| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| alabaster | noun | A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc., A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster., A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; — so called from the stone of which it was originally made. |
| alabastra | plural | of Alabastrum |
| alackaday | interj. | An exclamation expressing sorrow. |
| alacrious | adjective | Brisk; joyously active; lively. |
| aladinist | noun | One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans. |
| alilonghi | noun | The tunny. See Albicore. |
| alarmable | adjective | Easily alarmed or disturbed. |
| alarmedly | adverb | In an alarmed manner. |
| alaternus | noun | An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns. |
| albatross | noun | A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere. |
| albertite | noun | A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. /bert, New Brunswick. |
| albertype | noun | A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative. |
| albescent | adjective | Becoming white or whitish; moderately white. |
| albigeois | noun pl. | A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries. |
| albinoism | noun | The state or condition of being an albino; albinism. |
| albinotic | adjective | Affected with albinism. |
| albugines | plural | of Albugo |
| albuminin | noun | The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds’ eggs. |
| alburnous | adjective | Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances. |
| alcarraza | noun | A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. |
| alchemist | noun | One who practices alchemy. |
| alchemize | verb t. | To change by alchemy; to transmute. |
| alchymist | noun | Alt. of Alchymy |
| alcoholic | adjective | Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor., A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors., Alcoholic liquors. |
| alcoranic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Koran. |
| alcyonium | noun | A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges. |
| alcyonoid | adjective | Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria., A zoophyte of the order Alcyonaria. |
| aldebaran | noun | A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull’s Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades. |
| aldehydic | adjective | Of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. |
| alecithal | adjective | Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. |
| aleconner | noun | Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.] |
| alemannic | adjective | Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes., The language of the Alemanni. |
| alembroth | noun | The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant. |
| alepidote | adjective | Not having scales., A fish without scales. |
| alertness | noun | The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity. |
| aletaster | noun | See Aleconner. |
| aleuronic | adjective | Having the nature of aleurone. |
| alfilaria | noun | The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California. |
| algebraic | adjective | Alt. of Algebraical |
| algidness | noun | Algidity. |
| algonquin | noun | Alt. of Algonkin |
| algorithm | noun | The art of calculating by nine figures and zero., The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc. |
| alibility | noun | Quality of being alible. |
| alienable | adjective | Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state. |
| alienated | imp. & past participle | of Alienate |
| alienator | noun | One who alienates. |
| aliferous | adjective | Having wings, winged; aligerous. |
| aligerous | adjective | Having wings; winged. |
| alighting | present participle & vb. noun | of Alight |
| alignment | noun | The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron., The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile. |
| alimental | adjective | Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap. |
| alinement | noun | Same as Alignment. |
| aliseptal | adjective | Relating to expansions of the nasal septum. |
| alkalious | adjective | Alkaline. |
| alkalized | imp. & past participle | of Alkalize |
| alkekengi | noun | An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Physalis alkekengi) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; — also called winter cherry, ground cherry, and strawberry tomato. |
| alkoranic | adjective | Same as Alcoranic. |
| allantoic | adjective | Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois. |
| allantoid | adjective | Alt. of Allantoidal, A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, — in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle. |
| allantoin | noun | A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; — formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid. |
| allantois | noun | Alt. of Allantoid |
| allatrate | verb i. | To bark as a dog. |
| allayment | noun | An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. |
| allective | adjective | Alluring., Allurement. |
| allegiant | adjective | Loyal. |
| allegoric | adjective | Alt. of Allegorical |
| alleluiah | noun | An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. |
| allemande | noun | A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; — now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel., A figure in dancing. |
| allenarly | adverb | Solely; only. |
| alleviate | verb t. | To lighten or lessen the force or weight of., To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; — opposed to aggravate., To extenuate; to palliate. |
| all fours | All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person. | |
| allhallow | noun | Alt. of Allhallows |
| allicient | adjective | That attracts; attracting., That attracts. |
| alligator | noun | A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America., Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator, a form of squeezer for the puddle ball, a rock breaker, a kind of job press, called also alligator press. |
| allineate | verb t. | To align. |
| alliteral | adjective | Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration. |
| allocatur | noun | “Allowed.” The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer. |
| allodiary | noun | One who holds an allodium. |
| allograph | noun | A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; — opposed to autograph. |
| allomorph | noun | Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; — as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite., A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; — thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. |
| allopathy | noun | That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; — a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy. |
| allotting | present participle & vb. noun | of Allot |
| allotment | noun | The act of allotting; assignment., That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party., The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person. |
| allotropy | noun | The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations. |
| allottery | noun | Allotment. |
| allowable | adjective | Praiseworthy; laudable., Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends. |
| allowably | adverb | In an allowable manner. |
| allowance | noun | Approval; approbation., The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance., Acknowledgment., License; indulgence., That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short., Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth., A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret., To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced. |
| allowedly | adverb | By allowance; admittedly. |
| alloxanic | adjective | Of or pertaining to alloxan; — applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan. |
| allumette | noun | A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc. |
| alluminor | noun | An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. |
| allurance | noun | Allurement. |
| alluvious | noun | Alluvial. |
| alluviums | plural | of Alluvium |
| almandine | noun | The common red variety of garnet. |
| almendron | noun | The lofty Brazil-nut tree. |
| almondine | noun | See Almandine |
| almonries | plural | of Almonry |
| almsgiver | noun | A giver of alms. |
| almshouse | noun | A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse. |
| aloneness | noun | A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. |
| alongside | adverb | Along or by the side; side by side with; — often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree. |
| aloofness | noun | State of being aloof. |
| alopecist | noun | A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness. |
| altarwise | adverb | In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
| alterable | adjective | Capable of being altered. |
| alterably | adverb | In an alterable manner. |
| altercate | verb i. | To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle. |
| alternacy | noun | Alternateness; alternation. |
| alternant | verb t. | Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks. |
| alternate | adjective | Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal., Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line., Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence., That which alternates with something else; vicissitude., A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty., A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means., To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly., To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; — followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other., To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains. |
| alternity | noun | Succession by turns; alternation. |
| altimeter | noun | An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc. |
| altimetry | noun | The art of measuring altitudes, or heights. |
| altiscope | noun | An arrangement of lenses and mirrors which enables a person to see an object in spite of intervening objects. |
| altissimo | noun | The part or notes situated above F in alt. |
| altometer | noun | A theodolite. |
| aluminate | noun | A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen. |
| aluminium | noun | The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. |
| aluminize | verb t. | To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum. |
| aluminous | adjective | Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution. |
| alum root | A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties. | |
| alutation | noun | The tanning or dressing of leather. |
| alvearies | plural | of Alveary |
| alveolary | adjective | Alveolar. |
| alveolate | adjective | Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb. |