(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
acanthoid
acanthoid
adj
Having the shape of a spine or thorn
accolated
accolated
adj
(numismatics) Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next.
accordant
accordant
adj
In agreement; agreeing.
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
acetaldol
acetaldol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldol 3-hydroxybutanal once used as a hypnotic and sedative
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
achordata
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
actinoida
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
actoridae
acuductor
adagietto
adagietto
adv
(music) More lighthearted than adagio.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
adamastor
adamastor
noun
A hideous phantom
adamstown
adamstown
Proper noun
The capital and only settlement of the
A village in Ireland
A in Maryland.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
adderbolt
adderbolt
noun
(now UK dialectal) A dragonfly.
adderwort
adderwort
noun
Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
addiction
addiction
noun
(medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
addington
additions
additions
noun
plural of addition
addleplot
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
ademonist
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adenocyst
adenomata
adenomata
noun
plural of adenoma
adenotome
adenotomy
adenotomy
noun
(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
adeodatus
adespoton
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adipomata
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adjoinant
adjoinant
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous, adjoining.
adjustors
adjustors
noun
plural of adjustor
adjutator
adjutator
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of agitator
admirator
admirator
noun
(archaic) An admirer; one who admires.
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admonitor
admonitor
noun
An admonisher; a monitor.
adnations
adnations
noun
plural of adnation
adoperate
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.
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adorantes
adoration
adoration
noun
(countable) An act of religious worship.
(historical) The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).
(religion) Worship of Christ in the Eucharistic host in the Catholic Church, often while exposed in a monstrance.
(uncountable) Admiration or esteem.
(uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
adoratory
adoratory
adj
Expressing adoration.
noun
A room in a temple for the adoration of idols.
adornment
adornment
noun
A decoration; that which adorns.
The act of decorating.
adroitest
adroitest
adj
superlative form of adroit: most adroit
adrostral
adrostral
adj
(zoology) Near the rostrum (snout)
adsorbate
adsorbate
noun
a substance that has been adsorbed
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
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.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advocated
advocated
adj
Having been argued in favor of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advocate
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
aerobated
aerobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerobate
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
aftergood
afterhold
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
aistopoda
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
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.
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
alodialty
altdorfer
alvordton
amidation
amidation
noun
(organic chemistry) Reaction with, or formation of an amide
ammodytes
ammodytes
noun
plural of ammodyte
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortized
amortized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortize
amynodont
andamento
andantino
andantino
adv
(music) Of a tempo that is slightly faster than andante but slower than moderato.
noun
A piece of music played in this style.
andreotti
androcyte
androtomy
androtomy
noun
The dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zootomy.
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
anecdotes
anecdotes
noun
plural of anecdote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anecdote
anecdotic
anecdotic
adj
Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Tending to tell anecdotes.
anisodont
anisodont
adj
(zoology) Having irregular teeth.
annodated
annodated
adj
curved into the form of a letter S
annotated
annotated
adj
Contains or is accompanied by annotations or labelled notes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annotate
anodontia
anodontia
noun
The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.
anomodont
anomodont
noun
(zoology) Any therapsid of the suborder Anomodontia.
antedonin
antenodal
antenodal
adj
Before a node or nodus
noun
An antenodal vein.
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anticodon
anticodon
noun
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
antidoron
antidoron
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism) A piece of ordinary leavened bread, taken from remnants of loaves used for the Eucharist, which has been blessed but not consecrated; distributed in churches that use the Byzantine Rite.
antidotal
antidotal
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote.
antidoted
antidoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antidote
antidotes
antidotes
noun
plural of antidote
antidromy
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antimonid
antinodal
antinodal
adj
(physics) Of, pertaining to, or located at an antinode
antinodes
antinodes
noun
plural of antinode
antiodont
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.
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antisynod
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
apetaloid
apetaloid
adj
apetalous
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
apodemata
apodictic
apodictic
adj
(theology, Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"
Being a style of argument in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
arctoidea
arendator
arendator
noun
(historical) In the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.
areolated
areolated
adj
Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
arnoldist
arrogated
arrogated
adj
claimed falsely
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arrogate
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
artistdom
artistdom
noun
The class or estate of artists.
arytenoid
arytenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
asterioid
asterodia
asteroids
asteroids
noun
plural of asteroid
astounded
astounded
adj
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astound
astrodome
astrodome
noun
A transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
astromeda
asyndeton
asyndeton
noun
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, or clauses.