| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| apagogic | adjective | Alt. of Apagogical |
| apastron | noun | That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary. |
| apathist | noun | One who is destitute of feeling. |
| apathies | plural | of Apathy |
| apellous | adjective | Destitute of skin. |
| apennine | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy. |
| aperient | adjective | Gently opening the bowels; laxative., An aperient medicine or food. |
| apertion | noun | The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. |
| aperture | noun | The act of opening., An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall., The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture. |
| aphakial | adjective | Pertaining to aphakia; as, aphakial eyes. |
| aphanite | noun | A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains. |
| aphelion | noun | That point of a planet’s or comet’s orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion. |
| aphetism | noun | An aphetized form of a word. |
| aphetize | verb t. | To shorten by aphesis. |
| aphidian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the family Aphidae., One of the aphides; an aphid. |
| aphonous | adjective | Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal. |
| aphorism | noun | A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. |
| aphorist | noun | A writer or utterer of aphorisms. |
| aphorize | verb i. | To make aphorisms. |
| aphthoid | adjective | Of the nature of aphthae; resembling thrush. |
| aphthong | noun | A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. |
| aphthous | adjective | Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthae; characterized by aphtae; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever. |
| apiarian | adjective | Of or relating to bees. |
| apiarist | noun | One who keeps an apiary. |
| apicular | adjective | Situated at, or near, the apex; apical. |
| aplastic | adjective | Not plastic or easily molded. |
| aplotomy | noun | Simple incision. |
| aplustre | noun | An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship’s stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird’s feather. |
| apocynin | noun | A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum). |
| apodixis | noun | Full demonstration. |
| apodosis | noun | The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him,” the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis. |
| apogamic | adjective | Relating to apogamy. |
| apograph | noun | A copy or transcript. |
| apollyon | noun | The Destroyer; — a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon. |
| apologer | noun | A teller of apologues. |
| apologue | noun | A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable. |
| apophyge | noun | The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; — called also the scape. |
| apoplexy | noun | Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain. |
| apositic | adjective | Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger. |
| apostasy | noun | An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one’s faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian’s apostasy from Christianity. |
| apostate | noun | One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade., One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession., Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade., To apostatize. |
| aposteme | noun | An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. |
| apostume | noun | See Aposteme. |
| apothegm | noun | Alt. of Apophthegm |
| appalled | imp. & past participle | of Appall |
| appanage | noun | The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons., A dependency; a dependent territory., That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. |
| apparent | adjective | Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view., Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable., Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun., An heir apparent. |
| appealed | imp. & past participle | of Appeal, of Appease |
| appealer | noun | One who makes an appeal. |
| appeared | imp. & past participle | of Appear |
| appearer | noun | One who appears. |
| appeaser | noun | One who appeases; a pacifier. |
| appellee | noun | The defendant in an appeal; — opposed to appellant., The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; — opposed to appellor. |
| appellor | noun | The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime., One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices. |
| appenage | noun | See Appanage. |
| appended | imp. & past participle | of Append |
| appendix | noun | Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant., Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies. |
| appetent | adjective | Desiring; eagerly desirous. |
| appetite | noun | The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind., Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger., Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing., Tendency; appetency., The thing desired. |
| appetize | verb t. | To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. |
| applause | noun | The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. |
| applique | adjective | Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, applique lace; applique work. |
| applying | present participle & vb. noun | of Apply |
| apporter | noun | A bringer in; an importer. |
| apposite | adjective | Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; — followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. |
| appraise | verb t. | To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels., To estimate; to conjecture., To praise; to commend. |
| apprised | imp. & past participle | of Apprise |
| apprizal | noun | See Appraisal. |
| apprizer | noun | An appraiser., A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. |
| approach | verb i. | To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer., To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman., To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance., To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood., To take approaches to., The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near., A access, or opportunity of drawing near., Movements to gain favor; advances., A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access., The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post., See Approaching. |
| appropre | verb t. | To appropriate. |
| approval | noun | Approbation; sanction. |
| approved | imp. & past participle | of Approve |
| approver | noun | One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial., An informer; an accuser., One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2., A bailiff or steward; an agent. |
| apricate | verb t. & i. | To bask in the sun. |
| apronful | noun | The quantity an apron can hold. |
| apterous | adjective | Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects., Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; — opposed to alate. |
| aptitude | noun | A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn., A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation., Readiness in learning; docility; aptness. |
| aptychus | noun | A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula. |
| apyretic | adjective | Without fever; — applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. |
| apyrexia | noun | Alt. of Apyrexy |