| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| academicianship | (noun) the position of member of an honorary academy | - |
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| accipitrine | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks) | - |
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| accountantship | (noun) the position of accountant | - |
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| acquaintanceship | (noun) a relationship less intimate than friendship | Synonyms: acquaintance |
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| adipose | (adjective) composed of animal fat | - |
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| adiposeness | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposity, fattiness |
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| adiposis | (noun) the property of excessive fatness | Synonyms: corpulence, overweight, stoutness |
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| adiposity | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposeness, fattiness |
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| adscript | (adjective) written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it | - |
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| (adjective) (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner | Synonyms: adscripted |
| adscripted | (adjective) (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner | Synonyms: adscript |
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| airmanship | (noun) the art of operating aircraft | Synonyms: aviation |
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| airship | (noun) a steerable self-propelled aircraft | Synonyms: dirigible |
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| airstrip | (noun) an airfield without normal airport facilities | Synonyms: flight strip, landing strip, strip |
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| aliphatic | (adjective) having carbon atoms linked in open chains | - |
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| ambassadorship | (noun) the post of ambassador | - |
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| amidship | (adjective) located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft | - |
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| (adverb) at or near or toward the center of a ship | Synonyms: amidships, midships |
| (adverb) at or near or toward the middle | - |
| amidships | (adverb) at or near or toward the center of a ship | Synonyms: amidship, midships |
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| amitriptyline | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications | Synonyms: amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil |
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| amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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| amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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| amphipod | (noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean | - |
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| amphiprostylar | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed |
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| amphiprostyle | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphistylar, porticoed |
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| amphiprotic | (adjective) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either | Synonyms: amphoteric |
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| anadiplosis | (noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | Synonyms: reduplication |
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| anticipant | (adjective) marked by eager anticipation | Synonyms: anticipative, expectant |
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| (noun) one who anticipates | Synonyms: anticipator |
| anticipate | (verb) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | - |
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| (verb) regard something as probable or likely | Synonyms: expect |
| (verb) realize beforehand | Synonyms: foreknow, foresee, previse |
| (verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance | Synonyms: call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise |
| (verb) be excited or anxious about | Synonyms: look for, look to |
| (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | Synonyms: counter, foresee, forestall |
| anticipated | (adjective) expected hopefully | Synonyms: awaited, hoped-for |
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| anticipation | (noun) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | Synonyms: prediction, prevision |
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| (noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm) | Synonyms: expectancy |
| (noun) an expectation | Synonyms: expectancy |
| (noun) anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | Synonyms: expectation |
| anticipative | (adjective) marked by eager anticipation | Synonyms: anticipant, expectant |
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| anticipator | (noun) one who anticipates | Synonyms: anticipant |
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| anticipatory | (adjective) in anticipation | Synonyms: prevenient |
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| antiparallel | (adjective) (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed | - |
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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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| antipasto | (noun) a course of appetizers in an Italian meal | - |
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| antipathetic | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed | Synonyms: antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth |
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| (adjective) characterized by antagonism or antipathy | Synonyms: antagonistic, antipathetical |
| antipathetical | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed | Synonyms: antipathetic, averse, indisposed, loath, loth |
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| (adjective) characterized by antagonism or antipathy | Synonyms: antagonistic, antipathetic |
| antipathy | (noun) the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided | - |
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| (noun) a feeling of intense dislike | Synonyms: aversion, distaste |
| antipersonnel | (adjective) designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction | - |
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| antiperspirant | (noun) an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration | - |
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| antiphlogistic | (adjective) counteracting inflammation | - |
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| antiphon | (noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response | Synonyms: antiphony |
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| antiphonal | (adjective) containing or using responses; alternating | Synonyms: responsive |
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| (adjective) relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony | Synonyms: antiphonary |
| (noun) bound collection of antiphons | Synonyms: antiphonary |
| antiphonary | (adjective) relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony | Synonyms: antiphonal |
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| (noun) bound collection of antiphons | Synonyms: antiphonal |
| antiphony | (noun) alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts | - |
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| (noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response | Synonyms: antiphon |
| antiphrasis | (noun) the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) | - |
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| antipodal | (adjective) relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth | Synonyms: antipodean |
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| (noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter | Synonyms: antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition |
| antipode | (noun) direct opposite | - |
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| antipodean | (adjective) relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth | Synonyms: antipodal |
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| antipodes | (noun) any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth | - |
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| antipollution | (adjective) intended to reduce pollution | - |
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| antipope | (noun) someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected | - |
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| antiproton | (noun) an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton | - |
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| antiprotozoal | (noun) a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa | Synonyms: antiprotozoal drug |
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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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| antipyresis | (noun) medication with antipyretics to treat a fever | - |
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| antipyretic | (adjective) preventing or alleviating fever | - |
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| (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever | Synonyms: febrifuge |
| apostleship | (noun) the position of apostle | - |
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| apprenticeship | (noun) the position of apprentice | - |
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| archipallium | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: paleocortex |
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| archipelagic | (adjective) relating to or part of an archipelago | - |
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| archipelago | (noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
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| ascription | (noun) assigning to a cause or source | Synonyms: attribution |
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| (noun) assigning some quality or character to a person or thing | Synonyms: attribution |
| associateship | (noun) the position of associate (as in an office or academy) | - |
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| atrip | (adjective) (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom | Synonyms: aweigh |
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| attorneyship | (noun) the position of attorney | - |
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| authorship | (noun) the act of creating written works | Synonyms: composition, penning, writing |
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| (noun) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | Synonyms: paternity |
| bagpipe | (noun) a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone | - |
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| bagpiper | (noun) someone who plays the bagpipe | Synonyms: piper |
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| bailiffship | (noun) the office of bailiff | - |
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| basipetal | (adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base | - |
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| battleship | (noun) large and heavily armoured warship | Synonyms: battlewagon |
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| bicipital | (adjective) having two heads or points of origin as a biceps | - |
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| biochip | (noun) a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment | - |
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| biparous | (adjective) producing two offspring at a time | Synonyms: twinning |
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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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| biped | (adjective) having two feet | Synonyms: bipedal, two-footed |
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| (noun) an animal with two feet | - |
| bipedal | (adjective) having two feet | Synonyms: biped, two-footed |
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| bipedalism | (noun) the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet | - |
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| bipinnate | (adjective) of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns) | - |
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| bipinnatifid | (adjective) pinnatifid with the segments also pinnatifid | - |
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| biplane | (noun) old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other | - |
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| bipolar | (adjective) having two poles | - |
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| (adjective) of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to manic depressive illness | - |
| biprism | (noun) an optical device for obtaining interference fringes | - |
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| blip | (noun) a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface | Synonyms: pip, radar target |
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| (noun) a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption | - |
| blowpipe | (noun) a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat | Synonyms: blow tube, blowtube |
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| (noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing | Synonyms: blow tube, blowgun, blowtube |
| boatmanship | (noun) skill in handling boats | - |
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| brinkmanship | (noun) the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) | - |
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| cadetship | (noun) the position of cadet | - |
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| caipiblack | (noun) a variation of the Caipirinha made with black vodka instead of cachaça. | - |
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| caliper | (noun) an instrument for measuring the distance between two points | Synonyms: calliper |
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| (verb) measure the diameter of something with calipers | Synonyms: calliper |
| caliph | (noun) the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | Synonyms: calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah |
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| caliphate | (noun) the office of a caliph | - |
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| (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph | - |
| calliper | (noun) an instrument for measuring the distance between two points | Synonyms: caliper |
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| (verb) measure the diameter of something with calipers | Synonyms: caliper |
| callipygian | (adjective) pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks | Synonyms: callipygous |
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| callipygous | (adjective) pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks | Synonyms: callipygian |
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