| abatable
|
capable of being abated |
- |
| abdicable
|
capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished |
- |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| abolishable
|
capable of being abolished |
- |
| abominable
|
unequivocally detestable |
detestable,
odious,
execrable |
| abominable
|
exceptionally bad or displeasing |
unspeakable,
dreadful,
painful,
atrocious,
awful,
terrible |
| absorbable
|
capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface |
- |
| 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 |
- |
| 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 |
- |
| accomplishable
|
capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do |
realizable,
manageable,
doable,
achievable |
| accountable
|
liable to account for one's actions |
answerable |
| achievable
|
capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do |
realizable,
manageable,
doable,
accomplishable |
| acidophile
|
an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment |
acidophil |
| acknowledgeable
|
capable of being acknowledged |
- |
| acquirable
|
capable of being acquired |
- |
| acrylonitrile
|
a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene |
propenonitrile,
vinyl cyanide |
| actable
|
capable of being acted; suitable for the stage |
- |
| actionable
|
affording grounds for legal action |
- |
| adaptable
|
capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use |
- |
| addable
|
capable of being added or added to |
addible |
| addible
|
capable of being added or added to |
addable |
| addle
|
mix up or confuse |
muddle,
puddle |
| addle
|
become rotten |
- |
| addressable
|
capable of being addressed |
- |
| adjustable
|
capable of being changed so as to match or fit |
- |
| adjustable
|
capable of being regulated |
- |
| administrable
|
capable of being administered or managed |
- |
| admirable
|
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration |
- |
| admirable
|
inspiring admiration or approval |
- |
| admissible
|
deserving to be admitted |
- |
| admittable
|
deserving to be allowed to enter |
admittible |
| admittible
|
deserving to be allowed to enter |
admittable |
| adoptable
|
suitable or eligible for adoption |
- |
| adorable
|
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way |
endearing,
lovely |
| adsorbable
|
capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid |
adsorbate |
| advisable
|
worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise |
- |
| aerophile
|
a lover of aviation |
- |
| afebrile
|
having no fever |
- |
| affable
|
diffusing warmth and friendliness |
genial,
cordial,
amiable |
| affirmable
|
capable of being affirmed or asserted |
assertable |
| affordable
|
that you have the financial means for |
low-cost,
low-priced |
| agile
|
moving quickly and lightly |
nimble,
quick,
spry |
| agile
|
mentally quick |
nimble |
| agreeable
|
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature |
- |
| agreeable
|
in keeping |
concordant,
conformable,
consonant,
accordant |
| agreeable
|
prepared to agree or consent |
- |
| aisle
|
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) |
- |
| aisle
|
passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores |
gangway |
| aisle
|
part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns |
- |
| ale
|
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume |
- |
| alienable
|
transferable to another owner |
- |
| allele
|
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character |
allelomorph |
| allocable
|
capable of being distributed |
allocatable,
apportionable |
| allocatable
|
capable of being distributed |
allocable,
apportionable |
| allowable
|
that may be permitted especially as according to rule |
permissible |
| allowable
|
deductible according to the tax laws |
- |
| allowable
|
deserving to be allowed or considered |
- |
| alterable
|
capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic |
- |
| alterable
|
(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe |
- |
| amarelle
|
any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice |
Prunus cerasus caproniana |
| amarelle
|
pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice |
- |
| amble
|
walk leisurely |
mosey |
| amble
|
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
perambulation,
promenade,
saunter,
stroll |
| amenable
|
disposed or willing to conform |
conformable |
| amenable
|
responsive to suggestions and influences |
tractable |
| amenable
|
open to being acted upon in a certain way |
- |
| amenable
|
liable to answer to a higher authority |
- |
| amendable
|
capable of being corrected by additions |
correctable |
| amerciable
|
of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge |
- |
| amiable
|
disposed to please |
good-humored,
good-humoured |
| amiable
|
diffusing warmth and friendliness |
genial,
cordial,
affable |
| amicable
|
characterized by friendship and good will |
- |
| amphibole
|
a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group |
- |
| amphiprostyle
|
marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure |
porticoed,
amphiprostylar,
amphistylar |
| ample
|
more than enough in size or scope or capacity |
- |
| ample
|
affording an abundant supply |
rich,
plenteous,
plentiful,
copious |
| ample
|
fairly large in size |
sizable,
sizeable |
| ampoule
|
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) |
phial,
vial,
ampul,
ampule |
| ampule
|
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) |
phial,
vial,
ampoule,
ampul |
| analyzable
|
capable of being partitioned |
decomposable |
| anele
|
administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing |
anoint,
inunct,
oil,
embrocate |
| anethole
|
an organic compound that is widely used as a flavoring substance. |
anise camphor |
| angle
|
move or proceed at an angle |
- |
| angle
|
to incline or bend from a vertical position |
slant,
lean,
tilt,
tip |
| angle
|
seek indirectly |
fish |
| angle
|
fish with a hook |
- |
| angle
|
present with a bias |
weight,
slant |
| angle
|
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians |
- |
| angle
|
a biased way of looking at or presenting something |
slant |
| anglophile
|
an admirer of England and things English |
anglophil |
| anile
|
of or like a feeble old woman |
- |
| animalcule
|
microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium |
animalculum |
| ankle
|
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
mortise joint,
ankle joint,
articulatio talocruralis |
| anole
|
small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color |
American chameleon,
Anolis carolinensis |
| answerable
|
capable of being answered |
- |
| answerable
|
morally or legally responsible to a higher authority |
- |
| answerable
|
liable to account for one's actions |
accountable |
| antiparticle
|
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 |
- |
| apostle
|
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform |
- |
| appealable
|
capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal |
- |
| appeasable
|
capable of being pacified |
conciliable |
| appendicle
|
a small appendage |
- |
| applaudable
|
worthy of high praise |
praiseworthy,
commendable,
laudable |
| apple
|
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
- |
| apple
|
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits |
Malus pumila,
orchard apple tree |
| applicable
|
capable of being applied; having relevance |
- |
| apportionable
|
capable of being distributed |
allocable,
allocatable |
| apposable
|
capable of being placed opposite to something |
opposable |
| appreciable
|
enough to be estimated or measured |
- |
| apprehensible
|
capable of being apprehended or understood |
understandable,
intelligible,
perceivable,
graspable |
| approachable
|
easy to meet or converse or do business with |
- |
| approachable
|
capable of being read with comprehension |
accessible |
| approachable
|
easily approached |
reachable |
| appropriable
|
that can be appropriated |
- |
| arable
|
(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively |
cultivable,
cultivatable,
tillable |
| arbitrable
|
appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration |
- |
| arguable
|
capable of being supported by argument |
- |
| arguable
|
open to argument or debate |
moot,
debatable,
disputable |
| argyle
|
a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm |
argyll |
| argyle
|
a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland |
argyll |
| argyle
|
a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design |
argyll |
| armhole
|
a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached |
- |
| arsehole
|
vulgar slang for anus |
bunghole,
arse,
asshole |
| arteriole
|
one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries |
capillary artery,
arteriola |
| article
|
bind by a contract; especially for a training period |
- |
| article
|
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
- |
| article
|
one of a class of artifacts |
- |
| article
|
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
clause |
| article
|
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase |
- |
| ascendable
|
capable of being ascended |
climbable,
ascendible |
| ascendible
|
capable of being ascended |
climbable,
ascendable |
| ascertainable
|
capable of being ascertained or found out |
discoverable |
| ascribable
|
capable of being assigned or credited to |
referable,
imputable,
due |
| assailable
|
not defended or capable of being defended |
undefendable,
undefended,
open |
| assemble
|
create by putting components or members together |
set up,
tack,
piece,
put together,
tack together |
| assemble
|
collect in one place |
meet,
gather,
foregather,
forgather |
| assemble
|
get people together |
gather,
get together |
| assertable
|
capable of being affirmed or asserted |
affirmable |
| assessable
|
capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation |
- |
| assessable
|
capable of being considered carefully |
- |