| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| anabolism | noun | The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism. |
| anacanths | noun pl. | A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod. |
| anacardic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid. |
| anacharis | noun | A fresh-water weed of the frog’s-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme. |
| anachoret | adjective | Alt. of Anachoretical |
| anacrotic | adjective | Pertaining to anachronism. |
| anacrusis | noun | A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable. |
| anaerobic | adjective | Relating to, or like, anaerobies; anaerobiotic. |
| anagogics | noun pl. | Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. |
| analectic | adjective | Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine. |
| analepsis | Alt. of Analepsy | |
| analeptic | adjective | Restorative; giving strength after disease., A restorative. |
| analgesia | noun | Absence of sensibility to pain. |
| analogism | noun | an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument., Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other. |
| analogist | noun | One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy. |
| analogize | verb i. | To employ, or reason by, analogy. |
| analogous | adjective | Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; — often followed by to. |
| analogies | plural | of Analogy |
| analytics | noun | The science of analysis. |
| analyzing | present participle & vb. noun | of Analyze |
| anamnesis | noun | A recalling to mind; recollection. |
| anandrous | adjective | Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers. |
| anangular | adjective | Containing no angle. |
| ananthous | adjective | Destitute of flowers; flowerless. |
| anapestic | adjective | Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse., Anapestic measure or verse. |
| anaplasty | noun | The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. |
| anaptotic | adjective | Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages. |
| anaptichi | plural | of Anaptychus |
| anarchism | noun | The doctrine or practice of anarchists. |
| anarchist | noun | An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government. |
| anarchize | verb t. | To reduce to anarchy. |
| anastatic | adjective | Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates. |
| anathemas | plural | of Anathema |
| anatocism | noun | Compound interest. |
| anatomism | noun | The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art., The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life. |
| anatomist | noun | One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection. |
| anatomize | verb t. | To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts., To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze. |
| anatomies | plural | of Anatomy |
| anatropal | adjective | Alt. of Anatropous |
| ancestral | adjective | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. |
| anchoring | present participle & vb. noun | of Anchor |
| anchorage | noun | The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor., A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor., The set of anchors belonging to a ship., Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge., Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust., A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties., Abode of an anchoret. |
| anchorate | adjective | Anchor-shaped. |
| anchoress | noun | A female anchoret. |
| anchorite | noun | One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse., Same as Anchoret. |
| anchylose | verb t. & i. | To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one. |
| ankylosis | noun | Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint., The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals., Same as Anchylosis. |
| anciently | adverb | In ancient times., In an ancient manner. |
| ancientry | noun | Antiquity; what is ancient., Old age; also, old people., Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. |
| ancillary | adjective | Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary. |
| ancipital | adjective | Alt. of Ancipitous |
| andantino | adjective | Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. |
| androgyne | noun | An hermaphrodite., An androgynous plant. |
| androgyny | noun | Alt. of Androgynism |
| androides | noun | A machine or automaton in the form of a human being. |
| andromeda | noun | A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda., A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water. |
| androtomy | noun | Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zootomy; anthropotomy. |
| anecdotal | adjective | Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation. |
| anecdotic | adjective | Alt. of Anecdotical |
| anemogram | noun | A record made by an anemograph. |
| anemology | noun | The science of the wind. |
| angelhood | noun | The state of being an angel; angelic nature. |
| angelical | adjective | Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. |
| angellike | adjective & adverb | Resembling an angel. |
| angiology | noun | That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| angiotomy | noun | Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. |
| anglesite | noun | A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals. |
| anglewise | adverb | In an angular manner; angularly. |
| angleworm | noun | A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm. |
| anglicify | verb t. | To anglicize. |
| anglicism | noun | An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English., The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method. |
| anglicity | noun | The state or quality of being English. |
| anglicize | verb t. | To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies. |
| anglified | imp. & past participle | of Anglify |
| angriness | noun | The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger. |
| anguiform | adjective | Snake-shaped. |
| anguineal | adjective | Anguineous. |
| angularly | adverb | In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners. |
| angulated | adjective | Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves. |
| angustate | adjective | Narrowed. |
| anhistous | adjective | Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane. |
| anhydride | noun | An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; — so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water. |
| anhydrite | noun | A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). |
| anhydrous | adjective | Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids. |
| anientise | verb t. | To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. |
| anileness | noun | Anility. |
| animalish | adjective | Like an animal. |
| animalism | noun | The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality. |
| animality | noun | Animal existence or nature. |
| animalize | verb t. | To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form., To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation., To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. |
| animastic | adjective | Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual., Psychology. |
| animating | present participle & vb. noun | of Animate, Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing. |
