adviser | (noun) an expert who gives advice | Synonyms: advisor, consultant |
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aerate | (verb) aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter | Synonyms: activate |
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(verb) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen | Synonyms: oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize |
(verb) expose to fresh air | Synonyms: air, air out |
aerated | (adjective) supplied with carbon dioxide | Synonyms: charged |
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(adjective) (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification | - |
aeration | (noun) the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent | - |
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(noun) the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) | - |
aerator | (noun) an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) | - |
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aerial | (adjective) existing or living or growing or operating in the air | - |
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(adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air | Synonyms: aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal |
(noun) a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer | Synonyms: forward pass |
(noun) an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals | Synonyms: antenna, transmitting aerial |
aerialist | (noun) an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) | - |
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aerially | (adverb) by means of aircraft | - |
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aerides | (noun) any orchid of the genus Aerides | - |
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aerie | (noun) any habitation at a high altitude | Synonyms: aery, eyrie, eyry |
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(noun) the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) | Synonyms: aery, eyrie, eyry |
aeriferous | (adjective) conveying air; as the bronchial tubes | - |
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aeriform | (adjective) resembling air or having the form of air | Synonyms: airlike |
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(adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air | Synonyms: aerial, aery, airy, ethereal |
aerify | (verb) turn into gas | Synonyms: gasify, vaporise, vaporize |
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aerobatics | (noun) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | Synonyms: acrobatics, stunt flying, stunting |
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aerobe | (noun) an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life | - |
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aerobic | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerophilic, aerophilous |
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(adjective) based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency | - |
aerobics | (noun) exercise that increases the need for oxygen | Synonyms: aerobic exercise |
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aerobiosis | (noun) life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen | - |
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aerobiotic | (adjective) living or active only in the presence of oxygen | - |
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aerodontalgia | (noun) pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying or mountain climbing) | - |
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aerodrome | (noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | Synonyms: airdrome, airport, drome |
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aerodynamic | (adjective) of or relating to aerodynamics | - |
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(adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow | Synonyms: flowing, sleek, streamlined |
aerodynamics | (noun) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow | Synonyms: aeromechanics |
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aeroembolism | (noun) obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving | Synonyms: air embolism, gas embolism |
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(noun) pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | Synonyms: air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism |
aerofoil | (noun) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight | Synonyms: airfoil, control surface, surface |
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aerogenerator | (noun) generator that extracts usable energy from winds | Synonyms: wind generator, windmill |
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aerogram | (noun) a letter sent by air mail | Synonyms: aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter |
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aerogramme | (noun) a letter sent by air mail | Synonyms: aerogram, air letter, airmail letter |
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aerolite | (noun) a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals | - |
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aerolitic | (adjective) of or pertaining to certain stony meteorites | - |
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aerological | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerology | - |
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aerology | (noun) meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers | - |
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aeromechanic | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerodynamics | - |
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aeromechanics | (noun) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow | Synonyms: aerodynamics |
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aeromedical | (adjective) of or relating to aviation medicine | - |
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aeromedicine | (noun) the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) | Synonyms: aerospace medicine, aviation medicine |
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aeronaut | (noun) someone who operates an aircraft | Synonyms: aviator, flier, flyer |
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aeronautic | (adjective) of or pertaining to aeronautics | Synonyms: aeronautical |
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aeronautical | (adjective) of or pertaining to aeronautics | Synonyms: aeronautic |
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aeronautics | (noun) the theory and practice of navigation through air or space | Synonyms: astronautics |
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aerophagia | (noun) swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) | - |
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aerophilatelic | (adjective) of or relating to airmail stamps | - |
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aerophilately | (noun) the collection and study of airmail stamps | - |
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aerophile | (noun) a lover of aviation | - |
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aerophilic | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerobic, aerophilous |
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aerophilous | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerobic, aerophilic |
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aerophyte | (noun) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it | Synonyms: air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant |
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aeroplane | (noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | Synonyms: airplane, plane |
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aerosol | (noun) a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) | Synonyms: aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can |
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(noun) a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas | - |
aerosolise | (verb) disperse as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolize |
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(verb) become dispersed as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolize |
aerosolised | (adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas | Synonyms: aerosolized |
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aerosolize | (verb) disperse as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolise |
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(verb) become dispersed as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolise |
aerosolized | (adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas | Synonyms: aerosolised |
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aerospace | (noun) the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | - |
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aery | (adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air | Synonyms: aerial, aeriform, airy, ethereal |
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(noun) any habitation at a high altitude | Synonyms: aerie, eyrie, eyry |
(noun) the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) | Synonyms: aerie, eyrie, eyry |
aether | (noun) a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves | Synonyms: ether |
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affenpinscher | (noun) European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle | Synonyms: monkey dog, monkey pinscher |
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afferent | (adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS | - |
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(noun) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | Synonyms: afferent nerve, sensory nerve |
affirmer | (noun) someone who claims to speak the truth | Synonyms: asserter, asseverator, avower, declarer |
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aflicker | (adjective) shining unsteadily | Synonyms: flickering |
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aflutter | (adjective) excited in anticipation | Synonyms: nervous |
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after | (adjective) located farther aft | - |
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(adverb) behind or in the rear | - |
(adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently |
afterbirth | (noun) the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born | - |
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afterburner | (noun) a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust | - |
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aftercare | (noun) care and treatment of a convalescent patient | - |
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afterdamp | (noun) a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine | - |
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afterdeck | (noun) a deck abaft of midships | - |
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aftereffect | (noun) any result that follows its cause after an interval | - |
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(noun) a delayed effect of a drug or therapy | - |
afterglow | (noun) the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event | - |
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(noun) a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
afterimage | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: aftersensation |
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afterlife | (noun) life after death | Synonyms: hereafter |
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aftermath | (noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | Synonyms: consequence |
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(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: backwash, wake |
aftermost | (adjective) located closest to the stern or tail | - |
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afternoon | (noun) a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon | Synonyms: good afternoon |
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(noun) the part of the day between noon and evening | - |
afterpains | (noun) pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus | - |
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afterpiece | (noun) a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play | - |
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afters | (noun) a dish served as the last course of a meal | Synonyms: dessert, sweet |
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aftersensation | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: afterimage |
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aftershaft | (noun) a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds | - |
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aftershafted | (adjective) having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) | - |
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aftershock | (noun) a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake | - |
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aftertaste | (noun) an afterimage of a taste | - |
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afterthought | (noun) an addition that was not included in the original plan | - |
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(noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: reconsideration, rethink, second thought |
afterward | (adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: after, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently |
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afterwards | (adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: after, afterward, later, later on, subsequently |
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afterworld | (noun) the place where you are after you die | - |
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agerasia | (noun) youthful appearance in an old person | - |
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ageratum | (noun) any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers | - |
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(noun) rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium | Synonyms: Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower, mistflower |
agglomerate | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered |
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(noun) a collection of objects laid on top of each other | Synonyms: cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile |
(noun) volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together | - |
(verb) form into one cluster | - |
agglomerated | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomerative, clustered |
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agglomeration | (noun) the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating | - |
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(noun) a jumbled collection or mass | - |
agglomerative | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomerated, clustered |
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agglomerator | (noun) a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls | - |
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aglitter | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly |
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aileron | (noun) an airfoil that controls lateral motion | - |
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airliner | (noun) a commercial airplane that carries passengers | - |
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airmailer | (noun) a mailer for airmail | - |
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alabaster | (adjective) of or resembling alabaster | Synonyms: alabastrine |
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(noun) a very light white | - |
(noun) a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving | - |
(noun) a hard compact kind of calcite | Synonyms: Mexican onyx, onyx marble, oriental alabaster |
albuterol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Proventil, Ventolin |
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alder | (noun) north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant | Synonyms: alder tree |
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(noun) wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc | - |