| abandoned
|
forsaken by owner or inhabitants |
derelict,
deserted |
| abandoned
|
unrestrained and uninhibited |
- |
| abashed
|
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed |
embarrassed,
chagrined |
| abbreviated
|
(of clothing) very short |
brief |
| abbreviated
|
cut short in duration |
shortened,
truncated |
| abed
|
in bed |
- |
| abfarad
|
a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads |
- |
| ablated
|
made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization |
- |
| aboard
|
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle |
on board |
| aboard
|
on first or second or third base |
- |
| aboard
|
side by side |
alongside |
| aboard
|
part of a group |
- |
| aborad
|
away from the mouth or oral region |
- |
| abound
|
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities |
- |
| abound
|
be in a state of movement or action |
bristle,
burst |
| aboveboard
|
in an honest manner |
honestly |
| aboveboard
|
without concealment or deception; honest |
straightforward |
| aboveground
|
on or above the surface of the ground |
- |
| abridged
|
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting |
- |
| abroad
|
to or in a foreign country |
- |
| abroad
|
far away from home or one's usual surroundings |
afield |
| abroad
|
in a place across an ocean |
overseas |
| abroad
|
in a foreign country |
overseas |
| abscessed
|
infected and filled with pus |
- |
| abscond
|
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
run off,
make off,
decamp,
go off,
absquatulate,
bolt |
| absentminded
|
lost in thought; showing preoccupation |
scatty,
absent,
abstracted |
| absolved
|
freed from any question of guilt |
exculpated,
exonerated,
vindicated,
clear,
cleared |
| absorbed
|
giving or marked by complete attention to |
rapt,
intent,
engrossed,
enwrapped,
wrapped,
captive |
| absorbed
|
retained without reflection |
- |
| abstracted
|
lost in thought; showing preoccupation |
scatty,
absent,
absentminded |
| absurd
|
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense |
- |
| absurd
|
so unreasonable as to invite derision |
ridiculous,
nonsensical,
idiotic,
derisory,
preposterous,
cockeyed,
laughable,
ludicrous |
| absurd
|
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless |
the absurd |
| abused
|
subjected to cruel treatment |
ill-treated,
maltreated,
mistreated |
| abused
|
used improperly or excessively especially drugs |
- |
| acanthoid
|
shaped like a spine or thorn |
spinous,
acanthous |
| acarid
|
very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks |
- |
| accelerated
|
speeded up, as of an academic course |
- |
| accented
|
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch |
tonic |
| accented
|
bearing a stress or accent |
stressed |
| accepted
|
generally approved or compelling recognition |
recognised,
recognized |
| accompanied
|
having companions or an escort |
- |
| accompanied
|
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment |
attended |
| accomplished
|
highly skilled |
complete |
| accomplished
|
successfully completed or brought to an end |
realised,
realized,
completed |
| accomplished
|
settled securely and unconditionally |
effected,
established |
| accord
|
go together |
consort,
agree,
harmonise,
harmonize,
concord,
fit in |
| accord
|
allow to have |
grant,
allot |
| accord
|
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters |
agreement |
| accord
|
concurrence of opinion |
conformity,
accordance |
| accord
|
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
pact,
treaty |
| accord
|
sympathetic compatibility |
- |
| accoutered
|
provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) |
accoutred |
| accoutred
|
provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) |
accoutered |
| accredited
|
given official approval to act |
commissioned,
licenced,
licensed |
| accrued
|
periodically accumulated over time |
accumulated |
| accumulated
|
periodically accumulated over time |
accrued |
| accursed
|
under a curse |
maledict,
accurst |
| accused
|
a defendant in a criminal proceeding |
- |
| accustomed
|
commonly used or practiced; usual |
habitual,
wonted,
customary |
| acetanilid
|
a solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen) |
phenylacetamide,
acetanilide |
| acid
|
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
- |
| acid
|
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
Zen,
dose,
dot,
pane,
Elvis,
window pane,
superman,
back breaker,
battery-acid,
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
loony toons |
| acid
|
harsh or corrosive in tone |
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
virulent,
vitriolic,
caustic,
acerb,
acerbic,
acrid,
bitter,
blistering |
| acid
|
being sour to the taste |
acidic,
acidulent,
acidulous |
| acid
|
having the characteristics of an acid |
- |
| acknowledged
|
recognized or made known or admitted |
- |
| acknowledged
|
generally accepted |
- |
| acned
|
(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin |
pimpled,
pimply,
pustulate |
| acold
|
of persons; feeling cold |
- |
| acquainted
|
having fair knowledge of |
- |
| acquired
|
gotten through environmental forces |
- |
| acquitted
|
declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless |
not guilty |
| acrid
|
strong and sharp |
pungent |
| acrid
|
harsh or corrosive in tone |
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
virulent,
vitriolic,
caustic,
acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
bitter,
blistering |
| acridid
|
grasshopper with short antennae |
short-horned grasshopper |
| actinoid
|
any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 |
actinide,
actinon |
| actinoid
|
having a radial form |
- |
| actinopod
|
protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods |
- |
| activated
|
(of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition |
- |
| activated
|
(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive |
excited |
| activated
|
rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive |
- |
| activated
|
(military) set up and placed on active assignment |
- |
| actuated
|
moved to action |
- |
| aculeated
|
having or resembling a stinger or barb |
aculeate |
| ad
|
a public promotion of some product or service |
