(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
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.
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.
accusants
accusants
noun
plural of accusant
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
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.
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
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
adjutants
adjutants
noun
plural of adjutant
adjuvants
adjuvants
noun
plural of adjuvant
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
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.
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afterguns
afterturn
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
agitpunkt
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
alburnett
alentours
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alimentum
altenburg
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
ambulante
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amentulum
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amounters
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
anachueta
anacletus
ananthous
ananthous
adj
(botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
anastatus
anastomus
anatherum
anaunters
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
angustate
angustate
adj
narrowed
angustura
angustura
noun
Archaic form of angostura.
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
annualist
annualist
noun
One who writes for, or edits, an annual.
annuation
annuitant
annuitant
noun
The recipient of an annuity.
annuities
annuities
noun
plural of annuity
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annullate
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anovulant
anovulant
noun
Any drug that prevents ovulation.
antecornu
antecourt
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antehuman
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antenatus
antennula
antennula
noun
Alternative form of antennule
antennule
antennule
noun
(zoology) A small antenna.
antequalm
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthrenus
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antiauxin
antiauxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors.
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antigonus
antihuman
antihuman
adj
(immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) humans.
Opposed to humanity.
noun
A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race.
antiloquy
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiquate
antiquate
verb
(transitive) To cause to become old or obsolete.
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiquing
antiquing
verb
present participle of antique
antiquist
antiquist
noun
An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
antiquity
antiquity
noun
(history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
(obsolete) An old gentleman.
(often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
The people of ancient times.
The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
antirumor
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.
antitumor
antitumor
adj
(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
noun
Any substance that inhibits tumors.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antiunion
antiunion
adj
(politics) Opposed to, or discouraging the formation of, trade unions
antiurban
antiurban
adj
(sociology) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antluetic
antocular
antonescu
antoninus
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
apemantus
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aposaturn
aquanauts
aquanauts
noun
plural of aquanaut
aquatinta
aquatinta
noun
(dated, art) aquatint
aquatints
aquatints
noun
plural of aquatint
aquatones
aquatones
noun
plural of aquatone
aquitaine
aquitania
arbuthnot
archcount
arcturian
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.