Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words armadillo noun Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words aquarelle noun A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors. aquariums plural of Aquarium aquatical adjective Aquatic. aquatinta noun A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words auchenium noun The part of the neck nearest the back. audacious adjective Daring; spirited; adventurous., Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent., Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum. audiphone noun An instrument which, placed … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words aid-major noun The adjutant of a regiment. aigremore noun Charcoal prepared for making powder. ailanthus noun Same as Ailantus. air brake A railway brake operated by condensed air. air-built adjective Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle. air-drawn adjective Drawn in air; imaginary. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words attaching present participle & vb. noun of Attach attacking present participle & vb. noun of Attack attaining present participle & vb. noun of Attain attainder noun The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon … Read more
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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words apartment noun A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions., A set or suite of rooms., A compartment. apartness noun The quality of standing apart. apathetic adjective Alt. of Apathetical aperitive adjective Serving to open; aperient. apertness noun Openness; frankness. apetalous adjective … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words artemisia noun A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region. arteriole noun A small artery. arteritis noun Inflammation of an artery or arteries. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more