Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words adansonia noun A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words accedence noun The act of acceding. accension noun The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition. accenting present participle & vb. noun of Accent accentual adjective Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent. accepting present participle & vb. noun of Accept acceptant adjective … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words academial adjective Academic. academian noun A member of an academy, university, or college. academism noun The doctrines of the Academic philosophy. academist noun An Academic philosopher., An academician. academies plural of Academy acalephan noun One of the Acalephae. acalephae noun pl. A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusae or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words abacinate verb t. To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. abaciscus noun One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. abactinal adjective Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; — opposed to actinal. abaisance … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words aard-vark noun An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue. aard-wolf noun A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words zigzaggy adjective Having sharp turns. zincking present participle & vb. noun of Zinc, Alt. of Zincing ziphioid noun See Xiphioid. zirconia noun The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words zealless adjective Wanting zeal. zealotry noun The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. zemindar noun Same as Zamindar. zenithal adjective Of or pertaining to the zenith. zeolitic adjective Of or pertaining to a zeolite; consisting of, or resembling, a zeolite. zephyrus … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words zamindar noun A landowner; also, a collector of land revenue; now, usually, a kind of feudatory recognized as an actual proprietor so long as he pays to the government a certain fixed revenue. zampogna noun A sort of bagpipe formerly in use among Italian peasants. It is now almost … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words youngger noun One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior. youngish adjective Somewhat young. yourself pronoun An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; — used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words yardfuls plural of Yardful yardland noun A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. yardwand noun A yardstick.