Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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aquaplane

noun

a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on...

aquanaut

noun

an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fin...

aquaphobia

noun

a morbid fear of drowning

aquaculture

noun

rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for fo...

aquatint

noun

a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a wate...

aquiculture

noun

a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water contai...

aquilegia

noun

a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurre...

aquitania

noun

a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyr...

archbishopric

noun

the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

archdeaconry

noun

the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon

archduchy

noun

the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess

archdeacon

noun

(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually rankin...

archness

noun

inappropriate playfulness

archpriest

noun

a senior clergyman and dignitary

armlet

noun

a band worn around the arm for decoration

armguard

noun

a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in a...

artlessness

noun

the quality of innocent naivete

artfulness

noun

the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage

arabist

noun

a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture

arability

noun

the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation

araucaria

noun

any of several tall South American or Australian trees with...

aramaean

noun

a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Ara...

arawn

noun

Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or...

arbalest

noun

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during siege...

arawakan

noun

a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in nort...

arbitrager

noun

someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities i...

aramean

noun

a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Ara...

arbitrageur

noun

someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities i...

araroba

noun

a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases

arbalist

noun

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during siege...

arbitrament

noun

the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judg...

arbitrement

noun

the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judg...

arborist

noun

a specialist in treating damaged trees

arboriculture

noun

the tending of and caring for trees

arbutus

noun

any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temp...

arboriculturist

noun

someone trained in forestry

arcadic

noun

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians

arborvitae

noun

any of several Asian and North American conifers of the gene...

archaeornis

noun

extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail an...

archaism

noun

the use of an archaic expression

archaeozoic

noun

the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago...

archaist

noun

an expert or collector of antiquities

archaicism

noun

the use of an archaic expression

arcella

noun

an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling a...

archegonium

noun

a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymn...

archesporium

noun

primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell de...

archenteron

noun

central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or di...

archine

noun

a Russian unit of length (71 cm)

archeozoic

noun

the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago...

archimandrite

noun

the superior of an abbey of monks