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- AURATEDHaving or resembling ears.
- AUREATEGolden in color or shine.
- AUREATELYGolden in color or shine.
- AUREITIESThe particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness.
- AUREITYThe particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness.
- AURELIAThe chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.
- AUREOLARadiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.
- AUREOLEA circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
- AUREUSA gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- AURICLEAny appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe. The outer ear or pinna.
- AURICULAThe external part of the ear.
- AURUMGold .
- AURUMSGold .
- AUSPICATETo foreshow; to foretoken.
- AUSPICEPatronage or protection.
- AUSTRALOf, relating to, or coming from the south.
- AUTARCHYA condition of absolute power.
- AUTHORThe originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
- AUTHORITYPower or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
- AUTHORIZETo grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
- AUTOCLAVEA strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
- AUTUMNTraditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of Sept
- AUTUMNALOf or relating to autumn.
- AUXILIARauxiliary
- AUXILIARYHelping; giving assistance or support.
- AVAILTo turn to the advantage of. [ with of]
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AVARICIOUSActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- AVELTo pull away.
- AVENSA plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
- AVENTAILA curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
- AVENUEA broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
- AVERTo assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- AVERSEHaving a repugnance or opposition of mind.
- AVERSIONOpposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- AVERTTo turn aside or away.
- AVIANCharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- AVIARYA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- AVIATIONThe art or science of making and flying aircraft.
- AVIDEnthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
- AVIDINA tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs.
- AVIDITYGreediness; strong appetite.
- AVIFORMHaving the shape of a bird
- AVINECharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- AVITALRelating to a grandfather or ancestor.
- AVOCADOThe large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
- AVOCATIONA calling away; a diversion.
- AVOIDTo try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- AVOUCHTo declare freely and openly; to assert.
- AVOWTo declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- AVULSETo tear off forcibly.
- AVULSIONThe loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- AVUNCULATEThe relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
- AWARDA judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- AXILThe angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
- AYAHA South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.
- AZYMOUSunleavened, unfermented.
- BABIRUSAAny mammal in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
- BABOONAn Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- BACHELORA person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet.
- BACILLUSAny of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
- BACULIFORMShaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
- BACULINEOf or pertaining to a rod or cane, or punishment with either of them.
- BACULITEAny member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
- BACULOVIRUSAny large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses.
- BACULUMA bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.
- BADIOUSChestnut-coloured.
- BAGNIOA brothel.
- BAILSecurity, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
- BAILEYThe outer wall of a feudal castle.
- BALANCEA state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- BALDMONEYSMeum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- BALDRICA broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hol
- BALLETA classical form of dance.
- BALLIUMSynonym of bailey (“fortification”).
- BANCOBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
- BANDITOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
- BARBELA freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in the cyprinid family.
- BAREFACEDUndisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
- BAROQUEOrnate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
- BAROUCHEA four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
- BASANITEA basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
- BASCULEA counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
- BASELARDA type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- BASILAROf, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
- BASINA wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
- BASIONThe middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
- BATOONA baton.
- BATTERYA device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- BATTUEA form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
- BAUBLEA cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
- BEASTAny four-footed land mammal.
- BEATIFICBlessed, blissful, heavenly.
- BEATIFYTo make blissful.
- BEATITUDESupreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
- BEAUA man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
- BEAUTIFYTo make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- BEAUTYThe quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.