(usually in the plural) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
abderus
abiuret
abiuret
adj
Not giving the biuret reaction; showing that it does not contain biuret.
abjured
abjured
adj
Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjure
abjurer
abjurer
noun
One who abjures.
abjures
abjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abjure
abortus
abortus
noun
An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.
An abortion.
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
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.
absurds
absurds
noun
plural of absurd
abtruse
aburban
aburton
aburton
adv
(nautical) With the length athwartship.
abusers
abusers
noun
plural of abuser
abutter
abutter
noun
One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
accourt
accourt
verb
(obsolete) To treat courteously; to court.
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
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
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.
acrodus
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
additur
additur
noun
(law) The augmentation by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
adducer
adducer
noun
One who adduces.
adjourn
adjourn
verb
(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
(intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.
(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
adjured
adjured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjure
adjurer
adjurer
noun
One who adjures.
adjures
adjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjure
adjuror
adjuror
noun
Alternative spelling of adjurer
adjutor
adjutor
noun
An adjutant; a helper or assistant;
adulter
adulter
noun
An adulterer, especially a male one.
verb
To commit adultery.
To pollute something; to adulterate.
adurent
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
aerogun
aerogun
noun
(dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
aerugos
aesture
affreux
affreux
adj
(rare) Dreadful; disturbing or frightening.
noun
A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
aggroup
aggroup
verb
(archaic) To bring together in a group; to group.
agouara
agouara
noun
(archaic) Procyon cancrivorus, the crab-eating raccoon
agraeus
agrilus
aground
aground
adj
(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
aguador
aguilar
aguirre
aguroth
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
ahurewa
ailurus
akmudar
alarbus
alarums
alarums
noun
plural of alarum
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alarum
albruna
alburga
aleuron
aleuron
noun
Alternative form of aleurone
alguire
allerus
allured
allured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allure
allurer
allurer
noun
One who is alluring.
allures
allures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure
alquier
alterum
alturas
amateur
amateur
adj
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Non-professional.
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
noun
(now rare) A lover of something.
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
amorous
amorous
adj
(dated) Affected with love; in love; enamored.
Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
Indicating love or sexual desire.
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
amouret
amusers
amusers
noun
plural of amuser
amutter
amutter
adj
muttering
anderun
anderun
noun
(historical) The harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia.
aneuria
aneuric
aneurin
aneurin
noun
Archaic form of aneurine.
anguier
angular
angular
adj
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
(organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
Lean, lank.
Measured by an angle.
Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
anguria
annuary
annuary
adj
(obsolete) annual; yearly
noun
(obsolete) A yearbook.
annular
annular
adj
Banded or marked with circles.
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.
annuler
annuler
noun
The person or authority that annuls.
anomura
anquera
anterus
antirun
antrums
anunder
anurans
anurans
noun
plural of anuran
anurias
anurias
noun
plural of anuria
anurous
anurous
adj
Having no tail.
apercus
apercus
noun
plural of apercu
apertum
apyrous
apyrous
adj
Not combustible; capable of tolerating great heat without alteration of form or properties.
aquafer
aquafer
noun
Alternative form of aquifer
aquaria
aquaria
noun
plural of aquarium
aquarid
aquarii
aquerne
aquifer
aquifer
noun
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.
aquiver
aquiver
adj
In a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering.
aracaju
aracaju
Proper noun
capital of Brazil
arafura
araucan
araujia
arbours
arbours
noun
plural of arbour
arbusta
arbutes
arbutes
noun
plural of arbute
arbutin
arbutin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract
arbutus
arbutus
noun
Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.
Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree.
Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus.
arcanum
arcanum
noun
A mystery or deep secret.
An elixir or secret remedy.
archeus
archeus
noun
(alchemy) The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.
arctium
arcuale
arcuate
arcuate
adj
curved into the shape of a bow
arcubos
arcuses
ardours
ardours
noun
plural of ardour
arduous
arduous
adj
(obsolete) burning; ardent
Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
ardussi
arecuna
arenous
arenous
adj
Alternative form of arenose
arghoul
arguers
arguers
noun
plural of arguer
arguing
arguing
noun
argument
verb
present participle of argue
argulus
arguses
arguses
noun
plural of argus
arillus
arillus
noun
(botany) An aril.
arluene
armfuls
armfuls
noun
plural of armful
armours
armours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armour
armoury
armoury
noun
A collection of weapons and materiel.
A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
A place where arms are made.
Heraldry
The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.
armsful
armsful
noun
Alternative form of armful
armures
armures
noun
plural of armure
arnaeus
arnulfo
arolium
arolium
noun
(entomology) A median lobe into which the pretarsus expands, in an insect's leg.
arousal
arousal
noun
A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
Sexual arousal.
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
aroused
aroused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arouse
arouser
arouser
noun
Someone or something that arouses.
arouses
arouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arouse
arround
arrouse
artamus
artemus
arthaud
aruabea
arugola
arugula
arugula
noun
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa