| abarticulation | (noun) dislocation of a joint | - |
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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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| 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 |
| (verb) bind by a contract; especially for a training period | - |
| articled | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: apprenticed, bound, indentured |
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| articular | (adjective) relating to or affecting the joints of the body | Synonyms: articulary |
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| articulary | (adjective) relating to or affecting the joints of the body | Synonyms: articular |
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| articulate | (adjective) expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language | - |
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| (adjective) consisting of segments held together by joints | Synonyms: articulated |
| (verb) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | Synonyms: enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out |
| (verb) express or state clearly | Synonyms: enunciate, vocalise, vocalize |
| (verb) put into words or an expression | Synonyms: formulate, give voice, phrase, word |
| (verb) provide with a joint | Synonyms: joint |
| (verb) unite by forming a joint or joints | - |
| articulated | (adjective) consisting of segments held together by joints | Synonyms: articulate |
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| articulately | (adverb) in an articulate manner | Synonyms: eloquently |
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| (adverb) with eloquence | Synonyms: eloquently |
| 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 |
| articulative | (adjective) of or relating to articulation | Synonyms: articulatory |
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| articulator | (noun) a movable speech organ | - |
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| (noun) someone who pronounces words | - |
| articulatory | (adjective) of or relating to articulation | Synonyms: articulative |
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| artifact | (noun) a man-made object taken as a whole | Synonyms: artefact |
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| artifactual | (adjective) of or relating to artifacts | Synonyms: artefactual |
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| 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 |
| artificial | (adjective) contrived by art rather than nature | Synonyms: unreal |
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| (adjective) artificially formal | Synonyms: contrived, hokey, stilted |
| (adjective) not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes | - |
| 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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| artificially | (adverb) not according to nature; not by natural means | Synonyms: by artificial means, unnaturally |
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| artillery | (noun) large but transportable armament | Synonyms: gun, heavy weapon, ordnance |
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| (noun) a means of persuading or arguing | Synonyms: weapon |
| (noun) an army unit that uses big guns | Synonyms: artillery unit |
| artilleryman | (noun) a serviceman in the artillery | Synonyms: cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner |
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| artiodactyl | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla | Synonyms: artiodactylous, even-toed |
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| (noun) placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot | Synonyms: artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate |
| artiodactylous | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla | Synonyms: artiodactyl, even-toed |
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| artisan | (noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | Synonyms: artificer, craftsman, journeyman |
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| artist | (noun) a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination | Synonyms: creative person |
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| artiste | (noun) a public performer (a dancer or singer) | - |
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| artistic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of art or artists | - |
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| (adjective) satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities | - |
| (adjective) aesthetically pleasing | Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic |
| artistically | (adverb) in an artistic manner | - |
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| artistry | (noun) a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation | Synonyms: art, prowess |
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| bipartisan | (adjective) supported by both sides | Synonyms: bipartizan, two-party, two-way |
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| bipartite | (adjective) divided into two portions almost to the base | - |
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| (adjective) involving two parts or elements | Synonyms: two-part, two-way |
| bipartizan | (adjective) supported by both sides | Synonyms: bipartisan, two-party, two-way |
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| cartilage | (noun) tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults | Synonyms: gristle |
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| cartilaginification | (noun) abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues; observed in some Asians | - |
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| cartilaginous | (adjective) of or relating to cartilage | - |
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| (adjective) difficult to chew | Synonyms: gristly, rubbery |
| carting | (noun) the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it | Synonyms: cartage |
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| cathartic | (adjective) emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | Synonyms: releasing |
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| (adjective) strongly laxative | Synonyms: evacuant, purgative |
| (adjective) emotionally purging | Synonyms: psychotherapeutic |
| (noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: aperient, physic, purgative |
| cathartid | (noun) large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures | Synonyms: New World vulture |
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| chartist | (noun) a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities | Synonyms: technical analyst |
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| departing | (adjective) that is going out or leaving | Synonyms: outbound, outward-bound, outward |
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| disarticulate | (verb) separate at the joints | Synonyms: disjoint |
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| farting | (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | Synonyms: breaking wind, fart, flatus, wind |
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| fibrocartilage | (noun) cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue | - |
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| fibrocartilaginous | (adjective) of or relating to fibrocartilage | - |
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| hamartia | (noun) the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall | Synonyms: tragic flaw |
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| heartily | (adverb) in a hearty manner | Synonyms: cordially, warmly |
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| (adverb) with gusto and without reservation | - |
| heartiness | (noun) the quality of hearty sincerity | Synonyms: wholeheartedness |
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| (noun) active strength of body or mind | Synonyms: dynamism, vigor, vigour |
| impartial | (adjective) showing lack of favoritism | - |
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| (adjective) free from undue bias or preconceived opinions | Synonyms: unprejudiced |
| impartiality | (noun) an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally | Synonyms: nonpartisanship |
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| impartially | (adverb) in an impartial manner | - |
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| imparting | (noun) the transmission of information | Synonyms: conveyance, impartation |
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| inarticulate | (adjective) without or deprived of the use of speech or words | Synonyms: unarticulate |
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| inarticulately | (adverb) in an inarticulate manner | - |
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| (adverb) without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner | Synonyms: ineloquently |
| inartistic | (adjective) lacking aesthetic sensibility | Synonyms: unartistic |
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| martial | (adjective) of or relating to the armed forces | - |
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| (adjective) suggesting war or military life | Synonyms: warlike |
| (adjective) (of persons) befitting a warrior | Synonyms: soldierlike, soldierly, warriorlike |
| martially | (adverb) in a martial manner | - |
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| martin | (noun) any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas | - |
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| martinet | (noun) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | Synonyms: disciplinarian, moralist |
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| martingale | (noun) a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head | - |
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| (noun) spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat | Synonyms: dolphin striker |
| martini | (noun) a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth | - |
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| multipartite | (adjective) involving more than two parties | - |
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| nonparticipant | (noun) a person who does not participate | - |
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| nonparticipation | (noun) withdrawing from the activities of a group | Synonyms: non-engagement, non-involvement |
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| nonparticulate | (adjective) not composed of distinct particles | - |
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| nonpartisan | (adjective) free from party affiliation or bias | Synonyms: nonpartizan |
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| (noun) a person who is nonpartisan | Synonyms: nonpartizan |
| nonpartisanship | (noun) an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally | Synonyms: impartiality |
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| nonpartizan | (adjective) free from party affiliation or bias | Synonyms: nonpartisan |
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| (noun) a person who is nonpartisan | Synonyms: nonpartisan |
| partial | (adjective) showing favoritism | - |
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| (adjective) constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety | Synonyms: fractional |
| (adjective) (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for | Synonyms: fond |
| (adjective) being or affecting only a part; not total | - |
| (noun) the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant | Synonyms: partial derivative |
| (noun) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency | Synonyms: overtone, partial tone |
| partiality | (noun) an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives | Synonyms: partisanship |
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| (noun) a predisposition to like something | Synonyms: fancy, fondness |
| partially | (adverb) to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | Synonyms: in part, part, partly |
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| partialness | (noun) the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete | - |
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| partible | (adjective) (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided | - |
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| participant | (noun) someone who takes part in an activity | Synonyms: player |
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| (noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | Synonyms: player |
| participate | (verb) become a participant; be involved in | Synonyms: enter |
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| (verb) share in something | Synonyms: take part |
| participating | (adjective) taking part in an activity | Synonyms: active |
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| participation | (noun) the act of sharing in the activities of a group | Synonyms: engagement, involution, involvement |
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| (noun) the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) | Synonyms: involvement |
| participatory | (adjective) affording the opportunity for individual participation | - |
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| participial | (adjective) of or relating to or consisting of participles | - |
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| (noun) a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses | Synonyms: participle |
| participle | (noun) a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses | Synonyms: participial |
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| particle | (noun) a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs | - |
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| (noun) a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Synonyms: subatomic particle |
| (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, speck |
| particolored | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured |
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| particoloured | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured |
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| particular | (adjective) providing specific details or circumstances | - |
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| (adjective) exacting especially about details | Synonyms: finical, finicky, fussy, picky |
| (adjective) first and most important | Synonyms: special |
| (adjective) unique or specific to a person or thing or category | Synonyms: peculiar, special |
| (adjective) surpassing what is common or usual or expected | Synonyms: especial, exceptional, special |
| (adjective) separate and distinct from others of the same group or category | - |
| (noun) a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | Synonyms: specific |
| (noun) (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class | Synonyms: particular proposition |
| (noun) a small part that can be considered separately from the whole | Synonyms: detail, item |
| particularisation | (noun) an individualized description of a particular instance | Synonyms: detailing, particularization |
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| particularise | (verb) be specific about | Synonyms: particularize, specialise, specialize, specify |
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| particularised | (adjective) directed toward a specific object | Synonyms: particularized |
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| particularism | (noun) a focus on something particular | - |
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| particularistic | (adjective) relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.) | - |
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| particularity | (noun) the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance | Synonyms: specialness |
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| particularization | (noun) an individualized description of a particular instance | Synonyms: detailing, particularisation |
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| particularize | (verb) be specific about | Synonyms: particularise, specialise, specialize, specify |
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| particularized | (adjective) directed toward a specific object | Synonyms: particularised |
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| particularly | (adverb) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | Synonyms: especially, peculiarly, specially |
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| (adverb) uniquely or characteristically | Synonyms: peculiarly |
| (adverb) specifically or especially distinguished from others | Synonyms: in particular |
| particulate | (adjective) composed of distinct particles | - |
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| (noun) a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) | Synonyms: particulate matter |
| parting | (noun) the act of departing politely | Synonyms: farewell, leave-taking, leave |
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| (noun) a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | Synonyms: part |