Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words audacity noun Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness., Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; — implying a contempt of law or moral restraints. audience adjective The act of hearing; attention to sounds., Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words alphabet noun The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language., The simplest rudiments; elements., To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words avadavat noun Same as Amadavat. availing present participle & vb. noun of Avail avaiably adverb In an available manner; profitably; advantageously; efficaciously. avellane adjective In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross. ave mary A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words amadavat noun The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; — called also red waxbill. amalgama noun Same as Amalgam. amandine noun The vegetable casein of almonds., A kind of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words anabasis noun A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.”, The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. anabatic adjective Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. anabolic adjective Pertaining … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words anabasis noun A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.”, The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. anabatic adjective Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. anabolic adjective Pertaining … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ancestor noun One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father’s or mother’s side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father., An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse., One from whom an estate has … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words apagogic adjective Alt. of Apagogical apastron noun That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary. apathist noun One who is destitute of feeling. apathies plural of Apathy apellous adjective Destitute of skin. apennine adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words appalled imp. & past participle of Appall appanage noun The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons., A dependency; a dependent territory., That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. apparent adjective Capable of being … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words academic adjective Alt. of Academical, One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist., A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician. acalephs plural of Acalephan acanthus noun A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear’s-breech., An … Read more