(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
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
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
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.
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
acuductor
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
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.
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adeodatus
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjustage
adjustage
noun
(rare, obsolete) Adjustment.
adjusters
adjusters
noun
plural of adjuster
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
adjustors
adjustors
noun
plural of adjustor
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
adjutants
adjutants
noun
plural of adjutant
adjutator
adjutator
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of agitator
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
adjuvants
adjuvants
noun
plural of adjuvant
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
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
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adventure
adventure
noun
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
aegritude
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
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
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
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
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
aquaducts
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
arctitude
arduinite
armatured
armatured
adj
Fitted with an armature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armature
assaulted
assaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assault
assiduate
assiduate
adj
(obsolete) unremitting; assiduous
assiduity
assiduity
noun
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Great and persistent toil or effort.
assuetude
assuetude
noun
(archaic) Accustomedness; habit.
The condition of an organism that has acquired tolerance of a drug or poison.
astounded
astounded
adj
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astound
attitudes
attitudes
noun
plural of attitude
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
auditions
auditions
noun
plural of audition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of audition
auditives
auditoria
auditress
auditress
noun
(dated) A female hearer.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
aunthoods
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autocoder
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autodrome
autodrome
noun
A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autoindex
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
automated
automated
adj
Made automatic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automate
automedon
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autozooid
autozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid that is able to feed.
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
bandobust
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
batardeau
batardeau
noun
(military) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bermudite
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
besmutted
besmutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmut
bestatued
bestatued
adj
Having a statue or statues.
bestudded
bestudded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestud
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethunder
betumbled
betumbled
adj
Tossed in confusion; disordered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betumble
betutored
beudanite
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
blunthead
blustered
blustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluster
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bonducnut
bondurant
botrydium
brautlied
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
buddhists
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
budgeteer
budgeteer
noun
A person knowledgeable about the law, accounting, and regulation affecting budgets, especially governmental.
budgeters
budgeters
noun
plural of budgeter
budgetful
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
bundesrat
bundesrat
Proper noun
federal council of Germany
bundestag
bundestag
Proper noun
The federal/state parliament of Germany.
bundobust
bundobust
noun
(India) A system or discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation.
bunodonta
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
burkhardt
burntweed
burthened
burthened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burthen
butadiene
butadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
butenandt
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
butylated
butylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified to contain one or more butyl groups
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butylate
buxtehude
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.