| antiemetic | (noun) a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: antiemetic drug |
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| antiepileptic | (noun) a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) | Synonyms: anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic drug |
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| antimicrobial | (noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | Synonyms: antimicrobic, disinfectant, germicide |
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| antimicrobic | (noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | Synonyms: antimicrobial, disinfectant, germicide |
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| antimycotic | (noun) any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi | Synonyms: antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic agent, fungicide |
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| antineoplastic | (noun) any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function | Synonyms: antineoplastic drug, cancer drug |
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| antiparticle | (noun) a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy | - |
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| antipruritic | (noun) a substance that relieves or prevents itching | - |
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| antipsychotic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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| antipyretic | (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever | Synonyms: febrifuge |
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| antiseptic | (noun) a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues | - |
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| antispasmodic | (noun) a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) | Synonyms: antispasmodic agent, spasmolytic |
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| antisyphilitic | (noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis | - |
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| anxiolytic | (noun) a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability | Synonyms: antianxiety drug, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer |
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| aphakic | (noun) someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes | - |
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| aphasic | (noun) someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language | - |
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| apicalization | (noun) (phonetics) An articulatory feature of phones, usually consonants, produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue. | - |
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| apiculture | (noun) the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey | Synonyms: beekeeping |
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| apiculturist | (noun) a farmer who keeps bees for their honey | Synonyms: apiarist, beekeeper |
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| apoliticism | (noun) Apathy and/or antipathy towards all political affiliations. | - |
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| apologetics | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines | - |
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| apomict | (noun) a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis | - |
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| appendicectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendectomy |
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| appendicitis | (noun) inflammation of the vermiform appendix | - |
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| appendicle | (noun) a small appendage | - |
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| appendicularia | (noun) free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates | - |
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| applicability | (noun) relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand | Synonyms: pertinence, pertinency |
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| applicant | (noun) a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | Synonyms: applier |
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| application | (noun) the action of putting something into operation | - |
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| (noun) a diligent effort | Synonyms: diligence |
| (noun) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose | Synonyms: practical application |
| (noun) the work of applying something | Synonyms: coating, covering |
| (noun) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | Synonyms: lotion |
| (noun) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school | - |
| (noun) a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task | Synonyms: application program, applications programme |
| applicator | (noun) a device for applying a substance | Synonyms: applier |
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| apprentice | (noun) works for an expert to learn a trade | Synonyms: learner, prentice |
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| apprenticeship | (noun) the position of apprentice | - |
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| apricot | (noun) a shade of pink tinged with yellow | Synonyms: peach, salmon pink, yellowish pink |
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| (noun) downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach | - |
| (noun) Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach | Synonyms: apricot tree |
| aquatic | (noun) a plant that lives in or on water | - |
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| aquatics | (noun) sports that involve bodies of water | Synonyms: water sport |
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| aquiculture | (noun) a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients | Synonyms: hydroponics, tank farming |
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| arboriculture | (noun) the tending of and caring for trees | Synonyms: tree farming |
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| arboriculturist | (noun) someone trained in forestry | Synonyms: forester, tree farmer |
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| archaicism | (noun) the use of an archaic expression | Synonyms: archaism |
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| archbishopric | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop | - |
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| architectonics | (noun) the science of architecture | Synonyms: tectonics |
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| arctic | (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: galosh, golosh, gumshoe, rubber |
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| arithmetic | (noun) the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations | - |
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| arithmetician | (noun) someone who specializes in arithmetic | - |
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| armistice | (noun) a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | Synonyms: cease-fire, truce |
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| arnica | (noun) an ointment used in treating bruises | - |
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| (noun) any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica | - |
| (noun) used especially in treating bruises | - |
| aromaticity | (noun) The property of having an aroma. | - |
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| arsenic | (noun) a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and in various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar | Synonyms: As, atomic number 33 |
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| (noun) a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer | Synonyms: arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, ratsbane, white arsenic |
| arsenical | (noun) a pesticide or drug containing arsenic | - |
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| arthritic | (noun) a person afflicted with arthritis | - |
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| artichoke | (noun) a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart | Synonyms: globe artichoke |
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| (noun) Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head | Synonyms: artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke |
| article | (noun) one of a class of artifacts | - |
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| (noun) nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication | - |
| (noun) (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase | - |
| (noun) a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | Synonyms: clause |
