(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
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
abundance
abundance
noun
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounsel
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.
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
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
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
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.
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acellular
acellular
adj
Not composed of cells; not cellular
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
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.
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.
acquereur
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
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.
acrologue
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
aculeolus
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.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
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
addendums
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenoncus
adeodatus
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjustage
adjustage
noun
(rare, obsolete) Adjustment.
adjusters
adjusters
noun
plural of adjuster
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
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.
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
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
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
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.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aedoeagus
aegialeus
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegritude
aequiculi
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aeschylus
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
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
aftercure
afterguns
afterturn
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agrauleum
aguadulce
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
agueweeds
agueweeds
noun
plural of agueweed
ahasuerus
ahasuerus
Proper noun
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
definition the Wandering Jew.
ahuehuete
ahuehuete
noun
Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
ailuridae
airbusses
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alambique
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
alaudidae
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnett
alcyoneus
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alentours
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
aleurites
aleuritic
aleurodes
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alimentum
allegatum
alleluiah
alleluiah
noun
Alternative form of alleluia
alleluias
alleluias
noun
plural of alleluia
allumette
allumette
noun
A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
A matchstick.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
alluviate
alluviate
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with alluvium.
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
almuredin
alouettes
altenburg
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid