Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
noun
(rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
aberrancy
aberrancy
noun
(geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.
The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
acarology
acarology
noun
(zoology) The study of ticks and mites.
acatharsy
accessary
accessary
adj
(law) Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
noun
(law) Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
acheilary
achyrodes
acopyrine
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acrodynia
acrodynia
noun
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
acrogynae
acromyodi
acronycal
acronycal
adj
(astronomy) Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star.
acronycta
acronymic
acronymic
Adjective
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
acrophony
acrophony
noun
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
aepyceros
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(archaic) Something ancient (countable); ancient things (collectively).
(archaic) The olden days; antiquity.
(archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
ancillary
ancillary
adj
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
noun
(archaic) An auxiliary.
Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
andrarchy
androcyte
anthracyl
apocrypha
apocrypha
noun
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
apparency
apparency
noun
(obsolete) Appearance.
The position of being heir apparent.
The quality of being apparent; apparentness.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archicyte
archigony
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
armomancy
armomancy
noun
Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.
Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
aromacity
arrectary
arrectary
noun
(obsolete) A vertical beam or post.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
arrythmic
astrocyte
astrocyte
noun
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
athrocyte
athrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
autocracy
autocracy
noun
(countable) An instance of this government.
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
avocatory
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
bacillary
bacillary
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacillus
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
baryecoia
berycidae
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
birdyback
biscayner
bleachery
bleachery
noun
A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.
brachytic
brachyura
brachyure
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
brassylic
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
bryceland
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
cabinetry
cabinetry
noun
High-quality wooden furniture; cabinetwork.
The craft of making high-quality wooden furniture; cabinetmaking.
caduciary
calculary
calculary
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to calculus (stony concretions).
calycular
calycular
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or resembling, the bracts of a calycle.
calypters
calypters
noun
plural of calypter
calyptras
calyptras
noun
plural of calyptra
cambistry
cambistry
noun
The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
camsteary
camsteery
camstrary
cantatory
cantatory
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to singing or singers
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or containing cant
capillary
capillary
adj
Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
Of or pertaining to hair.
Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
A narrow tube.
caprylate
caprylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of caprylic acid
caprylene
caprylone
captainry
captainry
noun
(obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
capybaras
capybaras
noun
plural of capybara
carbamoyl
carbamoyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical NH₂-CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group
carbamyls
carbamyls
noun
plural of carbamyl
carbaryls
carbaryls
noun
plural of carbaryl
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
carbonyls
carbonyls
noun
plural of carbonyl
carboxyls
carboxyls
noun
plural of carboxyl
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
careywood
cariosity
cariosity
noun
(medicine) caries
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carlylean
carlylean
Adjective
Relating to (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
carlylese
carlylese
Noun
A style of writing characteristic of (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
carlylian
carlylism
carnality
carnality
noun
A preoccupation with sexual desire.
The state of being carnal.
carnaubyl
carnosity
carnosity
noun
(countable) A fleshy caruncle or excrescence.
(uncountable) Fleshiness.
carnovsky
carolynne
carpentry
carpentry
noun
(countable) A carpenter's workshop.
(uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpogamy
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
carpophyl
carraways
carraways
noun
plural of carraway
carryable
carryable
adj
Alternative spelling of carriable
carryalls
carryalls
noun
plural of carryall
carryings
carryings
noun
plural of carrying
carryouts
carryouts
noun
plural of carryout
carryover
carryover
noun
An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time.
Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam.
carrytale
carrytale
Noun
A talebearer.
cartulary
cartulary
noun
A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
carvacryl
carvacryl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from carvacrol
caryatids
caryatids
noun
plural of caryatid
caryopses
caryopses
noun
plural of caryopsis
caryopsis
caryopsis
noun
(botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
caryotins
caryville
cassandry
cassowary
cassowary
noun
A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.
casuistry
casuistry
noun
(derogatory) A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
catalyzer
catalyzer
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) That which catalyzes.
A catalytic converter.
caudatory
caulinary
caulinary
adj
cauline
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
cellarway
cellarway
noun
A passage leading to a cellar.
centenary
centenary
adj
(historical, obsolete) Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.
Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
Occurring every 100 years.
noun
(historical) Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
(historical) Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
(obsolete) Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
(obsolete) Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
(obsolete) Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
(obsolete, rare) Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.
(uncommon) Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate the centennial of.
centrally
centrally
adv
(location) In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.
ceromancy
ceromancy
noun
divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
certainly
certainly
adv
An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.
In a way which is certain; with certainty.
Without doubt, surely.
certainty
certainty
noun
A fact or truth unquestionably established.
An instance of being certain.
The state of being certain.
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chambrays
chambrays
noun
plural of chambray
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chancelry
chancelry
noun
Alternative form of chancellery
chandlery
chandlery
noun
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.
An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.