An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abelmoschus
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
ablatitious
ablatitious
adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abruptiones
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutista
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
abusiveness
abusiveness
noun
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acaulescent
acaulescent
adj
(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accentuates
accentuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accentuate
accessorius
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accoucheuse
accoucheuse
noun
(rare) A midwife.
accountants
accountants
noun
plural of accountant
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accumulates
accumulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accumulate
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accusatival
accusatival
adj
Of or pertaining to the accusative case.
accusatives
accusatives
noun
plural of accusative
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acesodynous
acessamenus
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetabulums
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acraturesis
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.
acrocarpous
acrocarpous
adj
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acrosporous
acrosporous
adj
having acrospores
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualistic
actualistic
adj
(archaeology) Relating to actual use
Relating to action or the actual
actualities
actualities
noun
plural of actuality
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuesthesia
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acutenesses
acutenesses
noun
plural of acuteness
acutonodose
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
adelocerous
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adipomatous
adjudicates
adjudicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjustoring
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adjutorious
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adstipulate
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adultnesses
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
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.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aesculaceae
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affettuosos
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
aftersupper
agastrophus
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agonostomus
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albategnius
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuginitis
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albumoscope
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
aleuroscope
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algonquians
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
allaeanthus
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluviviums
alpetragius
alsinaceous
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
alticamelus
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
altostratus
altostratus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
