In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
acalycal
acalycal
adj
(botany, of a stamen) Not attached to a calyx
acalypha
acalypha
noun
Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
accoying
accoying
verb
present participle of accoy
accuracy
accuracy
noun
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
aceology
aceology
Noun
The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acetenyl
acetenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) ethynyl
acetonyl
acetonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
acetoxyl
acetoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
achilary
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
ackerley
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acopyrin
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acrobacy
acrobacy
noun
acrobatics
acrobats collectively
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrogamy
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
acronomy
acronych
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acrydium
acrylate
acrylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
activity
activity
noun
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
(physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
The propery of substances to react with other substances
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
acxoyatl
acylated
acylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acylate
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
acylogen
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
adamancy
adamancy
noun
The property of being adamant.
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adequacy
adequacy
noun
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
advocacy
advocacy
noun
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
the profession of an advocate
adynamic
adynamic
adj
(physics) Characterised by the absence of force.
Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
alcaydes
alcaydes
noun
plural of alcayde
alcyones
alcyonic
alcyonic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Alcyonaria.
algocyan
algocyan
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.
alomancy
alomancy
noun
Alternative form of halomancy
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
ambiency
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
anciency
anciency
noun
ancientness
ancienty
ancienty
noun
(obsolete) age; antiquity
(obsolete) seniority
ancylose
ancyrean
ancyrene
ancyroid
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
anodynic
anodynic
adj
In the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
antarchy
anticity
anticity
adj
Opposing a city.
antipyic
antipyic
adj
antisuppurative
noun
An antisuppurative agent.
anyplace
anyplace
adv
(informal, chiefly US) At a non-specific place; anywhere.
apectomy
apically
apically
adv
In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.
apocarpy
apocarpy
noun
The quality of being apocarpous.
apocryph
apocynum
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
apsychia
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
archcity
archegay
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archytas
arctomys
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ascutney
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
atypical
atypical
adj
Not conforming to the normal type.
Unusual or irregular.
noun
(pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
auxocyte
ayacucho
aycliffe
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bacilary
backachy
backstay
backstay
noun
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backyard
backyard
noun
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
baetylic
baetylic
adj
Of or relating to a baetyl.
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
basicity
basicity
noun
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.
(uncountable) The condition of being basic.
basocyte
bathybic
bathybic
adj
(archaic) Living in the depths of the water, or near the bottom under the deep water.
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
bebryces
benchley
bendicty
benzylic
benzylic
adj
(organic chemistry) containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives
berycine
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
bescurvy
beylical
beylical
adj
Relating to a beylic.
biacetyl
bibacity
bibacity
noun
The practice or habit of drinking too much alcohol.
bicycled
bicycled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicycle
bicycler
bicycler
noun
(rare) Bicyclist, cyclist.
bicycles
bicycles
noun
plural of bicycle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bicycle
bicyclic
bicyclic
adj
(chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl.
Having two cycles.
noun
(chemistry) A bicyclic compound.
bidactyl
billycan
billycan
noun
(UK, Australia, South Africa) A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biocycle
biocycle
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological process
Synonym of biorhythm
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
biscayan
biscayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
biscayen
bitchery
bitchery
noun
Behavior considered typical of a bitch
bitchily
bitchily
adv
(vulgar) In a bitchy manner.
blackboy
blackboy
noun
(Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
(Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.
blackeye
blackeye
noun
A basic coffee drink consisting of any size coffee with two shots of espresso added.
A black-eyed species of white-eye, Zosterops emiliae (syn. Chlorocharis emiliae, mountain blackeye, olive blackeye).
blackfly
blackfly
noun
A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
blatancy
blatancy
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being blatant.
blickeys
bombycid
bombycid
noun
(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
boycotts
boycotts
noun
plural of boycott
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boycott
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.