| abacinate
|
blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes |
- |
| abalone
|
any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior |
ear-shell |
| abampere
|
a unit of current equal to 10 amperes |
abamp |
| abase
|
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
humble,
humiliate,
mortify,
chagrin |
| abatable
|
capable of being abated |
- |
| abate
|
make less active or intense |
slack,
slake |
| abate
|
become less in amount or intensity |
slack,
die away,
slack off,
let up |
| abbe
|
a French abbot |
- |
| abbreviate
|
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
cut,
reduce,
contract,
shorten,
abridge,
foreshorten |
| abbreviate
|
shorten |
- |
| abdicable
|
capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished |
- |
| abdicate
|
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
renounce |
| abduce
|
advance evidence for |
cite,
adduce |
| abele
|
a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces |
Populus alba,
white aspen,
white poplar,
silver-leaved poplar,
aspen poplar |
| aberrance
|
a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
aberration,
deviance,
aberrancy |
| aberrate
|
diverge from the expected |
- |
| aberrate
|
diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration |
- |
| abeyance
|
temporary cessation or suspension |
suspension |
| abhorrence
|
hate coupled with disgust |
abomination,
execration,
detestation,
odium,
loathing |
| abidance
|
acting according to certain accepted standards |
compliance,
conformation,
conformity |
| abidance
|
the act of dwelling in a place |
residence,
residency |
| abidance
|
the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
- |
| abide
|
dwell |
stay,
bide |
| abide
|
put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
digest,
put up,
endure,
stand,
stick out,
stomach,
suffer,
support,
bear,
brook,
tolerate |
| abience
|
(psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object |
- |
| abjure
|
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
resile,
retract,
recant,
forswear |
| ablactate
|
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
wean |
| ablate
|
wear away through erosion or vaporization |
- |
| ablate
|
remove an organ or bodily structure |
- |
| ablative
|
tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature |
- |
| ablative
|
relating to the ablative case |
- |
| ablative
|
the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb |
ablative case |
| ablaze
|
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement |
aflame,
aroused |
| ablaze
|
lighted up by or as by fire or flame |
on fire,
afire,
aflame,
aflare,
alight |
| ablaze
|
resembling flame in brilliance or color |
- |
| ablaze
|
lighted with red light as if with flames |
reddened,
inflamed |
| able
|
(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something |
- |
| able
|
have the skills and qualifications to do things well |
capable |
| able
|
having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity |
- |
| able
|
having a strong healthy body |
able-bodied |
| abnegate
|
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure |
deny |
| abnegate
|
surrender (power or a position) |
- |
| abnegate
|
deny or renounce |
- |
| abode
|
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily |
residence |
| abode
|
housing that someone is living in |
habitation,
home,
domicile,
dwelling,
dwelling house |
| abolishable
|
capable of being abolished |
- |
| abominable
|
unequivocally detestable |
detestable,
odious,
execrable |
| abominable
|
exceptionally bad or displeasing |
unspeakable,
dreadful,
painful,
atrocious,
awful,
terrible |
| abominate
|
find repugnant |
execrate,
abhor,
loathe |
| aborigine
|
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
native,
indigen,
indigene,
aboriginal |
| aborticide
|
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
abortifacient,
abortion-inducing drug |
| aborticide
|
the act of destroying a fetus |
feticide |
| abortive
|
failing to accomplish an intended result |
unsuccessful,
stillborn |
| above
|
(in writing) at an earlier place |
supra |
| above
|
in or to a place that is higher |
in a higher place,
higher up,
to a higher place |
| above
|
appearing earlier in the same text |
- |
| above
|
an earlier section of a written text |
- |
| abrade
|
wear away |
rub down,
rub off,
corrade,
abrase |
| abrade
|
rub hard or scrub |
scour |
| abranchiate
|
having no gills |
gill-less,
abranchial,
abranchious |
| abrase
|
wear away |
rub down,
rub off,
corrade,
abrade |
| abrasive
|
a substance that abrades or wears down |
abradant,
abrasive material |
| abrasive
|
causing abrasion |
scratchy |
| abrasive
|
sharply disagreeable; rigorous |
harsh |
| abridge
|
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
cut,
reduce,
contract,
shorten,
abbreviate,
foreshorten |
| abridge
|
lessen, diminish, or curtail |
- |
| abrocome
|
ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes |
rat chinchilla,
chinchilla rat |
| abrogate
|
revoke formally |
- |
| abscise
|
shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue |
- |
| abscise
|
remove or separate by abscission |
- |
| absence
|
the state of being absent |
- |
| absence
|
failure to be present |
- |
| absence
|
the time interval during which something or somebody is away |
- |
| absence
|
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy |
absence seizure |
| absentee
|
one that is absent or not in residence |
- |
| absinthe
|
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe |
old man,
common wormwood,
Artemisia absinthium,
lad's love |
| absinthe
|
strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise |
absinth |
| absolute
|
something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative |
- |
| absolute
|
perfect or complete or pure |
- |
| absolute
|
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers |
rank,
right-down,
downright,
out-and-out,
sheer |
| absolute
|
not limited by law |
- |
| absolute
|
expressing finality with no implication of possible change |
- |
| absolute
|
not capable of being violated or infringed |
infrangible,
inviolable |
| absolve
|
grant remission of a sin to |
shrive |
| absolve
|
let off the hook |
free |
| absorbable
|
capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface |
- |
| absorbance
|
(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
photographic density,
optical density,
transmission density |
| absorbate
|
a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed |
- |
| absorptance
|
a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber |
coefficient of absorption,
absorption coefficient |
| absorptive
|
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) |
absorbent |
| absquatulate
|
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
run off,
make off,
decamp,
go off,
abscond,
bolt |
| abstinence
|
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |
abstention |
| abstinence
|
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
- |
| abstractive
|
of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting |
- |
| abstruse
|
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge |
recondite,
deep |
| abundance
|
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply |
copiousness,
teemingness |
| abundance
|
(physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present |
- |
| abundance
|
(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million |
- |
| abuse
|
cruel or inhumane treatment |
ill-treatment,
ill-usage,
maltreatment |
| abuse
|
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt |
insult,
revilement,
vilification,
contumely |
| abuse
|
improper or excessive use |
misuse |
| abuse
|
treat badly |
step,
ill-treat,
ill-use,
maltreat,
mistreat |
| abuse
|
change the inherent purpose or function of something |
pervert,
misuse |
| abuse
|
use foul or abusive language towards |
shout,
clapperclaw,
blackguard |
| abuse
|
use wrongly or improperly or excessively |
- |
| abusive
|
expressing offensive reproach |
opprobrious,
scurrilous |
| abusive
|
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment |
- |
| abye
|
make amends for |
expiate,
aby,
atone |
| academe
|
the academic world |
academia |
| acanthocyte
|
an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm |
- |
| acaracide
|
a chemical agent used to kill mites |
acaricide |
| acaricide
|
a chemical agent used to kill mites |
acaracide |
| acarine
|
mite or tick |
- |
| acaryote
|
a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) |
akaryocyte,
akaryote |
| acaudate
|
lacking a tail or taillike appendage |
acaudal |
| accede
|
yield to another's wish or opinion |
submit,
bow,
defer,
give in |
| accede
|
take on duties or office |
enter |
| accede
|
to agree or express agreement |
acquiesce,
assent |
| accelerate
|
move faster |
speed,
quicken,
speed up |
| accelerate
|
cause to move faster |
speed,
speed up |
| accelerative
|
tending to increase velocity |
acceleratory |
| accentuate
|
to stress, single out as important |
punctuate,
stress,
emphasise,
emphasize,
accent |
| accentuate
|
put stress on; utter with an accent |
stress,
accent |
| acceptable
|
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory |
- |
| acceptable
|
judged to be in conformity with approved usage |
- |
| acceptable
|
meeting requirements |
decent,
satisfactory |
| acceptable
|
adequate for the purpose |
- |
| acceptance
|
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
credence |
| acceptance
|
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception |
espousal,
acceptation,
adoption |
| acceptance
|
the state of being acceptable and accepted |
- |
| acceptance
|
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) |
- |
| acceptance
|
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank |
banker's acceptance |
| acceptance
|
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
toleration,
sufferance |
| acceptance
|
the act of taking something that is offered |
- |
| acceptive
|
inclined to accept rather than reject |
- |
| acceptive
|
accepting willingly |
acceptant |
| accessible
|
capable of being reached |
- |
| accessible
|
capable of being read with comprehension |
approachable |
| accessible
|
easily obtained |
- |
| accessible
|
easy to get along with or talk to; friendly |
- |
| accidence
|
the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words |
inflectional morphology |
| accipitrine
|
of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks) |
- |
| acclimate
|
get used to a certain climate |
acclimatise,
acclimatize |
| acclimatise
|
get used to a certain climate |
acclimate,
acclimatize |
| acclimatize
|
get used to a certain climate |
acclimate,
acclimatise |
| accolade
|
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
award,
honor,
honour,
laurels |
| accommodate
|
be agreeable or acceptable to |
fit,
suit |
| accommodate
|
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
adapt |
| accommodate
|
provide with something desired or needed |
- |
| accommodate
|
have room for; hold without crowding |
hold,
admit |
| accommodate
|
provide housing for |
lodge |
| accommodate
|
provide a service or favor for someone |
oblige |
| accommodate
|
make (one thing) compatible with (another) |
reconcile,
conciliate |
| accommodative
|
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation |
accommodating |
| accommodative
|
willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement |
cooperative |
| accommodative
|
tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony |
reconciling |
| accomplice
|
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
confederate |
| accomplishable
|
capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do |
realizable,
manageable,
doable,
achievable |
| accordance
|
concurrence of opinion |
conformity,
accord |
| accordance
|
the act of granting rights |
accordance of rights |
| accoucheuse
|
a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies |
midwife |
| accountable
|
liable to account for one's actions |
answerable |
| accoutre
|
provide with military equipment |
accouter |
| accrete
|
grow together (of plants and organs) |
grow together |
| accrete
|
grow or become attached by accretion |
- |
| accretive
|
growing by accretion |
- |
| accrue
|
grow by addition |
- |
| accrue
|
come into the possession of |
fall |
| acculturate
|
assimilate culturally |
- |
| acculturative
|
of or relating to acculturation |
acculturational |
| accumulate
|
get or gather together |
roll up,
hoard,
pile up,
collect,
compile,
amass |
| accumulate
|
increase in amount by collecting or gathering |
pile up,
amass,
gather,
conglomerate,
cumulate |
| accumulative
|
increasing by successive addition |
cumulative |
| accumulative
|
marked by acquiring or amassing |
- |
| accurate
|
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy |
- |
| accurate
|
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct |
precise,
exact |
| accurse
|
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
execrate,
comminate,
anathematise,
anathematize,
anathemise,
anathemize |
| accusative
|
containing or expressing accusation |
accusatory,
accusing,
accusive |
| accusative
|
serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes |
objective |
| accusative
|
the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb |
objective case,
accusative case |
| accuse
|
bring an accusation against; level a charge against |
incriminate,
impeach,
criminate |
| accuse
|
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against |
charge |