(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
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
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.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
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
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
accubitus
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
accusants
accusants
noun
plural of accusant
accusator
accusator
noun
(archaic) A male accuser;
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
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.
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
acoustics
acoustics
noun
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
plural of acoustic
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquisita
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acquittal
acquittal
noun
(historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
(law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
(now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
(rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
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
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
actualist
actualist
noun
A proponent of actualism.
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuarial
actuarial
adj
Of or pertaining to actuaries.
Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
actuators
actuators
noun
plural of actuator
acuductor
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acurative
acusector
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
acutiator
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.
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegritude
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
aetobatus
affatuate
affatuate
verb
(obsolete) To infatuate.
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
aftercure
afterguns
afterturn
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agincourt
agitpunkt
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
ahuehuete
ahuehuete
noun
Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
akoluthia
akutagawa
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
alburnett
alcathous
alentours
aleurites
aleuritic
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alimentum
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
allegatum
allituric
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
allumette
allumette
noun
A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
A matchstick.
alluviate
alluviate
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with alluvium.
alouettes
altenburg
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
altruists
altruists
noun
plural of altruist
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).