One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
abadite
abadite
Noun
Alternative form of Ibadite.
abating
abating
noun
(rhetoric) Anesis.
verb
present participle of abate
abattis
abattis
noun
Alternative spelling of abatis
abbatie
abbatie
noun
(obsolete) The office, tenure, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
abelite
abelite
noun
(chemistry) An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate with hydrocarbons added.
abietic
abietic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abietin
abietin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.
abigeat
abigeat
noun
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
ability
ability
noun
(archaic) Financial ability.
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
The legal wherewithal to act.
abiotic
abiotic
adj
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
noun
Any such material
abiston
abitibi
abitibi
Proper noun
A geographic region in Quebec within Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
An Algonquin people of Ontario.
Noun
A member of the Abitibi people.
abiuret
abiuret
adj
Not giving the biuret reaction; showing that it does not contain biuret.
abjoint
abjoint
verb
(intransitive, botany, mycology) To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum.
(transitive, botany, mycology) To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
abortin
abortin
noun
An extract manufactured from the bacterium Brucella abortus, and is used to study contagious abortions in cattle.
abricot
abrotin
absinth
absinth
noun
Alternative form of absinthe
abstain
abstain
verb
(intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
(intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period).
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself.
abthain
abthain
noun
Alternative form of abthane
acanthi
acetiam
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetine
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
acetite
acetize
acetize
verb
(rare) To acetify.
acetoin
acetoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter
achiest
achiest
adj
superlative form of achy: most achy
achiote
achiote
noun
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
acidite
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
acineta
acmatic
acmatic
adj
(rare) relating to the acme of something, highest.
aconite
aconite
noun
(toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
acontia
acontia
noun
(zoology) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
acratia
acratia
noun
(medicine) Feebleness; impotence or lack of strength due to lack of tone.
acritan
acritan
noun
(obsolete) Any animal that is a member of the Acrita
acritol
acrotic
acrotic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
actinal
actinal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the axis of rotational symmetry in radiate animals.
(zoology) Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
actinia
actinia
noun
A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
actinic
actinic
adj
Composed of actin.
Of or relating to actinism.
Related to or caused by radiation (used most often in reference to light, especially that in the ultraviolet range). In medicine, actinic keratoses usually occur in sundamaged skin and exhibit hyperkeratosis.
actinon
actinon
noun
(chemistry, physics, dated) Radon-219 (²¹⁹₈₆Rn; symbol An), an isotope of radon
(obsolete) Synonym of radon
(physics, dated) An actinide
actions
actions
noun
plural of action
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of action
actious
actious
adj
(obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
actives
actives
noun
plural of active
activin
activin
noun
A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
acyetic
acystia
adamite
adamite
noun
(mineralogy) A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.
A descendant of Adam; a human being.
addicts
addicts
noun
plural of addict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addict
additum
additur
additur
noun
(law) The augmentation by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
adelite
adelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
adhibit
adhibit
verb
To affix.
To allow in; to admit.
To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
adiabat
adiabat
noun
(physics) The curve on a graph of pressure and temperature which gives the adiabatic heating or cooling of a gas.
adiated
adiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adiate
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
adipate
adipate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adjoint
adjoint
adj
(geometry, of one curve to another curve) Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.
(mathematics) Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
(mathematics, category theory, of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
noun
(geometry, algebraic geometry) A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used.
(mathematics) The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
(mathematics, category theory) A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.
(mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of an operator) Hermitian conjugate.
An assistant mayor of a French commune.
An assistant to someone who holds a position in the military or civil service.
admitty
adonist
adonist
noun
One who maintains that the vowel points of the Tetragrammaton translated "Jehovah" are the vowel points that belong to the word Adonai.
adonite
adsmith
adsmith
noun
A writer of advertising copy.
advaita
aeolist
aeonist
aeriest
aeriest
adj
superlative form of aery: most aery
aestive
aestive
adj
(rare) Of or relating to summer.
aetites
aetites
noun
An eaglestone.
aetolia
affaite
affiant
affiant
noun
(law) The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
afflict
afflict
verb
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
(transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
against
against
conj
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
prep
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
(obsolete) Exposed to.
As a charge on.
As counterbalance to.
As protection from.
Close to, alongside.
Contrary to; in conflict with.
In a contrary direction to.
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
In competition with, versus.
In contrast or comparison with.
In exchange for.
In front of; before (a background).
In opposition to.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
agalite
agamist
agamist
noun
An unmarried person celibate by choice.
agapeti
agarita
agarita
noun
(US, dialectal) A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.
agathin
agathis
agatine
agatine
adj
Resembling or pertaining to agate.
agatize
agatize
verb
(transitive) To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.
agatoid
ageists
ageists
noun
plural of ageist
agility
agility
noun
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agitant
agitant
adj
That agitates.
noun
A person who agitates.
A thing that agitates.
Obsolete spelling of adjutant
agitate
agitate
verb
(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(transitive, now rare) To discuss or debate.
(transitive, now rare) To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in motion; to actuate.
agitato
agitato
adv
(music) Played in a restless agitated style.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.
agnatic
agnatic
adj
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agnoite
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
agritos
agrotis
agudist
agustin
aheight
aheight
adv
(obsolete) From high, from a high point.
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
ailanto
ailanto
noun
ailanthus (tree)
ailbert
ailette
ailette
noun
(historical) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, being the prototype of the epaulet.
ailment
ailment
noun
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
ailsyte
airboat
airboat
noun
A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
airdate
airdate
noun
The date on which a television or radio program is broadcast.
airiest
airiest
adj
superlative form of airy: most airy
airlift
airlift
noun
(archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Such a flight.
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
verb
(transitive) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
airplot
airport
airport
noun
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
airpost
airpost
noun
Synonym of airmail
airthed
airtime
airtime
noun
(by extension) The duration spent talking during a conversation.
The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.
airting
airting
verb
present participle of airt
aitches
aitches
noun
plural of aitch
aitesis
ajitter
akerite
akerite
noun
(mineralogy) Various varieties of calcialkalic microsyenite and micromonzonite.
akihito
akinete
akinete
noun
(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akvavit
akvavit
noun
Alternative spelling of aquavit
alalite
alantic
alantin
alantin
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Inulin.
alathia
alation
alation
noun
(countable) A wing or wing-like structure.
(uncountable) The state of being winged.
alberti
albites
albites
noun
plural of albite
albitic
albitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral albite.
alditol
alditol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.
alemite
alethia
alethic
alethic
adj
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
aletris
aleutic
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
alicant
alicant
noun
A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed, said to have been made near Alicante in Spain.
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight