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- ABCEESplural of abcee
- ABDUCINGpresent participle and gerund of abduce
- ABDUCTIONA leading away; a carrying away.
- ABJURESthird-person singular simple present indicative of abjure
- ABMHOA unit of measurement (10 mhos) in the centimeter-gram-second scale used to measure conductance
- ABOHMA unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm (10 ohms), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
- ABOULICAlternative form of abulic
- ABRAIDINGpresent participle and gerund of abraid
- ABYS
- ACHAGESThe state or condition of having aches.
- ACHOLIASDeficiency or absence of bile.
- ACIDULATETo make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
- ACKNOWSthird-person singular simple present indicative of acknow
- ACOEMETI
- ACQUESTAcquisition; the thing gained.
- ADONAI
- ADVEW
- ADYTUMThe innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- AGAMIDAny member of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
- AGRAPHICAffected with or pertaining to agraphia.
- AIRSPACEA specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters)
- AKIMBOWith a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
- ALGIDCold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
- AMBATCHESplural of ambatch
- AMBROTYPESplural of ambrotype
- AMBSACETwo ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
- AMIDOLThe hydrochloride of the amino-phenol 2,4-diaminophenol, used as a photographic developer.
- AMOVEDsimple past and past participle of amove
- AMPHIBOLESplural of amphibole
- AMPHORALOf, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora
- AMPOULESplural of ampoule
- ANAGLYPHA decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
- ANEMOPHILYA form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
- ANTBEARSplural of antbear
- ANTHEMICSuggestive of an anthem; rousing.
- AORISTICOf, or relating to the aorist aspect.
- APHONIASplural of aphonia
- APHOTICHaving no light, especially no sunlight.
- ARABIZE
- ARCHFOESplural of archfoe
- ASHCANA container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
- ASHIVERShivering.
- ASWOONIn a swoon; swooningly.
- AUDIOMETERSplural of audiometer
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- AUXETICSplural of auxetic
- AVIFORMHaving the shape of a bird
- AVISEDsimple past and past participle of avise
- AVOUCHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of avouch
- AVOWRYThe act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
- AXENICContaining only a single species of microorganism.
- AZIDESplural of azide
- AZOICDestitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life.
- BACSplural of bac
- BAGNIOA brothel.
- BALLADINESplural of balladine
- BANJOISTOne who plays a banjo.
- BARGEDsimple past and past participle of barge
- BASHAWA pasha.
- BATFOWLED
- BAUCHLESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bauchle
- BAWDOne who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
- BAWDKINAlternative form of baldacchin.
- BAWDRICSplural of bawdric
- BAWDSplural of bawd
- BECOWARDS
- BECRAWLTo crawl about; crawl all over.
- BEDAWINAlternative letter-case form of Bedawin.
- BEDLAMPSplural of bedlamp
- BEDUCKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of beduck
- BEEYARDAn apiary.
- BEFINGERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of befinger
- BEGIRDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of begird
- BEGNAWEDsimple past and past participle of begnaw
- BEMOCKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bemock
- BEMOILTo soil or dirty
- BERTHASplural of bertha
- BESHIVERSynonym of shiver (“break into fragments”).
- BETHUMPEDsimple past and past participle of bethump
- BETHUMPSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bethump
- BEWRAYTo accuse; malign; speak evil of.
- BHELAlternative form of bael.
- BHOOTA supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
- BHUNASplural of bhuna
- BHUTSplural of bhut
- BIBELOTSplural of bibelot
- BICEA pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
- BICHROMATESplural of bichromate
- BIFTAH
- BISHOPDOMSynonym of bishopric.
- BLASEAlternative form of blasé.
- BLINGYExtravagantly showy; shiny, glittery.
- BLOTCHIESTsuperlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
- BLYPEA thin membrane or small piece of skin.
- BOAKTo burp.
- BOASTINGpresent participle and gerund of boast
- BOCAGEAlternative spelling of boscage.
- BODACIOUSAudacious and unrestrained.
- BODHRANSplural of bodhran
- BODYSURFINGpresent participle and gerund of bodysurf