University Vocabulary

367,698 words and 113,531 expressions at the university level.

$20 is $20phrase

Alternative form of twenty dollars is twenty dollars.

-i adjectivenoun

Alternative form of い-adjective.

-i adjectivesnoun

plural of -i adjective

-na adjectivenoun

Alternative form of な-adjective.

.txt filesnoun

plural of .txt file

0.5 selfiesnoun

plural of 0.5 selfie

007 knivesnoun

plural of 007 knife

0800 numbernoun

A telephone number beginning with 0800; these numbers are free for the caller because the call is paid for by the company or organisation being called.

0800 numbersnoun

plural of 0800 number

1 Chroniclesname

The first of the two Books of Chronicles and the thirteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

1 Corinthiansname

The first book of Corinthians and the seventh book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Corinth attributed to Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes.

1 Maccabeesname

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

1,000 meteradj

Alternative form of 1000-metre.

1-2-3 blocknoun

A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 1, 2, and 3 inches long, respectively. May contain arranged holes. Similar, larger blocks are called 2-4-6 blocks.

1-2-3 blocksnoun

plural of 1-2-3 block

10-gallon hatnoun

Alternative spelling of ten-gallon hat.

10/40 Windowname

The geographic region between 10 degrees north and 40 degrees north latitude, especially when considered as a target for Christian missionary work.

100 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 100 metres, a sporting race event.

100 metresnoun

A sprint race over 100 metres.

100 percentadv

Completely, entirely, wholly.

1000 meternoun

singular of 1000 meters

1000 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 1000 metres.

1000 metrenoun

singular of 1000 metres

1000 metresnoun

A middle-distance race of 1000 metres.

10000 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 10000 metres.

10000 metresnoun

A long-distance running race over 10,000 metres.

100s & 1000snoun

Alternative form of hundreds and thousands.

1024th notenoun

A note played for 1/1024 of the duration of a whole note.

1024th notesnoun

plural of 1024th note

1031 exchangenoun

A taxpayer's deferral of recognition of capital gains and related federal income tax liability on the exchange of certain types of property, under Internal Revenue Code section 1031.

10th gradenoun

Alternative spelling of tenth grade.

10th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of tenth grader.

10th gradersnoun

plural of 10th grader

10x developernoun

A software developer who is ten times as productive as peers.

11 Bang-Bangsnoun

plural of 11 Bang-Bang

11th gradenoun

Alternative spelling of eleventh grade.

11th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of eleventh grader.

11th gradersnoun

plural of 11th grader

11th hoursnoun

plural of 11th hour

12-hour clocknoun

A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem.

128th notenoun

Abbreviation of hundred twenty-eighth note.

128th notesnoun

plural of 128th note

12th gradenoun

Alternative spelling of twelfth grade.

12th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of twelfth grader.

12th gradersnoun

plural of 12th grader

13 Coloniesname

Alternative spelling of Thirteen Colonies.

134340 Plutoname

Minor planet designation of Pluto

13th gradenoun

Alternative spelling of thirteenth grade.

13th gradernoun

Alternative form of thirteenth grader.

13th gradersnoun

plural of 13th grader

13th gradesnoun

plural of 13th grade

13th monthnoun

a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.

13th monthsnoun

plural of 13th month

13th reasonnoun

Alternative form of thirteenth reason.

13th steppersnoun

plural of 13th stepper

15 minutesnoun

Ellipsis of 15 minutes of fame.

15 puzzlesnoun

plural of 15 puzzle

1500 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 1500 metres.

1500 metresnoun

A middle-distance running race over 1500 metres.

163rd gamenoun

A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.

163rd gamesnoun

plural of 163rd game

16th notesnoun

plural of 16th note

18-yard boxnoun

penalty box

18-yard boxesnoun

plural of 18-yard box

18-yard linenoun

The line on the pitch, 18 yards from the goal line, marking the outside of the penalty box

18-yard linesnoun

plural of 18-yard line

1st Amendmentname

Alternative form of First Amendment.

1st gradernoun

Alternative spelling of first grader.

1st gradersnoun

plural of 1st grader

1st gradesnoun

plural of 1st grade

1st personnoun

Abbreviation of first person.

2 Chroniclesname

The second of the two Books of Chronicles and the fourteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

2 Corinthiansname

The second book of Corinthians and the eighth book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Corinth attributed to Paul the Apostle and Timothy.

