(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
ametallous
ammiaceous
ammoniacum
ammoniacum
noun
gum ammoniac, a resin exuded from the stem of the perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum.
ammoniuret
ammoniuria
ammoniuria
noun
Alternative form of ammonuria
ammunition
ammunition
noun
(figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
(obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
verb
To supply with ammunition.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphigouri
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphoterus
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amurcosity
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
anaerobium
anakrousis
anandrious
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.
anasarcous
anasarcous
adj
Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
anazoturia
anazoturia
noun
(medicine) A decrease in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
andouillet
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andromaque
andronicus
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angletouch
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhalonium
anisomelus
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
annotinous
annotinous
adj
(botany) A year old; in yearly growths.
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
annoyously
annulation
annulation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that forms a ring of atoms
Any structure in the form of a ring
The formation of a ring
anocarpous
anoestrous
anomalurus
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anthonomus
antichorus
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antigyrous
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antilobium
antilochus
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antimonium
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
aperulosid
aplopappus
apocarpous
apocarpous
adj
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined
apocrustic
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apollonius
apoquinine
aposporous
aposporous
adj
(botany) relating to apospory
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.
apotropous
aprosopous
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquaphobia
aquaphobia
noun
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquilawood
aquiparous
aquiparous
adj
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
arboresque
arboretums
arbusterol
arcabucero
arcboutant
archemorus
archibuteo
arciferous
arcosolium
arcosolium
noun
(architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
arecaceous
arecaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Arecaceae of palms.
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arillodium
ariocarpus
ariovistus
armariolum
armariolum
noun
(historical) A kind of cupboard for storing documents.
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
armisonous
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arthroncus
artocarpus
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
asciferous
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asphodelus
asphyctous
aspiculous
aspidiotus
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
astomatous
astomatous
adj
(biology) Having no mouth, mouthless.
(biology) Without apertures, pores, or stomata.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astronauts
astronauts
noun
plural of astronaut
athalamous
athalamous
adj
(botany, rare) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, like the thallus of certain lichens.
atmocausis
atrematous
atrorubent
attenuator
attenuator
noun
(physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
attributor
attributor
noun
One who attributes; an imputer.
auburntown
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auditioned
auditioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audition
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located