(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
acanthurus
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acanthuthi
accoucheur
accoucheur
noun
(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
achenodium
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
afterhours
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agallochum
agallochum
noun
agalloch
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agathaumas
agathyrsus
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
akhundzada
akolouthia
alcelaphus
allenhurst
allophylus
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amianthium
amphiaraus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphigouri
amphimarus
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphithura
amphoterus
anabathrum
anacahuita
anacahuite
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anchesmius
angletouch
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anhalonium
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anischuria
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antechurch
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthonomus
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antilochus
antimachus
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
aquaphobia
aquaphobia
noun
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
archemorus
archeunuch
archgunner
archhumbug
archibuteo
archidamus
archiereus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archivault
arthroncus
arthurdale
arthuriana
arthuriana
Noun
Things relating to King Arthur.
ascalaphus
ashburnham
aspalathus
aspalathus
noun
(obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
asphodelus
asphyctous
athalamous
athalamous
adj
(botany, rare) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, like the thallus of certain lichens.
athamaunte
athanasius
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
auchinleck
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
aulophobia
aulophobia
noun
fear of flutes
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
ausgleiche
austrophil
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
autarchist
autarchist
noun
A proponent of autarchy.
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autobahnen
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autochthon
autochthon
noun
(geology) A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.
The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autoheader
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophagia
autophagia
noun
The eating of one's own body.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
autophytic
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotheist
autotheist
noun
One who subscribes to autotheism; a self-worshipper.
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
ayacahuite
azthionium
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bargehouse
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
batrachium
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beautihood
beautyship
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
bellarthur
bequeathal
bequeathal
noun
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
bequeather
bequeather
noun
One who bequeaths.
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bhavabhuti
biddulphia
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate