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accrue
accruer
accruer
noun
(law) The act of accruing; accretion.
accrues
accrues
noun
plural of accrue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrue
accurre
accurse
accurse
verb
To damn; to wish misery or evil upon
accurst
accurst
adj
Archaic spelling of accursed.
verb
past participle of accurse
accuser
accuser
noun
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
accusor
accusor
noun
Alternative spelling of accuser
acerata
acerata
Adjective
Sharp? Sharpened?
acerate
acerate
adj
Acerose; needle-shaped; long and pointed
noun
(chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
acerbas
acerber
acerber
adj
comparative form of acerb: more acerb
acerbic
acerbic
adj
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Tasting sour or bitter.
acerbly
acerbly
adv
In an acerb manner.
acerdol
acerdol
noun
(chemistry) calcium permanganate
acerola
acerola
noun
A tree of the West Indies and northern South America, Malpighia glabra.
acerose
acerose
adj
(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
acerval
acerval
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to a heap.
acetars
acetary
acetary
noun
An acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.
acharne
acharya
acharya
noun
(historical, rare) a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.
(historical, rare) an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
acheron
achroma
acieral
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
ackerly
acorned
acorned
adj
(rare) Fed or filled with acorns.
Furnished or loaded with acorns
acquire
acquire
verb
(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acraein
acraein
noun
A distasteful substance produced by some butterflies as a defence mechanism
acrania
acrania
noun
(physiology) Partial or total absence of the skull.
acrasia
acrasia
noun
lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
acrasin
acrasin
noun
A chemotactic agent produced by some slime moulds
acratia
acratia
noun
(medicine) Feebleness; impotence or lack of strength due to lack of tone.
acreage
acreage
noun
An area of land measured in acres.
Size, as measured in acres.
acreman
acreman
noun
A leader of a plowing team in medieval England.
acremen
acremen
noun
plural of acreman
acridan
acridan
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic secondary amine 9,10-dihydroacridine related to acridine
acrider
acrider
adj
comparative form of acrid: more acrid
acridic
acridid
acridid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Acrididae of locusts and related grasshoppers.
acridin
acridin
noun
Dated form of acridine.
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrilan
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acrisia
acrisia
noun
(medicine, dated) A condition in which diagnosis and especially prognosis are uncertain.
(medicine, dated) An unfavorable crisis or turn in the course of an attack of disease.
(medicine, dated) The absence of a crisis from a disease.
acritan
acritan
noun
(obsolete) Any animal that is a member of the Acrita
acritol
acrnema
acroama
acroama
noun
esoteric teaching that was not to be written down
rhetorical declamation
acrobat
acrobat
noun
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
(figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
To practise acrobatics.
acrodus
acrogen
acrogen
noun
(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
acromia
acromia
noun
plural of acromion
acronal
acronal
adj
Relating to an acron
acronic
acronic
adj
Synonym of acronycal
acronyc
acronym
acronym
noun
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
verb
To form into an acronym.
acronyx
acroter
acroter
Noun
An acroterium.
acrotic
acrotic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
acrylic
acrylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
A painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
acrylyl
acrylyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₂=CHCO− derived from acrylic acid
actress
actress
noun
(now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
A female who performs on the stage or in films.
actuary
actuary
noun
(dated) Registrar, clerk. [16th-19th c.]
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
acuerdo
acworth
adcraft
adducer
adducer
noun
One who adduces.
adelric
adrench
aerical
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
aerocar
aerocar
noun
(science fiction) A flying car; a flying machine which looks and functions similarly to modern cars, often described as using antigravity technology.
afforce
afforce
verb
(rare) To reinforce (a team etc.) with extra people
affrica
afresca
africah
african
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
aggrace
aggrace
noun
(obsolete) grace; favour
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To favour; to grace.
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
aircrew
aircrew
noun
A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airsick
airsick
adj
Nauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.
alacran
alarcon
alarice
alarick
albarco
alberca
alberic
alcazar
alcazar
noun
Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
alchera
alcoran
aldarcy
aldercy
aldrich
almeric
ambreic
ambrica
amchoor
amerced
amerced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amerce
amercer
amercer
noun
One who amerces.
amerces
amerces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amerce
america
amharic
amicron
amlacra
amoraic
amtrack
amtracs
amtracs
noun
plural of amtrac
anacara
anacard
anarcho
anarchs
anarchs
noun
plural of anarch
anarchy
anarchy
noun
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
(uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Confusion in general; disorder.
anchors
anchors
noun
plural of anchor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anchor
anchory
anchory
adj
Synonym of ancrée
ancoral
ancress
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
aneuric
anfract
anorchi
anticar
anticar
adj
Opposed to automobiles or the excessive use of automobiles
noun
An automobile that defies the normal idea of a car
anticor
anticor
noun
(obsolete) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.
apercus
apercus
noun
plural of apercu
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.