| articulateness | (noun) the quality of being facile in speech and writing | Synonyms: fluency, volubility |
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| articulatio | (noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulation, joint |
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| articulation | (noun) the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible | - |
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| (noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulatio, joint |
| (noun) the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech | - |
| (noun) expressing in coherent verbal form | Synonyms: voice |
| (noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | Synonyms: join, joint, junction, juncture |
| articulator | (noun) a movable speech organ | - |
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| (noun) someone who pronounces words | - |
| artifice | (noun) a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | Synonyms: ruse |
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| artificer | (noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | Synonyms: artisan, craftsman, journeyman |
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| (noun) someone who is the first to think of or make something | Synonyms: discoverer, inventor |
| (noun) an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. | Synonyms: armorer, armourer |
| artificialism | (noun) Czech surrealism founded in 1928 by Jindrich Styrsky and Toyen (Marie Cerminova). | - |
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| artificiality | (noun) the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally | - |
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| ascetic | (noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline | Synonyms: abstainer |
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| asceticism | (noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | Synonyms: ascesis |
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| (noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | Synonyms: austerity, nonindulgence |
| (noun) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state | - |
| ascolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete | - |
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| asdic | (noun) a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return | Synonyms: echo sounder, sonar |
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| aspic | (noun) savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables | - |
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| asthmatic | (noun) a person suffering from asthma | - |
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| astrodynamics | (noun) the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space | - |
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| astronautics | (noun) the theory and practice of navigation through air or space | Synonyms: aeronautics |
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| astrophysicist | (noun) an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies | - |
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| astrophysics | (noun) the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies | - |
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| ataractic | (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
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| athleticism | (noun) intense energy | Synonyms: strenuosity |
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| athletics | (noun) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | Synonyms: sport |
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| (noun) participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | - |
| (noun) a contest between athletes | Synonyms: athletic competition, athletic contest |
| atmospherics | (noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | Synonyms: atmospheric static, static |
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| atonicity | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: amyotonia, atonia, atony |
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| attic | (noun) floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage | Synonyms: garret, loft |
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| (noun) (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | - |
| (noun) informal terms for a human head | Synonyms: bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle |
| atypicality | (noun) any state that is not typical | Synonyms: untypicality |
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| auricle | (noun) a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart | Synonyms: atrial auricle, auricula atrii |
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| (noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear | Synonyms: ear, pinna |
| auricula | (noun) a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart | Synonyms: auricular appendage, auricular appendix |
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| (noun) yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated | Synonyms: bear's ear, Primula auricula |
| auriculare | (noun) the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus | Synonyms: auricular point |
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| auspice | (noun) a favorable omen | - |
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| auspices | (noun) kindly endorsement and guidance | Synonyms: aegis, protection |
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| auspiciousness | (noun) the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result | Synonyms: propitiousness |
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| authentication | (noun) validating the authenticity of something or someone | Synonyms: certification |
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| (noun) a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity | Synonyms: assay-mark, hallmark |
| authenticator | (noun) one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity | Synonyms: appraiser |
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| authenticity | (noun) undisputed credibility | Synonyms: genuineness, legitimacy |
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| autoeroticism | (noun) using your own body as a sexual object | Synonyms: autoerotism |
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| autogenics | (noun) training patients in self-induced relaxation | Synonyms: autogenic therapy, autogenic training |
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| automatic | (noun) self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire | Synonyms: automatic rifle, machine rifle |
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| (noun) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | Synonyms: automatic pistol |
| avarice | (noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity |
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| (noun) extreme greed for material wealth | Synonyms: avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity |
| avariciousness | (noun) extreme greed for material wealth | Synonyms: avarice, covetousness, cupidity |
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| avionics | (noun) science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics | - |
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| bactericide | (noun) any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | Synonyms: antibacterial, antibacterial drug |
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| (noun) any chemical agent that destroys bacteria | Synonyms: bacteriacide |
| bailiwick | (noun) a branch of knowledge | Synonyms: discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field |
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| (noun) the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction | - |
| baldric | (noun) a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip | Synonyms: baldrick |
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| baldrick | (noun) a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip | Synonyms: baldric |
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| ballistics | (noun) the science of flight dynamics | - |
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| (noun) the trajectory of an object in free flight | Synonyms: ballistic trajectory |
| bandicoot | (noun) any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous | - |
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| barbican | (noun) a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) | Synonyms: barbacan |
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| barricade | (noun) a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | Synonyms: roadblock |
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| (noun) a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy | - |