(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abjectly
abjectly
adv
In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
abruptly
abruptly
adv
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absyrtus
abulyeit
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acetenyl
acetenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) ethynyl
acetonyl
acetonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
acetoxyl
acetoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrylate
acrylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
activity
activity
noun
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
(physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
The propery of substances to react with other substances
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
acxoyatl
acylated
acylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acylate
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
addyston
adjutory
adjutory
adj
(obsolete) Serving to help or assist.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adultery
adultery
noun
(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
adventry
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aegyptus
aegyrite
aeipathy
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aestuary
aesyetes
aethylla
affinity
affinity
noun
(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
(computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
(geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
(geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
(medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
(taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
A love interest; a paramour.
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
Any passionate love for something.
Any romantic relationship.
The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
aftereye
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
aleatory
aleatory
adj
(art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
alkylate
alkylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
alleyite
allotype
allotype
noun
(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypy
allotypy
noun
The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.
allylate
allylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of an allylic carboxylic acid (one containing an allyl radical)
verb
To cause, or to undergo allylation
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
almistry
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
alterity
alterity
noun
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
alyattes
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
alyworth
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
ammodyte
ammodyte
noun
(obsolete) A species of viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe.
(obsolete) One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel.
amythaon
analysts
analysts
noun
plural of analyst
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
anaphyte
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
ancienty
ancienty
noun
(obsolete) age; antiquity
(obsolete) seniority
andesyte
andesyte
noun
Alternative spelling of andesite
anesthyl
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antagony
antagony
noun
(obsolete) contest; opposition; antagonism
antakiya
antarchy
antetype
antetype
noun
An archetype or prototype; something serving as a model for what comes later.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
anticity
anticity
adj
Opposing a city.
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
antimony
antimony
noun
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: a lustrous gray metalloid.
The alloy stibnite.
antinomy
antinomy
noun
(archaic) A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
(by extension) Any contradiction or paradox.
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.
antipyic
antipyic
adj
antisuppurative
noun
An antisuppurative agent.
antitype
antitype
noun
A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
antitypy
antitypy
noun
(obsolete, physics) reaction (to an applied force)
antonyms
antonyms
noun
plural of antonym
antonymy
antonymy
noun
(semantics) The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
apectomy
aplotomy
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apostasy
apostasy
noun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
apreynte
apsyrtus
apteryla
aptyalia
aptyalia
noun
(medicine) Reduced secretion of saliva.
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
archcity
archytas
arctomys
ardently
ardently
adv
fervently
areality
argentry
argentry
noun
(obsolete) Silver plate or vessels.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
argyrite
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
aroynted
aroynted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroynt
arrantly
arrantly
adv
In an arrant manner; utterly, thoroughly, outright.
arsmetry
artfully
artfully
adv
In an artful manner.
artistry
artistry
noun
Significant artistic skill.
artotype
artotype
noun
(archaic) A kind of autotype.
artotypy
arylated
arylated
adj
(organic chemistry) modified by the addition of one or more aryl groups.
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ascutney
aseptify
ashtrays
ashtrays
noun
plural of ashtray
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astrally
astrally
adv
In an astral manner or context.
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
astutely
astutely
adv
In an astute manner.
astyanax
astyllen
asymtote
asyndeta
asystole
asystole
noun
(pathology, cardiology) Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.
atalayah
atalayas
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
athyrium
athyroid
atmiatry
atmiatry
noun
(dated) treatment of disease by vapours or gases, as by inhalation
atmology
atmology
noun
The branch of science dealing with the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapour.
atmolyze
atmolyze
verb
Alternative form of atmolyse
atonally
atonally
adv
In an atonal manner; without tone.
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
attababy
attently
attently
adv
(obsolete) attentively
attorney
attorney
noun
(Philippines, sometimes US) An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
(UK, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.
(UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
(obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
A prosecutor
Clusia spp.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To work as a legal attorney.
(transitive, rare) To provide with a legal attorney.
attunely
atymnius
atypical
atypical
adj
Not conforming to the normal type.
Unusual or irregular.
noun
(pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
augustly
augustly
adv
In a royal or regal manner.
In an august or awe-inspiring manner.
auntsary
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.