A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abercrombie
aberrometer
aberrometer
noun
A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
abrahamidae
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
acclamatory
acclamatory
adj
Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accriminate
accriminate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accuse of a crime.
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
acetimetric
acetometric
acetometric
adj
Relating to acetometry.
acharnement
acharnement
noun
(obsolete) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
achromatium
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acidimetric
acidimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
acinaciform
acinaciform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a scimitar.
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroamatics
acroamatics
noun
esoteric lectures.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrodontism
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromegalia
acromegalia
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegalic
acromegalic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
acrorrheuma
acrostichum
acrosticism
acrosticism
noun
Acrostic arrangement or character.
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
actinomeric
actinomeric
adj
Relating to actinomeres
actinometer
actinometer
noun
(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adarbitrium
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenodermia
adiamorphic
adiantiform
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
adrammelech
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
aechmagoras
aecidioform
aerenchymas
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aerogrammes
aerogrammes
noun
plural of aerogramme, the alternative spelling of aerogram.
aeromedical
aeromedical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromedicine.
aerometries
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeronomical
aeronomical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetomorphae
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affirmation
affirmation
noun
(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
aframerican
afterchrome
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftermatter
afterwisdom
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agrammatica
agrammatism
agrammatism
noun
An ungrammatical utterance.
The inability to form sentences by virtue of a brain disorder.
agrarianism
agrarianism
noun
A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
agromyzidae
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
ailuromania
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
airmanships
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alchemister
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alcicornium
alcyoniform
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermaston
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algometries
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.