(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
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
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogynae
adigranth
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adversing
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
aegrotant
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerogenes
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerognosy
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
afrogaean
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
aftersong
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agapornis
agaricine
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
aggregant
aggregant
noun
(medicine) Any drug that promotes the aggregation of platelets.
agincourt
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agrarians
agrarians
noun
plural of agrarian
agreation
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agrigento
agrigento
Proper noun
The capital city of Agrigento.
agrimonia
agrippina
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
agropyron
agrypniai
agrypnias
agrypnode
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
airmonger
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alderling
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
allergens
allergens
noun
plural of allergen
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
altenburg
ambrogino
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
anaberoga
anagyrine
anangular
anangular
adj
Containing no angle.
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anconagra
andragogy
andragogy
noun
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.
androgens
androgens
noun
plural of androgen
androgeus
androgone
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
androgyny
androgyny
noun
Hermaphroditism.
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
The state or ability, of a connector or docking port, to connect with either male (plug) or female (socket) or other neutral connectors or ports.
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anenergia
angadreme
angerboda
angerless
angerless
adj
Without anger.
angeronia
angetenar
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angraecum
angrbodha
angriness
angriness
Noun
The state of being angry.
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
angularia
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
angurboda
angustura
angustura
noun
Archaic form of angostura.
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
ansgarius
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antagoras
antaranga
antegrade
antegrade
adj
moving or directed forward
antiglare
antiglare
adj
Acting to reduce or combat glare
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antinegro
antinegro
adj
Opposing Negros.
antitragi
antitragi
noun
plural of antitragus
antralgia
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apprizing
apprizing
noun
Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of apprize
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
aquagreen
arabizing
aragonese
aragonian
aragonite
aragonite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃; it is dimorphous with calcite.
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arcangelo
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archigony
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arctogean
argentate
argentate
adj
(botany, dated, rare) silvery white
verb
To treat with a silver salt
argenteum
argentide
argentina
argentine
argentine
adj
Containing or resembling silver.
noun
(mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
White metal coated with silver.
argentino
argention
argention
noun
(chemistry, archaic) ionized silver
argentite
argentite
noun
(mineralogy) Silver sulfide, (Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
argentose
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argentums
arginases
arginases
noun
plural of arginase
arginines
arginines
noun
plural of arginine
argonauta
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
arlington
arlington
Proper noun
A place name.
a CDP which is coterminous with Virginia, USA.
Arlington National Cemetery (in Arlington County, Virginia) an American military cemetery, which includes among other things the tomb of the unknown soldiers.
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
armington
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.