(numismatics) Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next.
acetaldol
acetaldol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldol 3-hydroxybutanal once used as a hypnotic and sedative
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adamantly
adamantly
adv
In an immovable or inflexible manner.
adaptable
adaptable
adj
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adderbolt
adderbolt
noun
(now UK dialectal) A dragonfly.
addlement
addlement
noun
confusion; an addled state
addlepate
addlepate
noun
Alternative form of addle pate
addleplot
adelaster
adelaster
noun
(botany) A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
adfiliate
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
adoptable
adoptable
adj
Able to be adopted.
Desirable to adopt.
noun
(online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adrostral
adrostral
adj
(zoology) Near the rostrum (snout)
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulterer
adulterer
noun
A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
advential
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterhold
aglethead
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
aladinist
aladinist
Noun
One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims.
aldeament
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldington
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
alertedly
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
allantoid
allantoid
adj
(chiefly embryology) Allantoic.
(now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
noun
(obsolete, embryology) The allantois.
alligated
alligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligate
allocated
allocated
adj
Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allocate
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
alodialty
altdorfer
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
alvordton
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
antecedal
antenodal
antenodal
adj
Before a node or nodus
noun
An antenodal vein.
antidotal
antidotal
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote.
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antinodal
antinodal
adj
(physics) Of, pertaining to, or located at an antinode
antipedal
antipodal
antipodal
adj
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
noun
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
apetaloid
apetaloid
adj
apetalous
areolated
areolated
adj
Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
arillated
arillated
adj
Having an aril.
arnoldist
artevelde
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
assaulted
assaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assault
astraddle
astraddle
adv
In a straddling position; astride.
prep
In a straddling position on.
atloaxoid
atloidean
atloidean
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the atlas bone
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
avertedly
avertedly
adv
In an averted manner; turned away.
aydelotte
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
baldpated
baldpated
adj
(archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
balladist
balladist
noun
One who composes or performs ballads.
ballasted
ballasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballast
ballotade
ballotade
noun
(dressage) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or on a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
bartholdi
basaltoid
basaltoid
adj
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
bastardly
bastardly
adj
Having been born out of marriage.
Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
adv
In a bastardly manner.
batesland
batfowled
bealtared
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bedplates
bedplates
noun
plural of bedplate
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
belatedly
belatedly
adv
In a belated manner; tardily.
belittled
belittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belittle
betumbled
betumbled
adj
Tossed in confusion; disordered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betumble
bidactyle
bidential
biflected
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bilobated
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
bitreadle
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
bladderet
bladderet
noun
A small bladder; a vesicle
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blathered
blathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blather
blattered
blattered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blatter
blattidae
blattodea
blethered
blethered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blether
blindfast
blistered
blistered
adj
Having one or more blisters
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blister
blithered
blithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blither
bloodbath
bloodbath
noun
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively, business) A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(sports) An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodbeat
bloodiest
bloodiest
adj
superlative form of bloody: most bloody
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
bloodroot
bloodroot
noun
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.
bloodshot
bloodshot
adj
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
bloodtest
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloodwort
bloodwort
noun
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
broadtail
broadtail
noun
(dated) Any of various kinds of parakeets in the genus Platycercus.
The hide or fur of a Persian lamb, formerly used in clothing etc.
budgetful
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
butylated
butylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified to contain one or more butyl groups