2 Maccabeesname

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

2-3-4 treenoun

A tree data structure whose every node with children (internal node) has either two, three or four child nodes: a 2-node has one data element, and if internal has two child nodes; a 3-node has two data elements, and if internal has three child nodes; and a 4-node has three data elements, and if internal has four child nodes.

2-4-6 blocknoun

A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 2, 4, and 6 inches long, respectively. 2-4-6 blocks are a larger version of the more common 1-2-3 block.

2-4-6 blocksnoun

plural of 2-4-6 block

2-step garagenoun

A subgenre of UK garage characterized by its lack of the typical kick drum beat pattern.

2.4 childrennoun

A stereotypical characteristic of normal family life; frequently used ironically.

2.5D musicalnoun

A type of modern Japanese musical theater production which adapts stories originally presented in a two-dimensional medium (anime, manga, or video games).

2.5D musicalsnoun

plural of 2.5D musical

20-80 rulename

Synonym of Pareto principle.

200 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 200 metres.

200 metresnoun

A sprint race over 200 metres.

24-hour clocknoun

A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period rather than two sets of 12 hours, with the result that midnight is indicated as 00:00 (or sometimes 24:00), and the hours from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m. as 13:00 to 23:00.

24-hour daynoun

Synonym of nychthemeron.

24-hour daysnoun

plural of 24-hour day

256th notenoun

Alternative form of two hundred fifty-sixth note.

256th notesnoun

plural of 256th note

2d partiesnoun

plural of 2d party

2nd Amendmentname

Alternative form of Second Amendment.

2nd gradernoun

Alternative spelling of second grader.

2nd gradersnoun

plural of 2nd grader

2nd partiesnoun

plural of 2nd party

2nd personnoun

Abbreviation of second person.

3 card montenoun

Alternative spelling of three-card monte.

3 card montesnoun

plural of 3 card monte

3-3-3 rulename

The observation that a person can survive approximately 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food.

3-card montenoun

Alternative spelling of three-card monte.

3-D printernoun

Alternative form of 3D printer

3-D printersnoun

plural of 3-D printer

3-day measlesnoun

German measles, rubella.

3-em spacenoun

Synonym of thick space.

3-em spacesnoun

plural of 3-em space

3-revert rulename

Alternative form of three-revert rule.

3/4 brothernoun

Alternative spelling of three-quarter brother.

3/4 brothersnoun

plural of 3/4 brother

3/4 siblingnoun

Alternative spelling of three-quarter sibling.

3/4 siblingsnoun

plural of 3/4 sibling

3/4 sisternoun

Alternative spelling of three-quarter sister.

3/4 sistersnoun

plural of 3/4 sister

32nd notesnoun

plural of 32nd note

360 backflipnoun

A maneuver in various sports (such as skateboarding) in which the player flips backwards, rotates a full turn, and finishes travelling in the original direction.

360 backflipsnoun

plural of 360 backflip

360 no scopenoun

Alternative spelling of 360 noscope.

360 no scopesnoun

plural of 360 no scope

360 no-scopenoun

Alternative spelling of 360 noscope.

360 no-scopesnoun

plural of 360 no-scope

360 noscopedverb

simple past and past participle of 360 noscope

360 noscopesnoun

plural of 360 noscope

360 noscopingverb

present participle and gerund of 360 noscope

3C syndromenoun

craniocerebellocardiac dysplasia: a rare condition whose symptoms include heart defects, cerebellar hypoplasia, and cranial dysmorphism.

3d partiesnoun

plural of 3d party

3D printedadj

Created by using a 3D printer.

3D printernoun

A device for making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.

3D printersnoun

plural of 3D printer

3D printingnoun

The manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models.

3D scannernoun

A device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its color.

3D scannersnoun

plural of 3D scanner

3D ultrasoundnoun

A medical ultrasound technique, used, for example, during pregnancy, providing three-dimensional-looking flat images.

3rd gradernoun

Alternative spelling of third grader.

3rd gradersnoun

plural of 3rd grader

3rd gradesnoun

plural of 3rd grade

3rd partiesnoun

plural of 3rd party

3rd personnoun

Abbreviation of third person.

3rd wheelsnoun

plural of 3rd wheel

4-7-8 methodname

A breathing exercise for relaxation that involves a repeated cycle of inhaling through the nose for four counts, holding the breath for seven counts, and exhaling forcefully through the mouth for eight counts.

4-H diseasenoun

Alternative form of 4H disease.

4-to-1 rulename

A rule of thumb for setting up a ladder safely by positioning the legs of the ladder one foot away from the base of the wall for every four feet of height.

40 burgersnoun

plural of 40 burger

40 mike-mikesnoun

plural of 40 mike-mike

40% keyboardnoun

A compact computer keyboard that improves ergonomics by omitting the numeric keypad, function keys, etc. and relying on additional modifier keys to access certain functions.

40% keyboardsnoun

plural of 40% keyboard

400 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 400 metres.

400 metresnoun

A sprint race over 400 metres.

400-day clocknoun

Synonym of anniversary clock.

419 fraudsnoun

plural of 419 fraud

419 scammernoun

A person who carries out a Nigerian scam.

419 scammersnoun

plural of 419 scammer

440-yard dashnoun

A sprint race over 440 yards (402.336 m), corresponding to a quarter mile.

444 breathingnoun

A breathing exercise for relaxation that involves a repeated cycle of inhaling for four counts, holding the breath for four counts, and exhaling for four counts.

4D syndromenoun

Synonym of glucagonoma.

4D ultrasoundnoun

A medical ultrasound technique that produces a sequence of 3D images over time.

4H diseasenoun

AIDS.

4th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of fourth grader.

4th gradersnoun

plural of 4th grader

4th of Julyname

Alternative spelling of Fourth of July.

4th personnoun

Abbreviation of fourth person.

4th wall jokenoun

Alternative form of fourth wall joke.

5 percenternoun

A member of the Five-Percent Nation, a cultural movement influenced by Islam, founded in 1964 in New York City.

5 percentersnoun

plural of 5 percenter

5-5-5 rulename

A rule of thumb when presenting slideshows, suggesting that each slide should contain no more than five lines of text and no more than five words per line, and should take no more than five minutes to present.

5-em spacenoun

Synonym of thin space.

5-em spacesnoun

plural of 5-em space

5-piece doornoun

Alternative spelling of five-piece door.

50 burgersnoun

plural of 50 burger

50 cent armynoun

Alleged Internet users who are paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf.

50-30-20 rulename

Alternative form of 50/30/20 rule.

50-cent armynoun

Alternative form of 50 cent army.

50/30/20 rulename

An informal budgeting rule in which 50% of one's income goes toward necessities, 30% toward things one wants, and the remaining 20% into savings.

5000 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 5000 metres.

5000 metresnoun

A long-distance running race over 5000 metres.

50th Districtname

A barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.

51 percentnoun

A narrow or bare majority.

512th notenoun

A note played for 1/512 of the duration of a whole note.

51st statenoun

Alternative form of fifty-first state.

5th Amendmentname

Alternative form of Fifth Amendment.

5th columnnoun

Alternative form of fifth column.

5th columnsnoun

plural of 5th column

5th day fitsnoun

Alternative form of fifth-day fits

5th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of fifth grader.

5th gradersnoun

plural of 5th grader

5th wheelsnoun

plural of 5th wheel

5th-day fitsnoun

Alternative form of fifth-day fits

64th notesnoun

plural of 64th note

6th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of sixth grader.

6th gradersnoun

plural of 6th grader

7 Up cakesnoun

plural of 7 Up cake

7-10 splitnoun

A split where the farthest-left and farthest-right pins are the only pins left standing.

7-10 splitsnoun

plural of 7-10 split

7-38-55 rulenoun

The theory that 7% of communication is from spoken words, 38% from tone of voice and 55% from body language and gestures.

7-7-7 rulename

An FCC regulation stating that no single entity could own more than seven AM radio stations, seven FM radio stations, and seven television stations nationwide at the same time.

7-day fevernoun

leptospirosis

7-day measlesnoun

Measles, rubeola, 10-day measles.

7-Up cakesnoun

plural of 7-Up cake

7th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of seventh grader.

7th gradersnoun

plural of 7th grader

80-20 rulename

Synonym of Pareto principle.

800 metersnoun

US standard spelling of 800 metres.

800 metresnoun

A middle-distance running race over 800 metres.

800 numbernoun

A toll-free telephone number.

800 numbersnoun

plural of 800 number

880 ammonianoun

A saturated solution of ammonia in water; ammonium hydroxide 28% (w/w as ammonia).

8th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of eighth grader.

8th gradersnoun

plural of 8th grader

900 numbernoun

A telephone number for which an extra charge is assessed, part of which is returned to the owner of the number.

900 numbersnoun

plural of 900 number

99 percentdet

Almost all.

99.9 percentdet

Synonym of 99 percent

99.99 percentdet

Synonym of 99 percent

9th gradernoun

Alternative spelling of ninth grader.

9th gradersnoun

plural of 9th grader

A batteriesnoun

plural of A battery

a breed apartnoun

Entirely different from the average within a group; sharply diverging from the norm; in a league of one's own.

a cappellanoun

A vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment.

a cappellasnoun

plural of a cappella

a capriccioadv

At whatever tempo and with whatever expression the conductor or performer desires.

a double snoun

Alternative form of a-double-s.

a fair fewdet

An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of.

a far removenoun

A great distance from something or somewhere.

A Fonsagradaname

A municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

A for effortphrase

The effort of the attempt was admirable, even though the attempted action failed.

A formationnoun

A variation of the single-wing formation, differing in placing the quarterback further back from the line and closer to the center, and placing the backfield opposite the "strong" side of the unbalanced line.

a forterioriadj

Misspelling of a fortiori.

a fortioriadj

With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim; even more so; all the more so; so much the more.

a God's namephrase

Obsolete form of in God's name.

a good dealadv

Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

a good fewdet

A number of, more than a bare few.

a good looknoun

Something that gives a positive impression.

a good manydet

A substantial number of

a great dealadv

Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

a great manydet

A substantial number of

A Kung Ngamname

An area and village in Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong.

a la carteadv

Alternative form of à la carte.

a la minuteadj

Prepared to order, not prepared in advance.

A languagenoun

A translator's or interpreter's mother tongue, i.e. their main active language, into which they are able to translate or interpret from their other working languages.

A languagesnoun

plural of A language

a little bitadv

To a very small extent or degree.

A negativeadj

Of a blood type within the ABO and Rh blood grouping system. Blood type A negative has a phenotype of "A" and a Rhesus system classification of negative.

a non dominoadj

Describing a disposition of property granted by a party who has no title to it.

a notch aboveadj

superior to; of a higher quality than

a number ofphrase

Several.

A Pastorizaname

A municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

A positiveadj

Of a blood type within the ABO and Rh blood grouping system. Blood type A positive has a phenotype of "A" and a Rhesus system classification of positive.

a posterioriadj

Involving induction of theories from facts.

a priorismnoun

Alternative form of apriorism.

a smidgeonadv

Alternative spelling of a smidgen.

A Specialsnoun

plural of A Special

A studentsnoun

plural of A student

a thousandphrase

Alternative form of one thousand, the number 1000 = 10³.

A to B travelnoun

Transportation for ordinary purposes, as opposed to that by a professional driver for business purposes.

a world ofpron

A lot of, a mountain of.

a' God's namephrase

Obsolete form of in God's name.

A-B poweringnoun

Synonym of T-power.

A-bomb maidennoun

Synonym of Hiroshima maiden.

A-flat majornoun

The major key with A-flat as its tonic, with the notes A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G, the key signature of which has four flats.

A-flat minornoun

a minor key with the notes A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, and G♭

A-sharp majornoun

The theoretical major key with A-sharp as its tonic and the notes A#, B#, C𝄪, D#, E#, F𝄪, and G𝄪.

A-sharp minornoun

a minor key with the notes A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯

A. double S.noun

Alternative form of a-double-s.

A. N. Othername

A formulaic name that is substituted for that of a person whose name or identity is not known, or not relevant; typically used when exhibiting an example.

A. Pascualname

A barangay of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

A.N. Othername

Alternative form of A. N. Other.

A/B testingnoun

The use of a randomized experiment with two variants (termed A and B) which differ in a single particular.

Aa en Hunzename

A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.

aah, Bistointj

An expression of enjoyment of a pleasant aroma; a general expression of relaxed satisfaction.

AAK theoryname

A study of infinite Hankel matrices and associated approximation problems.

Aaron's beardnoun

Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy).

Aaron's rodsnoun

plural of Aaron's rod

Aarons Passname

A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Aase syndromenoun

A rare inherited disorder characterized by anemia with joint and skeletal deformities, caused by underdevelopment of the bone marrow.

ab absurdoadv

From absurdity.

ab aeternoadv

From time immemorial; from an infinitely remote point in the past.

Ab Beth Dinnoun

Alternative form of av beit din.

ab intestatoadv

From an intestate (someone who dies with no legal will).

