Nouns

acrophony

noun

naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initia...

acrolein

noun

a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from pr...

acromion

noun

the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

acuteness

noun

a quick and penetrating intelligence

aculeus

noun

a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterou...

adapa

noun

a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with...

adeptness

noun

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

adermin

noun

a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids...

adige

noun

a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adri...

adonic

noun

a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee;...

adopter

noun

a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her o...

adorability

noun

extreme attractiveness

adorableness

noun

extreme attractiveness

adrianopolis

noun

a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebu...

adroitness

noun

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

adrianople

noun

a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebu...

adulterator

noun

any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a...

adzhar

noun

an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea

agal

noun

a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedou...

agammaglobulinemia

noun

a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual a...

agamete

noun

an asexual reproductive cell

agenesis

noun

imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

agedness

noun

the property characteristic of old age

agenesia

noun

imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

agendum

noun

a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

aglaia

noun

(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

agouti

noun

agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and...

agraphia

noun

a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in wri...

agranulocytosis

noun

an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug t...

agreeableness

noun

pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

agreeability

noun

a temperamental disposition to be agreeable

agrology

noun

science of soils in relation to crops

agricola

noun

Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman...

agueweed

noun

gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly...

ahimsa

noun

a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding...

ahuehuete

noun

Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cyp...

ajuga

noun

bugle

aidoneus

noun

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mytho...

akinesia

noun

motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

akinesis

noun

motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

alarmism

noun

needless warnings

alalia

noun

paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to sp...

alarum

noun

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

alecto

noun

one of the three Furies

alembic

noun

an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two ret...

alep

noun

a city in northwestern Syria

aleutian

noun

a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and s...

alizarin

noun

an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigmen...

aliveness

noun

the condition of living or the state of being alive

alikeness

noun

similarity in appearance or character or nature between pers...