Pertaining to or characteristic of a high priest; priestly.
Of or pertaining to the lower order of priests.
abaiser
abaiser
noun
Ivory black; animal charcoal.
abdaria
abiders
abiders
noun
plural of abider
abiezer
abineri
abinger
abiuret
abiuret
adj
Not giving the biuret reaction; showing that it does not contain biuret.
abortin
abortin
noun
An extract manufactured from the bacterium Brucella abortus, and is used to study contagious abortions in cattle.
aboukir
aboukir
Proper noun
A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
abramis
abricot
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
abronia
abronia
noun
A plant of the genus Abronia.
abrosia
abrosia
noun
Abstinence from food.
Abstinence.
Wasting away as a result of abstinence from food.
abrotin
abruzzi
abruzzi
Proper noun
A former mountainous region of central Italy that borders the Adriatic Sea; properly Abruzzi e Molise; now separated into Abruzzo and Molise.
abshier
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.
acaroid
acaroid
adj
(biology, zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
acerbic
acerbic
adj
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Tasting sour or bitter.
acieral
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
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.
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
acromia
acromia
noun
plural of acromion
acronic
acronic
adj
Synonym of acronycal
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.
additur
additur
noun
(law) The augmentation by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
adelric
adermia
adermin
adermin
Noun
pyridoxine
adjiger
adjiger
noun
(India) The snake Python molurus.
admiral
admiral
noun
(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
admired
admired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admire
admirer
admirer
noun
One who admires.
One who is romantically attracted to someone.
admires
admires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admire
adoring
adoring
adj
Showing adoration or admiration.
noun
adoration
verb
present participle of adore
adrenin
adriaen
adriana
adriane
adriano
adriell
adriena
adriene
adviser
adviser
noun
one who advises
advisor
advisor
noun
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved one point diagonally and confined within the palace.
One who offers advice.
aegagri
aegeria
aeraria
aeraria
noun
plural of aerarium
aerials
aerials
noun
(skiing) Aerial skiing.
plural of aerial
aerical
aerides
aeriela
aeriell
aeriest
aeriest
adj
superlative form of aery: most aery
aerobia
aerobia
noun
aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes
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.
affaire
affaire
noun
Obsolete spelling of affair
affairs
affairs
noun
plural of affair
affirms
affirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affirm
affixer
affixer
noun
A person or thing that affixes.
affrica
afrasia
africah
african
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
afrikah
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
agarita
agarita
noun
(US, dialectal) A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.
agaroid
aginner
aginner
noun
An oppositional person, especially one opposed to government actions and projects.
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agrania
agraria
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
agreing
agrilus
agriope
agrippa
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agritos
agrotis
aguilar
aguirre
ahiezer
ahishar
ahriman
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
ailbert
aileron
aileron
noun
(architecture) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
ailurus
aindrea
airable
airable
adj
Suitable for broadcast.
airampo
airampo
noun
The erect prickly pear Opuntia stricta.
airbags
airbags
noun
plural of airbag
airbill
airbill
noun
(transport) A waybill for cargo being shipped by air.
airboat
airboat
noun
A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
airborn
aircrew
aircrew
noun
A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
airdate
airdate
noun
The date on which a television or radio program is broadcast.
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airdrie
airdrie
Proper noun
A town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
A city in Alberta, Canada.
airdrop
airdrop
noun
(cryptocurrencies) The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
verb
To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
airfare
airfare
noun
The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airfoil
airfoil
noun
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
A wing of an aircraft.
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airhead
airhead
noun
(by extension) A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.
(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
(mining, archaic) Alternative form of air-head (“a horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.”)
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.
airiest
airiest
adj
superlative form of airy: most airy
airings
airings
noun
plural of airing
airless
airless
adj
(figurative) Stifling; dead; lacking vitality or excitement.
(medicine) Suffering from asphyxia.
Lacking air circulation.
Lacking or being without air.
With air that is stale.
airliah
airlift
airlift
noun
(archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Such a flight.
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
verb
(transitive) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
airlike
airlike
adj
Resembling air, gaseous.
airline
airline
noun
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
airling
airling
noun
(obsolete) A thoughtless, light-hearted person.
An imaginary sprite, usually a beautiful woman, conjured out of thin air by a poet's imagination.
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
airmail
airmail
noun
The items of mail so carried.
The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
verb
(baseball) To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
(transitive) To send mail by air.
airmark
airmass
airmass
noun
(astronomy) The amount of air through which light from a celestial object passes, normalized to 1 for an object at zenith.
(physics, meteorology) a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.
airpark
airpark
noun
(US) A small airport sometimes found near an industrial or business area.
airplay
airplay
noun
The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.
airplot
airport
airport
noun
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
airpost
airpost
noun
Synonym of airmail
airshed
airshed
noun
Alternative spelling of air shed
airship
airship
noun
(Britain, derogatory, chiefly in the plural) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
(US, law enforcement, aviation) A police air unit, a police helicopter
(aviation) A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
(aviation, informal) Any aircraft.
verb
To transport goods by aircraft.
airsick
airsick
adj
Nauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.