Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words brachiolaria noun pl. A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia. brachygraphy noun Stenography. brachypteres nounpl. A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins. brachytypous adjective Of a short form. brackishness noun The quality or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words beach comber A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See Comber. bean trefoil A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida). bearing rein A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse’s head up; — called in the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words babingtonite noun A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime. baby farming The business of keeping a baby farm. bacchanalian adjective Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words araeosystyle adjective & noun See Intercolumniation. arbitrarious adjective Arbitrary; despotic. arbor dianae A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form. arborescence noun The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ambidextrous adjective Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease., Practicing or siding with both parties. ambitionless adjective Devoid of ambition.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words alphabetical adjective Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement., Literal.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words accelerating present participle & vb. noun of Accelerate acceleration noun The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; — opposed to retardation. accelerative adjective Relating to acceleration; adding to … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words academically adverb In an academical manner. acanthaceous adjective Armed with prickles, as a plant., Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type. acanthopteri noun pl. A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii. accelerating present participle & vb. noun … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words abalienation noun The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement. abbreviating present participle & vb. noun of Abbreviate abbreviation noun The act of shortening, or reducing., The result of abbreviating; an abridgment., The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words yawl-rigged adjective Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix. yellowammer noun See Yellow-hammer. yellow-eyed adjective Having yellow eyes. yellowshins noun See Yellolegs. yesternight noun The last … Read more