| animation | noun | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive., The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. |
| animative | adjective | Having the power of giving life or spirit. |
| animistic | adjective | Of or pertaining to animism. |
| animosity | verb t. | Mere spiritedness or courage., Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. |
| anisopoda | noun pl. | A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda. |
| annealing | present participle & vb. noun | of Anneal, The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat., The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc. |
| annectent | adjective | Connecting; annexing. |
| annelidan | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Annelida., One of the Annelida. |
| annellata | noun pl. | See Annelida. |
| annexment | noun | The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. |
| anniverse | noun | Anniversary. |
| annodated | adjective | Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S. |
| annotated | imp. & past participle | of Annotate |
| annotator | noun | A writer of annotations; a commentator. |
| announced | imp. & past participle | of Announce |
| announcer | noun | One who announces. |
| annoyance | noun | The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy., That which annoys. |
| annualist | noun | One who writes for, or who edits, an annual. |
| annuitant | noun | One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity. |
| annuities | plural | of Annuity |
| annulling | present participle & vb. noun | of Annul |
| annularry | adverb | In an annular manner. |
| annulated | adjective | Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color., Of or pertaining to the Annulata. |
| annulment | noun | The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation. |
| annuloida | noun pl. | A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms. |
| annulosan | noun | One of the Annulosa. |
| anodynous | adjective | Anodyne. |
| anointing | present participle & vb. noun | of Anoint |
| anomalism | noun | An anomaly; a deviation from rule. |
| anomalous | adjective | Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding. |
| anomalies | plural | of Anomaly |
| anonymity | noun | The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous. |
| anonymous | adjective | Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter. |
| anorthite | noun | A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar. |
| anserated | adjective | Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; as, an anserated cross. |
| answering | present participle & vb. noun | of Answer |
| antalkali | noun | Alt. of Antalkaline |
| antarctic | adjective | Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc. |
| ant-eater | noun | One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna. |
| antecians | noun pl. | See Ant/cians. |
| antedated | imp. & past participle | of Antedate |
| antefixes | plural | of Antefix |
| antelucan | adjective | Held or being before light; — a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. |
| antemetic | adjective | Tending to check vomiting., A remedy to check or allay vomiting. |
| antemural | noun | An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance. |
| antenatal | adjective | Before birth. |
| antennule | noun | A small antenna; — applied to the smaller pair of antennae or feelers of Crustacea. |
| anthelion | noun | A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator’s own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank. |
| anthemion | A floral ornament. See Palmette | |
| antheroid | adjective | Resembling an anther. |
| anthobian | noun | A beetle which feeds on flowers. |
| anthodium | noun | The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head. |
| anthokyan | noun | The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin. |
| antholite | noun | A fossil plant, like a petrified flower. |
| anthology | noun | A discourse on flowers., A collection of flowers; a garland., A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; — particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams., A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services. |
| anthorism | noun | A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party. |
| anthotaxy | noun | The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence. |
| anthozoan | adjective | Pertaining to the Anthozoa., One of the Anthozoa. |
| anthozoic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa. |
| anthracic | adjective | Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood. |
| anthrenus | noun | A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common “museum pest” is A. varius; the carpet beetle is A. scrophulariae. The larvae are commonly confounded with moths. |
| anthropic | adjective | Alt. of Anthropical |
| antichlor | noun | Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching. |
| anticivic | noun | Opposed to citizenship. |
| anticness | noun | The quality of being antic. |
| antidotal | adjective | Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. |
| antigraph | noun | A copy or transcript. |
| antihelix | noun | The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear. |
| antiloquy | noun | Contradiction. |
| antimason | noun | One opposed to Freemasonry. |
| antimeter | noun | A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles. |
| antimonic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; — said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, antimonic acid. |
| antipapal | adjective | Opposed to the pope or to popery. |
| antipathy | noun | Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste., Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy. |
| antiphone | noun | The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing. |
| antiphony | noun | A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing., An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. |
| antipodal | adjective | Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe., Diametrically opposite. |
| antipodes | noun | Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite., The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe., Anything exactly opposite or contrary. |
| antiquary | adjective | Pertaining to antiquity., One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity. |
| antiquate | verb t. | To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate. |
| antiquely | adverb | In an antique manner. |
| antiquist | noun | An antiquary; a collector of antiques. |
| antiquity | noun | The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity., Old age., Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity., The ancients; the people of ancient times., An old gentleman., A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.] |
| antisolar | adjective | Opposite to the sun; — said of the point in the heavens 180¡ distant from the sun. |
| antispast | noun | A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#). |
| antitoxin | noun | Alt. of Antitoxine |
| antitypal | adjective | Antitypical. |
| antizymic | adjective | Preventing fermentation. |
| antrovert | verb t. | To bend forward. |
| anxietude | noun | The state of being anxious; anxiety. |
| anxieties | plural | of Anxiety |
| anxiously | adverb | In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. |