(archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abomasusi
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
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.
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accubitus
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acidurias
acidurias
noun
plural of aciduria
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
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
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
acquisita
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
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.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adularias
adularias
noun
plural of adularia
aegialeus
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
affusions
affusions
noun
plural of affusion
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailuropus
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
airbusses
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
albugines
aleurites
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alleluias
alleluias
noun
plural of alleluia
allusions
allusions
noun
plural of allusion
alluvials
alluvials
noun
Deposits of sediment formed over a long period of time by rivers; layers of alluvium.
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alluvious
alluvious
adj
(archaic) alluvial
alluviums
alluviums
noun
plural of alluvium
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
altruists
altruists
noun
plural of altruist
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alushtite
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambrosius
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
anacrusis
anacrusis
noun
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anchusine
anchusins
andalusia
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
anilingus
anilingus
noun
A form of oral sex in which the tongue and lips are used for stimulation of a sexual partner's anus.
annualist
annualist
noun
One who writes for, or edits, an annual.
annuities
annuities
noun
plural of annuity
ansgarius
antigonus
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiquist
antiquist
noun
An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
antirusts
antirusts
noun
plural of antirust
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antitrust
antitrust
adj
(law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antoninus
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
aphelinus
aphidious
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
aplustria
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apolousis
appliques
appliques
noun
plural of applique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applique
appulsion
appulsion
noun
(obsolete, rare) A driving or striking against; an appulse.
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
aquariist
aquariist
noun
(dated) One who keeps fish in an aquarium.
aquarists
aquarists
noun
plural of aquarist
aquariums
aquatints
aquatints
noun
plural of aquatint
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
areithous
argillous
argillous
adj
clayey; argillaceous
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argusfish
arguslike
ariadaeus
aristaeus
arksutite
arksutite
noun
(mineralogy) chiolite
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
aroideous
aroideous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the aroids.
arrhenius
arrhizous
arrhizous
adj
(botany) Having no root: applied to parasitical plants which have no root, but adhere to other plants by any part of their surface, and derive their nourishment from them; also to mosses and Hepaticœ which are destitute of rhizoids.
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
arterious
arterious
adj
(archaic) arterial
articulus
articulus
noun
(zoology) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.
(zoology) A joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
asphalius
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assausive
assiduate
assiduate
adj
(obsolete) unremitting; assiduous
assiduity
assiduity
noun
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Great and persistent toil or effort.
assiduous
assiduous
adj
Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
assinuate
assistful
assistful
adj
(archaic) helpful
assuaging
assuaging
noun
The act of one who assuages.
verb
present participle of assuage
assuasive
assuasive
adj
Mild, soothing.
noun
(archaic) Anything that soothes.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows