1620 words
| Word | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | å | a | å | art. used before nouns to indicate a single item or one unspecified member of a class |
| an | ån | an | ån | art. the form of "a" used before words beginning with a vowel sound |
| abbe | abbē | abbe | abbē | n. a French abbot |
| abbot | abbo̊t | abbot | abbo̊t | n. the superior of an abbey of monks |
| abbess | abbess | abb-ess | abb-ess | n. the superior of a group of nuns |
| able | āble | able | āble | a. having the necessary means, skill, or power to do something a. having considerable skill or proficiency |
| abler | āble̊r | abl-er | ābl-e̊r | |
| ablest | āblėst | abl-est | ābl-ėst | |
| ability | åbilitẏ | abil-ity | åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being able to do something; skill or competence |
| ably | āblẏ | abl-y | ābl-ẏ | adv. with competence; in a competent capable manner |
| abilities | åbili̊ti𝕖ṡ | abil-it-ies | åbil-i̊t-i𝕖ṡ | |
| disable | disāble | dis-able | dis-āble | v. to make unable to do something |
| disabled | disābl𝕖d | dis-abl-ed | dis-ābl-𝕖d | a. having a physical or mental condition that limits movement or senses |
| disability | disåbilitẏ | dis-abil-ity | dis-åbil-itẏ | n. the condition of being unable to perform due to physical or mental unfitness |
| disabling | disābling | dis-abl-ing | dis-ābl-ing | a. depriving of legal right or capability |
| disables | disābl𝕖ṡ | dis-able-s | dis-ābl𝕖-ṡ | |
| enable | ėnāble | en-able | ėn-āble | v. make possible or able |
| enabler | enāble̊r | en-abl-er | en-ābl-e̊r | n. one that enables another to achieve an end |
| enabling | enābling | en-abl-ing | en-ābl-ing | a. providing the means or opportunity for something to happen |
| enablement | ėnābl𝕖me̊nt | en-able-ment | ėn-ābl𝕖-me̊nt | n. the act of enabling, or the state of being enabled |
| inability | inåbilitẏ | in-abil-ity | in-åbil-itẏ | n. the state of being unable to do something |
| unable | ûnāble | un-able | ûn-āble | a. not having the skill, means, or ability to do something |
| nondisabled | nondisābl𝕖d | non-dis-abl-ed | non-dis-ābl-𝕖d | a. not having a physical or mental disability |
| abs | ābs | abs | ābs | n. abdominal muscles (informal) |
| abyss | åbẏss | abyss | åbẏss | n. a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm |
| abysmal | åbẏṡmål | abysm-al | åbẏṡm-ål | a. very great; resembling an abyss in depth |
| abysmally | åbẏṡmållẏ | abysm-al-ly | åbẏṡm-ål-lẏ | adv. in a terrible manner |
| abyssinian | abẏssiniån | abyssin-ian | abẏssin-iån | a. of or relating to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) or its people |
| acacia | åcāciå | acac-ia | åcāc-iå | n. any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia |
| acadian | åcādiån | acad-ian | åcād-iån | a. of or relating to Acadia or its people |
| ace | āce | ace | āce | n. a playing card with one pip; someone highly skilled a. first-rate |
| acedia | åcēdiå | aced-ia | åcēd-iå | n. spiritual sloth; listlessness and apathy |
| acequia | åcèquiå | acequ-ia | åcèqu-iå | n. an irrigation canal, especially in the American Southwest |
| acerbity | åce̊rbitẏ | acerb-ity | åce̊rb-itẏ | n. sourness of taste; harshness of manner |
| acerbically | åce̊rbicållẏ | acerb-ic-al-ly | åce̊rb-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a harsh or biting manner |
| exacerbate | ėẋace̊rbāte | ex-acerb-ate | ėẋ-ace̊rb-āte | v. to make a problem or situation worse |
| exacerbation | ėẋace̊rbātio̊n | ex-acerb-at-ion | ėẋ-ace̊rb-āt-io̊n | n. violent and bitter exasperation |
| coacervate | cōace̊rvāte | co-acerv-ate | cō-ace̊rv-āte | n. an aggregate of colloidal particles in a liquid |
| acetate | ace̊tāte | acet-ate | ace̊t-āte | n. a salt or ester of acetic acid |
| acetic | åcetic | acet-ic | åcet-ic | a. relating to or containing acetic acid |
| acetone | ace̊tōne | acet-one | ace̊t-ōne | n. the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent |
| acetylene | åcetẙlēne | acet-yl-ene | åcet-ẙl-ēne | n. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis |
| ach | ach | int. an exclamation expressing regret or sympathy | ||
| ache | āc𝕙e | ache | āc𝕙e | n. a dull persistent pain v. feel a continuous dull pain |
| aching | āc𝕙ing | ach-ing | āc𝕙-ing | a. causing a dull and steady pain |
| achy | āc𝕙ẏ | ach-y | āc𝕙-ẏ | a. causing a dull and steady pain |
| achingly | āc𝕙inglẏ | ach-ing-ly | āc𝕙-ing-lẏ | adv. in an achingly manner; extremely |
| earache | e̊arāc𝕙e | ear-ache | e̊ar-āc𝕙e | n. an ache localized in the middle or inner ear |
| achaemenid | åchāeme̊nid | achaemen-id | åchāeme̊n-id | n. a member of the dynasty that ruled the Persian Empire (559-330 BC) |
| acid | acid | acid | acid | n. a chemical substance that can react with a base to form a salt a. having a sour taste |
| acidic | åcidic | acid-ic | åcid-ic | a. containing acid; sour |
| acidify | åcidi̊fȳ | acid-ify | åcid-i̊fȳ | v. turn acidic |
| acidity | åcidi̊tẏ | acid-ity | åcid-i̊tẏ | n. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth n. pH values below 7 |
| acidly | aci̊dlẏ | acid-ly | aci̊d-lẏ | adv. in a sour or tart manner |
| acidosis | aci̊dōsi̊s | acid-osis | aci̊d-ōsi̊s | n. abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body tissues |
| acids | acidṡ | acid-s | acid-ṡ | |
| acidulous | åcidūlo̊us | acid-ul-ous | åcid-ūl-o̊us | a. slightly sour in taste; sharp in manner |
| acidification | åcidi̊fi̊cātio̊n | acid-i-fic-at-ion | åcid-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the process of becoming acid |
| antacid | antaci̊d | ant-acid | ant-aci̊d | n. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) a. acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach) |
| ketoacidosis | kētōacidōsis | ket-o-acid-osis | kēt-ō-acid-ōsis | n. acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus |
| ackee | ackēe | ackee | ackēe | n. red pear-shaped tropical fruit; flesh poisonous when unripe or overripe |
| acme | acmē | acme | acmē | n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development |
| acne | acnē | acne | acnē | n. a skin condition causing pimples on the face |
| acolyte | aco̊lȳte | acolyte | aco̊lȳte | n. someone who assists a priest in a liturgical service; a follower |
| aconite | aco̊nīte | aconite | aco̊nīte | n. any of various poisonous plants of genus Aconitum with tuberous roots and blue flowers |
| acoustician | acoùstiċi̊ån | acoust-ic-ian | acoùst-iċ-i̊ån | n. a physicist who specializes in acoustics |
| acoustics | åcoùstics | acoust-ic-s | åcoùst-ic-s | n. the science of sound; the sound properties of a space |
| acre | ācre | acre | ācre | n. a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards |
| acreage | ācre̊ȧge | acre-age | ācre̊-ȧge | n. an area of ground used for some particular purpose |
| acrid | acrid | acr-id | acr-id | a. strong and sharp; harsh or corrosive in tone |
| acrylic | åcrẏlic | acryl-ic | åcrẏl-ic | n. a glassy thermoplastic; a synthetic fabric a. made of acrylic |
| act | act | act | act | n. something done; a deed; a law passed by parliament v. to take action; to perform a part in a play |
| acted | actėd | act-ed | act-ėd | |
| actin | acti̊n | act-in | act-i̊n | n. a protein found in muscle that interacts with myosin |
| acting | acting | act-ing | act-ing | n. the performance of a part or role in a drama a. serving temporarily especially as a substitute |
| action | actio̊n | act-ion | act-io̊n | n. the process of doing something to achieve an aim n. a legal proceeding |
| active | active | act-ive | act-ive | a. moving around or participating in activities with energy a. in operation or use |
| actor | acto̊r | act-or | act-o̊r | n. a person whose profession is acting on stage or in films |
| acts | acts | act-s | act-s | |
| actionable | actio̊nåble | act-ion-able | act-io̊n-åble | a. affording grounds for legal action |
| activate | acti̊vāte | act-iv-ate | act-i̊v-āte | v. to make something active or operational |
| actual | actūål | act-u-al | act-ū-ål | a. existing in fact; real |
| actuary | actūarẏ | act-u-ary | act-ū-arẏ | n. a person who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums |
| actuate | actūāte | act-u-ate | act-ū-āte | v. to put in motion or move to act |
| actress | actrėss | act-r-ess | act-r-ėss | n. a female actor |
| actinia | actiniå | act-in-ia | act-in-iå | n. a sea anemone |
| actinic | actinic | act-in-ic | act-in-ic | a. relating to or exhibiting actinism |
| activism | activiṡm | act-iv-ism | act-iv-iṡm | n. the policy of taking direct action to achieve a goal |
| activist | activist | act-iv-ist | act-iv-ist | n. a militant reformer a. advocating or engaged in activism |
| activity | activitẏ | act-iv-ity | act-iv-itẏ | n. a thing that a person or group does; an action or movement n. a state of being active or energetic |
| actively | activ𝕖lẏ | act-ive-ly | act-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an energetic and involved manner |
| actions | actio̊nṡ | act-ion-s | act-io̊n-ṡ | |
| actors | acto̊rṡ | act-or-s | act-o̊r-ṡ | |
| actuarial | actūariål | act-u-ari-al | act-ū-ari-ål | a. of or relating to the work of an actuary |
| activated | activātėd | act-iv-at-ed | act-iv-āt-ėd | a. made reactive or more reactive a. rendered radioactive, luminescent, or conductive |
| actresses | actrėssėṡ | act-r-ess-es | act-r-ėss-ėṡ | |
| activating | acti̊vāting | act-iv-at-ing | act-i̊v-āt-ing | a. causing motion or action or change |
| activation | acti̊vātio̊n | act-iv-at-ion | act-i̊v-āt-io̊n | n. the process of making something active |
| actuality | actūali̊tẏ | act-u-al-ity | act-ū-al-i̊tẏ | n. the state of actually existing objectively |
| actualize | actūålīze | act-u-al-ize | act-ū-ål-īze | v. represent or describe realistically |
| actuation | actùātio̊n | act-u-at-ion | act-ù-āt-io̊n | n. the act of propelling |
| activities | activiti𝕖ṡ | act-iv-it-ies | act-iv-it-i𝕖ṡ | |
| actually | actūållẏ | act-u-al-ly | act-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. in fact; really adv. used to imply that something is surprising |
| activator | acti̊vāto̊r | act-iv-at-or | act-i̊v-āt-o̊r | n. a substance that increases the activity of an enzyme or chemical reaction |
| actuator | actūāto̊r | act-u-at-or | act-ū-āt-o̊r | n. a mechanism that puts something into automatic action |
| activates | activāt𝕖s | act-iv-ate-s | act-iv-āt𝕖-s | |
| actuals | actùålṡ | act-u-al-s | act-ù-ål-ṡ | n. real goods as opposed to futures contracts |
| actualized | actūålīz𝕖d | act-u-al-iz-ed | act-ū-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to |
| actualization | actùålīzātio̊n | act-u-al-iz-at-ion | act-ù-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. making real or giving the appearance of reality |
| bioactive | bīōactive | bio-act-ive | bīō-act-ive | a. having a biological effect |
| deactivate | dēactivāte | de-act-iv-ate | dē-act-iv-āte | v. remove from active military status or reassign |
| deactivation | dēactivātio̊n | de-act-iv-at-ion | dē-act-iv-āt-io̊n | n. the act of deactivating or making ineffective |
| enact | ėnact | en-act | ėn-act | v. to make into law v. to perform or act out |
| exact | ėxact | ex-act | ėx-act | a. correct in every detail; precise vt. to demand and obtain something by force |
| electroactive | ėlectrōactive | electro-act-ive | ėlectrō-act-ive | a. having electrical activity or responsive to electricity |
| exacting | ėẋacting | ex-act-ing | ėẋ-act-ing | a. making great demands on skill or endurance |
| exaction | ėẋactio̊n | ex-act-ion | ėẋ-act-io̊n | n. act of demanding or levying by force or authority |
| exactitude | ėẋacti̊tūde | ex-act-itude | ėẋ-act-i̊tūde | n. the quality of being exact |
| exactly | ėxactlẏ | ex-act-ly | ėx-act-lẏ | adv. with absolute accuracy; precisely |
| enactment | enactme̊nt | en-act-ment | en-act-me̊nt | n. the passing of a law by a legislative body |
| exactness | ėẋactnėss | ex-act-ness | ėẋ-act-nėss | n. the quality of being exact |
| hyperactive | hȳpe̊ractive | hyper-act-ive | hȳpe̊r-act-ive | a. excessively active |
| hyperactivity | hȳpe̊ractivitẏ | hyper-act-iv-ity | hȳpe̊r-act-iv-itẏ | n. a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement |
| interact | inte̊ract | inter-act | inte̊r-act | vi. act upon each other |
| inaction | inactio̊n | in-act-ion | in-act-io̊n | n. the state of not doing anything; lack of action |
| inactive | inactive | in-act-ive | in-act-ive | a. not active or moving a. not engaged in any activity |
| interacting | inte̊racting | inter-act-ing | inte̊r-act-ing | v. to act together or towards others |
| interaction | inte̊ractio̊n | inter-act-ion | inte̊r-act-io̊n | n. communication or direct involvement with someone or something |
| interactive | inte̊ractive | inter-act-ive | inte̊r-act-ive | a. involving two-way communication or interaction between a person and a system |
| inactivate | inactivāte | in-act-iv-ate | in-act-iv-āte | v. make inactive |
| interactional | inte̊ractio̊nål | inter-act-ion-al | inte̊r-act-io̊n-ål | a. capable of acting on or influencing each other |
| inactivity | inactivitẏ | in-act-iv-ity | in-act-iv-itẏ | n. being inactive; being less active |
| interactionism | inte̊ractio̊niṡm | inter-act-ion-ism | inte̊r-act-io̊n-iṡm | n. the doctrine that mental states result from the interaction of the mind and body |
| interactively | inte̊ractiv𝕖lẏ | inter-act-ive-ly | inte̊r-act-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an interactive manner |
| inactivated | inactivātėd | in-act-iv-at-ed | in-act-iv-āt-ėd | v. make inactive v. release from military service |
| inactivation | inactivātio̊n | in-act-iv-at-ion | in-act-iv-āt-io̊n | n. the process of rendering inactive |
| overact | ōve̊ract | over-act | ōve̊r-act | v. to act in an exaggerated manner |
| overactive | ōve̊ractive | over-act-ive | ōve̊r-act-ive | a. more active than normal |
| practice | practice | pr-act-ice | pr-act-ice | n. the actual application or use of an idea or method n. repeated exercise to improve one's skill |
| practise | practise | pr-act-ise | pr-act-ise | v. to carry out or perform repeatedly; to engage in a profession |
| proactive | prōactive | pro-act-ive | prō-act-ive | a. causing something to happen rather than responding after it happens |
| psychoactive | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ōactive | psycho-act-ive | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ō-act-ive | a. affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes |
| practicable | practicåble | pr-act-ic-able | pr-act-ic-åble | a. usable for a specific purpose; capable of being done |
| practical | practicål | pr-act-ic-al | pr-act-ic-ål | a. relating to practice rather than theory a. likely to be effective |
| practiced | practic𝕖ḋ | pr-act-ic-ed | pr-act-ic-𝕖ḋ | a. skillful after much practice |
| practicing | practicing | pr-act-ic-ing | pr-act-ic-ing | v carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions v learn by repetition v engage in a rehearsal (of) v avail oneself to v engage in or perform |
| practising | practising | pr-act-is-ing | pr-act-is-ing | v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions v. learn by repetition a. actively engaged in a profession |
| proactively | prōactiv𝕖lẏ | pro-act-ive-ly | prō-act-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a proactive manner; by taking initiative |
| practices | practicėṡ | pr-act-ice-s | pr-act-icė-ṡ | |
| practicum | practicům | pr-act-ic-um | pr-act-ic-ům | n. a course of study involving practical work in a particular field |
| practitioner | practitio̊ne̊r | pr-act-it-ion-er | pr-act-it-io̊n-e̊r | n. a person who works in a profession |
| practicability | practicåbilitẏ | pr-act-ic-abil-ity | pr-act-ic-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being usable |
| practicality | practicali̊tẏ | pr-act-ic-al-ity | pr-act-ic-al-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being suited to actual use |
| practically | practicållẏ | pr-act-ic-al-ly | pr-act-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. almost; virtually adv. in a practical manner |
| react | rėact | re-act | rė-act | v. show a response or a reaction to something v. act against or in opposition to |
| reactance | rėactånce | re-act-ance | rė-act-ånce | n. opposition to electric current flow from inductance and capacitance (not resistance) |
| reactant | rėactånt | re-act-ant | rė-act-ånt | n. a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction |
| reacted | rėactėd | re-act-ed | rė-act-ėd | |
| reacting | rėacting | re-act-ing | rė-act-ing | |
| reaction | rėactio̊n | re-act-ion | rė-act-io̊n | n. something done or felt in response to a situation or event n. a chemical change that occurs when substances are mixed |
| reactive | rēactive | re-act-ive | rē-act-ive | a. reacting to a stimulus; participating readily in reactions |
| retroactive | retrōactive | retro-act-ive | retrō-act-ive | a. having effect on things that happened in the past |
| reactor | rėacto̊r | re-act-or | rė-act-o̊r | n. a device for controlling a nuclear chain reaction n. a vessel used in chemical reactions |
| reacts | rėacts | re-act-s | rė-act-s | |
| reactionary | rēactio̊narẏ | re-act-ion-ary | rē-act-io̊n-arẏ | n. an extreme conservative opposed to change a. opposed to progress or reform |
| reactivate | rēacti̊vāte | re-act-iv-ate | rē-act-i̊v-āte | v. activate anew |
| reactivity | rēactivi̊tẏ | re-act-iv-ity | rē-act-iv-i̊tẏ | n. the state of being reactive, especially in chemical change |
| retroactivity | retrōactivitẏ | retro-act-iv-ity | retrō-act-iv-itẏ | n. the application of a law to events that occurred before its enactment |
| retroactively | retrōactiv𝕖lẏ | retro-act-ive-ly | retrō-act-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. after the fact; with retroactive effect |
| reactions | rėactio̊nṡ | re-act-ion-s | rė-act-io̊n-ṡ | |
| reactivation | rėactivātio̊n | re-act-iv-at-ion | rė-act-iv-āt-io̊n | n. the act of reactivating |
| transact | tranṡact | trans-act | tranṡ-act | v. conduct business |
| transaction | tranṡactio̊n | trans-act-ion | tranṡ-act-io̊n | n. an instance of buying or selling something n. the process of doing business |
| transactional | tranṡactio̊nål | trans-act-ion-al | tranṡ-act-io̊n-ål | a. relating to transactions |
| underactive | ûnde̊ractive | under-act-ive | ûnde̊r-act-ive | a. abnormally inactive |
| bioreactor | bīōrėacto̊r | bio-re-act-or | bīō-rė-act-o̊r | n. an apparatus in which biological reactions are carried out |
| inexact | inėẋact | in-ex-act | in-ėẋ-act | a. not exact |
| impracticable | impracticåble | im-pr-act-ic-able | im-pr-act-ic-åble | a. not capable of being carried out or put into practice |
| impractical | impracti̊cål | im-pr-act-ic-al | im-pr-act-i̊c-ål | a. not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters |
| impracticability | impracticåbili̊tẏ | im-pr-act-ic-abil-ity | im-pr-act-ic-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of not being able to be carried out |
| impracticality | impracticalitẏ | im-pr-act-ic-al-ity | im-pr-act-ic-al-itẏ | n. concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use |
| malpractice | malpracti̊ce | mal-pr-act-ice | mal-pr-act-i̊ce | n. professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage |
| nonreactive | nonrėactive | non-re-act-ive | non-rė-act-ive | a. not tending to react to stimulation |
| overreact | ōve̊rrėact | over-re-act | ōve̊r-rė-act | vi. to react more strongly than is appropriate |
| overreacted | ōve̊rrėactėd | over-re-act-ed | ōve̊r-rė-act-ėd | |
| overreacting | ōve̊rrėacting | over-re-act-ing | ōve̊r-rė-act-ing | |
| overreaction | ōve̊rrėactio̊n | over-re-act-ion | ōve̊r-rė-act-io̊n | n. an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior |
| overreacts | ōve̊rrėacts | over-re-act-s | ōve̊r-rė-act-s | |
| reenact | rēenact | re-en-act | rē-en-act | vt. to enact again |
| unpracticed | ûnpractic𝕖ḋ | un-pr-act-ic-ed | ûn-pr-act-ic-𝕖ḋ | a. not having had extensive practice |
| nonradioactive | nonrādio̊active | non-radi-o-act-ive | non-rādi-o̊-act-ive | a. not radioactive |
| acuity | åcūitẏ | acu-ity | åcū-itẏ | n. sharpness of perception or vision |
| acumen | åcūme̊n | acu-men | åcū-me̊n | n. the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions |
| ad | ad | ad | ad | n. an advertisement |
| Adam | Adåm | Adam | Adåm | |
| add | add | add | add | v. to join or combine something to something else v. to perform the mathematical operation of addition |
| adult | adûlt | adult | adûlt | n. a fully grown person or animal a. fully grown or developed |
| addendum | åddendům | ad-dendum | åd-dendům | n. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end |
| added | addėd | add-ed | add-ėd | a. extra; additional |
| adder | adde̊r | add-er | add-e̊r | n. small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia n. a machine that adds numbers |
| addled | addl𝕖d | addl-ed | addl-𝕖d | a. confused and vague a. (of eggs) no longer edible |
| adding | adding | add-ing | add-ing | v. make an addition to; join or combine or unite with others |
| addle | addle | add-le | add-le | v. mix up or confuse v. become rotten |
| add-on | add-on | n. something added to something else as an extra feature | ||
| adds | addṡ | add-s | add-ṡ | |
| adults | adûlts | adult-s | adûlt-s | |
| addition | ådditio̊n | ad-dit-ion | åd-dit-io̊n | n. the action of adding something n. the process of adding numbers |
| additive | additive | ad-dit-ive | ad-dit-ive | n. a substance added to food or other products to improve it a. relating to addition |
| additional | ådditio̊nål | ad-dit-ion-al | åd-dit-io̊n-ål | a. extra or added to what is already there |
| additions | ådditio̊nṡ | ad-dit-ion-s | åd-dit-io̊n-ṡ | |
| additionally | ådditio̊nållẏ | ad-dit-ion-al-ly | åd-dit-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in addition; furthermore |
| adage | adåge | adage | adåge | n. a condensed memorable saying embodying an important fact of experience |
| adam | adåm | |||
| maladaptive | malådaptive | mal-adapt-ive | mal-ådapt-ive | a. showing faulty adaptation |
| adat | àdàt | adat | àdàt | n. (Indonesian) traditional customary law |
| ade | āde | ade | āde | n. a sweet drink made from fruit juice |
| Adelaide | Ade̊lāide | Adelaide | Ade̊lāide | n. a city in southern Australia, capital of South Australia |
| adelgid | adėlgid | adelg-id | adėlg-id | n. any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers |
| Philadelphia | Philådelphiå | Phil-adelph-ia | Phil-ådelph-iå | n. a city in Pennsylvania, US |
| philadelphian | philådelphiån | phil-adelph-ian | phil-ådelph-iån | a. of or relating to Philadelphia n. a native or inhabitant of Philadelphia |
| adenine | ade̊nĩne | aden-ine | ade̊n-ĩne | n. (biochemistry) a purine base in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine or uracil |
| adenoid | ade̊noid | aden-oid | ade̊n-oid | a. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue |
| adenoma | adėnōmå | aden-oma | adėn-ōmå | n. a benign tumor of glandular origin |
| adenoidal | adėnoidål | aden-oid-al | adėn-oid-ål | a. of or pertaining to the adenoids a. sounding as if the nose were pinched |
| adenosine | ådeno̊sĩne | aden-os-ine | åden-o̊s-ĩne | n. a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids |
| lymphadenopathy | lẏmphådeno̊pathẏ | lymph-aden-o-path-y | lẏmph-åden-o̊-path-ẏ | n. chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes |
| adinkra | ådinkrà | adinkra | ådinkrà | n. a set of symbols from Ghana that represent concepts or aphorisms |
| adios | àdiōs | adios | àdiōs | int. a farewell remark |
| adipose | adi̊pōse | adip-ose | adi̊p-ōse | a. relating to or consisting of fat |
| adit | adit | adit | adit | n. a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine |
| rear-admiral | rear-admiral | n. a naval rank above captain | ||
| ado | ådo | ado | ådo | n. fuss, trouble, or difficulty |
| adobe | ådōbē | adobe | ådōbē | n. a sun-dried brick made of clay and straw |
| adobo | ådo̊bo̊ | adobo | ådo̊bo̊ | n. a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice |
| noradrenaline | norådrenåline | nor-ad-ren-al-ine | nor-åd-ren-ål-ine | n. a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine secreted by the adrenal medulla |
| adulation | adůlātio̊n | adul-at-ion | adůl-āt-io̊n | n. servile flattery; exaggerated praise |
| adultery | ådûlte̊rẏ | adult-ery | ådûlt-e̊rẏ | n. sexual relations between a married person and someone else |
| adulthood | ådûlthood | adult-hood | ådûlt-hood | n. the period of time when one is an adult |
| unadulterated | ûnådûlte̊rātėd | un-adult-er-at-ed | ûn-ådûlt-e̊r-āt-ėd | a. not mixed with impurities |
| adze | adze | adze | adze | n. an edge tool used to cut and shape wood |
| aegis | aegis | aegis | aegis | n. protection; sponsorship |
| anaemia | ånāemiå | an-aem-ia | ån-āem-iå | n. a deficiency of red blood cells |
| anaemic | ånāemic | an-aem-ic | ån-āem-ic | a. relating to anemia or suffering from anemia a. lacking vigor or energy |
| ischaemia | ischaēmiå | isch-aem-ia | isch-aēm-iå | n. local anemia in a given body part resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis |
| aeolian | āeo̊liån | aeol-ian | āeo̊l-iån | a. relating to or caused by the wind n. the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia |
| aeon | āeo̊n | aeon | āeo̊n | n. the longest division of geological time n. an immeasurably long period of time |
| aerie | āeriē | aerie | āeriē | n. the lofty nest of a bird of prey n. any habitation at a high altitude |
| aero | āerō | aer-o | āer-ō | a. relating to aircraft or aviation |
| aerobic | āerōbic | aer-o-bic | āer-ō-bic | a. depending on free oxygen or air a. based on or using the principles of aerobics |
| aerodrome | āero̊drōme | aer-o-drome | āer-o̊-drōme | n. an airfield with a control tower, hangars and accommodations for passengers and cargo |
| aerated | āerātėd | aer-at-ed | āer-āt-ėd | a. (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it |
| aerogel | āero̊ge̊l | aer-o-gel | āer-o̊-ge̊l | n. a solid material with extremely low density, derived from a gel |
| aeration | āerātio̊n | aer-at-ion | āer-āt-io̊n | n. the process of exposing to air so as to purify |
| aerator | āerāto̊r | aer-at-or | āer-āt-o̊r | n. an apparatus for exposing something to air |
| aerosol | āero̊sol | aer-o-sol | āer-o̊-sol | n. a fine spray from a pressurized container |
| aerostat | āerōstat | aer-o-stat | āer-ō-stat | n. a lighter-than-air aircraft such as a balloon or airship |
| aerobatic | āero̊batic | aer-o-bat-ic | āer-o̊-bat-ic | a. relating to or involving aerobatics |
| aeronautic | āerōnàuti̊c | aer-o-naut-ic | āer-ō-nàut-i̊c | a. of or pertaining to aeronautics |
| aerobics | åerōbics | aer-o-bic-s | åer-ō-bic-s | n. exercise that increases the need for oxygen |
| aeronautical | āerōnàuti̊cål | aer-o-naut-ic-al | āer-ō-nàut-i̊c-ål | a. of or pertaining to aeronautics |
| aerodynamic | āerōdȳnamic | aer-o-dyn-am-ic | āer-ō-dȳn-am-ic | a. of or relating to aerodynamics |
| aerodigestive | āerōdīgestive | aer-o-di-gest-ive | āer-ō-dī-gest-ive | a. relating to the respiratory and digestive tracts |
| aerobically | āerōbicållẏ | aer-o-bic-al-ly | āer-ō-bic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an aerobic manner; requiring oxygen |
| aerobatics | āero̊batics | aer-o-bat-ic-s | āer-o̊-bat-ic-s | n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
| aeronautics | āero̊nãutics | aer-o-naut-ic-s | āer-o̊-nãut-ic-s | n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
| aerodynamics | āerōdȳnamics | aer-o-dyn-am-ic-s | āer-ō-dȳn-am-ic-s | n. the branch of mechanics dealing with the motion of air and its effects on bodies |
| anaerobe | anåerōbe | an-aer-o-be | an-åer-ō-be | n. an organism that lives without oxygen |
| anaerobic | anåerōbic | an-aer-o-bic | an-åer-ō-bic | a. living or active in the absence of free oxygen |
| bioaerosol | biōae̊rosol | bio-aer-o-sol | biō-ae̊r-o-sol | n. airborne particles that contain living organisms |
| deaerate | dēae̊rāte | de-aer-ate | dē-ae̊r-āte | vt. to remove air or gas from a liquid |
| subaerial | sûbāeriål | sub-aer-i-al | sûb-āer-i-ål | a. occurring on the earth's surface |
| aesthetician | āesthėtiċi̊ån | aesthet-ic-ian | āesthėt-iċ-i̊ån | n. a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments n. a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty |
| aestheticization | āestheticīzātio̊n | aesthet-ic-iz-at-ion | āesthet-ic-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of making something aesthetic |
| anaesthesia | anȧ𝕖sthēs̃iå | an-aesthes-ia | an-ȧ𝕖sthēs̃-iå | n. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
| anaesthetic | anå𝕖sthetic | an-aesthet-ic | an-å𝕖sthet-ic | a. relating to or producing insensibility |
| anaesthetize | ånāesthe̊tīze | an-aesthet-ize | ån-āesthe̊t-īze | vt. to administer an anesthetic to |
| aestival | āestīvål | aestiv-al | āestīv-ål | a. relating to or occurring in summer |
| aetiology | āetiolo̊gẏ | aeti-o-log-y | āeti-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the cause of a disease n. the philosophical study of causation |
| afarensis | åfàrensis | afarensis | åfàrensis | n. an extinct species of early hominin known from fossil remains found in Ethiopia |
| afghan | afg𝕙an | afghan | afg𝕙an | n. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan n. a blanket or shawl made of knitted or crocheted wool |
| afghani | afg𝕙ànĩ | afghan-i | afg𝕙àn-ĩ | n. the basic unit of money in Afghanistan a. of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people |
| Afghanistan | Afg𝕙ani̊stan | Afghan-ist-an | Afg𝕙an-i̊st-an | n. a landlocked country in South-Central Asia |
| aficionado | åfĩċio̊nàdō | aficionado | åfĩċio̊nàdō | n. an enthusiastic fan or devotee of something |
| aforesaid | åfor𝕖said | afore-said | åfor𝕖-said | a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
| africa | africà | n. the second largest continent | ||
| african | africàn | a. relating to Africa or its people n. a person from Africa | ||
| afro | afrō | afro | afrō | n. a rounded thickly curled hairstyle |
| aft | aft | aft | aft | adv. at or toward the stern of a ship a. situated at or toward the stern |
| after | àfte̊r | after | àfte̊r | prep. behind or later than; following conj. subsequent to the time that adv. afterwards; later |
| afterbirth | àfte̊rbi̊rth | after-birth | àfte̊r-bi̊rth | n. the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the baby is born |
| aftercare | àfte̊rcāre | after-care | àfte̊r-cāre | n. care and treatment of a convalescent patient |
| afterglow | afte̊rglōw | after-glow | afte̊r-glōw | n. a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset n. the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event |
| afterlife | afte̊rlīfe | after-life | afte̊r-līfe | n. life after death |
| aftermath | afte̊rmath | after-math | afte̊r-math | n. the consequences or results of an event |
| afternoon | àfte̊rnoon | after-noon | àfte̊r-noon | n. the part of the day between noon and evening |
| aftershave | afte̊rshāve | after-shave | afte̊r-shāve | n. a lotion or liquid applied to the face after shaving |
| aftershock | afte̊rshock | after-shock | afte̊r-shock | n. a tremor occurring after the main shock of an earthquake |
| aftertaste | afte̊rtāste | after-taste | afte̊r-tāste | n. an afterimage of a taste |
| afterthought | àfte̊rthōught | after-thought | àfte̊r-thōught | n. an addition that was not included in the original plan |
| afterward | àfte̊rwård | after-ward | àfte̊r-wård | adv. at a later time; after that |
| afterword | àfte̊rwo̊rd | after-word | àfte̊r-wo̊rd | |
| afterworld | àfte̊rwo̊rld | after-world | àfte̊r-wo̊rld | n. the place where you are after you die |
| afterburner | afte̊rbůrne̊r | after-burn-er | afte̊r-bůrn-e̊r | n. a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust |
| aftermarket | afte̊rmàrkėt | after-mark-et | afte̊r-màrk-ėt | n. a market for goods after they have been manufactured and sold |
| aftereffect | afte̊re̊ffect | after-ef-fect | afte̊r-e̊f-fect | n. any result that follows its cause after an interval n. a delayed effect of a drug or therapy |
| afterimage | afte̊rimȧge | after-i-mage | afte̊r-i-mȧge | n. an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased |
| afternoons | àfte̊rnoonṡ | after-noon-s | àfte̊r-noon-ṡ | |
| afterwards | afte̊rwårdṡ | after-ward-s | afte̊r-wård-ṡ | adv. at a later time; after that |
| agency | āge̊ncẏ | ag-ency | āg-e̊ncẏ | n. a business or organization that provides a particular service n. the action or intervention of a person or thing to produce a particular result |
| agenda | ågendå | ag-enda | åg-endå | n. a list of items to be discussed at a meeting n. an underlying plan or intention |
| agent | āge̊nt | ag-ent | āg-e̊nt | n. a person who acts on behalf of another n. a substance that produces an effect n. a representative of a government |
| agile | agi̊le | ag-ile | ag-i̊le | a. able to move quickly and easily a. mentally quick and clever |
| agony | ago̊nẏ | agon-y | ago̊n-ẏ | n. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain n. a state of acute pain |
| agitate | agi̊tāte | ag-it-ate | ag-i̊t-āte | v. try to stir up public opinion; cause to be excited or roused |
| agencies | āge̊nci𝕖ṡ | ag-enc-ies | āg-e̊nc-i𝕖ṡ | |
| agility | ågili̊tẏ | ag-il-ity | åg-il-i̊tẏ | n. the ability to move quickly and easily |
| agentry | āge̊ntrẏ | ag-ent-ry | āg-e̊nt-rẏ | n. the work or duties of an agent |
| agendas | ågendåṡ | ag-enda-s | åg-endå-ṡ | |
| agents | āge̊nts | ag-ent-s | āg-e̊nt-s | |
| agitated | agi̊tāt𝕖d | ag-it-at-ed | ag-i̊t-āt-𝕖d | a. troubled emotionally and usually deeply |
| agitation | agitātio̊n | ag-it-at-ion | ag-it-āt-io̊n | n. a state of anxiety or emotional disturbance |
| agitator | agi̊tāto̊r | ag-it-at-or | ag-i̊t-āt-o̊r | n. one who agitates; a political troublemaker |
| coagulant | cōagùlånt | co-ag-ul-ant | cō-ag-ùl-ånt | n. an agent that produces coagulation |
| coagulate | cōagūlāte | co-ag-ul-ate | cō-ag-ūl-āte | v. to change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state |
| coagulated | cōagůlātėd | co-ag-ul-at-ed | cō-ag-ůl-āt-ėd | v. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state (coagulate的过去式和过去分词) a. changed into a solid mass |
| coagulation | cōagūlātio̊n | co-ag-ul-at-ion | cō-ag-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid |
| exaggerate | ėxagge̊rāte | ex-agg-er-ate | ėx-agg-e̊r-āte | v. to make something seem larger or more extreme than it really is |
| exaggerated | ėẋagge̊rāt𝕖d | ex-agg-er-at-ed | ėẋ-agg-e̊r-āt-𝕖d | a. represented as greater than is true or reasonable |
| exaggerating | ėẋagge̊rāting | ex-agg-er-at-ing | ėẋ-agg-e̊r-āt-ing | |
| exaggeration | ėẋagge̊rātio̊n | ex-agg-er-at-ion | ėẋ-agg-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. a statement that makes something seem larger than it really is |
| exaggerates | ėẋagge̊rāt𝕖s | ex-agg-er-ate-s | ėẋ-agg-e̊r-āt𝕖-s | |
| exaggeratedly | ėẋagge̊rātėdlẏ | ex-agg-er-at-ed-ly | ėẋ-agg-e̊r-āt-ėd-lẏ | adv. in an exaggerated manner |
| interagency | inte̊rāge̊ncẏ | inter-ag-ency | inte̊r-āg-e̊ncẏ | a. involving or occurring between agencies |
| newsagent | new̄ṡāge̊nt | news-ag-ent | new̄ṡ-āg-e̊nt | n. a person who sells newspapers and magazines |
| reagent | rēāge̊nt | re-ag-ent | rē-āg-e̊nt | n. a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions |
| anticoagulant | anticōagūlånt | anti-co-ag-ul-ant | anti-cō-ag-ūl-ånt | n. medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood |
| anticoagulation | anticōagūlātio̊n | anti-co-ag-ul-at-ion | anti-cō-ag-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood |
| agar | āgår | agar | āgår | n. a gelatinous substance obtained from algae, used in culture media and food |
| agarose | àgårōse | agar-ose | àgår-ōse | n. a polysaccharide obtained from agar used in gel electrophoresis |
| agate | agåte | agate | agåte | n. a hard banded variety of quartz used as a gemstone |
| agave | ågāvė | agave | ågāvė | n. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves |
| age | āge | age | āge | n. the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed n. a distinct period of history v. to grow old or cause to grow old |
| aged | āg𝕖d | ag-ed | āg-𝕖d | n. people who are old collectively a. advanced in years |
| ageing | āgėing | age-ing | āgė-ing | n. the process of growing older v. grow old or older |
| ageism | āgėiṡm | age-ism | āgė-iṡm | n. discrimination on the basis of a person's age |
| aging | āging | ag-ing | āg-ing | n. the process of growing old |
| ageless | āg𝕖lėss | age-less | āg𝕖-lėss | a. continuing forever or indefinitely |
| ages | āgėṡ | age-s | āgė-ṡ | |
| underage | ûnde̊rȧge | under-age | ûnde̊r-ȧge | a. below the legal age for certain activities |
| underaged | ûnde̊rāg𝕖d | under-ag-ed | ûnde̊r-āg-𝕖d | a. below the legal age for certain activities |
| nonagenarian | nonågėnåriån | non-agen-ar-ian | non-ågėn-år-iån | n. someone whose age is in the nineties a. being from 90 to 99 years old |
| ageratum | ågèråtům | agerat-um | ågèråt-ům | n. any plant of the genus Ageratum with opposite leaves and small blue or white flowers |
| aggro | aggrō | aggro | aggrō | n. (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression |
| agiotage | agio̊tāge | agiot-age | agio̊t-āge | n. the business of exchanging currencies; stock speculation |
| agitprop | agi̊tprop | agit-prop | agi̊t-prop | n. political propaganda (especially communist) communicated via art, literature and cinema |
| demagogue | demågog𝕦e | dem-agogue | dem-ågog𝕦e | n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices |
| demagogic | demågogic | dem-agog-ic | dem-ågog-ic | a. characteristic of or resembling a demagogue |
| demagogy | demågogẏ | dem-agog-y | dem-ågog-ẏ | n impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace |
| demagoguery | demågogue̊rẏ | dem-agog-u-ery | dem-ågog-u-e̊rẏ | n. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace |
| pedagogue | pedågog𝕦e | ped-agogue | ped-ågog𝕦e | n. someone who educates young people |
| synagogue | sẏnågog𝕦e | syn-agogue | sẏn-ågog𝕦e | n. the place of worship for a Jewish congregation |
| agonal | ago̊nål | agon-al | ago̊n-ål | a. relating to the agony of death |
| agonistic | agōnistic | agon-ist-ic | agōn-ist-ic | a. of or relating to athletic contests a. striving to overcome in argument |
| antagonism | antago̊niṡm | ant-agon-ism | ant-ago̊n-iṡm | n. hostility or opposition between people or forces |
| antagonist | antago̊ni̊st | ant-agon-ist | ant-ago̊n-i̊st | n. a person who opposes another; a substance that blocks another |
| antagonize | antago̊nīze | ant-agon-ize | ant-ago̊n-īze | v. to cause to feel hostility |
| antagonistic | antago̊nistic | ant-agon-ist-ic | ant-ago̊n-ist-ic | a. indicating opposition or resistance a. characterized by antagonism or antipathy |
| diagonal | dīago̊nål | di-agon-al | dī-ago̊n-ål | n. a straight line connecting two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon a. slanting; connecting two nonadjacent corners |
| diagonally | dīago̊nållẏ | di-agon-al-ly | dī-ago̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in a diagonal manner |
| nonagon | nonågon | non-agon | non-ågon | n. a polygon with nine sides |
| protagonist | prōtago̊ni̊st | prot-agon-ist | prōt-ago̊n-i̊st | n. the principal character in a work of fiction |
| agora | ago̊rå | agora | ago̊rå | n. the marketplace in ancient Greece n. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel |
| agouti | ågoùti | agouti | ågoùti | n. a long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America; valued as food |
| agrarian | ågrariån | agr-ar-ian | ågr-ar-iån | a. relating to rural matters |
| agribusiness | agribu̇ṡinėss | agri-busi-ness | agri-bu̇ṡi-nėss | n. a large-scale farming enterprise |
| agrarianism | ågrariåniṡm | agr-ar-ian-ism | ågr-ar-iån-iṡm | n. a social or political movement that seeks to redistribute agricultural land |
| aguardiente | àguàrdientè | aguardiente | àguàrdientè | n. a strong alcoholic drink, especially a coarse brandy |
| ague | āgūe | ague | āgūe | n. a fit of shivering or shaking n. successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria |
| ah | à𝕙 | ah | à𝕙 | int. an exclamation expressing surprise, delight, or pity |
| ahh | à𝕙𝕙 | ahh | à𝕙𝕙 | int. an exclamation of relief or understanding |
| ahhh | ahhh | int. used to express pleasure, relief, or understanding | ||
| ahhhh | ahhhh | int. an expression of relief, satisfaction, or realization | ||
| aha | àhà | ah-a | àh-à | int. used to express satisfaction or surprise |
| aah | àà𝕙 | aah | àà𝕙 | v. express admiration and pleasure by uttering 'ooh' or 'aah' |
| ahem | åhem | ahem | åhem | int. a sound made to get attention, express hesitancy, or hide embarrassment |
| ahoy | åhoẏ | ahoy | åhoẏ | |
| aid | āid | aid | āid | n. help or support v. help or support someone or something |
| aided | āidėd | aid-ed | āid-ėd | v. give help or assistance; be of service a. having help |
| aids | āidṡ | aid-s | āid-ṡ | n. a serious disease that destroys the immune system |
| unaided | ûnāidėd | un-aid-ed | ûn-āid-ėd | a. carried out without aid or assistance |
| aide | āide | aide | āide | n. someone who acts as assistant |
| AIDS | ĀIDṠ | AIDS | ĀIDṠ | |
| ail | āil | ail | āil | v. be ill or unwell |
| ailing | āiling | ail-ing | āil-ing | a. in poor health |
| ailment | āilme̊nt | ail-ment | āil-me̊nt | n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease |
| aileron | āile̊ron | ail-er-on | āil-e̊r-on | n. an airfoil that controls lateral motion |
| aim | āim | aim | āim | n. a purpose or intention n. the pointing of a weapon at a target v. point or direct at a target |
| aimed | āim𝕖d | aim-ed | āim-𝕖d | |
| aiming | āiming | aim-ing | āim-ing | |
| aimless | āimle̊ss | aim-less | āim-le̊ss | a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another a. without purpose |
| aims | āimṡ | aim-s | āim-ṡ | |
| aimlessly | āimle̊sslẏ | aim-less-ly | āim-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. without aim |
| aimlessness | āimlėssnėss | aim-less-ness | āim-lėss-nėss | n. the quality of lacking any definite purpose |
| aioli | aīo̊li | aioli | aīo̊li | n. garlic mayonnaise |
| air | āir | air | āir | n. the mixture of gases that forms the earth's atmosphere n. an impression or appearance given by someone |
| airbag | āirbag | air-bag | āir-bag | n. a safety restraint in a vehicle that inflates on impact |
| airbase | āirbāse | air-base | āir-bāse | n. a base for military aircraft |
| airboat | āirbōat | air-boat | āir-bōat | n. a flat-bottomed boat propelled by an aircraft-type propeller |
| airborne | āirborne | air-borne | āir-borne | a. transported by air a. carried through the air |
| airbrush | āirbrûsh | air-brush | āir-brûsh | n. an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air v. paint with an airbrush |
| airburst | āirbůrst | air-burst | āir-bůrst | n. an explosion in the atmosphere |
| aircar | āircàr | air-car | āir-càr | n. a vehicle designed to travel through the air; a flying car |
| aircraft | āircràft | air-craft | āir-cràft | n. a vehicle that can fly |
| aircrew | āircrew̄ | air-crew | āir-crew̄ | n. the crew of an aircraft |
| airdrop | āirdrop | air-drop | āir-drop | n. delivery of supplies by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft |
| aired | āir𝕖d | air-ed | āir-𝕖d | v. expose to fresh air a. open to or abounding in fresh air |
| airfare | āirfare | air-fare | āir-fare | n. the fare charged for traveling by airplane |
| airfield | āirfiēld | air-field | āir-fiēld | n. a place where planes take off and land |
| airflow | āirflōw | air-flow | āir-flōw | n. the flow of air |
| airfoil | āirfoil | air-foil | āir-foil | n. a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air |
| airframe | āirfrāme | air-frame | āir-frāme | n. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines) |
| airhead | āirhèad | air-head | āir-hèad | n. a flighty scatterbrained simpleton n. a bridgehead seized by airborne troops |
| airing | āiring | air-ing | āir-ing | n. a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air |
| airless | āirle̊ss | air-less | āir-le̊ss | a. lacking fresh air |
| airlift | āirlift | air-lift | āir-lift | n. transportation of people or goods by air v. to fly people or goods to or from places |
| airline | āirlīne | air-line | āir-līne | n. a company that provides air transport services |
| airlock | āirlock | air-lock | āir-lock | n. a chamber that provides access to a space with a different air pressure |
| airmail | āirmāil | air-mail | āir-māil | n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft n. a system of conveying mail by aircraft v. send or transport by airmail |
| airman | āirmån | air-man | āir-mån | n someone who operates an aircraft |
| airplane | āirplāne | air-plane | āir-plāne | n. a flying vehicle with fixed wings and an engine |
| airplay | āirplāy | air-play | āir-plāy | n. the playing of a record on radio or television |
| airport | āirport | air-port | āir-port | n. a complex of runways and buildings for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance |
| airs | āirṡ | air-s | āir-ṡ | |
| airshaft | āirshàft | air-shaft | āir-shàft | n. a vertical shaft that provides ventilation |
| airship | āirship | air-ship | āir-ship | n. a steerable self-propelled aircraft |
| airsick | āirsick | air-sick | āir-sick | a. experiencing motion sickness while flying |
| airspace | āirspāce | air-space | āir-spāce | n. the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth |
| airspeed | āirspēed | air-speed | āir-spēed | n. the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying |
| airstream | āirstrēam | air-stream | āir-strēam | n. a relatively well-defined prevailing wind |
| airstrike | āirstrīke | air-strike | āir-strīke | n. an attack by military aircraft |
| airstrip | āirstrip | air-strip | āir-strip | n. an airfield without normal airport facilities |
| airtight | āirtī𝕘𝕙t | air-tight | āir-tī𝕘𝕙t | a. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out; having no weak points |
| airtime | āirtīme | air-time | āir-tīme | n. the time period during which a radio or television program is transmitted |
| airway | āirwāy | air-way | āir-wāy | n. a designated route for airplanes; passages through which air enters the body |
| airy | āirẏ | air-y | āir-ẏ | a. having plenty of fresh air a. light and casual in manner |
| airbrushed | āirbrûsh𝕖ḋ | air-brush-ed | āir-brûsh-𝕖ḋ | v. paint with an airbrush |
| airliner | āirlīne̊r | air-lin-er | āir-līn-e̊r | n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers |
| airpower | āirpòwe̊r | air-pow-er | āir-pòw-e̊r | n. the military strength of a nation's air force |
| airily | āirilẏ | air-i-ly | āir-i-lẏ | adv. in a light and casual manner |
| airiness | āirinėss | air-i-ness | āir-i-nėss | n. the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air n. lightness in movement or manner |
| airsickness | āirsicknėss | air-sick-ness | āir-sick-nėss | n. motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) |
| airlines | āirlīn𝕖ṡ | air-line-s | āir-līn𝕖-ṡ | |
| airplanes | āirplān𝕖ṡ | air-plane-s | āir-plān𝕖-ṡ | |
| airports | āirports | air-port-s | āir-port-s | |
| airwaves | āirwāv𝕖ṡ | air-wave-s | āir-wāv𝕖-ṡ | n. the medium for radio and television broadcasting |
| airworthy | āirwo̊rṫhẏ | air-worth-y | āir-wo̊rṫh-ẏ | a. (of aircraft) fit to fly |
| air-condition | āir-co̊nditio̊n | air-con-dit-ion | āir-co̊n-dit-io̊n | vt. to equip with air conditioning |
| airworthiness | āirwo̊rṫhine̊ss | air-worth-i-ness | āir-wo̊rṫh-i-ne̊ss | n. fitness to fly |
| air-conditioned | air-con-dit-ion-ed | a. equipped with air conditioning | ||
| air-conditioning | air-con-dit-ion-ing | n. a system that controls the temperature and humidity of air | ||
| antiaircraft | antīāircraft | anti-air-craft | antī-āir-craft | a. designed for defense against air attack n. anti-aircraft weapons |
| aerate | āe̊rāte | aer-ate | āe̊r-āte | v. expose to fresh air v. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen |
| aerial | āeriål | aer-i-al | āer-i-ål | a. existing or operating in the air n. an antenna |
| aerialist | āeriålist | aer-i-al-ist | āer-i-ål-ist | n. an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) |
| aeroplane | āero̊plāne | aer-o-plane | āer-o̊-plāne | n an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
| aerospace | āero̊spāce | aer-o-space | āer-o̊-spāce | n. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole |
| aisle | aī𝕤le | aisle | aī𝕤le | n. a passage between rows of seats |
| aisles | aī𝕤l𝕖ṡ | aisle-s | aī𝕤l𝕖-ṡ | |
| A.K.A. | Å.K.Ā. | A.K.A. | Å.K.Ā. | |
| a.k.a. | å.k.ā. | a.k.a. | å.k.ā. | |
| AKA | AKÅ | AKA | AKÅ | |
| aka | akå | aka | akå | |
| akkadian | åkkādiån | akkad-ian | åkkād-iån | n. an inhabitant of ancient Akkad in Mesopotamia a. of or relating to Akkad |
| ala | alå | ala | alå | n. a wing or winglike structure |
| Alabama | Alåbamå | Alabama | Alåbamå | n. a state in the southeastern United States |
| alacrity | ålacri̊tẏ | alacr-ity | ålacr-i̊tẏ | n. liveliness and eagerness |
| phenylalanine | phenẏlalånĩne | phenyl-alan-ine | phenẏl-alån-ĩne | n. an essential amino acid found in proteins |
| alar | ālàr | alar | ālàr | a. having or resembling wings |
| alarmed | ålàrm𝕖d | alarm-ed | ålàrm-𝕖d | a. feeling sudden fear or anxiety |
| alarming | ålàrming | alarm-ing | ålàrm-ing | a. frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| alarmism | ålàrmiṡm | alarm-ism | ålàrm-iṡm | n. needless warnings |
| alarmist | ålàrmist | alarm-ist | ålàrm-ist | n. a person who alarms others needlessly |
| alarmingly | ålàrminglẏ | alarm-ing-ly | ålàrm-ing-lẏ | adv. in an alarming manner |
| alas | ålas | alas | ålas | interj. an exclamation expressing sorrow or regret |
| Alaska | Ålaskå | Alaska | Ålaskå | n. the largest state in the United States, in the northwest |
| alaskan | ålaskån | alask-an | ålask-ån | n. a native or resident of Alaska a. relating to the state of Alaska |
| album | albům | alb-um | alb-ům | n. a collection of songs issued as a single item n. a book for storing photographs |
| albinism | albiniṡm | alb-in-ism | alb-in-iṡm | n. the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair |
| albumin | albūmi̊n | alb-um-in | alb-ūm-i̊n | n. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues |
| albino | albīnō | alb-in-o | alb-īn-ō | n. a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink |
| albums | albůmṡ | alb-um-s | alb-ům-ṡ | |
| albacore | albåcore | albacore | albåcore | n. a large pelagic tuna with long pectoral fins; source of most canned tuna |
| albanian | albāniån | alban-ian | albān-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of Albania; the language spoken in Albania a. of or relating to Albania or its people |
| Albany | Ãlbånẏ | Alban-y | Ãlbån-ẏ | n. the capital city of New York State |
| albatross | albåtross | albatross | albåtross | n. something that hinders or handicaps n. large web-footed seabirds with long narrow wings, noted for gliding flight |
| albedo | albēdō | albedo | albēdō | n. the ratio of reflected to incident light |
| alcalde | alcaldė | alcalde | alcaldė | n. a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town |
| alchemist | alc𝕙emist | alchem-ist | alc𝕙em-ist | n. one who practiced alchemy, seeking the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone |
| alchemy | alc𝕙e̊mẏ | alchem-y | alc𝕙e̊m-ẏ | n. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times |
| alchemical | alc𝕙emicål | alchem-ic-al | alc𝕙em-ic-ål | a. related to or concerned with alchemy |
| alcohol | alco̊hol | alcohol | alco̊hol | n. a drink containing ethanol n. the intoxicating agent in liquor |
| alcoholic | alco̊holic | alcohol-ic | alco̊hol-ic | n. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually a. characteristic of or containing alcohol |
| alcoholism | alco̊holiṡm | alcohol-ism | alco̊hol-iṡm | n. an addiction to alcoholic beverages |
| alcohols | alco̊holṡ | alcohol-s | alco̊hol-ṡ | |
| alcoholics | alco̊holics | alcohol-ic-s | alco̊hol-ic-s | |
| nonalcoholic | nonalco̊holic | non-alcohol-ic | non-alco̊hol-ic | a. characterized by the absence of alcohol |
| alcove | alcōve | alcove | alcōve | n. a small recess opening off a larger room |
| alderman | ãlde̊rmån | alder-man | ãlde̊r-mån | n. a member of a municipal legislative body |
| aldehyde | aldėhȳde | aldehyde | aldėhȳde | n. any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds |
| acetaldehyde | acėtalde̊hȳde | acet-aldehyde | acėt-alde̊hȳde | n. a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufacture |
| alder | ãlde̊r | alder | ãlde̊r | n. a tree of the birch family with toothed leaves |
| aldosterone | aldoste̊rōne | aldo-sterone | aldo-ste̊rōne | n. a steroid hormone that regulates salt balance |
| ale | āle | ale | āle | n. a type of beer made with top-fermenting yeast |
| alehouse | āl𝕖hòuse | ale-house | āl𝕖-hòuse | n. a tavern where ale is sold |
| alewife | ālewīfe | ale-wife | āle-wīfe | n. a food fish of the herring family |
| aleatory | ālēatorẏ | aleat-ory | ālēat-orẏ | a. dependent on chance |
| alendronate | ålendro̊nāte | alendronate | ålendro̊nāte | n. a tablet (trade name Fosamax) to prevent or treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women |
| aleph | àle̊ph | aleph | àle̊ph | n. the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| alerted | åle̊rtėd | alert-ed | åle̊rt-ėd | v. warn or arouse to a sense of danger |
| alertly | åle̊rtlẏ | alert-ly | åle̊rt-lẏ | adv. in mentally perceptive and responsive way |
| alertness | åle̊rtne̊ss | alert-ness | åle̊rt-ne̊ss | n. a state of readiness to respond |
| alfalfa | alfalfå | alfalfa | alfalfå | n. a leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves, grown widely as pasture and hay |
| Alfred | Alfrėd | Alfred | Alfrėd | n. a male given name |
| algal | algål | alg-al | alg-ål | a. of or relating to alga |
| analgesia | analgēṡiå | an-alges-ia | an-algēṡ-iå | n. absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness |
| analgesic | anålgēsic | an-alges-ic | an-ålgēs-ic | n. a medicine used to relieve pain a. capable of relieving pain |
| myalgia | mȳalgiå | my-alg-ia | mȳ-alg-iå | n. pain in a muscle or group of muscles |
| neuralgia | neūralgi̊å | neur-alg-ia | neūr-alg-i̊å | n. acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves |
| neuralgic | neūralgic | neur-alg-ic | neūr-alg-ic | a. of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia |
| otalgia | ōtalgiå | ot-alg-ia | ōt-alg-iå | n. an ache localized in the middle or inner ear |
| fibromyalgia | fībro̊mȳalgiå | fibr-o-my-alg-ia | fībr-o̊-mȳ-alg-iå | n. a condition causing chronic widespread pain and heightened sensitivity to pressure |
| alga | algå | alga | algå | n. a simple nonflowering plant that grows in water |
| algae | algāe | algae | algāe | n. simple plants that grow in water |
| algebra | algėbrå | alge-bra | algė-brå | n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations |
| algebraic | alge̊brāic | alge-bra-ic | alge̊-brā-ic | a. of or relating to algebra |
| algerian | algēriån | alger-ian | algēr-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of Algeria a. of or relating to Algeria |
| algonquian | algonquiån | algonqu-ian | algonqu-iån | n. a member of any of the North American Indian peoples speaking Algonquian languages |
| algorithm | algo̊riṫhm | algorithm | algo̊riṫhm | n. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
| algorithmic | algo̊riṫhmic | algorithm-ic | algo̊riṫhm-ic | a. of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm |
| alien | ālie̊n | ali-en | āli-e̊n | n. a foreigner who is not a naturalized citizen a. belonging to a foreign country; unfamiliar |
| alienable | ālienåble | ali-en-able | āli-en-åble | a. transferable to another owner |
| alienate | ālienāte | ali-en-ate | āli-en-āte | v. make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated |
| alienist | ālienist | ali-en-ist | āli-en-ist | n. a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness |
| alienness | āliēnne̊ss | ali-en-ness | āli-ēn-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being alien or foreign |
| aliens | ālie̊nṡ | ali-en-s | āli-e̊n-ṡ | |
| alienated | āliēnātėd | ali-en-at-ed | āli-ēn-āt-ėd | a. socially disoriented a. caused to be unloved |
| alienating | āliēnāting | ali-en-at-ing | āli-ēn-āt-ing | a. causing hostility or loss of friendliness |
| alienation | āliēnātio̊n | ali-en-at-ion | āli-ēn-āt-io̊n | n. the feeling of being alienated from other people n. the act of alienating; transfer of property |
| inalienable | inālienåble | in-ali-en-able | in-āli-en-åble | a. incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another |
| unalienable | ûnāliēnåble | un-ali-en-able | ûn-āli-ēn-åble | a. incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another |
| alias | āliås | alias | āliås | n. a false name used to conceal one's identity adv. otherwise known as |
| alibi | ali̊bī | alibi | ali̊bī | n. a defense claiming one was elsewhere when a crime was committed |
| alimentary | ali̊mentårẏ | aliment-ary | ali̊ment-årẏ | a. of or providing nourishment |
| alimony | ali̊mōnẏ | alimon-y | ali̊mōn-ẏ | n. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
| aliquot | aliquot | aliquot | aliquot | n. an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity a. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity |
| aliyah | åliyå𝕙 | aliyah | åliyå𝕙 | n. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel |
| alizarin | ålizårin | alizarin | ålizårin | n. an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and dyeing |
| alkali | alkålī | alkali | alkålī | n. soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture |
| alkaline | alkålīne | alkal-ine | alkål-īne | a. relating to or containing an alkali |
| alkalinity | alkålini̊tẏ | alkalin-ity | alkålin-i̊tẏ | n. pH values above 7 |
| alkaloid | alkåloid | alkal-oid | alkål-oid | n. natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
| alkyd | alkẏd | alkyd | alkẏd | n. a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints |
| all | ãll | all | ãll | a. the whole quantity or amount of; every one of adv. completely pron. everything |
| ally | ållȳ | al-ly | ål-lȳ | n. a friendly nation n. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance v. become an ally or associate |
| also | ãlsō | al-so | ãl-sō | adv. in addition; too; as well |
| alliance | ållīånce | al-li-ance | ål-lī-ånce | n. a formal agreement or partnership between groups or countries |
| allied | allī𝕖d | al-li-ed | al-lī-𝕖d | a. joined or connected; relating to the Allies in a war |
| all-in-one | ãll-in-o̊ne | all-in-one | ãll-in-o̊ne | a. combining multiple functions in one unit |
| all-inclusive | ãll-inclūsive | all-in-clus-ive | ãll-in-clūs-ive | a. including everything or everyone |
| misalliance | misållīånce | mis-al-li-ance | mis-ål-lī-ånce | n. an unsuitable or inappropriate union |
| parallelogram | parållelo̊gram | par-all-el-o-gram | par-åll-el-o̊-gram | n. a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length |
| carryall | carrẏãll | carr-y-all | carr-ẏ-ãll | n. a capacious bag or basket n. a vehicle with room for many passengers |
| Allah | Àllå𝕙 | Allah | Àllå𝕙 | n. the name of God in Islam |
| allay | ållāy | allay | ållāy | v lessen the intensity of or calm v satisfy (thirst) |
| allegro | ållegrō | allegro | ållegrō | adv. in a brisk and lively manner n. a musical composition to be performed quickly |
| allelopathy | ållēlopåthẏ | allel-o-path-y | ållēl-o-påth-ẏ | n. suppression of growth of one plant species by another via toxic substance release |
| allele | ållelē | allele | ållelē | n. either of a pair of alternative forms of a gene at the same chromosomal locus |
| alleluia | allelūià | alleluia | allelūià | int. a shout or song of praise to God |
| allen | alle̊n | allen | alle̊n | n. a wrench with a hexagonal socket for turning Allen screws |
| allende | àllendè | allende | àllendè | n. a city in Mexico |
| allergen | alle̊rge̊n | allerg-en | alle̊rg-e̊n | n. any substance that can cause an allergy |
| allergic | ålle̊rgic | allerg-ic | ålle̊rg-ic | a. having an allergy; having a strong dislike |
| allergies | alle̊rgi𝕖ṡ | allerg-ies | alle̊rg-i𝕖ṡ | |
| allergist | alle̊rgi̊st | allerg-ist | alle̊rg-i̊st | n. a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies |
| allergy | alle̊rgẏ | allerg-y | alle̊rg-ẏ | n. a damaging immune response to a substance |
| allergenic | alle̊rgenic | allerg-en-ic | alle̊rg-en-ic | a. relating to or having the effect of an allergen |
| hypoallergenic | hẏpōalle̊rgenic | hypo-allerg-en-ic | hẏpō-alle̊rg-en-ic | a. having little likelihood of causing an allergic reaction |
| alley | allēy | alley | allēy | n. a narrow passage between buildings |
| alleys | allėyṡ | alley-s | allėy-ṡ | |
| alleyway | allēywāy | alley-way | allēy-wāy | n a narrow street with walls on both sides |
| alligator | alli̊gāto̊r | alligator | alli̊gāto̊r | n. a large reptile similar to a crocodile |
| alloy | alloẏ | al-loy | al-loẏ | n. a mixture of two or more metals v. to mix metals together |
| superalloy | sūpe̊rålloẏ | super-al-loy | sūpe̊r-ål-loẏ | n. an alloy that exhibits excellent mechanical strength and resistance to heat |
| allottee | ållottēe | allott-ee | ållott-ēe | n. one to whom an allotment is made |
| almanac | àlmånac | almanac | àlmånac | n. an annual publication including weather forecasts and other information |
| almond | à𝕝mo̊nd | almond | à𝕝mo̊nd | n. an oval-shaped edible nut n. the tree that produces almonds |
| alms | àlmṡ | alms | àlmṡ | n. money or goods contributed to the poor |
| almshouse | à𝕝mṡhòuse | alms-house | à𝕝mṡ-hòuse | n. a house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse |
| aloe | alōe | aloe | alōe | n. a succulent plant with thick fleshy leaves |
| aloha | ålōhà | aloha | ålōhà | int. a Hawaiian word used as a greeting or farewell |
| alopecia | alo̊pēċiå | alopec-ia | alo̊pēċ-iå | n. loss of hair (especially on the head) |
| alp | alp | alp | alp | n. a high mountain, especially in the Alps |
| alpine | alpīne | alp-ine | alp-īne | a. relating to or characteristic of high mountains |
| alpinist | alpinist | alpin-ist | alpin-ist | n. a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs |
| alpaca | alpacå | alpaca | alpacå | n. domesticated llama with long silky fleece n. wool of the alpaca |
| alpha | alphå | alpha | alphå | n. the first letter of the Greek alphabet a. first in order of importance |
| alphabet | alphåbet | alpha-bet | alphå-bet | n. a set of letters used in writing a language |
| alphanumeric | alphånūmèric | alpha-numeric | alphå-nūmèric | a. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers) |
| alphabetic | alphåbetic | alpha-bet-ic | alphå-bet-ic | a. relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet |
| alphabetize | alphåbe̊tīze | alpha-bet-ize | alphå-be̊t-īze | v. arrange in alphabetical order v. provide with an alphabet |
| alphabetical | alphåbeticål | alpha-bet-ic-al | alphå-bet-ic-ål | a. arranged in order according to the alphabet |
| alphabetized | alphåbe̊tīz𝕖d | alpha-bet-iz-ed | alphå-be̊t-īz-𝕖d | a. having been put in alphabetical order |
| alphabetically | alphåbeticållẏ | alpha-bet-ic-al-ly | alphå-bet-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in alphabetical order |
| Alps | Alps | Alps | Alps | n. a major mountain range in Europe |
| alsatian | alsāṫi̊ån | alsat-ian | alsāṫ-i̊ån | n. a breed of dog (German shepherd) a. of or relating to Alsace |
| also-ran | ãlsō-ran | also-ran | ãlsō-ran | n. a person who loses in a contest; an also-ran |
| alter | ãlte̊r | alt-er | ãlt-e̊r | v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation v. insert words into texts |
| altitude | altitūde | alt-itude | alt-itūde | n. the height of something above sea level |
| alterable | ãlte̊råble | alt-er-able | ãlt-e̊r-åble | a. capable of being changed or altered |
| alternate | ãlte̊rnāte | alt-ern-ate | ãlt-e̊rn-āte | a. occurring in turn repeatedly v. happen or do by turns |
| altitudinal | alti̊tūdinål | alt-itudin-al | alt-i̊tūdin-ål | a. pertaining to altitude |
| altered | ãlte̊r𝕖d | alt-er-ed | ãlt-e̊r-𝕖d | a. changed in form or character without becoming something else |
| altering | ãlte̊ring | alt-er-ing | ãlt-e̊r-ing | v. cause to change; make different v. become different in some particular way |
| alterity | ãlte̊ritẏ | alt-er-ity | ãlt-e̊r-itẏ | n. the state or quality of being other; otherness |
| altiplano | alti̊plànō | alt-i-plano | alt-i̊-plànō | n. a high plain in the Andes mountains of South America |
| alters | ãlte̊rṡ | alt-er-s | ãlt-e̊r-ṡ | |
| altimeter | altime̊te̊r | alt-i-met-er | alt-i-me̊t-e̊r | n. an instrument that measures the height above ground |
| alteration | ãlte̊rātio̊n | alt-er-at-ion | ãlt-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making something different |
| alternating | ãlte̊rnāting | alt-ern-at-ing | ãlt-e̊rn-āt-ing | a. occurring in turn repeatedly |
| alternation | ãlte̊rnātio̊n | alt-ern-at-ion | ãlt-e̊rn-āt-io̊n | n. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again |
| alternative | ãlte̊rnātive | alt-ern-at-ive | ãlt-e̊rn-āt-ive | a. available as another option n. one of two or more available possibilities |
| altercation | àlte̊rcātio̊n | alt-er-cat-ion | àlt-e̊r-cāt-io̊n | n. a noisy quarrel |
| alternately | ãlte̊rnåt𝕖lẏ | alt-ern-ate-ly | ãlt-e̊rn-åt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an alternating sequence |
| alternator | ãlte̊rnāto̊r | alt-ern-at-or | ãlt-e̊rn-āt-o̊r | n. an electric generator that produces alternating current, especially in automobiles |
| alternatively | ãlte̊rnåtiv𝕖lẏ | alt-ern-at-ive-ly | ãlt-e̊rn-åt-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. as another option or possibility |
| alternatives | ãlte̊rnåtiv𝕖ṡ | alt-ern-at-ive-s | ãlt-e̊rn-åt-iv𝕖-ṡ | |
| exalt | ėẋãlt | ex-alt | ėẋ-ãlt | v. raise in rank, character, or status |
| exalted | ėẋãltėd | ex-alt-ed | ėẋ-ãlt-ėd | a. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style |
| exaltation | eẋãltātio̊n | ex-alt-at-ion | eẋ-ãlt-āt-io̊n | n. a state of being honored or elevated; a feeling of intense joy |
| inalterable | inãlte̊råble | in-alt-er-able | in-ãlt-e̊r-åble | a. that cannot be changed |
| subaltern | sûbãlte̊rn | sub-alt-ern | sûb-ãlt-e̊rn | n. a commissioned army officer below the rank of captain a. subordinate in rank or position |
| unalterable | ûnãlte̊råble | un-alt-er-able | ûn-ãlt-e̊r-åble | a. not capable of being changed or altered |
| unaltered | ûnãlte̊r𝕖d | un-alt-er-ed | ûn-ãlt-e̊r-𝕖d | a. remaining in an original state |
| unalterably | ûnãlte̊råblẏ | un-alt-er-ab-ly | ûn-ãlt-e̊r-åb-lẏ | adv. in an unalterable and unchangeable manner |
| altar | ãltår | altar | ãltår | n. a raised structure used for religious ceremonies |
| altarpiece | ãltårpiēce | altar-piece | ãltår-piēce | n. a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table |
| altars | ãltårṡ | altar-s | ãltår-ṡ | |
| alto | altō | alto | altō | n. the pitch range of the lowest female voice |
| altruist | altrùist | altru-ist | altrù-ist | n someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
| alum | alům | alum | alům | n. a chemical compound used in dyeing and medicine |
| alumna | ålûmnå | alumn-a | ålûmn-å | n a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) |
| alumni | ålûmnī | alumn-i | ålûmn-ī | n. former students of a school or college |
| alumnus | ålûmnûs | alumn-us | ålûmn-ûs | n. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) |
| alveolar | alvēo̊lår | alveol-ar | alvēo̊l-år | a. pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs a. pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw |
| alveolus | alvėo̊lůs | alveol-us | alvėo̊l-ůs | n. a tiny air sac in the lungs, formed by terminal dilation of air passageways |
| alyssum | ålẏssům | alyssum | ålẏssům | n. any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers n. a genus of the family Cruciferae |
| a.m | a.m | adv. before noon | ||
| A.M. | A.M. | A.M. | A.M. | |
| a.m. | a.m. | a.m. | a.m. | adv. before noon |
| AM | AM | AM | AM | |
| amity | amitẏ | am-ity | am-itẏ | n. a cordial disposition n. a state of friendship and cordiality |
| amicable | amicåble | am-ic-able | am-ic-åble | a. characterized by friendship and good will |
| amateur | amåte̊ur | am-at-eur | am-åt-e̊ur | n. a person who does something for pleasure rather than for money a. doing something for pleasure rather than professionally |
| amatory | amåto̊rẏ | am-at-ory | am-åt-o̊rẏ | a. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance |
| amateurish | amåte̊urish | am-at-eur-ish | am-åt-e̊ur-ish | a. lacking professional skill or expertise |
| amateurism | amåte̊uriṡm | am-at-eur-ism | am-åt-e̊ur-iṡm | n. the belief that people should participate in sports as a hobby rather than for money |
| amicably | amicåblẏ | am-ic-ab-ly | am-ic-åb-lẏ | adv. in an amicable manner |
| amalgam | åmalgåm | amalgam | åmalgåm | n. a combination or blend of diverse things |
| amalgamate | åmalgåmāte | amalgam-ate | åmalgåm-āte | v. to join or combine together into one whole |
| amalgamated | åmalgåmātėd | amalgam-at-ed | åmalgåm-āt-ėd | v. to combine or unite to form one organization or structure |
| amalgamation | åmalgåmātio̊n | amalgam-at-ion | åmalgåm-āt-io̊n | n. the combination of two or more commercial companies |
| diamante | dīåmàntē | di-aman-te | dī-åmàn-tē | n. fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones |
| amaranth | amåranth | amaranth | amåranth | n. any plant of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers |
| amaretto | amåre̊ttō | amaretto | amåre̊ttō | n. an Italian almond liqueur |
| amaryllis | amårẏllis | amaryllis | amårẏllis | n. bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers |
| ambit | ambit | ambit | ambit | n. the range or scope of something |
| ambiance | ambiånce | ambi-ance | ambi-ånce | n. the atmosphere of an environment |
| ambience | ambiēnce | ambi-ence | ambi-ēnce | n. the atmosphere or feeling of a place |
| ambient | ambie̊nt | ambi-ent | ambi-e̊nt | a. completely enveloping; relating to the immediate surroundings |
| ambulance | ambūlånce | amb-ul-ance | amb-ūl-ånce | n. a vehicle used for transporting sick or injured people to hospital |
| ambulate | ambūlāte | amb-ul-ate | amb-ūl-āte | v. walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking |
| ambiguity | ambigūi̊tẏ | ambi-gu-ity | ambi-gū-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being open to more than one interpretation n. doubtfulness of meaning |
| ambiguous | ambigūo̊us | ambig-u-ous | ambig-ū-o̊us | a. having more than one possible meaning a. unclear or inexact |
| ambulation | ambūlātio̊n | amb-ul-at-ion | amb-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. walking about |
| ambiguously | ambigūo̊uslẏ | ambig-u-ous-ly | ambig-ū-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an ambiguous manner |
| ambulatory | ambūlåtorẏ | amb-ul-at-ory | amb-ūl-åt-orẏ | n. a covered walkway a. relating to or adapted for walking |
| ambulances | ambūlåncėṡ | amb-ul-ance-s | amb-ūl-åncė-ṡ | |
| preamble | prēamble | pre-am-ble | prē-am-ble | n. an introduction to a formal document |
| perambulate | pe̊rambūlāte | per-amb-ul-ate | pe̊r-amb-ūl-āte | v. to walk through or around |
| perambulation | pe̊rambūlātio̊n | per-amb-ul-at-ion | pe̊r-amb-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. a walk around a territory in order to officially assert and record its boundaries |
| unambitious | ûnåmbitio̊us | un-ambit-ious | ûn-åmbit-io̊us | a. having little desire for success or achievement |
| unambiguous | ûnambigūo̊us | un-ambig-u-ous | ûn-ambig-ū-o̊us | a. having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning |
| unambiguously | ûnambigūo̊uslẏ | un-ambig-u-ous-ly | ûn-ambig-ū-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a clear and definite manner |
| amber | ambe̊r | amber | ambe̊r | n. a hard yellowish translucent fossil resin used for jewelry a. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color |
| ambergris | ambe̊rgris | ambergris | ambe̊rgris | n. waxy substance from sperm whale found floating at sea; used in perfume |
| amble | amble | amble | amble | n. a leisurely walk v. to walk at a leisurely pace |
| ambo | ambō | ambo | ambō | n. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it |
| ambrosia | ambrōs̃i̊å | ambrosia | ambrōs̃i̊å | n. (in mythology) the food of the gods n. something very delicious |
| ambrosial | ambrōs̃i̊ål | am-bros-i-al | am-brōs̃-i̊-ål | a. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant |
| enamel | ėname̊l | en-amel | ėn-ame̊l | n. a hard glossy coating; the hard substance covering a tooth vt. coat with enamel |
| enameled | ėname̊l𝕖d | en-amel-ed | ėn-ame̊l-𝕖d | v. coat, inlay, or surface with enamel |
| enameling | ėname̊ling | en-amel-ing | ėn-ame̊l-ing | v. coat, inlay, or surface with enamel |
| america | åmèricå | n. the continents of North and South America; the United States | ||
| american | åmèricån | a. of or relating to the United States or its people n. a citizen of the United States | ||
| amethyst | amėthẏst | ameth-yst | amėth-ẏst | n. a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone a. of a moderate purple color |
| amharic | amharic | amhar-ic | amhar-ic | n. the official language of Ethiopia a. of or relating to the Amhara people or their language |
| amiable | āmiåble | ami-able | āmi-åble | a. disposed to please; friendly and pleasant |
| amiability | āmiåbili̊tẏ | ami-abil-ity | āmi-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. a disposition to be friendly and approachable |
| amiably | āmiåblẏ | ami-ab-ly | āmi-åb-lẏ | adv. in a friendly and pleasant manner |
| aminotransferase | åmĩnōtransfe̊rāse | amino-trans-fer-ase | åmĩnō-trans-fe̊r-āse | n. a class of transferases that catalyze transamination |
| acetaminophen | åcētåmino̊phe̊n | acet-amin-o-phen | åcēt-åmin-o̊-phe̊n | n. an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic |
| phenylpropanolamine | phenẏlpropånōlamĩne | phenyl-propanol-amine | phenẏl-propånōl-amĩne | n. an adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic or respiratory conditions |
| amine | åmĩne | amine | åmĩne | n. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon radicals |
| monoamine | monōamĩne | mono-amine | monō-amĩne | n. a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter) |
| thiamine | thīåmĩne | thi-amine | thī-åmĩne | n. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi |
| diphenhydramine | dīphenhȳdråmĩne | di-phen-hydr-amine | dī-phen-hȳdr-åmĩne | n. an antihistamine used to treat allergic reactions and motion sickness |
| amino | åmĩnō | amino | åmĩnō | a. relating to or containing the amino group |
| amish | àmish | amish | àmish | n. an American follower of the Mennonite religion |
| amma | åmmà | amma | åmmà | n. a spiritual mother or abbess |
| ammo | ammō | ammo | ammō | n projectiles to be fired from a gun |
| ammonia | åmmōniå | ammon-ia | åmmōn-iå | n. a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3) |
| ammonium | åmmōniům | ammon-ium | åmmōn-iům | n. the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion |
| ammonite | ammo̊nīte | ammonite | ammo̊nīte | n. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks |
| amnio | amniō | amnio | amniō | n. short for amniocentesis |
| amniocentesis | amniōcentēsis | amnio-centes-is | amniō-centēs-is | n. (pregnancy) extraction of amniotic fluid to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities |
| amniotic | amniotic | amniot-ic | amniot-ic | a. of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion |
| amo | àmō | amo | àmō | n. a Latin American political movement |
| amoeba | åmōebå | amoeb-a | åmōeb-å | n. a protozoan forming temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion |
| amoebic | åmōebic | amoeb-ic | åmōeb-ic | a. pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
| amok | åmo̊k | amok | åmo̊k | adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly |
| amorous | amo̊ro̊us | amor-ous | amo̊r-o̊us | a. inclined toward or displaying love |
| amorousness | amo̊ro̊usnėss | amor-ous-ness | amo̊r-o̊us-nėss | n. the quality of being romantic or amorous |
| enamor | enamo̊r | en-am-or | en-am-o̊r | v attract; cause to be enamored |
| enamored | enamo̊r𝕖d | en-am-or-ed | en-am-o̊r-𝕖d | a. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness |
| amoroso | àmorōsō | amoroso | àmorōsō | n. a lover |
| amour | àmoūr | amour | àmoūr | n a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship |
| paramour | paråmo̊ur | par-amour | par-åmo̊ur | n. a woman's lover n. a woman who cohabits with an important man |
| amoxicillin | åmoxi̊cillin | amoxicillin | åmoxi̊cillin | n. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin used to treat bacterial infections |
| amp | amp | amp | amp | n. the basic unit of electric current |
| ampere | ampere | ampere | ampere | n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
| amperage | ampe̊rȧge | amp-er-age | amp-e̊r-ȧge | n. the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes |
| amphetamine | amphetåmĩne | amphet-am-ine | amphet-åm-ĩne | n. a central nervous system stimulant |
| methamphetamine | methamphetåmĩne | meth-amphet-am-ine | meth-amphet-åm-ĩne | n. an amphetamine derivative used as a stimulant to the nervous system |
| amphora | ampho̊rå | amphor-a | ampho̊r-å | n. an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck, used to hold oil or wine |
| amphotericin | ampho̊tèri̊cin | amphot-er-ic-in | ampho̊t-èr-i̊c-in | n. an antibiotic and antifungal agent |
| ampicillin | ampicillin | ampicillin | ampicillin | n. a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat bacterial infections |
| ampoule | ampoùle | ampoule | ampoùle | n. a small sealed glass container for a drug (especially for injection) |
| ampule | ampùle | ampule | ampùle | n. a small sealed sterile container of a drug for injection |
| ampulla | ampùllå | ampulla | ampùllå | n. the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear n. a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils |
| Amsterdam | Amste̊rdam | Amst-er-dam | Amst-e̊r-dam | n. the capital city of the Netherlands |
| amulet | amūle̊t | amulet | amūle̊t | n. a trinket thought to be a magical protection |
| unamused | ûnåmūs𝕖d | un-amus-ed | ûn-åmūs-𝕖d | a. not amused; annoyed or displeased |
| Amy | Āmẏ | Amy | Āmẏ | n. a female given name |
| amygdala | amẏgdàlå | amygdala | amẏgdàlå | n. an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe |
| amyloid | amẏloid | amyl-oid | amẏl-oid | n. a waxy translucent protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue |
| amyloidosis | amẏloido̊sis | amyl-oid-osis | amẏl-oid-o̊sis | n. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues |
| anile | ānīle | an-ile | ān-īle | a. like a foolish old woman; senile |
| anaconda | anåcondå | anaconda | anåcondå | n. a large boa of tropical South America |
| anagnorisis | anå𝕘norisis | anagnorisis | anå𝕘norisis | n. the point in a drama at which a character makes a critical discovery |
| anal | ānål | anal | ānål | a. of or relating to the anus |
| ananda | ànåndå | ananda | ànåndå | n. (Sanskrit) supreme joy or bliss |
| anasazi | anåsazĩ | anasazi | anåsazĩ | n. a Native American people of the southwestern US |
| anathema | ånathe̊må | anathema | ånathe̊må | n. a detested person n. a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication |
| anatolian | anåtōliån | anatol-ian | anåtōl-iån | a. of or relating to Anatolia or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Anatolia |
| anchor | ancho̊r | anch-or | anch-o̊r | n. a heavy device used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom n. a person who presents a television program v. to moor with an anchor |
| anchorage | anc𝕙o̊rȧge | anch-or-age | anc𝕙-o̊r-ȧge | n. the condition of being secured to a base; a place for vessels to anchor |
| anchored | anc𝕙o̊r𝕖d | anch-or-ed | anc𝕙-o̊r-𝕖d | v. fix firmly and stably v. secure a vessel with an anchor |
| anchoring | anc𝕙o̊ring | anch-or-ing | anc𝕙-o̊r-ing | v. fix firmly and stably v. secure a vessel with an anchor |
| anchorite | anc𝕙o̊rīte | anch-or-ite | anc𝕙-o̊r-īte | n. a person who lives in religious seclusion; a hermit |
| anchorman | anc𝕙o̊rman | anch-or-man | anc𝕙-o̊r-man | n. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast with multiple correspondents |
| anchors | anc𝕙o̊rṡ | anch-or-s | anc𝕙-o̊r-ṡ | |
| anchorwoman | anc𝕙o̊rwõmån | anch-or-woman | anc𝕙-o̊r-wõmån | n. a female television or radio news anchor |
| ancho | anchō | ancho | anchō | n. a dried poblano chili pepper |
| anchovy | anchōvẏ | anchovy | anchōvẏ | n. tiny fishes usually canned or salted, used as seasoning n. small herring-like fishes often canned whole, abundant in tropical waters |
| ancillary | anci̊llarẏ | ancill-ary | anci̊ll-arẏ | a. furnishing added support |
| emancipate | ėmanci̊pāte | em-ancip-ate | ėm-anci̊p-āte | v. to free from restraint or control |
| emancipated | ėmanci̊pātėd | em-ancip-at-ed | ėm-anci̊p-āt-ėd | a. free from traditional social or legal restraints |
| emancipation | ėmanci̊pātio̊n | em-ancip-at-ion | ėm-anci̊p-āt-io̊n | n. freeing someone from the control of another, especially a minor from parental control |
| ancova | ancova | n. analysis of covariance (statistics) | ||
| and | and | and | and | conj. used to connect words, clauses, or sentences |
| andalusian | andålūsi̊ån | andalus-ian | andålūs-i̊ån | a. of or relating to Andalusia or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Andalusia |
| andante | àndàntè | andante | àndàntè | n. a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) n. a musical composition to be performed moderately slow a. (of tempo) moderately slow |
| andean | andēan | ande-an | andē-an | a. relating to the Andes and their inhabitants |
| andiron | andīro̊n | andiron | andīro̊n | n. metal supports for logs in a fireplace |
| andouille | àndoūĩ𝕝𝕝e | andouille | àndoūĩ𝕝𝕝e | n. a spicy smoked pork sausage of French origin |
| android | android | andr-oid | andr-oid | n. an automaton that resembles a human being |
| dehydroepiandrosterone | dėhȳdro̊epiandrosterone | de-hydro-epi-andro-sterone | dė-hȳdro̊-epi-andro-sterone | n. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands (DHEA) |
| androstenedione | andro̊stēn𝕖dīōne | andro-stene-di-one | andro̊-stēn𝕖-dī-ōne | n. a steroid hormone that is a precursor to testosterone and estrogen |
| Andromeda | Androme̊då | Andromeda | Androme̊då | n. a princess in Greek mythology; a northern constellation |
| anecdote | anėcdōte | anecdote | anėcdōte | n. a short, amusing or interesting story about a real person or event |
| anecdotal | anėcdōtål | anecdot-al | anėcdōt-ål | a. based on personal accounts rather than facts or research |
| anemone | anėmōne | anemone | anėmōne | n. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers |
| anemometer | ane̊mome̊te̊r | anem-o-met-er | ane̊m-o-me̊t-e̊r | n. a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
| aneurysm | ane̊urẏṡm | aneurysm | ane̊urẏṡm | n. a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall |
| angel | ānge̊l | ang-el | āng-e̊l | n. a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God n. a kind and good person |
| anger | ange̊r | ang-er | ang-e̊r | n. a strong feeling of annoyance or hostility v. make someone angry |
| angled | angl𝕖d | angl-ed | angl-𝕖d | a. forming or set at an angle |
| angler | angle̊r | angl-er | angl-e̊r | n. a person who fishes with a hook and line |
| angelfish | ānge̊lfish | angel-fish | ānge̊l-fish | n. a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus |
| angelic | angelic | angel-ic | angel-ic | a. of or relating to angels; saintly |
| angle | angle | ang-le | ang-le | n. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; measured in degrees or radians v. move or proceed at an angle v. fish with a hook |
| angry | angrẏ | angr-y | angr-ẏ | a. feeling or showing strong annoyance or hostility |
| angered | ange̊r𝕖d | ang-er-ed | ang-e̊r-𝕖d | a. marked by extreme anger |
| angrier | angrie̊r | angr-i-er | angr-i-e̊r | |
| angriest | angriėst | angr-i-est | angr-i-ėst | |
| angrily | angri̊lẏ | angr-i-ly | angr-i̊-lẏ | adv. with anger |
| angels | ānge̊lṡ | ang-el-s | āng-e̊l-ṡ | |
| angers | ange̊rṡ | ang-er-s | ang-e̊r-ṡ | |
| angles | angl𝕖ṡ | ang-le-s | ang-l𝕖-ṡ | |
| archangel | àrc𝕙ānge̊l | arch-angel | àrc𝕙-ānge̊l | n. an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy |
| cholangitis | chōlangītis | chol-ang-itis | chōl-ang-ītis | n. inflammation of the bile ducts |
| quadrangle | quãdrangle | quadr-angle | quãdr-angle | n. a four-sided polygon n. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings |
| triangle | trīangle | tri-angle | trī-angle | n. a figure with three straight sides and three angles |
| triangles | trīangl𝕖ṡ | tri-angle-s | trī-angl𝕖-ṡ | |
| triangular | trīangūlår | tri-ang-ul-ar | trī-ang-ūl-år | a. having three angles; shaped like a triangle |
| triangulate | trīangūlāte | tri-ang-ul-ate | trī-ang-ūl-āte | v. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to v. measure by using trigonometry |
| triangulated | trīangūlātėd | tri-ang-ul-at-ed | trī-ang-ūl-āt-ėd | v. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to |
| triangulation | trīangūlātio̊n | tri-ang-ul-at-ion | trī-ang-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. determining a fixed point using angles from two known fixed points |
| angina | angīnå | angina | angīnå | n. a disease of the throat marked by spasmodic pain |
| angiotensin | angiōtensin | angio-tensin | angiō-tensin | n. a substance that causes narrowing of blood vessels |
| angiogenesis | angiōgenėsi̊s | angio-gen-esis | angiō-gen-ėsi̊s | n. the formation of new blood vessels |
| angioplasty | angio̊plastẏ | angio-plast-y | angio̊-plast-ẏ | n. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery |
| angling | angling | ang-ling | ang-ling | n. fishing with a hook and line |
| anglican | anglicån | angl-ic-an | angl-ic-ån | n. a member of the Church of England or related churches a. relating to the Church of England |
| anglicized | anglicīz𝕖d | anglic-iz-ed | anglic-īz-𝕖d | v. make English in appearance |
| anglo | anglō | anglo | anglō | n. a white person of Anglo-Saxon origin |
| anglophile | anglo̊phīle | anglo-phile | anglo̊-phīle | n. a person who is fond of or greatly admires England or Britain |
| angolan | angōlån | angol-an | angōl-ån | a. of or relating to Angola or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Angola |
| angora | angorå | angora | angorå | n. the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey n. a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair n. a domestic breed of cat with long silky hair n. a long-haired breed of rabbit |
| angst | àngst | angst | àngst | n. an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety |
| angstrom | angstro̊m | angstrom | angstro̊m | n. a unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter |
| anguish | angùish | angu-ish | angù-ish | n. extreme mental distress v. suffer great pains or distress |
| anguished | angùish𝕖ḋ | angu-ish-ed | angù-ish-𝕖ḋ | a. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain |
| anguishing | angùishing | angu-ish-ing | angù-ish-ing | v. suffer great pains or distress v. cause emotional anguish or make miserable |
| angular | angūlår | ang-ul-ar | ang-ūl-år | a. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle a. having angles or an angular shape |
| angularity | angūlaritẏ | angul-ar-ity | angūl-ar-itẏ | n. the property possessed by a shape that has angles |
| angulation | angūlātio̊n | angul-at-ion | angūl-āt-io̊n | n. the precise measurement of angles |
| ani | àni | ani | àni | n. a tropical American bird of the cuckoo family |
| anil | anil | anil | anil | n. a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically |
| anima | animå | anima | animå | n. (Jungian psychology) the inner self that is in touch with the unconscious |
| animus | animůs | animus | animůs | n. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
| animal | animål | anim-al | anim-ål | n. a living creature that is not a plant or human a. relating to the physical instincts of humans |
| animate | ani̊måte | anim-ate | ani̊m-åte | v. give new life or energy to a. endowed with life; living |
| animism | ani̊miṡm | anim-ism | ani̊m-iṡm | n. the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls |
| animist | ani̊mi̊st | anim-ist | ani̊m-i̊st | n. one who accepts the doctrine of animism a. of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism |
| animated | ani̊mātėd | anim-at-ed | ani̊m-āt-ėd | a. full of life or excitement a. made to appear to move as living creatures do |
| animality | animalitẏ | anim-al-ity | anim-al-itẏ | n. the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect |
| animating | ani̊måting | anim-at-ing | ani̊m-åt-ing | a. giving spirit and vivacity |
| animation | ani̊mātio̊n | anim-at-ion | ani̊m-āt-io̊n | n. the making of movies by photographing a series of drawings n. liveliness and energy |
| animistic | animistic | anim-ist-ic | anim-ist-ic | a. of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism |
| animosity | ani̊mosi̊tẏ | anim-os-ity | ani̊m-os-i̊tẏ | n. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
| animator | ani̊māto̊r | anim-at-or | ani̊m-āt-o̊r | n. the technician who produces animated cartoons |
| animals | animålṡ | anim-al-s | anim-ål-ṡ | |
| animates | animāt𝕖s | anim-ate-s | anim-āt𝕖-s | |
| animalistic | animålistic | anim-al-ist-ic | anim-ål-ist-ic | a. of or pertaining to animalism |
| animatedly | ani̊mātėdlẏ | anim-at-ed-ly | ani̊m-āt-ėd-lẏ | adv. in an animated manner; with liveliness |
| equanimity | ēquånimitẏ | equ-anim-ity | ēqu-ånim-itẏ | n steadiness of mind under stress |
| inanimate | inani̊måte | in-anim-ate | in-ani̊m-åte | a. not endowed with life |
| magnanimity | magnånimitẏ | magn-anim-ity | magn-ånim-itẏ | n. liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit |
| magnanimous | magnani̊mo̊us | magn-anim-ous | magn-ani̊m-o̊us | a. noble and generous in spirit |
| magnanimously | magnanimo̊uslẏ | magn-anim-ous-ly | magn-anim-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a magnanimous manner |
| pusillanimous | pūsi̊llani̊mo̊us | pusill-anim-ous | pūsi̊ll-ani̊m-o̊us | a. lacking in courage; contemptibly fearful |
| reanimate | rēanimāte | re-anim-ate | rē-anim-āte | v. give new life or energy to |
| reanimation | rēanimātio̊n | re-anim-at-ion | rē-anim-āt-io̊n | n. the act of restoring life or vigor |
| unanimity | ūnånimi̊tẏ | un-anim-ity | ūn-ånim-i̊tẏ | n. everyone being of one mind |
| unanimous | ūnanimo̊us | un-anim-ous | ūn-anim-o̊us | a. in complete agreement |
| unanimously | ūnani̊mo̊uslẏ | un-anim-ous-ly | ūn-ani̊m-o̊us-lẏ | adv. with complete agreement; without dissent |
| animatronic | animåtronic | anima-tron-ic | animå-tron-ic | a. relating to robots simulating the appearance and behavior of humans or animals |
| animatronics | animåtronics | anima-tron-ic-s | animå-tron-ic-s | n. the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland) |
| anime | animè | anime | animè | n. a style of Japanese animated film or television programming |
| anisette | ani̊sette | anis-ette | ani̊s-ette | n. a sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed |
| anise | ani̊se | anise | ani̊se | n. a plant cultivated for its aromatic seeds and oil, used as flavoring n. liquorice-flavored seeds used in cooking and liquors |
| anklet | anklėt | ankl-et | ankl-ėt | n. an ornament worn around the ankle n. a sock that reaches just above the ankle |
| ankle | ankle | ank-le | ank-le | n. the joint connecting the foot with the leg |
| ankles | ankl𝕖ṡ | ank-le-s | ank-l𝕖-ṡ | |
| ankh | ank𝕙 | ankh | ank𝕙 | n. a cross with a loop at the top, an ancient Egyptian symbol of life |
| annal | annål | ann-al | ann-ål | n. a record of events year by year |
| annual | annūål | ann-u-al | ann-ū-ål | a. occurring or done once a year n. a book or magazine published once a year |
| annalist | annålist | ann-al-ist | ann-ål-ist | n. a writer of annals or historical records |
| annals | annålṡ | ann-al-s | ann-ål-ṡ | n. a record of events year by year; historical records |
| anniversary | annive̊rsårẏ | ann-i-vers-ary | ann-i-ve̊rs-årẏ | n. the date on which an event occurred in a previous year, celebrated annually |
| annually | annūållẏ | ann-u-al-ly | ann-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. once a year; every year |
| annualized | annūålīz𝕖d | ann-u-al-iz-ed | ann-ū-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. calculated or adjusted to an annual basis |
| anniversaries | annive̊rsåri𝕖ṡ | ann-i-vers-ar-ies | ann-i-ve̊rs-år-i𝕖ṡ | |
| biannual | bīannūål | bi-ann-u-al | bī-ann-ū-ål | a. occurring or payable twice each year |
| interannual | inte̊rannūål | inter-ann-u-al | inte̊r-ann-ū-ål | a. occurring between or spanning two or more years |
| semiannual | semiannūål | semi-ann-u-al | semi-ann-ū-ål | a. occurring twice a year |
| superannuate | sūpe̊rannūāte | super-ann-u-ate | sūpe̊r-ann-ū-āte | vt. to retire because of age |
| superannuated | sūpe̊rannūātėd | super-ann-u-at-ed | sūpe̊r-ann-ū-āt-ėd | a. too old to be useful or fashionable v. retire because of age |
| semiannually | semiannūållẏ | semi-ann-u-al-ly | semi-ann-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. twice a year |
| anneal | ånnēal | anneal | ånnēal | v. bring to a desired consistency by gradually heating and cooling |
| annealing | ånnēaling | anneal-ing | ånnēal-ing | n. hardening something by heat treatment |
| Annie | Anniē | Annie | Anniē | n. a female given name |
| annuity | ånnūitẏ | annu-ity | ånnū-itẏ | n. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments |
| annular | annūlår | annul-ar | annūl-år | a. shaped like a ring |
| annulus | annùlůs | annul-us | annùl-ůs | n. a ring-shaped object or structure |
| anodized | ano̊dīz𝕖d | anod-iz-ed | ano̊d-īz-𝕖d | v. coat a metal with an oxide coat |
| anole | ånōlė | anole | ånōlė | n. small tropical American lizards with the ability to change skin color |
| anomie | ano̊miē | anomie | ano̊miē | n. personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control n. lack of moral standards in a society |
| anon | ånon | anon | ånon | adv. at another time adv. in a little while |
| anorak | ano̊rak | anorak | ano̊rak | n. a kind of heavy jacket with a hood |
| anova | anova | n. analysis of variance; a statistical method for testing differences among group means | ||
| ant | ant | ant | ant | n. a small insect that lives in organized colonies |
| anteater | antēate̊r | ant-eater | ant-ēate̊r | n. a mammal that feeds on ants and termites |
| anthill | anthill | ant-hill | ant-hill | n. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest |
| ants | ants | ant-s | ant-s | |
| antenna | antennå | ant-enn-a | ant-enn-å | n. an electrical device that sends or receives radio signals n. one of a pair of feelers on the head of an insect |
| ante | antē | ante | antē | n. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot v. place one's stake |
| anterior | antėrio̊r | ante-ri-or | antė-ri-o̊r | a. near the head end or toward the front; earlier in time |
| anteriorly | antėrio̊rlẏ | ante-ri-or-ly | antė-ri-o̊r-lẏ | adv. in an anterior direction |
| antelope | ante̊lōpe | antelope | ante̊lōpe | n. a graceful swift-running animal with long horns |
| dianthus | dīanthůs | di-anth-us | dī-anth-ůs | n. carnations and pinks |
| perianth | pèrianth | peri-anth | pèri-anth | n. the outer parts of a flower (calyx and corolla) enclosing the stamens and pistils |
| anthem | anthe̊m | anthem | anthe̊m | n. a song of praise or loyalty |
| anthemic | anthe̊mic | anthem-ic | anthe̊m-ic | a. relating to or resembling an anthem |
| anthems | anthe̊mṡ | anthem-s | anthe̊m-ṡ | |
| anther | anthe̊r | anther | anthe̊r | n. the part of the stamen that contains pollen |
| anthologist | antholo̊gist | anth-o-log-ist | anth-o-lo̊g-ist | n. an editor who makes selections for an anthology |
| anthology | antholo̊gẏ | anth-o-log-y | anth-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a collection of selected literary passages |
| anthracite | anthråcīte | anthrac-ite | anthråc-īte | n. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat |
| anthrax | anthrax | anthrax | anthrax | n. a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria |
| anthropic | anthropic | anthrop-ic | anthrop-ic | a. relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence |
| anthropoid | anthrōpoid | anthrop-oid | anthrōp-oid | n. any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes a. resembling apes |
| anthropologist | anthro̊polo̊gist | anthrop-o-log-ist | anthro̊p-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a person who studies human societies and cultures |
| anthropometric | anthro̊po̊metric | anthrop-o-metr-ic | anthro̊p-o̊-metr-ic | a. of or relating to anthropometry |
| anthropology | anthro̊polo̊gẏ | anthrop-o-log-y | anthro̊p-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of human societies and cultures |
| anthropological | anthro̊po̊logi̊cål | anthrop-o-log-ic-al | anthro̊p-o̊-log-i̊c-ål | a. of or relating to anthropology |
| anthropologically | anthro̊po̊logicållẏ | anthrop-o-log-ic-al-ly | anthro̊p-o̊-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. from an anthropological perspective |
| lycanthrope | lȳcånthrōpe | lyc-anthrope | lȳc-ånthrōpe | n. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again |
| misanthrope | misånthrōpe | mis-anthrope | mis-ånthrōpe | n. someone who dislikes people in general |
| misanthropic | miṡånthropic | mis-anthrop-ic | miṡ-ånthrop-ic | a. hating mankind in general |
| misanthropy | miṡanthro̊pẏ | mis-anthrop-y | miṡ-anthro̊p-ẏ | n. hatred or distrust of humankind |
| paleoanthropologist | palēōånthro̊polo̊gist | paleo-anthrop-o-log-ist | palēō-ånthro̊p-o-lo̊g-ist | n. an anthropologist who specializes in the study of human fossils |
| anti | anti | anti | anti | n. a person opposed to a particular action or policy a. opposed to something |
| antic | antic | antic | antic | n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement a. ludicrously odd |
| antics | antics | antic-s | antic-s | n. ludicrous or grotesque acts done for fun and amusement |
| antiguan | antigùàn | antigu-an | antigù-àn | a. of or relating to Antigua or its people n. a native of Antigua |
| antillean | antillēån | antille-an | antillē-ån | a. of or relating to the Antilles islands in the Caribbean |
| antiquary | antiquårẏ | antiqu-ary | antiqu-årẏ | n. an expert or collector of antiquities |
| antiquate | anti̊quāte | antiqu-ate | anti̊qu-āte | vt. to make obsolete or out of date |
| ancient | āncie̊nt | anci-ent | ānci-e̊nt | a. belonging to the very distant past a. very old |
| antiqued | antiq𝕦𝕖ḋ | antiqu-ed | antiq𝕦-𝕖ḋ | v. give an antique appearance to |
| antiquity | antiqui̊tẏ | antiqu-ity | antiqu-i̊tẏ | n. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe n. an artifact surviving from the past |
| antique | antĩque | anti-que | antĩ-que | n. a piece of furniture or art from an earlier period a. belonging to the past; old-fashioned |
| antiquated | anti̊quāt𝕖d | antiqu-at-ed | anti̊qu-āt-𝕖d | a. outdated and no longer useful |
| antiquarian | antiquåriån | antiqu-ar-ian | antiqu-år-iån | n. an expert or collector of antiquities a. of or relating to antiques or antiquities |
| antiques | antĩqu𝕖s | anti-que-s | antĩ-qu𝕖-s | |
| antiquarianism | antiquåriåniṡm | antiqu-ar-ian-ism | antiqu-år-iån-iṡm | n. the study of antiquities; a love of things from the past |
| antler | antle̊r | antler | antle̊r | n. the deciduous horn of a member of the deer family |
| antlered | antle̊r𝕖d | antler-ed | antle̊r-𝕖d | a. having antlers |
| antrum | antrům | antrum | antrům | n. a natural cavity or hollow in a bone |
| antsy | antsẏ | antsy | antsẏ | a. nervous and unable to relax |
| anus | ānûs | anus | ānûs | n. the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal |
| anuses | ānûsėṡ | anus-es | ānûs-ėṡ | |
| anvil | anvi̊l | anvil | anvi̊l | n. a heavy block of iron on which hot metals are shaped |
| anxious | anxio̊us | anxi-ous | anxi-o̊us | a. feeling worry, nervousness, or unease a. eagerly wanting something to happen |
| anxiously | anxio̊uslẏ | anxi-ous-ly | anxi-o̊us-lẏ | adv. with anxiety or apprehension |
| anxiousness | anxio̊usnėss | anxi-ous-ness | anxi-o̊us-nėss | n. a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments |
| anxiety | anxīe̊tẏ | anxi-e-ty | anxī-e̊-tẏ | n. a state of worry and nervousness occurring in various mental disorders n. a vague unpleasant emotion experienced in anticipation of some misfortune |
| anxieties | anxīe̊ti𝕖ṡ | anxi-e-t-ies | anxī-e̊-t-i𝕖ṡ | |
| overanxious | ōve̊ranxio̊us | over-anxi-ous | ōve̊r-anxi-o̊us | a. anxious or nervous to an excessive degree |
| any | anẏ | any | anẏ | a. one, some, or all without specification pron. any one at all |
| anybody | anẏbodẏ | any-body | anẏ-bodẏ | pron. any person; anyone |
| anyhow | anẏhòw | any-how | anẏ-hòw | adv. in any case; anyway |
| anyone | anẏone | any-one | anẏ-one | pron. any person at all; anybody |
| anything | anything | any-thing | any-thing | pron. any object, event, or fact of any kind adv. in any measure; at all |
| anyway | anywāy | any-way | any-wāy | adv. in any case; regardless of what has been said or done |
| anywhere | anywhère | any-where | any-whère | adv. in or to any place |
| aorta | āortå | aort-a | āort-å | n. the large artery carrying blood from the heart's left ventricle to branch arteries |
| aortic | āortic | aort-ic | āort-ic | a. of or relating to the aorta |
| applet | apple̊t | appl-et | appl-e̊t | n. a small application program that runs within a larger program |
| applejack | appl𝕖jack | apple-jack | appl𝕖-jack | n. distilled from hard cider |
| apple | apple | app-le | app-le | n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
| applesauce | apple̊sãuce | apple-sauce | apple̊-sãuce | n. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced |
| applewood | applewood | apple-wood | apple-wood | n. wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus |
| apples | appl𝕖ṡ | app-le-s | app-l𝕖-ṡ | |
| apache | åpachē | apache | åpachē | n. a member of a Native American people of the southwestern US |
| apartheid | åpàrṫheīḋ | apart-heid | åpàrṫ-heīḋ | n. a policy of racial segregation and discrimination |
| apartness | åpàrtnėss | apart-ness | åpàrt-nėss | n. the quality of standing apart |
| hydroxyapatite | hȳdroxẏapåtīte | hydroxy-apat-ite | hȳdroxẏ-apåt-īte | n. a mineral consisting of calcium phosphate |
| ape | āpe | ape | āpe | n. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all v. imitate uncritically and in every aspect |
| apes | āp𝕖s | ape-s | āp𝕖-s | |
| aperitif | åpèri̊tĩf | aperitif | åpèri̊tĩf | n. an alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
| aperture | ape̊rtůre | apert-ure | ape̊rt-ůre | n. a device that controls amount of light admitted; an opening |
| apex | āpex | apex | āpex | n. the highest point or peak |
| aphid | āphid | aphid | āphid | n. a small plant-sucking insect |
| aphorism | apho̊riṡm | aphor-ism | apho̊r-iṡm | n. a short pithy instructive saying |
| aphoristic | apho̊ristic | aphor-ist-ic | apho̊r-ist-ic | a. terse and witty and like a maxim |
| aphrodisiac | aphrōdĩṡiac | aphrodis-iac | aphrōdĩṡ-iac | n. a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire a. exciting sexual desire |
| apiary | āpiarẏ | api-ary | āpi-arẏ | n. a shed containing a number of beehives |
| apical | apicål | apic-al | apic-ål | a. situated at an apex |
| aplomb | åplom𝕓 | aplomb | åplom𝕓 | n. great coolness and composure under strain |
| apocrypha | åpocrẏphå | apocrypha | åpocrẏphå | n. writings of doubtful authority |
| apollonian | apo̊llōniån | apollon-ian | apo̊llōn-iån | a. characterized by reason, rationality, and restraint, as opposed to emotion and instinct |
| aporia | åporiå | aporia | åporiå | n. a rhetorical device expressing doubt or perplexity |
| apostle | åpos𝕥le | apostle | åpos𝕥le | n. one of the twelve original disciples of Christ n. an important early Christian missionary |
| apothegm | apo̊the𝕘m | apothegm | apo̊the𝕘m | n. a short, instructive saying; an aphorism |
| app | app | app | app | n. a self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfill a particular purpose |
| appian | appiån | app-ian | app-iån | a. of or relating to Appius or the Appian Way |
| appy | appẏ | app-y | app-ẏ | a. (informal) happy; relating to appendectomy |
| appalachian | appålāchi̊ån | appalach-ian | appålāch-i̊ån | a. relating to the Appalachian Mountains or the surrounding region n. a native or inhabitant of the Appalachian region |
| apparatchik | appåratchik | apparatchik | appåratchik | n. an official of a large organization, especially a political one |
| apparel | åppare̊l | apparel | åppare̊l | n. clothing in general |
| unappealing | ûnåppēaling | un-appeal-ing | ûn-åppēal-ing | a. not able to attract favorable attention |
| disapprobation | disappro̊bātio̊n | dis-approb-at-ion | dis-appro̊b-āt-io̊n | n. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable |
| apricot | āpri̊cot | apricot | āpri̊cot | n. a small round fruit with yellow-orange skin n. the tree that produces apricots |
| april | āpri̊l | n. the fourth month of the year | ||
| apron | āpro̊n | apron | āpro̊n | n. a garment worn to protect clothing |
| aproned | āpro̊n𝕖d | apron-ed | āpro̊n-𝕖d | a. wearing an apron |
| apropos | apro̊pōs | apropos | apro̊pōs | a. of an appropriate or pertinent nature adv. at an opportune time |
| synapsis | sẏnapsis | syn-aps-is | sẏn-aps-is | n. the junction between two nerve cells |
| apse | apse | apse | apse | n. a domed or vaulted recess in a building, especially at the east end of a church |
| apt | apt | apt | apt | a. appropriate or suitable a. likely to do something a. quick to learn |
| aptitude | apti̊tūde | apt-itude | apt-i̊tūde | n. inherent ability |
| aptly | aptlẏ | apt-ly | apt-lẏ | adv. in a competent capable manner |
| aptness | aptnėss | apt-ness | apt-nėss | n. a disposition to behave in a certain way n. appropriateness for the occasion |
| adapt | ådapt | ad-apt | åd-apt | v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose v. get accustomed to |
| adaptable | ådaptåble | ad-apt-able | åd-apt-åble | a. able to adjust to new conditions or uses |
| adapted | ådaptėd | ad-apt-ed | åd-apt-ėd | a. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose |
| adapter | ådapte̊r | ad-apt-er | åd-apt-e̊r | n. a device that enables something to be used differently |
| adaption | ådaptio̊n | ad-apt-ion | åd-apt-io̊n | n. the process of adapting to something |
| adaptive | ådaptive | ad-apt-ive | åd-apt-ive | a. having a capacity for adaptation |
| adaptor | ådapto̊r | ad-apt-or | åd-apt-o̊r | n. a device enabling something to be used differently from its original purpose |
| adaptability | ådaptåbili̊tẏ | ad-apt-abil-ity | åd-apt-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. the ability to change to fit changed circumstances |
| adaptation | adåptātio̊n | ad-apt-at-ion | ad-åpt-āt-io̊n | n. the action or process of adapting n. a modified version of a work |
| adaptational | adåptātio̊nål | ad-apt-at-ion-al | ad-åpt-āt-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to adaptation |
| inapt | inapt | in-apt | in-apt | a. not elegant or graceful in expression |
| synaptic | sẏnaptic | syn-apt-ic | sẏn-apt-ic | a. (neuroscience) of or involving synapses |
| aquarium | åquariům | aqu-arium | åqu-ariům | n. a tank of water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
| aquatic | åquàtic | aquat-ic | åquàt-ic | n. a plant that lives in or on water a. relating to or consisting of or being in water |
| aquifer | aqui̊fe̊r | aqu-i-fer | aqu-i̊-fe̊r | n. an underground layer of rock yielding groundwater |
| aqueous | āquēo̊us | aqu-e-ous | āqu-ē-o̊us | a. similar to or containing or dissolved in water a. produced by the action of water |
| semiaquatic | semiåquatic | semi-aquat-ic | semi-åquat-ic | a. partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water |
| subaqueous | sûbāquėo̊us | sub-aqu-e-ous | sûb-āqu-ė-o̊us | a. existing or done under water |
| opaque | ōpāque | op-aque | ōp-āque | a. not able to be seen through; not clear |
| opaquely | o̊pāq𝕦𝕖lẏ | op-aque-ly | o̊p-āq𝕦𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an opaque manner |
| opaqueness | ōpāq𝕦𝕖nėss | op-aque-ness | ōp-āq𝕦𝕖-nėss | n. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning n. the quality of being opaque to a degree |
| aquiline | aqui̊līne | aquil-ine | aqui̊l-īne | a. like an eagle; curved like an eagle's beak |
| arable | aråble | ar-able | ar-åble | a. capable of being farmed productively |
| arab | aråb | arab | aråb | n. a member of an Arabic-speaking people a. relating to Arabs |
| arabesque | aråbesq𝕦e | arabesque | aråbesq𝕦e | n. a ballet position with one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a graceful pose |
| Arabia | Årābiå | Arab-ia | Årāb-iå | n. a peninsula in Southwest Asia |
| arabic | aråbic | arab-ic | aråb-ic | n. the Semitic language of the Arabs a. of or relating to Arabia or the Arabs |
| arabica | årabicå | arab-ica | årab-icå | n. a species of coffee plant producing high-quality coffee beans |
| arabian | årābiån | a. of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants n. a native or inhabitant of Arabia | ||
| arachnid | årac𝕙ni̊d | arachn-id | årac𝕙n-i̊d | n. air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs |
| subarachnoid | sûbårac𝕙noid | sub-arachn-oid | sûb-årac𝕙n-oid | a. situated below the arachnoid membrane |
| aragonese | arå𝕘o̊nēṡe | aragon-ese | arå𝕘o̊n-ēṡe | a. of or relating to Aragon or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Aragon |
| aragonite | årago̊nīte | aragon-ite | årago̊n-īte | n. a mineral form of calcium carbonate |
| aramaic | aråmāic | aram-a-ic | aråm-ā-ic | n. a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans |
| arb | àrb | arb | àrb | n. someone who engages in arbitrage |
| arbitrage | àrbitràge | arbitr-age | àrbitr-àge | n. a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price v. practice arbitrage, as in the stock market |
| arbitrageur | àrbitràge̊ur | arbitr-ageur | àrbitr-àge̊ur | n. a person who profits from price differences between markets |
| arbitral | àrbitrål | arbitr-al | àrbitr-ål | a. relating to or resulting from arbitration |
| arbitrary | àrbitrårẏ | arbitr-ary | àrbitr-årẏ | a. based on random choice or personal whim |
| arbitrate | àrbi̊trāte | arbitr-ate | àrbi̊tr-āte | v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| arbiter | àrbite̊r | arbit-er | àrbit-e̊r | n. a person chosen to settle a dispute |
| arbitration | àrbitrātio̊n | arbitr-at-ion | àrbitr-āt-io̊n | n. the process of settling a dispute by an impartial third party |
| arbitrarily | àrbitrari̊lẏ | arbitr-ari-ly | àrbitr-ari̊-lẏ | adv. in a random manner |
| arbitrariness | àrbi̊trarine̊ss | arbitrar-i-ness | àrbi̊trar-i-ne̊ss | n. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason |
| arbitrator | àrbitrāto̊r | arbitr-at-or | àrbitr-āt-o̊r | n someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue |
| arbor | àrbo̊r | arbor | àrbo̊r | n. a framework that supports climbing plants n. tree |
| arboreal | àrborēal | arbor-eal | àrbor-ēal | a. inhabiting or frequenting trees a. resembling a tree in form and branching structure |
| arboretum | àrbo̊rētům | arbor-etum | àrbo̊r-ētům | n. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition |
| arborist | àrborist | arbor-ist | àrbor-ist | n. a specialist in the care and maintenance of trees |
| arc | àrc | arc | àrc | n. a curve forming part of a circle |
| arcade | àrcāde | arc-ade | àrc-āde | n. a covered passageway with shops; a series of arches |
| arcing | àrcing | arc-ing | àrc-ing | v. form an electric arc (arc的现在分词) |
| arcminute | àrcminu̇te | arc-min-ute | àrc-min-u̇te | n. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree |
| arcadian | àrcādiån | arcad-ian | àrcād-iån | a. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic n. an inhabitant of Arcadia |
| arcana | àrcanå | arcan-a | àrcan-å | n. information known only to a special group; mysteries |
| arcane | àrcāne | arcan-e | àrcān-e | a. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge |
| arch | àrch | arch | àrch | n. a curved structure supporting weight above an opening v. to form an arch a. playfully cheeky |
| arched | àrch𝕖ḋ | arch-ed | àrch-𝕖ḋ | a. having the form of an arch a. curved |
| archer | àrche̊r | arch-er | àrch-e̊r | n. a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow |
| archery | àrche̊rẏ | arch-ery | àrch-e̊rẏ | n. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow |
| arching | àrching | arch-ing | àrch-ing | n. the act of forming an arch or curve a. forming or resembling an arch |
| archly | àrchlẏ | arch-ly | àrch-lẏ | adv. with playful slyness or roguishness |
| anarchic | anàrc𝕙ic | an-arch-ic | an-àrc𝕙-ic | a. without law or control |
| anarchism | anårc𝕙iṡm | an-arch-ism | an-årc𝕙-iṡm | n. a political theory favoring the abolition of governments |
| anarchist | anårc𝕙ist | an-arch-ist | an-årc𝕙-ist | n. an advocate of anarchism |
| anarchy | anårc𝕙ẏ | an-arch-y | an-årc𝕙-ẏ | n. a state of lawlessness and disorder due to the absence of government |
| autarchy | ãutàrc𝕙ẏ | aut-arch-y | ãut-àrc𝕙-ẏ | n. absolute sovereignty; a self-sufficient state |
| anarchical | anàrc𝕙icål | an-arch-ic-al | an-àrc𝕙-ic-ål | a. without law or control |
| anarchistic | anårchistic | an-arch-ist-ic | an-årch-ist-ic | a. of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism |
| hierarch | hīe̊ràrc𝕙 | hier-arch | hīe̊r-àrc𝕙 | n. a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy |
| hierarchal | hīe̊ràrc𝕙ål | hier-arch-al | hīe̊r-àrc𝕙-ål | a. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers |
| hierarchic | hīe̊ràrc𝕙ic | hier-arch-ic | hīe̊r-àrc𝕙-ic | a. classified according to various criteria into successive levels |
| hierarchy | hīeràrc𝕙ẏ | hier-arch-y | hīer-àrc𝕙-ẏ | n. a system in which members are ranked according to relative status or authority |
| hierarchical | hīeràrc𝕙i̊cål | hier-arch-ic-al | hīer-àrc𝕙-i̊c-ål | a. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers |
| hierarchically | hīe̊rarchicållẏ | hier-arch-ic-al-ly | hīe̊r-arch-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a hierarchical manner |
| monarch | monårch | mon-arch | mon-årch | n. a ruler or principal or chief |
| monarchic | monårchic | mon-arch-ic | mon-årch-ic | a. ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch |
| monarchist | monàrc𝕙ist | mon-arch-ist | mon-àrc𝕙-ist | n. an advocate of the principles of monarchy |
| matriarchy | mātrĩàrc𝕙ẏ | matri-arch-y | mātrĩ-àrc𝕙-ẏ | n. a social organization where a female is the family head and title is traced through her |
| monarchy | monàrc𝕙ẏ | mon-arch-y | mon-àrc𝕙-ẏ | n. a form of government with a king or queen as head of state |
| monarchical | monårchicål | mon-arch-ic-al | mon-årch-ic-ål | a. having the characteristics of or befitting a monarch a. ruled by a monarch |
| oligarch | ōligàrc𝕙 | olig-arch | ōlig-àrc𝕙 | n. one of the rulers in an oligarchy |
| overarching | ōve̊ràrching | over-arching | ōve̊r-àrching | a. dominating; encompassing everything |
| oligarchic | oligarchic | olig-arch-ic | olig-arch-ic | a. of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy |
| oligarchy | oli̊gàrc𝕙ẏ | olig-arch-y | oli̊g-àrc𝕙-ẏ | n. a political system governed by a few people |
| nonhierarchical | nonhīeràrc𝕙i̊cål | non-hier-arch-ic-al | non-hīer-àrc𝕙-i̊c-ål | a. not hierarchical; not arranged in order of rank |
| archaic | àrc𝕙āic | archa-ic | àrc𝕙ā-ic | a. very old or old-fashioned |
| archaism | àrc𝕙āiṡm | archa-ism | àrc𝕙ā-iṡm | n. the use of an archaic expression |
| archaeopteryx | àrc𝕙ȧeopte̊rẏx | archaeopteryx | àrc𝕙ȧeopte̊rẏx | n. the earliest known bird, from the Jurassic period |
| archeologist | àrc𝕙ėolo̊gist | arche-o-log-ist | àrc𝕙ė-o-lo̊g-ist | n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture |
| archetypally | àrc𝕙ėtȳpållẏ | arche-typ-al-ly | àrc𝕙ė-tȳp-ål-lẏ | adv. in a typical or archetypal manner |
| menarche | menàrchė | men-arche | men-àrchė | n. the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman |
| archimedean | àrc𝕙imēdėån | archimedean | àrc𝕙imēdėån | a. of or relating to Archimedes or his principles |
| archive | àrc𝕙īve | archive | àrc𝕙īve | n. a place where historical documents are stored v. to store documents in an archive |
| archival | àrc𝕙īvål | archiv-al | àrc𝕙īv-ål | a. of or relating to or contained in an archive |
| archived | àrc𝕙īv𝕖d | archiv-ed | àrc𝕙īv-𝕖d | v. put into an archive |
| archiving | àrc𝕙īving | archiv-ing | àrc𝕙īv-ing | v put into an archive |
| archivist | àrc𝕙i̊vist | archiv-ist | àrc𝕙i̊v-ist | n. a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives |
| archives | àrc𝕙īv𝕖ṡ | archive-s | àrc𝕙īv𝕖-ṡ | n. a place where historical records are stored |
| arctic | àrctic | arct-ic | àrct-ic | a. relating to the region around the North Pole n. the Arctic region |
| antarctic | antàrctic | ant-arct-ic | ant-àrct-ic | n. the region around the south pole a. relating to the Antarctic region |
| antarctica | antàrcticå | ant-arct-ic-a | ant-àrct-ic-å | n. the continent around the South Pole |
| subarctic | sûbàrctic | sub-arct-ic | sûb-àrct-ic | a. of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle |
| ardent | àrde̊nt | ard-ent | àrd-e̊nt | a. very enthusiastic or passionate |
| ardor | àrdo̊r | ard-or | àrd-o̊r | n. a feeling of strong eagerness; intense feeling of love |
| ardour | àrdo̊ur | ard-our | àrd-o̊ur | n. great enthusiasm or passion; intense heat |
| ardently | àrde̊ntlẏ | ard-ent-ly | àrd-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in an ardent manner |
| arduous | àrdūo̊us | ardu-ous | àrdū-o̊us | a. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; difficult to accomplish |
| arduously | àrdūo̊uslẏ | ardu-ous-ly | àrdū-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an arduous manner |
| areal | ārėål | are-al | ārė-ål | a. of or relating to or involving an area |
| aren't | are-n't | v. are not | ||
| area | ārēå | area | ārēå | n. a particular extent of space; a subject of study; a region |
| areas | ārēåṡ | area-s | ārēå-ṡ | |
| areawide | ārėåwīde | area-wide | ārėå-wīde | a. extending over an entire area |
| arena | årēnå | arena | årēnå | n. a large enclosed area for public events or sports |
| areola | arėōlå | areola | arėōlå | n. small circular area such as that around the human nipple |
| argue | àrgūe | argue | àrgūe | v. to give reasons or cite evidence in support of something v. to exchange or express diverging views in a heated way |
| arguable | àrgūåble | argu-able | àrgū-åble | a. capable of being supported by argument; open to debate |
| argued | àrgū𝕖d | argu-ed | àrgū-𝕖d | |
| arguing | àrgūing | argu-ing | àrgū-ing | |
| argument | àrgūme̊nt | argu-ment | àrgū-me̊nt | n. a discussion in which reasons are put forward for and against something n. a reason given to support or oppose something |
| argues | àrgū𝕖ṡ | argue-s | àrgū𝕖-ṡ | |
| arguably | àrgūåblẏ | argu-ab-ly | àrgū-åb-lẏ | adv. as can be shown by argument |
| arguments | àrgūme̊nts | argu-ment-s | àrgū-me̊nt-s | |
| argumentation | àrgūmentātio̊n | argu-ment-at-ion | àrgū-ment-āt-io̊n | n. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood |
| argumentative | àrgūmentåtive | argu-ment-at-ive | àrgū-ment-åt-ive | a. given to or characterized by argument |
| inarguable | inàrgūåble | in-argu-able | in-àrgū-åble | a. against which no argument can be made |
| unarguable | ûnàrgūåble | un-argu-able | ûn-àrgū-åble | a. against which no argument can be made |
| unarguably | ûnàrgūåblẏ | un-argu-ab-ly | ûn-àrgū-åb-lẏ | adv. in an unarguable and agreed manner |
| argentine | àrge̊ntĩne | argent-ine | àrge̊nt-ĩne | a. of or relating to Argentina n. a native or inhabitant of Argentina |
| argentinian | àrge̊ntiniån | argentin-ian | àrge̊ntin-iån | a. of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina n. a native or inhabitant of Argentina |
| argentinean | àrge̊ntinėån | argent-ine-an | àrge̊nt-inė-ån | a. of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina |
| argh | àrg𝕙 | argh | àrg𝕙 | |
| arginine | àrginine | arginine | àrginine | n. an amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition |
| argon | àrgon | argon | àrgon | n. a colorless odorless inert gas making up about 1% of the atmosphere |
| argot | àrgo̊t | argot | àrgo̊t | n a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| argyle | àrgȳle | argyle | àrgȳle | n. a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background, originally for knitwear |
| arian | ariån | ar-ian | ar-iån | a. relating to Arius's doctrine that Christ was not of the same substance as God |
| aria | àriå | aria | àriå | n. an elaborate song for solo voice |
| arid | ari̊d | arid | ari̊d | a. having little or no rainfall; very dry a. lacking interest or excitement |
| aridity | åriditẏ | arid-ity | årid-itẏ | n. a deficiency of moisture, especially from permanent absence of rainfall |
| semiarid | semiarid | semi-arid | semi-arid | a. somewhat dry with little rainfall |
| aristotelian | åristo̊tēliån | aristotel-ian | åristo̊tēl-iån | a. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy |
| arithmetical | arithmeticål | arith-met-ic-al | arith-met-ic-ål | a. relating to or involving arithmetic |
| arithmetically | arithmeticållẏ | arith-met-ic-al-ly | arith-met-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to arithmetic |
| logarithm | logåriṫhm | log-arithm | log-åriṫhm | n. the exponent required to produce a given number |
| logarithmic | logåriṫhmic | log-arithm-ic | log-åriṫhm-ic | a. of or relating to or using logarithms |
| logarithmically | logåriṫhmicållẏ | log-arithm-ic-al-ly | log-åriṫhm-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a logarithmic manner |
| antilogarithm | antilogåriṫhm | anti-log-arithm | anti-log-åriṫhm | n. the number whose logarithm is a given value |
| ark | àrk | ark | àrk | n. a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood |
| autarky | ãutàrkẏ | aut-ark-y | ãut-àrk-ẏ | n. economic self-sufficiency; a policy of national independence |
| arm | àrm | arm | àrm | n. the upper limb of the human body from shoulder to hand v. to supply with weapons or equip for war |
| armed | àrm𝕖d | arm-ed | àrm-𝕖d | a. having weapons or bearing arms a. having arms or arms as specified |
| armful | àrmfùl | arm-ful | àrm-fùl | n. the quantity that can be contained in the arms |
| armies | àrmi𝕖ṡ | arm-ies | àrm-i𝕖ṡ | |
| arming | àrming | arm-ing | àrm-ing | n. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war |
| armless | àrmlėss | arm-less | àrm-lėss | a. having no arms |
| armlet | àrmlėt | arm-let | àrm-lėt | n. a band worn around the arm for decoration |
| armor | àrmo̊r | arm-or | àrm-o̊r | n. a protective covering worn in battle n. tough protective covering of an animal |
| armory | àrmo̊rẏ | arm-ory | àrm-o̊rẏ | n. a place where weapons are stored or made |
| armour | àrmo̊ur | arm-our | àrm-o̊ur | n. protective covering made of metal and used in combat v. equip with armor |
| armpit | àrmpit | arm-pit | àrm-pit | n. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder |
| arms | àrmṡ | arm-s | àrm-ṡ | n. weapons; the heraldic bearings of a family |
| army | àrmẏ | arm-y | àrm-ẏ | n. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land n. a large number of people or things |
| armored | àrmo̊r𝕖d | arm-or-ed | àrm-o̊r-𝕖d | a. protected by armor (used of persons or things military) |
| armorer | àrmo̊re̊r | arm-or-er | àrm-o̊r-e̊r | n. a person who makes or repairs weapons or armor |
| armoured | àrmo̊ur𝕖d | arm-our-ed | àrm-o̊ur-𝕖d | a. protected by armor |
| armament | àrmåme̊nt | arm-a-ment | àrm-å-me̊nt | n. weaponry used by military or naval force |
| armature | àrmåtůre | arm-a-ture | àrm-å-tůre | n. a coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field |
| armoury | àrmo̊urẏ | arm-our-y | àrm-o̊ur-ẏ | n. a place where weapons are stored or made |
| armamentarium | àrmåme̊ntåriům | arm-a-ment-arium | àrm-å-me̊nt-åriům | n. the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine |
| disarm | disàrm | dis-arm | dis-àrm | v. remove offensive capability from v. make less hostile; win over |
| disarming | disàrming | dis-arm-ing | dis-àrm-ing | n. act of reducing or depriving of arms a. capable of allaying hostility |
| disarmingly | disàrminglẏ | dis-arm-ing-ly | dis-àrm-ing-lẏ | adv. in a disarming manner |
| disarmament | disàrmåme̊nt | dis-arm-a-ment | dis-àrm-å-me̊nt | n. the reduction of military forces and weapons |
| forearm | forèarm | fore-arm | forè-arm | n. the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist |
| rearm | rėàrm | re-arm | rė-àrm | v. to arm again |
| rearmament | rėàrmåme̊nt | re-arm-a-ment | rė-àrm-å-me̊nt | n. the act of arming again |
| underarm | ûnde̊ràrm | under-arm | ûnde̊r-àrm | a. located below the armpit adv. with the hand swung below shoulder level |
| unarmed | ûnàrm𝕖d | un-arm-ed | ûn-àrm-𝕖d | a. not having or using arms; lacking barbs or stings |
| unarmored | ûnàrmo̊r𝕖d | un-armor-ed | ûn-àrmo̊r-𝕖d | a. used of animals; without protective covering a. (used of persons or things military) without protective armor |
| armada | àrmàdå | armada | àrmàdå | n. a large fleet |
| armadillo | àrmådillō | armadillo | àrmådillō | n. a burrowing mammal with body covered in strong bony plates |
| armageddon | àrmågeddo̊n | armageddon | àrmågeddo̊n | n. a decisive or catastrophic conflict |
| armenian | àrmēniån | armen-ian | àrmēn-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of Armenia a. of or relating to Armenia |
| armoire | àrmoire | armoire | àrmoire | n. a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons |
| Armstrong | Àrmstrong | Armstrong | Àrmstrong | n. a surname |
| arnica | àrnicå | arnica | àrnicå | n. a plant used in treating bruises |
| aroma | årōmå | aroma | årōmå | n. a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| aromatic | aro̊matic | aromat-ic | aro̊mat-ic | a. having a strong pleasant smell |
| arpeggio | àrpeggiō | arpeggio | àrpeggiō | n. a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously |
| arrant | arrånt | arr-ant | arr-ånt | a. without qualification; used informally as intensifiers |
| arrow | arrōw | arr-ow | arr-ōw | n. a sharp projectile shot from a bow n. a sign used to indicate direction |
| microarray | mīcrōårrāy | micro-array | mīcrō-årrāy | n. a grid of tiny DNA or protein samples arranged on a solid surface for analysis |
| arriviste | arrĩviste | arriviste | arrĩviste | n. a person who has suddenly risen in wealth but not gained social acceptance |
| arrondissement | arrondĩss𝕖men𝕥 | arrondissement | arrondĩss𝕖men𝕥 | n. an administrative division of a French department |
| arroyo | årroẏō | arroyo | årroẏō | n. a stream or brook |
| arse | àrse | arse | àrse | n. vulgar slang for anus |
| arson | àrso̊n | arson | àrso̊n | n. malicious burning to destroy property |
| arsonist | àrso̊ni̊st | arson-ist | àrso̊n-i̊st | n. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property |
| arsenal | àrse̊nål | arsen-al | àrse̊n-ål | n. a collection of weapons and military equipment n. a building where weapons are stored |
| arsenate | àrsėnȧte | arsen-ate | àrsėn-ȧte | n. a salt or ester of arsenic acid |
| arsenic | àrse̊nic | arsen-ic | àrse̊n-ic | n. a very poisonous metallic element; a white powdered poisonous oxide |
| arsenide | àrse̊nīde | arsen-ide | àrse̊n-īde | n. a compound of arsenic with a more positive element |
| art | àrt | art | àrt | n. the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination n. works produced by such skill and imagination |
| artery | àrte̊rẏ | art-ery | àrt-e̊rẏ | n. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart n. a major road or route |
| artful | àrtfůl | art-ful | àrt-fůl | a. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
| artesian | àrtēs̃i̊ån | artes-ian | àrtēs̃-i̊ån | a. (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure |
| artist | àrtist | art-ist | àrt-ist | n. a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or sculptures |
| artless | àrtlėss | art-less | àrt-lėss | a. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit |
| arts | àrts | art-s | àrt-s | |
| artsy | àrtsẏ | arts-y | àrts-ẏ | a. showing artistic or artsy pretensions |
| arty | àrtẏ | art-y | àrt-ẏ | a. showily imitative of art or artists; pretentiously artistic |
| arterial | àrtēriål | arter-i-al | àrtēr-i-ål | a. of or involving or contained in the arteries |
| artisan | àrti̊ṡån | art-is-an | àrt-i̊ṡ-ån | n. a skilled worker who makes things by hand |
| artiste | àrtĩste | art-ist-e | àrt-ĩst-e | n. a public performer (a dancer or singer) |
| artillery | àrtille̊rẏ | ar-till-ery | àr-till-e̊rẏ | n. large guns used in warfare n. the branch of the army that uses these guns |
| artistic | àrtistic | art-ist-ic | àrt-ist-ic | a. relating to art or artists |
| artfully | àrtfůllẏ | art-ful-ly | àrt-fůl-lẏ | adv. in an artful manner |
| article | àrticle | art-ic-le | àrt-ic-le | n. a piece of writing included in a newspaper or magazine n. a determiner that precedes nouns (a, an, the) |
| artlessly | àrtlėsslẏ | art-less-ly | àrt-lėss-lẏ | adv. in an ingenuous manner |
| artfulness | àrtfùlne̊ss | art-ful-ness | àrt-fùl-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage |
| artistry | àrtistrẏ | art-ist-ry | àrt-ist-rẏ | n. a superior skill developed through study and practice |
| artists | àrtists | art-ist-s | àrt-ist-s | |
| artisanal | àrti̊ṡånål | art-is-an-al | àrt-i̊ṡ-ån-ål | a. made in a traditional or non-mechanized way |
| articular | àrticūlår | art-ic-ul-ar | àrt-ic-ūl-år | a. relating to or affecting the joints of the body |
| articulate | àrticūlāte | art-ic-ul-ate | àrt-ic-ūl-āte | v. to express an idea or feeling easily and clearly a. showing the ability to speak clearly and expressively |
| artificer | àrtifice̊r | art-if-ic-er | àrt-if-ic-e̊r | n. a skilled craftsman or inventor |
| arteriovenous | àrtėriōvēno̊us | arter-io-ven-ous | àrtėr-iō-vēn-o̊us | a. connecting an artery to a vein |
| articles | àrticl𝕖ṡ | art-ic-le-s | àrt-ic-l𝕖-ṡ | |
| artificial | àrtificiål | art-if-ic-i-al | àrt-if-ic-i-ål | a. made by humans rather than occurring naturally a. insincere or affected |
| articulated | àrticūlāt𝕖d | art-ic-ul-at-ed | àrt-ic-ūl-āt-𝕖d | a. consisting of segments held together by joints |
| articulation | àrticūlātio̊n | art-ic-ul-at-ion | àrt-ic-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. the formation of clear speech sounds n. a joint or connection |
| artistically | àrtisticållẏ | art-ist-ic-al-ly | àrt-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an artistic manner |
| articulately | àrticūlāt𝕖lẏ | art-ic-ul-ate-ly | àrt-ic-ūl-āt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an articulate manner |
| articulateness | àrticūlāt𝕖nėss | art-ic-ul-ate-ness | àrt-ic-ūl-āt𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of being facile in speech and writing |
| articulatory | àrticūlåtorẏ | art-ic-ul-at-ory | àrt-ic-ūl-åt-orẏ | a. of or relating to articulation |
| artificiality | àrtificialitẏ | art-if-ic-i-al-ity | àrt-if-ic-i-al-itẏ | n. the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally |
| artificially | àrti̊ficiållẏ | art-if-ic-i-al-ly | àrt-i̊f-ic-i-ål-lẏ | adv. not by natural means |
| disarticulation | disàrticulātio̊n | dis-art-ic-ul-at-ion | dis-àrt-ic-ul-āt-io̊n | n. separation at a joint |
| endarterectomy | endàrte̊rectomẏ | end-arter-ec-tom-y | end-àrte̊r-ec-tom-ẏ | n. surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis |
| inarticulate | inàrticūlåte | in-art-ic-ul-ate | in-àrt-ic-ūl-åte | a. without or deprived of the use of speech or words |
| inarticulateness | inàrticūlåt𝕖nėss | in-art-ic-ul-ate-ness | in-àrt-ic-ūl-åt𝕖-nėss | n. the state or quality of being inarticulate |
| rearticulate | rėàrticūlāte | re-art-ic-ul-ate | rė-àrt-ic-ūl-āte | v. articulate again or anew |
| unarticulated | ûnàrticūlātėd | un-art-ic-ul-at-ed | ûn-àrt-ic-ūl-āt-ėd | a. not consisting of segments that are held together by joints a. uttered without the use of normal words or syllables |
| artemisia | àrtėmĩṡiå | artemisia | àrtėmĩṡiå | n. a composite shrub or herb of the genus Artemisia with aromatic green or greyish foliage |
| arthritis | àrthrīti̊s | arthrit-is | àrthrīt-i̊s | n. inflammation of a joint or joints |
| arthritic | àrthritic | ar-thrit-ic | àr-thrit-ic | a. of or pertaining to arthritis |
| arthropod | àrthro̊pod | arthr-o-pod | àrthr-o̊-pod | n. an invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton |
| osteoarthritis | ostēōarthrītis | oste-o-arthr-itis | ostē-ō-arthr-ītis | n. chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints |
| Arthur | Àrthůr | Arthur | Àrthůr | n. a male given name |
| arthurian | àrthūriån | arthur-ian | àrthūr-iån | a. of or relating to King Arthur and the legends of his court |
| arti | àrtĩ | arti | àrtĩ | n. a Hindu ritual in which light from wicks soaked in ghee is offered to deities |
| artichoke | àrtichōke | artichoke | àrtichōke | n. a thistlelike plant cultivated for its edible flower head |
| arugula | årūgůlå | arugula | årūgůlå | n. a plant used in salads |
| arum | arům | arum | arům | n. starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root n. any plant of the family Araceae; small flowers on a spadix surrounded by a spathe |
| aryan | àrẏån | aryan | àrẏån | n. a member of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family a. relating to the Indo-Iranian peoples |
| arytenoid | arẏtēnoid | arytenoid | arẏtēnoid | n. either of two cartilages at the back of the larynx to which vocal folds are attached |
| as | aṡ | as | aṡ | adv. to the same degree or extent prep. in the role of; functioning as conj. during the time that; in the same way that; because |
| Asia | Āsiå | Asi-a | Āsi-å | n. the largest continent |
| Asian | Āsiån | Asi-an | Āsi-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Asia a. relating to Asia |
| Asians | Āsiånṡ | Asi-an-s | Āsi-ån-ṡ | |
| ascetic | åscetic | ascet-ic | åscet-ic | a. practicing strict self-denial n. a person who practices self-denial |
| asceticism | åsceticiṡm | ascet-ic-ism | åscet-ic-iṡm | n. rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint |
| ascites | åscīt𝕖ṡ | ascites | åscīt𝕖ṡ | n. accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity |
| ascot | ascot | ascot | ascot | n. a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin |
| emasculate | e̊mascūlȧte | em-ascul-ate | e̊m-ascūl-ȧte | v. deprive of strength or vigor v. remove the testicles of a male animal |
| emasculated | e̊mascūlātėd | em-ascul-at-ed | e̊m-ascūl-āt-ėd | a. deprived of strength or vigor a. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed |
| emasculation | ėmascūlātio̊n | em-ascul-at-ion | ėm-ascūl-āt-io̊n | n. loss of power and masculinity |
| ash | ash | ash | ash | n. the powder left after something has burned n. a type of tree |
| ashen | ashe̊n | ash-en | ash-e̊n | a. anemic looking from illness or emotion |
| ashes | ashėṡ | ash-es | ash-ėṡ | |
| ashtray | ashtrāy | ash-tray | ash-trāy | n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes |
| ashy | ashẏ | ash-y | ash-ẏ | a. of a light grey |
| ashtrays | ashtrāyṡ | ash-tray-s | ash-trāy-ṡ | |
| ashkenazic | ashke̊nazic | ashkenaz-ic | ashke̊naz-ic | a. of or relating to Jewish settlers in central and eastern Europe |
| ashkenazi | ashke̊nàzĩ | ashkenazi | ashke̊nàzĩ | n. a Jew of eastern European or German descent |
| ashram | ashråm | ashram | ashråm | n. a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram n. (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus |
| asiatic | ās̃iatic | asi-at-ic | ās̃i-at-ic | n. a native or inhabitant of Asia a. of or relating to Asia or its peoples |
| asia | āsiå | n. the largest continent | ||
| amerasian | ame̊rāsi̊ån | amer-asi-an | ame̊r-āsi̊-ån | n. a person of American and Asian descent |
| australasian | ãustrålās̃iån | austral-asi-an | ãustrål-ās̃i-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Australasia a. of or relating to Australasia |
| asian | ās̃i̊ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Asia a. relating to Asia | ||
| asinine | asi̊nīne | as-inine | as-i̊nīne | a. devoid of intelligence |
| ask | àsk | ask | àsk | v. to put a question to; to request; to invite |
| asked | ask𝕖ḋ | ask-ed | ask-𝕖ḋ | |
| asking | asking | ask-ing | ask-ing | n. the verbal act of requesting |
| asks | asks | ask-s | ask-s | |
| unasked | ûnàsk𝕖ḋ | un-ask-ed | ûn-àsk-𝕖ḋ | a. not asked for; voluntary |
| askance | åskance | askance | åskance | adv. with a sideways glance; with suspicion or disapproval |
| askari | àskàri | askari | àskàri | n. (in East Africa) a soldier, police officer, or guard |
| aspartame | aspårtāme | aspartame | aspårtāme | n. an artificial sweetener used as a sugar substitute |
| aspen | aspe̊n | aspen | aspe̊n | n. a tree with leaves that tremble in the slightest wind |
| asperity | åspèritẏ | as-per-ity | ås-pèr-itẏ | n. something hard to endure n. harshness of manner |
| aspersion | åspe̊rsio̊n | as-pers-ion | ås-pe̊rs-io̊n | n. a disparaging remark n. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
| exasperate | ėẋaspe̊rāte | ex-asper-ate | ėẋ-aspe̊r-āte | v. make furious v. make worse |
| exasperated | ėẋaspe̊rātėd | ex-asper-at-ed | ėẋ-aspe̊r-āt-ėd | a. greatly annoyed; out of patience |
| exasperating | ėẋaspe̊rāting | ex-asper-at-ing | ėẋ-aspe̊r-āt-ing | a. extremely annoying or displeasing |
| exasperation | exaspe̊rātio̊n | ex-asper-at-ion | ex-aspe̊r-āt-io̊n | n. actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) |
| aspergillosis | aspe̊rgillōsis | aspergill-osis | aspe̊rgill-ōsis | n. an infection caused by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus |
| aspic | aspic | aspic | aspic | n. savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables |
| aspirin | aspi̊rin | aspirin | aspi̊rin | n. a drug used to reduce pain and fever |
| aspirins | aspirinṡ | aspirin-s | aspirin-ṡ | |
| ass | ass | ass | ass | n. a donkey n. a foolish person |
| asses | assėṡ | ass-es | ass-ėṡ | |
| assay | assāy | assay | assāy | n. an analysis of the composition of some substance v. to analyze the composition of |
| assayer | assāye̊r | assay-er | assāy-e̊r | n. an analyst who assays metals |
| bioassay | bīōassāy | bio-assay | bīō-assāy | n. appraisal of biological activity by testing its effect on an organism |
| immunoassay | immūnōassāy | immun-o-assay | immūn-ō-assāy | n. identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen |
| asset | asset | asset | asset | n. a useful or valuable quality n. property owned by a person or company |
| assyrian | åssẏriån | assyri-an | åssẏri-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Assyria a. of or relating to Assyria or its people or culture |
| disaster | diṡàste̊r | dis-ast-er | diṡ-àst-e̊r | n. a sudden event causing great damage or suffering |
| disastrous | diṡàstro̊us | dis-astr-ous | diṡ-àstr-o̊us | a. causing great damage or suffering |
| disastrously | diṡàstro̊uslẏ | dis-astr-ous-ly | diṡ-àstr-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a disastrous manner |
| disasters | diṡàste̊rṡ | dis-ast-er-s | diṡ-àst-e̊r-ṡ | |
| aster | aste̊r | aster | aste̊r | n. a plant with showy daisylike flowers |
| asterisk | aste̊risk | aster-isk | aste̊r-isk | n. a star-shaped character * |
| asterism | aste̊riṡm | aster-ism | aste̊r-iṡm | n. a cluster of stars or a small constellation |
| asteroid | aste̊roid | aster-oid | aste̊r-oid | n. a small rocky body orbiting the sun |
| asteroidal | aste̊roidål | aster-oid-al | aste̊r-oid-ål | a. of or relating to or resembling an asteroid |
| neurasthenic | neūråsthenic | neur-asthen-ic | neūr-åsthen-ic | n. a person suffering a nervous breakdown a. of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia |
| asthma | aṡ𝕥𝕙må | asthma | aṡ𝕥𝕙må | n. a respiratory condition causing difficulty in breathing |
| asthmatic | aṡ𝕥𝕙matic | asthmat-ic | aṡ𝕥𝕙mat-ic | n. a person suffering from asthma a. relating to breathing with a whistling sound |
| astilbe | åstilbė | astilbe | åstilbė | n. a plant of the genus Astilbe with compound leaves and panicles of tiny flowers |
| astral | astrål | astr-al | astr-ål | a. relating to or resembling stars |
| astronaut | astro̊nãut | astr-o-naut | astr-o̊-nãut | n. a person who travels in space |
| astronautics | astro̊nàutics | astr-o-naut-ics | astr-o̊-nàut-ics | n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
| astronauts | astro̊nãuts | astr-o-naut-s | astr-o̊-nãut-s | |
| astronomy | åstrono̊mẏ | astr-o-nom-y | åstr-o-no̊m-ẏ | n. the scientific study of the stars and planets |
| astronautical | astro̊nàuticål | astr-o-naut-ic-al | astr-o̊-nàut-ic-ål | a. of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics |
| zoroastrian | zorōastriån | zoro-astr-ian | zorō-astr-iån | n. a follower of Zoroastrianism a. of or relating to Zoroastrianism |
| archaeoastronomy | àrc𝕙ȧeōåstro̊no̊mẏ | archae-o-astr-o-nom-y | àrc𝕙ȧe-ō-åstr-o̊-no̊m-ẏ | |
| astragalus | astragålůs | astragalus | astragålůs | n. a large genus of herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; family Leguminosae |
| catastrophe | cåtastro̊phē | cat-astrophe | cåt-astro̊phē | n. a sudden disaster or great misfortune |
| catastrophic | catåstrophic | cat-astroph-ic | cat-åstroph-ic | a. extremely harmful; causing great damage |
| catastrophically | cåtastro̊phĩcȧllẏ | cat-astroph-ic-al-ly | cåt-astro̊ph-ĩc-ȧl-lẏ | adv. with disastrous consequences |
| astute | åstūte | astu-te | åstū-te | a. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence |
| astutely | åstūt𝕖lẏ | astu-te-ly | åstū-t𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a shrewd manner |
| astuteness | åstūt𝕖nėss | astu-te-ness | åstū-t𝕖-nėss | n. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas |
| at | at | at | at | prep. expressing location or time; indicating a point in space or time |
| atavism | atåviṡm | atav-ism | atåv-iṡm | n. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic |
| atavistic | atåvistic | atav-ist-ic | atåv-ist-ic | a. characteristic of an atavist |
| ate | āte | ate | āte | v. past tense of "eat" |
| philatelist | philate̊list | phil-atel-ist | phil-ate̊l-ist | n. a person who collects stamps |
| philately | philate̊lẏ | phil-atel-y | phil-ate̊l-ẏ | n. the collecting of stamps |
| atelier | ate̊lie̊r | atelier | ate̊lie̊r | n. a studio especially for an artist or designer |
| athenian | athēniån | athen-ian | athēn-iån | a. of or relating to Athens or its people n. a native or resident of Athens |
| Athens | Athe̊nṡ | Athens | Athe̊nṡ | n. the capital city of Greece |
| athlete | athlėte | athl-ete | athl-ėte | n. a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise |
| athletic | athletic | athlet-ic | athlet-ic | a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body |
| athleticism | athleticiṡm | athlet-ic-ism | athlet-ic-iṡm | n. the practice of engaging in athletic activities |
| athletes | athlēt𝕖s | athl-ete-s | athl-ēt𝕖-s | |
| athletics | athletics | athlet-ic-s | athlet-ic-s | n. participation in sports events |
| athletically | athleticållẏ | athlet-ic-al-ly | athlet-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an athletic manner |
| biathlon | bīathlo̊n | bi-athl-on | bī-athl-o̊n | n. an athletic contest combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting |
| decathlete | dēcathlēte | dec-athl-ete | dēc-athl-ēte | n. an athlete who competes in a decathlon |
| decathlon | dēcathlon | dec-athl-on | dēc-athl-on | n. an athletic contest consisting of ten different events |
| heptathlon | heptathlon | hept-athl-on | hept-athl-on | n. an athletic contest consisting of seven different events |
| nonathlete | nonathlēte | non-athlete | non-athlēte | n. a person who is not an athlete |
| pentathlon | pentathlo̊n | pent-athl-on | pent-athl-o̊n | n. an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
| triathlon | trīathlo̊n | tri-athl-on | trī-athl-o̊n | n. an athletic contest consisting of three events |
| atlantean | atlantėån | atlant-ean | atlant-ėån | a. of or relating to Atlantis or its people |
| Atlantic | Åtlantic | At-lant-ic | Åt-lant-ic | a. relating to the Atlantic Ocean n. the Atlantic Ocean |
| transatlantic | tranṡåtlantic | trans-atlant-ic | tranṡ-åtlant-ic | a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean |
| Atlanta | Atlantå | Atlanta | Atlantå | n. the capital city of Georgia, USA |
| atlantic | åtlantic | a. relating to the Atlantic Ocean n. the Atlantic Ocean | ||
| atlas | atlås | atlas | atlås | n. a book of maps |
| atlatl | àtlàtl | atlatl | àtlàtl | n. a device used to throw spears or darts with greater force and distance |
| ATM | ĀTM | ATM | ĀTM | |
| atm | ātm | atm | ātm | n. automated teller machine; a cash machine |
| ATMs | ĀTMṡ | ATM-s | ĀTM-ṡ | |
| atman | àtmån | atman | àtmån | n. the individual soul or essence in Hindu philosophy |
| atoll | atoll | atoll | atoll | n. an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
| atomized | atōmīz𝕖d | atom-iz-ed | atōm-īz-𝕖d | v. break up into small particles v. spray very finely |
| atomization | atōmīzātio̊n | atom-iz-at-ion | atōm-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of reducing to fine particles |
| atorvastatin | åtorvåstatin | atorvastatin | åtorvåstatin | n. an oral drug (Lipitor) effective in lowering triglycerides and LDL cholesterol |
| atrabilious | atråbilio̊us | atr-abil-ious | atr-åbil-io̊us | a. gloomy; irritable; melancholy |
| atrazine | atråzĩne | atrazine | atråzĩne | n. a synthetic compound widely used as an agricultural herbicide |
| atrial | åtrīål | atri-al | åtrī-ål | a. of or relating to a cavity or chamber, especially an upper heart chamber |
| atrium | ātriům | atri-um | ātri-ům | n. a central hall; an upper chamber of the heart |
| atrocious | åtrōcio̊us | atroc-ious | åtrōc-io̊us | a. shockingly brutal or cruel |
| atrocity | åtroci̊tẏ | atroc-ity | åtroc-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane n. an act of atrocious cruelty |
| atrociously | åtrōcio̊uslẏ | atroc-ious-ly | åtrōc-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a terrible manner |
| atropine | atro̊pĩne | atropine | atro̊pĩne | n. a poisonous alkaloid used in medicine to dilate the pupils |
| attar | attàr | attar | attàr | n. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers |
| attic | attic | attic | attic | n. a space or room immediately below the roof of a building |
| attitude | attitūde | att-itude | att-itūde | n. a settled way of thinking or feeling n. a physical posture |
| attics | attics | attic-s | attic-s | |
| attitudes | attitūd𝕖ṡ | att-itude-s | att-itūd𝕖-ṡ | |
| attaboy | attåboẏ | attaboy | attåboẏ | int. an exclamation of encouragement or approval |
| Atticus | Atticůs | Atticus | Atticůs | n. a male given name |
| attn | åttn | attn | åttn | n. abbreviation for attention |
| auburn | àubůrn | auburn | àubůrn | a. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown |
| auberge | auberge | auberge | auberge | n. a small inn or hostel, especially in France |
| aubergine | aube̊rgĩne | aubergine | aube̊rgĩne | n. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple n. a dark purple color |
| auction | àuctio̊n | auc-tion | àuc-tio̊n | n. the public sale of something to the highest bidder v. sell at an auction |
| auctioneer | àuctio̊nēer | auc-tion-eer | àuc-tio̊n-ēer | n. an agent who conducts an auction |
| auctions | ãuctio̊nṡ | auc-tion-s | ãuc-tio̊n-ṡ | |
| Auckland | Ãucklånd | Auckland | Ãucklånd | n. a city in New Zealand |
| audio | àudiō | audio | àudiō | n. sound, especially recorded or transmitted sound a. relating to sound that is recorded or broadcast |
| audience | ãudie̊nce | audi-ence | ãudi-e̊nce | n. the people who gather to watch or listen to a performance n. the readers or viewers of a work |
| audible | àudi̊ble | aud-ible | àud-i̊ble | a. heard or perceptible by the ear |
| audacious | àudācio̊us | aud-ac-ious | àud-āc-io̊us | a. invulnerable to fear or intimidation a. disposed to venture or take risks |
| audacity | àudaci̊tẏ | aud-ac-ity | àud-ac-i̊tẏ | n. fearless daring n. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery |
| audibility | ãudibilitẏ | aud-ibil-ity | ãud-ibil-itẏ | n. quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear |
| audibly | àudi̊blẏ | aud-ib-ly | àud-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an audible manner |
| audiences | ãudie̊ncėṡ | audi-ence-s | ãudi-e̊ncė-ṡ | |
| audaciously | ãudācio̊uslẏ | aud-ac-ious-ly | ãud-āc-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in an audacious manner |
| inaudible | inãudi̊ble | in-aud-ible | in-ãud-i̊ble | a. impossible to hear |
| inaudibly | inãudi̊blẏ | in-aud-ib-ly | in-ãud-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an inaudible manner |
| audiophile | ãudiōphĩle | audio-phile | ãudiō-phĩle | n. a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction |
| audit | ãudit | audit | ãudit | n. an official examination of financial accounts v. to examine carefully for accuracy v. to attend a course without receiving credit |
| audited | ãuditėd | audit-ed | ãudit-ėd | v. examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification |
| auditing | àudi̊ting | audit-ing | àudi̊t-ing | n. the examination of financial records |
| audition | àuditio̊n | audit-ion | àudit-io̊n | n. a test of the suitability of a performer v. perform in order to get a role |
| auditor | ãudito̊r | audit-or | ãudit-o̊r | n. a person who officially examines financial records |
| auditorium | ãudi̊toriům | audit-orium | ãudi̊t-oriům | n. the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits |
| auditory | ãuditorẏ | audit-ory | ãudit-orẏ | a. relating to hearing |
| auditioned | ãuditio̊n𝕖d | audit-ion-ed | ãudit-io̊n-𝕖d | |
| auditioning | ãuditio̊ning | audit-ion-ing | ãudit-io̊n-ing | |
| auditions | ãuditio̊nṡ | audit-ion-s | ãudit-io̊n-ṡ | |
| augment | ãugment | aug-ment | ãug-ment | v. to make something greater in size or amount |
| augmented | àugment𝕖d | aug-ment-ed | àug-ment-𝕖d | a. made greater in amount or strength |
| augmentation | àugmentātio̊n | aug-ment-at-ion | àug-ment-āt-io̊n | n. the act of augmenting |
| auger | ãuge̊r | auger | ãuge̊r | n. hand tool for boring holes |
| aught | ãu𝕘𝕙t | aught | ãu𝕘𝕙t | n. a quantity of no importance; nothing |
| augur | ãugůr | augur | ãugůr | n. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy v. predict from an omen |
| augury | ãugūrẏ | augur-y | ãugūr-ẏ | n. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come |
| inaugural | inãugůrål | in-augur-al | in-ãugůr-ål | a. occurring at or marking the beginning of a new venture n. an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony |
| inaugurate | inãugūrāte | in-augur-ate | in-ãugūr-āte | v. to begin or introduce formally |
| inauguration | inãugūrātio̊n | in-augur-at-ion | in-ãugūr-āt-io̊n | n. the act of starting a new operation or practice n. the ceremonial induction into a position |
| augustan | ãugûstån | august-an | ãugûst-ån | a. relating to Augustus or his reign |
| august | àugůst | n. the eighth month of the year a. profoundly honored; majestic | ||
| augustinian | àugůstiniån | augustin-ian | àugůstin-iån | a. of or relating to Saint Augustine or his teachings n. a member of an Augustinian order |
| aunt | àunt | aunt | àunt | n. the sister of one's parent; wife of one's uncle |
| auntie | àuntie | aunt-ie | àunt-ie | n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle |
| aunts | àunts | aunt-s | àunt-s | |
| aunty | àuntẏ | aunt-y | àunt-ẏ | n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle |
| aural | ãurål | aur-al | ãur-ål | a. relating to the ear or hearing |
| auric | ãuric | aur-ic | ãur-ic | a. of or containing gold |
| aurally | ãurållẏ | aur-al-ly | ãur-ål-lẏ | adv. with regard to sound or the ear |
| auricle | ãuricle | aur-ic-le | ãur-ic-le | n. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper front part of each atrium |
| auricular | ãuricūlår | aur-ic-ul-ar | ãur-ic-ūl-år | a. relating to or shaped like the ear |
| binaural | bīnãurål | bin-aur-al | bīn-ãur-ål | a. relating to or having or hearing with two ears |
| interaural | inte̊rãurål | inter-aur-al | inte̊r-ãur-ål | a. occurring between or involving both ears |
| monaural | monãurål | mon-aur-al | mon-ãur-ål | a. relating to one ear; not stereo |
| postauricular | pōstãuricūlår | post-aur-ic-ul-ar | pōst-ãur-ic-ūl-år | a. located behind the auricle of the ear |
| preauricular | prēãuricūlår | pre-aur-ic-ul-ar | prē-ãur-ic-ūl-år | a. situated in front of the auricle of the ear |
| aura | ãurå | aura | ãurå | n. a distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding a person n. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint |
| aureole | ãurēōle | aureol-e | ãurēōl-e | n. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a halo during a solar eclipse |
| aureus | ãurėůs | aureus | ãurėůs | n. a gold coin of ancient Rome |
| aurochs | ãurochs | aurochs | ãurochs | n. an extinct species of large wild cattle |
| auroral | ãurorål | auror-al | ãuror-ål | a. of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras a. characteristic of the dawn |
| aurora | ãurorå | aurora | ãurorå | n. bands of light caused by charged solar particles along the earth's magnetic field |
| auscultation | ãuscůltātio̊n | auscult-at-ion | ãuscůlt-āt-io̊n | n. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) |
| auspice | ãuspice | auspice | ãuspice | n. a favorable omen |
| auspicious | àuspicio̊us | auspici-ous | àuspici-o̊us | a. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck |
| auspices | ãuspic𝕖ṡ | auspice-s | ãuspic𝕖-ṡ | n. support, protection, or patronage |
| auspiciously | àuspicio̊uslẏ | auspici-ous-ly | àuspici-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an auspicious manner |
| inauspicious | inãuspicio̊us | in-auspici-ous | in-ãuspici-o̊us | a. not auspicious; boding ill |
| austere | ãustēre | austere | ãustēre | a. severely simple and plain a. strict or stern in manner |
| austerity | ãustèritẏ | auster-ity | ãustèr-itẏ | n. the condition of living without luxury or comfort |
| austerely | ãustēr𝕖lẏ | austere-ly | ãustēr𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an austere fashion |
| austral | ãustrål | austr-al | ãustr-ål | n. the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos a. of the south or coming from the south |
| australopithecine | ãustrālōpithe̊cīne | australopithecin-e | ãustrālōpithe̊cīn-e | n. an extinct humanlike bipedal primate with small brain, from 1 to 4 million years ago |
| australia | ãustrāliå | n. a country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere | ||
| australian | ãustrāliån | a. of or relating to Australia or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Australia | ||
| austrian | ãustriån | austri-an | ãustri-ån | a. of or relating to Austria n. a native or inhabitant of Austria |
| autism | ãutiṡm | aut-ism | ãut-iṡm | n. a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior |
| autistic | ãutistic | aut-ist-ic | ãut-ist-ic | a. characteristic of or affected with autism |
| autarkic | ãutàrkic | autark-ic | ãutàrk-ic | a. of countries; not relying on imports |
| auteur | aute̊𝕦r | auteur | aute̊𝕦r | n. a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works |
| auteurist | ãute̊urist | auteur-ist | ãute̊ur-ist | a. of or relating to auteurism in film |
| authorise | ãutho̊rīṡe | author-ise | ãutho̊r-īṡe | vt. to give official permission for something |
| author | ãutho̊r | auth-or | ãuth-o̊r | n. a writer of a book, article, or document |
| authorial | ãuthoriål | author-i-al | ãuthor-i-ål | a. of or by or typical of an author |
| authorized | ãutho̊rīz𝕖d | author-iz-ed | ãutho̊r-īz-𝕖d | a. endowed with authority |
| authentic | åuthentic | auth-ent-ic | åuth-ent-ic | a. of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine |
| authoritative | åuthori̊tātive | author-itat-ive | åuthor-i̊tāt-ive | a. commanding and self-confident; recognized as being reliable |
| authorities | åuthori̊tĩ𝕖ṡ | author-it-ies | åuthor-i̊t-ĩ𝕖ṡ | n. the people who have power in a country or organization |
| authorizing | ãutho̊rīzing | author-iz-ing | ãutho̊r-īz-ing | v. grant authorization or clearance for |
| authority | ãuthoritẏ | auth-or-ity | ãuth-or-itẏ | n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions n. a person with extensive knowledge in a particular field |
| authorize | ãutho̊rīze | auth-or-ize | ãuth-o̊r-īze | v. to give official permission for something |
| authors | ãutho̊rṡ | auth-or-s | ãuth-o̊r-ṡ | |
| authorship | ãutho̊rship | auth-or-ship | ãuth-o̊r-ship | n. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing |
| authenticate | ãuthenti̊cāte | auth-ent-ic-ate | ãuth-ent-i̊c-āte | v. to establish the authenticity of something |
| authoritarian | åuthori̊tariån | author-it-ar-ian | åuthor-i̊t-ar-iån | a. favoring strict obedience to authority |
| authorization | ãutho̊ri̊zātio̊n | author-iz-at-ion | ãutho̊r-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
| authenticity | ãuthe̊nticitẏ | auth-ent-ic-ity | ãuth-e̊nt-ic-itẏ | n. undisputed credibility |
| authoritatively | ãuthori̊tātiv𝕖lẏ | author-itat-ive-ly | ãuthor-i̊tāt-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an authoritative and magisterial manner |
| authenticated | ãuthenti̊cāt𝕖d | auth-ent-ic-at-ed | ãuth-ent-i̊c-āt-𝕖d | v. establish the authenticity of something a. established as genuine |
| authentication | ãuthenti̊cātio̊n | auth-ent-ic-at-ion | ãuth-ent-i̊c-āt-io̊n | n. validating the authenticity of something or someone |
| authoritarianism | åuthori̊tariåniṡm | author-it-ar-ian-ism | åuthor-i̊t-ar-iån-iṡm | n. a form of government with an absolute dictator not restricted by law |
| authentically | ãuthenticållẏ | auth-ent-ic-al-ly | ãuth-ent-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. genuinely; with authority |
| inauthentic | inãuthentic | in-auth-ent-ic | in-ãuth-ent-ic | a. intended to deceive |
| inauthenticity | inãuthentici̊tẏ | in-auth-ent-ic-ity | in-ãuth-ent-ic-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being inauthentic or not genuine |
| reauthorize | rėãutho̊rīze | re-auth-or-ize | rė-ãuth-o̊r-īze | v. authorize anew; give new or renewed authority to |
| reauthorization | rėãutho̊rizātio̊n | re-auth-or-iz-at-ion | rė-ãuth-o̊r-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of authorizing again |
| unauthorized | ûnãutho̊rīz𝕖d | un-auth-or-iz-ed | ûn-ãuth-o̊r-īz-𝕖d | a. not having official permission |
| auto | ãutō | auto | ãutō | n. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine |
| autoantibody | ãuto̊antibodẏ | auto-antibody | ãuto̊-antibodẏ | n. an antibody acting against the tissues of the organism that produces it |
| autobahn | ãutōbà𝕙n | auto-bahn | ãutō-bà𝕙n | n. an expressway in a German-speaking country |
| autobiographer | ãuto̊bīogråphe̊r | auto-biographer | ãuto̊-bīogråphe̊r | n. someone who writes their own biography |
| autobiography | ãuto̊bīogråphẏ | auto-biography | ãuto̊-bīogråphẏ | n. a book about a person's life written by that person |
| autoclave | ãutōclāve | auto-clave | ãutō-clāve | n. a device for heating above boiling point; used to sterilize surgical instruments |
| autocrat | ãuto̊crat | auto-crat | ãuto̊-crat | n. a cruel and oppressive dictator |
| autoerotic | ãutōėrotic | auto-erotic | ãutō-ėrotic | a. sexually satisfying yourself |
| autograph | ãuto̊graph | auto-graph | ãuto̊-graph | n. a person's own signature or handwriting vt. to sign one's name on |
| autoguider | ãutōg𝕦īde̊r | auto-guider | ãutō-g𝕦īde̊r | n. an automatic device for guiding a telescope |
| autoimmune | ãutoimmūne | auto-immune | ãuto-immūne | a. relating to the immune response against substances normally present in the body |
| autoimmunity | ãutōimmūnitẏ | auto-immunity | ãutō-immūnitẏ | n. production of antibodies against the tissues of one's own body |
| autoloader | ãutōlōade̊r | auto-loader | ãutō-lōade̊r | n. a mechanism that automatically loads something |
| automaker | ãutōmāke̊r | auto-maker | ãutō-māke̊r | n. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles |
| automat | ãutōmat | auto-mat | ãutō-mat | n. a vending machine from which you can get food n. a cafeteria where food is served from machines |
| autoregressive | ãutōre̊gressive | auto-regressive | ãutō-re̊gressive | a. of or relating to a statistical model that uses past values to predict future values |
| autos | ãutōṡ | auto-s | ãutō-ṡ | |
| automate | ãuto̊māte | auto-m-ate | ãuto̊-m-āte | v. make automatic or control or operate automatically |
| autoworker | ãutōwo̊rke̊r | auto-work-er | ãutō-wo̊rk-e̊r | n. a worker in the automobile industry |
| autographing | ãuto̊graphing | auto-graph-ing | ãuto̊-graph-ing | |
| automatic | ãuto̊matic | auto-mat-ic | ãuto̊-mat-ic | a. working by itself without human control a. done without conscious thought |
| automation | ãuto̊mātio̊n | auto-mat-ion | ãuto̊-māt-io̊n | n. the use of machines to do work that was previously done by people |
| automobile | ãuto̊mōbĩle | auto-mob-ile | ãuto̊-mōb-ĩle | n. a road vehicle powered by an engine, typically with four wheels |
| automotive | ãuto̊mōtive | auto-mot-ive | ãuto̊-mōt-ive | a. of or relating to motor vehicles |
| autographs | ãuto̊graphṡ | auto-graph-s | ãuto̊-graph-ṡ | |
| autonomy | ãutono̊mẏ | auto-nom-y | ãuto-no̊m-ẏ | n. the right or condition of self-government n. personal independence |
| automaticity | ãutomåticitẏ | auto-mat-ic-ity | ãuto-måt-ic-itẏ | n. the ability to perform actions without conscious thought |
| autocorrelation | ãutōcorrėlātio̊n | auto-cor-re-lat-ion | ãutō-cor-rė-lāt-io̊n | n. the correlation of a signal with a delayed copy of itself |
| automatically | ãuto̊maticållẏ | auto-mat-ic-al-ly | ãuto̊-mat-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. without conscious thought; in a mechanical way |
| semiautomatic | semĩãuto̊matic | semi-auto-mat-ic | semĩ-ãuto̊-mat-ic | a. partially automatic |
| autumn | ãutůmn | autumn | ãutůmn | n the season when the leaves fall from the trees |
| autumnal | ãutûmnål | autumn-al | ãutûmn-ål | a. of or characteristic of autumn |
| auxiliary | ãuxiliåry | aux-i-li-ary | ãux-i-li-åry | a. providing additional or supporting help n. a helper or backup |
| auxin | ãuxin | auxin | ãuxin | n. a plant hormone that regulates growth |
| avalanche | avålanche | avalanche | avålanche | n. a slide of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain v. gather into a huge mass and roll down |
| avant | åvànt | avant | åvànt | a. relating to experimental or innovative art |
| avarice | avåri̊ce | avarice | avåri̊ce | n. extreme greed; insatiable desire for wealth, personified as one of the deadly sins |
| avaricious | avåricio̊us | avaricious | avåricio̊us | a. immoderately desirous of acquiring wealth |
| avatar | avåtàr | avatar | avåtàr | n. the manifestation of a Hindu deity in human or superhuman or animal form |
| averaging | ave̊rȧging | aver-ag-ing | ave̊r-ȧg-ing | n. the process of calculating an average |
| avian | āviån | avi-an | āvi-ån | a. relating to birds |
| aviary | āviarẏ | avi-ary | āvi-arẏ | n. a building where birds are kept |
| aviate | āviāte | avi-ate | āvi-āte | v. to fly an aircraft |
| avionics | āvionics | avion-ics | āvion-ics | n. electronic systems and devices for aviation and astronautics |
| aviation | āviātio̊n | avi-at-ion | āvi-āt-io̊n | n. the operation of aircraft |
| aviator | āviāto̊r | avi-at-or | āvi-āt-o̊r | n. someone who operates an aircraft |
| avid | avid | avid | avid | a. (often followed by 'for') ardently or excessively desirous |
| avidity | åviditẏ | avid-ity | åvid-itẏ | n. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something |
| avidly | avi̊dlẏ | avid-ly | avi̊d-lẏ | adv. in an avid manner |
| avocado | avo̊càdō | avocado | avo̊càdō | n. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green skin and yellow pulp |
| avulsion | åvûlsio̊n | avuls-ion | åvûls-io̊n | n. a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another |
| avuncular | åvûncūlår | avuncul-ar | åvûncūl-år | a. resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence a. being or relating to an uncle |
| aw | ãw | aw | ãw | int. used to express mild protest, disappointment, or sympathy |
| awed | ãw𝕖d | aw-ed | ãw-𝕖d | a. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence |
| awful | ãwfůl | aw-ful | ãw-fůl | a. very bad, unpleasant, or shocking |
| awfuller | ãwfůlle̊r | aw-full-er | ãw-fůll-e̊r | |
| awfullest | ãwfůllėst | aw-full-est | ãw-fůll-ėst | |
| awfully | ãwfůllẏ | aw-ful-ly | ãw-fůl-lẏ | adv. used as intensifiers; very |
| awfulness | ãwfůlnėss | aw-ful-ness | ãw-fůl-nėss | n. a quality of extreme unpleasantness |
| reawaken | rēawāke̊n | re-awaken | rē-awāke̊n | v. to awaken once again |
| awe | ãwe | awe | ãwe | n. a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder v. to inspire awe in |
| awesome | ãweso̊me | awe-some | ãwe-so̊me | a. inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder |
| awesomely | ãweso̊melẏ | awe-some-ly | ãwe-so̊me-lẏ | adv. in an awesome manner; in a way that inspires awe |
| overawe | ōve̊rãwe | over-awe | ōve̊r-ãwe | v. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe |
| awkward | ãwkwård | awk-ward | ãwk-wård | a. lacking skill or grace a. causing difficulty or embarrassment |
| awkwarder | ãwkwårde̊r | awk-ward-er | ãwk-wård-e̊r | |
| awkwardest | ãwkwårdėst | awk-ward-est | ãwk-wård-ėst | |
| awkwardly | ãwkwårdlẏ | awk-ward-ly | ãwk-wård-lẏ | adv. in an awkward or clumsy manner |
| awkwardness | ãwkwårdnėss | awk-ward-ness | ãwk-wård-nėss | n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training n. the quality of an embarrassing situation |
| awl | ãwl | awl | ãwl | n. a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes |
| awning | ãwning | awn-ing | ãwn-ing | n. a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun |
| aww | aww | int. used to express affection, sympathy, or endearment | ||
| ax | ax | ax | ax | n. a tool with a heavy bladed head mounted on a handle vt. to cut with an ax; to eliminate drastically |
| axion | axion | ax-ion | ax-ion | n. a hypothetical elementary particle postulated in quantum chromodynamics |
| axis | axis | ax-is | ax-is | n. a straight line about which a body rotates |
| axle | axle | ax-le | ax-le | n. a shaft on which a wheel rotates |
| axon | axon | ax-on | ax-on | n. long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
| axial | axiål | ax-i-al | ax-i-ål | a. of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation a. situated on or along or in the direction of an axis |
| axonal | axonål | ax-on-al | ax-on-ål | a. of or relating to or resembling an axon |
| axially | axiållẏ | ax-i-al-ly | ax-i-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to an axis |
| biaxial | bīaxiål | bi-ax-i-al | bī-ax-i-ål | a. having two axes |
| transaxle | transaxle | trans-ax-le | trans-ax-le | n. a unit combining the transmission and axle of a motor vehicle |
| uniaxial | ūniaxiål | uni-ax-i-al | ūni-ax-i-ål | a. having only one axis |
| y-axis | ȳ-axis | y-axis | ȳ-axis | n. the vertical axis on a graph |
| axe | axe | axe | axe | n. a tool with a heavy bladed head vt. to cut with an axe; to reduce drastically |
| axel | axe̊l | axel | axe̊l | n. a jump in figure skating with one and a half turns in the air |
| axiom | axio̊m | axiom | axio̊m | n. a proposition whose truth is assumed to be self-evident and not susceptible of proof |
| axiomatic | axio̊matic | axiomat-ic | axio̊mat-ic | a. evident without proof or argument; self-evident |
| axiological | axio̊logicål | axi-o-log-ic-al | axi-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or relating to the study of values |
| axilla | axillå | axilla | axillå | n. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder |
| axillary | axillårẏ | axill-ary | axill-årẏ | a. of or relating to the armpit |
| ay | āy | ay | āy | adv. yes; always |
| ayatollah | aȳåtōllå𝕙 | ayatollah | aȳåtōllå𝕙 | n. a high-ranking Shiite religious leader regarded as an authority on religious law |
| aye | aȳe | aye | aȳe | adv. yes; always n. a vote in favor |
| ayurvedic | àyůrvèdic | ayurved-ic | àyůrvèd-ic | a. relating to Ayurveda, a traditional Indian system of medicine |
| azoic | åzōic | az-o-ic | åz-ō-ic | a. without life; relating to the earliest geological ages |
| azalea | åzāleå | azalea | åzāleå | n. any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors |
| azeri | åzèrĩ | azeri | åzèrĩ | a. of or relating to Azerbaijan or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan |
| azerbaijani | àze̊rbaījànĩ | azerbaijani | àze̊rbaījànĩ | n. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan a. of or relating to Azerbaijan or its people |
| azimuth | azimûth | azimuth | azimûth | n. the horizontal angle between the direction of an object and a reference direction |
| azimuthal | azimūthål | azimuth-al | azimūth-ål | a. of or relating to or in azimuth |
| altazimuth | altazimûth | alt-azimuth | alt-azimûth | n. an instrument measuring altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies for navigation |
| azithromycin | åzithro̊mȳcin | azithromycin | åzithro̊mȳcin | n. an antibiotic used to treat many different types of bacterial infections |
| aztec | aztec | aztec | aztec | n. a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico |
| azure | azůre | azure | azůre | n. a light shade of blue v. color azure a. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky |
