Nouns

ataxy

noun

inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady...

atonia

noun

lack of normal muscular tension or tonus

atonalism

noun

the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system

atonality

noun

the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system

atresia

noun

an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in t...

atrociousness

noun

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

availableness

noun

the quality of being at hand when needed

avalokitesvara

noun

a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and...

aventurine

noun

a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other min...

averment

noun

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting...

avestan

noun

an ancient Iranian language

aves

noun

(ornithology) the class of birds

avesta

noun

a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or...

averroes

noun

Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentari...

avidity

noun

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

avifauna

noun

the birds of a particular region or period

avouchment

noun

a statement asserting the existence or the truth of somethin...

avower

noun

someone who claims to speak the truth

avogadro

noun

Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what...

avulsion

noun

a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part f...

ayah

noun

(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children

ayin

noun

the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

azedarach

noun

tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and...

azerbaijani

noun

a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan

babka

noun

a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almo...

babbler

noun

any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud inc...

babiroussa

noun

Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

babirussa

noun

Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

babirusa

noun

Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

backband

noun

a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and suppor...

backbencher

noun

a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader

backbend

noun

an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a...

backbiter

noun

one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libe...

backcloth

noun

scenery hung at back of stage

backflow

noun

a flow that returns toward its source

backdown

noun

a retraction of a previously held position

backrest

noun

a support that you can lean against while sitting

backscratcher

noun

a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back

backplate

noun

plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass

backsaw

noun

a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the...

backslider

noun

someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of beh...

backsheesh

noun

a relatively small amount of money given for services render...

backslapper

noun

someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordialit...

backspacer

noun

the typewriter key used for back spacing

backspin

noun

spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the...

backstitch

noun

an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at th...

backstay

noun

a stay that supports the back of something

backswimmer

noun

predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inf...

backsword

noun

a stick used instead of a sword for fencing

backwoodsman

noun

a man who lives on the frontier