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- ABATINGpresent participle and gerund of abate
- ABIDINGContinuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
- ACKNOWLEDGESthird-person singular simple present indicative of acknowledge
- ACTUARYRegistrar, clerk.
- ADSORBINGpresent participle and gerund of adsorb
- AEROPHOBIAA pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
- AFFINEAssigning finite values to finite quantities.
- AFREETAlternative spelling of ifrit.
- AGUEAn acute fever.
- AGUISHCharacteristic of ague.
- AHOYUsed to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- AILUROPHOBIAAn irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
- ALEMBICAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
- ALGOPHOBIAFear of pain.
- ALIMENTARYOf, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
- AMBULATORYOf, relating to, or adapted to walking.
- AMITIESplural of amity
- AMPHORAEplural of amphora
- ANDROPHOBIAFear of or aversion to men or boys.
- ANODICRelating to, functioning as, or occurring at an anode.
- ANOMICCharacterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).
- ANTHERThe pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
- ANTIPODESomething directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
- AQUAEplural of aqua
- ASTROLABEAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
- ATRIAplural of atrium
- AUTOPHOBIAThe morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
- AVINECharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- AVOCETAny of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
- AVOWEDsimple past and past participle of avow
- AVOWEDLYWith open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- AXONALOf or pertaining to an axon.
- AXONICRelating to axons.
- AZIDEthe univalent N3 radical or functional group or any ester containing this group
- BATETo reduce the force of something; to abate.
- BATHOSOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- BAYOUA slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
- BEAVERINGHunting or trapping beaver.
- BERYLA mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).
- BEVYA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
- BIDACTYLSynonym of didactyl
- BIERA litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- BILLETSplural of billet
- BISECTIONAn act of division into two parts, especially two equal parts.
- BISECTORA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
- BISHOPRICA diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
- BIVALENTHaving a valence of 2; having two ligands.
- BLEBA bubble, such as in paint or glass.
- BLESTArchaic spelling of blessed.
- BLOWFISHAny species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
- BODGETo do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
- BODGERA woodworker in the traditional style characterised by the use of hand tools, a pole lathe and use of green timber.
- BODGERSplural of bodger
- BOUFFESplural of bouffe
- BOWDLERISMA policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
- BRACKSalty or brackish water.
- BRACTSplural of bract
- BRANLEA dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
- BRANLESplural of branle
- BRAW
- BRAWLYHaving or characterised by brawls.
- BREVETA military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
- BRICKLEAlternative form of breakle.
- BRISKETThe chest of an animal.
- BRUITHearsay, rumour; talk; an instance of this.
- BULBULSplural of bulbul
- BUNCOA swindle or confidence trick.
- BUSKEDsimple past and past participle of busk
- CABRIOLEA type of furniture leg used in certain ornate styles of furniture such as Queen Anne, having a double curve resembling the leg of an animal.
- CABRIOLESplural of cabriole
- CABRIOLETAn automobile with a retractable top.
- CADGERSplural of cadger
- CAPARISONEDHaving a richly ornamented harness.
- CARIOLEA small, light, open one-horse carriage.
- CAROMEDsimple past and past participle of carom
- CAROMINGpresent participle and gerund of carom
- CATENARIESplural of catenary
- CATENARYRelating to a chain; like a chain.
- CATIONA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- CENOTEA deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath, and sometimes used by th
- CENTUPLEHundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.
- CENTUPLEDsimple past and past participle of centuple
- CENTUPLESthird-person singular simple present indicative of centuple
- CHAMOISA short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
- CHARISMA power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
- CHAWSplural of chaw
- CHOREAAn Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
- CHORIAplural of chorion
- CHORISTERSplural of chorister
- CHRISMA mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
- CHURLA free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also , a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. A bondman or serf.
- CIVETAny of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
- CLASPEDsimple past and past participle of clasp
- CLAVIERSplural of clavier
- CLERESTORYThe upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
- CLEVISA U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about
- CODGERAn amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
- COIFA hairdo.