advertising,
advert,
advertisement,
advertizement,
advertizing |
| adapted
|
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose |
altered |
| add
|
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of |
- |
| add
|
state or say further |
supply,
append |
| add
|
bestow a quality on |
impart,
bring,
contribute,
bestow,
lend |
| add
|
make an addition by combining numbers |
add together |
| add
|
determine the sum of |
add together,
tally,
summate,
total,
sum,
sum up,
add up,
tot,
tot up,
tote up |
| add
|
constitute an addition |
- |
| addend
|
a number that is added to another number (the augend) |
- |
| addicted
|
compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming |
- |
| addlebrained
|
stupid and confused |
muddleheaded,
puddingheaded,
addlepated |
| addled
|
(of eggs) no longer edible |
- |
| addled
|
confused and vague; used especially of thinking |
muddled,
muzzy,
woolly,
woolly-headed,
wooly,
wooly-minded,
befuddled |
| addlehead
|
a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought |
loon,
addle-head,
birdbrain |
| addlepated
|
stupid and confused |
muddleheaded,
puddingheaded,
addlebrained |
| addressed
|
(of mail) marked with a destination |
- |
| adelgid
|
any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers |
- |
| adenoid
|
a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) |
pharyngeal tonsil,
third tonsil,
tonsilla adenoidea,
tonsilla pharyngealis,
Luschka's tonsil |
| adenoid
|
relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue |
- |
| adjusted
|
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation |
- |
| adjusted
|
adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability |
- |
| adjusted
|
having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment |
familiarised,
familiarized |
| adjusted
|
(especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted |
- |
| admired
|
regarded with admiration |
- |
| adopted
|
acquired as your own by free choice |
adoptive |
| adored
|
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god) |
idolised,
idolized,
worshipped |
| adorned
|
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction |
decorated |
| adpressed
|
pressed close to or lying flat against something |
appressed |
| adscripted
|
(used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner |
adscript |
| adulterated
|
mixed with impurities |
debased,
adulterate |
| adulthood
|
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed |
maturity |
| adulthood
|
the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity |
- |
| advanced
|
farther along in physical or mental development |
- |
| advanced
|
comparatively late in a course of development |
- |
| advanced
|
ahead of the times |
innovative,
modern,
forward-looking |
| advanced
|
at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill |
- |
| advanced
|
ahead in development; complex or intricate |
sophisticated |
| advanced
|
far along in time |
ripe |
| advanced
|
(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry |
- |
| advanced
|
situated ahead or going before |
in advance,
advance |
| advertised
|
called to public attention |
- |
| advised
|
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel |
well-advised |
| advised
|
having received information |
- |
| aerated
|
(of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification |
- |
| aerated
|
supplied with carbon dioxide |
charged |
| aerosolised
|
in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas |
aerosolized |
| aerosolized
|
in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas |
aerosolised |
| afeard
|
a pronunciation of afraid |
afeared |
| afeared
|
a pronunciation of afraid |
afeard |
| affected
|
acted upon; influenced |
- |
| affected
|
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression |
unnatural |
| affected
|
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion |
moved,
stirred,
touched |
| affiliated
|
being joined in close association |
connected,
attached |
| affined
|
closely related |
- |
| affixed
|
firmly attached |
- |
| afflicted
|
grievously affected especially by disease |
stricken |
| afflicted
|
mentally or physically unfit |
impaired |
| afford
|
be able to spare or give up |
- |
| afford
|
be the cause or source of |
give,
yield |
| afford
|
have the financial means to do something or buy something |
- |
| afford
|
afford access to |
give,
open |
| afield
|
far away from home or one's usual surroundings |
abroad |
| afield
|
in or into a field (especially a field of battle) |
- |
| afield
|
off the subject; beyond the point at issue |
- |
| aforementioned
|
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
said,
aforesaid |
| aforesaid
|
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
said,
aforementioned |
| afraid
|
filled with fear or apprehension |
- |
| afraid
|
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement |
- |
| afraid
|
feeling worry or concern or insecurity |
- |
| afraid
|
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness |
- |
| aftershafted
|
having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) |
- |
| afterward
|
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
subsequently,
after,
afterwards,
later,
later on |
| afterworld
|
the place where you are after you die |
- |
| agamid
|
a lizard of the family Agamidae |
agamid lizard |
| aged
|
people who are old collectively |
elderly |
| aged
|
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) |
older,
elderly,
senior |
| aged
|
at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) |
- |
| aged
|
having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) |
of age |
| aged
|
of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) |
ripened |
| aged
|
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process |
cured |
| agglomerated
|
clustered together but not coherent |
clustered,
agglomerate,
agglomerative |
| aggravated
|
made more severe or intense especially in law |
- |
| aggravated
|
incited, especially deliberately, to anger |
provoked |
| aggregated
|
formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole |
mass,
aggregate,
aggregative |
| agitated
|
troubled emotionally and usually deeply |
- |
| agitated
|
physically disturbed or set in motion |
- |