Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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. … 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 apple pie A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
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 arabesque noun A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together., Arabian., Relating to, or exhibiting, the style … Read more
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 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 asafetida noun Alt. of Asafoetida asbestine adjective Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic. asbestous adjective Asbestic. ascarides plural of Ascarid ascending present participle & vb. noun of Ascend, Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. ascendant noun Ascent; height; elevation., The horoscope, or … 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 againward adverb Back again. agalactia noun Alt. of Agalaxy agal-agal noun Same as Agar-agar. agar-agar noun A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides). agennesis noun Impotence; sterility. agentship noun Agency. aggravate verb t. To make heavy or heavier; to … Read more