| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| amability | noun | Lovableness. |
| amacratic | adjective | Amasthenic. |
| amanitine | noun | The poisonous principle of some fungi. |
| amarantus | noun | Same as Amaranth. |
| amaritude | noun | Bitterness. |
| amaryllis | noun | A pastoral sweetheart., A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others., A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily. |
| amassable | adjective | Capable of being amassed. |
| amassette | noun | An instrument of horn used for collecting painters’ colors on the stone in the process of grinding. |
| amassment | noun | An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. |
| amatorial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as, amatorial verses. |
| amatorian | adjective | Amatory. |
| amaurosis | noun | A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; — called also gutta serena, the “drop serene” of Milton. |
| amaurotic | adjective | Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis. |
| amazement | noun | The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration., Frenzy; madness. |
| amazonian | adjective | Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike., Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. |
| amazonite | noun | Alt. of Amazon stone |
| ambagious | adjective | Circumlocutory; circuitous. |
| ambassade | ambassade. | Alt. of Embassade |
| ambassage | noun | Same as Embassage. |
| ambergris | noun | A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212ยก Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. |
| ambiguity | noun | The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. |
| ambiguous | adjective | Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. |
| ambiloquy | noun | Doubtful or ambiguous language. |
| ambitious | adjective | Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction., Strongly desirous; — followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something., Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style. |
| amblingly | adverb | With an ambling gait. |
| amblyopia | noun | Alt. of Amblyopy |
| amblyopic | adjective | Of or pertaining to amblyopy. |
| amblypoda | noun pl. | A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States. |
| ambrosiac | adjective | Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. |
| ambrosial | adjective | Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious., Divinely excellent or beautiful. |
| ambrosian | adjective | Ambrosial., Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose. |
| ambrotype | noun | A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass. |
| ambulacra | plural | of Ambulacrum |
| ambulance | noun | A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps., An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. |
| ambulator | noun | One who walks about; a walker., A beetle of the genus Lamia., A genus of birds, or one of this genus., An instrument for measuring distances; — called also perambulator. |
| ambuscade | verb t. | A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush., A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly., The body of troops lying in ambush., To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush., To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay., To lie in ambush. |
| ambuscado | noun | Ambuscade. |
| ambushing | present participle & vb. noun | of Ambush |
| ambustion | noun | A burn or scald. |
| amendable | adjective | Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error. |
| amendment | noun | An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices., In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting., Correction of an error in a writ or process. |
| amenities | plural | of Amenity |
| ametabola | noun pl. | A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis. |
| ametropia | noun | Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye. |
| amianthus | noun | Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. |
| amidships | adverb | In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. |
| amissible | adjective | Liable to be lost. |
| amnestied | impast participle p. | of Amnesty |
| amoebaeum | noun | A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. |
| amolition | noun | Removal; a putting away. |
| amorosity | noun | The quality of being amorous; lovingness. |
| amorously | adverb | In an amorous manner; fondly. |
| amorphism | noun | A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. |
| amorphous | adjective | Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless., Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized., Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. |
| amounting | present participle & vb. noun | of Amount |
| ampersand | noun | A word used to describe the character /, /, or &. |
| amphibial | adjective & noun | Amphibian. |
| amphibian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles., One of the Amphibia. |
| amphibium | noun | An amphibian. |
| amphibole | noun | A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende. |
| amphiboly | noun | Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. |
| amphicome | noun | A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination. |
| amphidisc | noun | A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; — found in freshwater sponges. |
| amphigean | adjective | Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive. |
| amphigene | noun | Leucite. |
| amphigony | noun | Sexual propagation. |
| amphigory | noun | A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. |
| amphilogy | noun | Ambiguity of speech; equivocation. |
| amphioxus | noun | A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; — also called the lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebrae, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc. |
| amphipoda | noun pl. | A numerous group of fourteen — footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca. |
| amphiscii | noun pl. | Alt. of Amphiscians |
| amophorae | plural | of Amphora |
| ampleness | noun | The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness. |
| amplifier | noun | One who or that which amplifies. |
| amplified | imp. & past participle | of Amplify |
| amplitude | noun | State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size., Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness., Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers., Of extent of means or resources., The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator., The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object., The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range., The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; — applied especially to vibratory movements., An angle upon which the value of some function depends; — a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions. |
| ampullary | adjective | Resembling an ampulla. |
| ampullate | adjective | Alt. of Ampullated |
| amputated | imp. & past participle | of Amputate |
| amputator | noun | One who amputates. |
| amusement | noun | Deep thought; muse., The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion. |
| amygdalic | adjective | Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid. |
| amygdalin | noun | A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. |
| amyloidal | adjective | Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. |