(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
abneural
abneural
adj
Away from the neural (cerebrospinal) axis
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
abulfeda
abulyeit
abusable
abusable
adj
Capable of being abused.
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
aciculae
aciculae
noun
plural of acicula
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acredula
aculeata
aculeate
aculeate
adj
(entomology) Having a stinger; stinging.
Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
Having prickles or sharp points.
noun
Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
adneural
adneural
adj
(anatomy) Near a nerve
adulated
adulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adulate
adulates
adulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulate
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.
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aeluroid
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
aflutter
aflutter
adj
Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
Fluttering.
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
agelaius
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aguamiel
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
aiguelle
aiguille
aiguille
noun
A needle-shaped peak.
An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
albumean
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alchuine
alefnull
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleikoum
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
aleutite
alfurese
aliculae
alleluia
alleluia
intj
A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
noun
(music) A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
A liturgical form of hallelujah.
The plant wood sorrel.
alleluja
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
allumine
allurers
allurers
noun
plural of allurer
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
almuerzo
alopecus
alouatte
alouatte
noun
(now rare) A South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).
alouette
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alterius
altitude
altitude
noun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
(dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
A vertical distance.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
alumines
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
alunogen
alunogen
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium sulfate mineral often found on the walls of mines and quarries.
alurgite
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
amazeful
amazeful
adj
(archaic) Full of amazement; astonished.
ambulate
ambulate
verb
(intransitive) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
amentula
amoebula
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
amusable
amusable
adj
Capable of being amused.
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
anguille
angulare
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
annueler
annueler
Noun
A priest employed in saying anniversary Masses.
annulate
annulate
adj
(botany) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.
(mycology) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.
Having an annular form or shape.
noun
(zoology) One of the Annulata.
annulets
annulets
noun
plural of annulet
annulled
annulled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annul
annuller
annuller
noun
One who, or that which, annuls.
annulose
annulose
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
ansulate
antelude
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
applause
applause
noun
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
applenut
applique
applique
noun
(art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
verb
(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way.
appulses
appulses
noun
plural of appulse
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
aquilege
aquileia
aquiline
aquiline
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
arculite
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
arumlike
arundell
ascellus
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
ashuelot
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
asperula
astutely
astutely
adv
In an astute manner.
attunely
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
augelite
augelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃.
aulander
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
auntlier
auntlier
adj
comparative form of auntly: more auntly
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
aurelian
aurelian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.
noun
(obsolete) A collector of butterflies.
aurelius
aurelius
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
aureolae
aureolae
noun
plural of aureola
aureolas
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
aureoles
aureoles
noun
plural of aureole
aureolin
aureolin
noun
A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
aureolin:
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
aurilave
aurilave
noun
An ear-brush.
An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.
aurulent
aurulent
adj
Gold in color.
auslaute
australe
austwell
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
autolyze
autolyze
verb
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
azulejos
azulejos
noun
plural of azulejo
baculere
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.