Ab Kettlebyname

A village and civil parish in Melton district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7223).

AB languagenoun

A variety of Middle English found in the Corpus manuscript and characterized by French and Norse loanwords, colloquial expressions, conservative spelling, and similarities to Old English syntax.

ab origineadj

From the origin; from the beginning.

ab rollersnoun

plural of ab roller

ABA problemnoun

In multithreaded computing, a case in which a program erroneously considers the equality of a variable at two times to mean it has never changed in between.

Abaco Islandsname

An archipelago in the north of the Bahamas.

Abai Sungainame

A language of Malaysia.

abandon shipverb

To leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom.

abandons shipverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of abandon ship

abating ofverb

present participle and gerund of abate of

Abbas Combename

A village in Abbas and Templecombe parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST7022).

Abbe numbernoun

A number that represents the reciprocal of the dispersive power of a substance with transparent qualities.

Abbe numbersnoun

plural of Abbe number

abbey counternoun

A medal presented to a pilgrim visiting a shrine.

Abbey Dorename

A village and civil parish (served by Abbeydore and Bacton Group Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3830).

Abbey Gatename

A hamlet in Axminster parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, south of the town (OS grid ref SY2997).

abbey tokennoun

Synonym of abbey counter.

abbey tokensnoun

plural of abbey token

Abbey Woodname

A suburban area in the borough of Greenwich and borough of Bexley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4779).

abbing offverb

present participle and gerund of ab off

abbot generalnoun

The leader of a monastic order.

abbot nulliusnoun

An abbot who is exempt from diocesan control, and acts with papal authority.

abbot primatenoun

The representative leader of all Benedictine congregations.

Abbots Riptonname

A small village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2378).

ABC guidesnoun

plural of ABC guide

ABC islandnoun

Any of the three islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the Venezuelan coast.

ABC Islandsname

Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean.

ABC partiesnoun

plural of ABC party

ABC storesnoun

plural of ABC store

ABCD syndromenoun

A genetic disorder characterized by albinism, a black lock of hair, cell migration disorder of the neurocytes of the gut, and sensorineural deafness.

Abd al-Masihname

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ)

Abd al-Qadirname

Alternative form of Abdulkadir.

Abd al-Qadirsname

plural of Abd al-Qadir

abdominal finnoun

One of the posterior paired fins of fishes; pelvic fin; ventral fin.

abdominal ribnoun

Any of the riblike structures that cross the abdomen in lizards.

Abdul Qadirname

Alternative form of Abdulkadir.

Abdul Qadirsname

plural of Abdul Qadir

Abe Lincolnsnoun

plural of Abe Lincoln

Abegg's rulename

A rule in chemistry that states that the sum of the hydrogen valence and the maximum oxygen valence is equal to eight.

Abel testsnoun

plural of Abel test

abelian groupnoun

A group in which the group operation is commutative.

Abellen Aytaname

A language of the Philippines.

Aber Valleyname

A community (civil parish) in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales.

Aberdare Eastname

A community (civil parish) in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales, which includes the town of Aberdare.

Aberdeen hooknoun

A simple J-shaped hook used in fishing.

aberic acidnoun

thiamine

Abert's finchnoun

Synonym of Abert's towhee

abessive casenoun

A grammatical case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition without or the affix -less.

abiding byverb

present participle and gerund of abide by

abiding placenoun

Alternative form of abiding-place.

abietic acidnoun

A yellowish resin acid isolated from rosin and used in varnishes and esters for plasticizers; C₁₉H₂₉COOH.

ability pointnoun

A unit for upgrading a character's abilities or skills.

Abkhaz ASSRname

Synonym of Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

ablative casenoun

A noun case used in some languages to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions "of", "from", "away from", and "concerning". In Latin grammar, the ablative case (cāsus ablātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European ablative, instrumental, comitative, associative and locative cases; these cases express concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "of"/"from", "by", "with", "to"/"with", and "at"/"in", respectively. Here/hence/hither, there/thence/thither, and where/whence/whither are the only English words with separate forms for the ablative (motion away from) and lative (motion towards) cases.

able bodiedadj

Alternative spelling of able-bodied.

able ratingnoun

A rating who is qualified to perform certain duties of seamanship.

able ratingsnoun

plural of able rating

able seamannoun

Synonym of able-bodied seaman.

able seamennoun

plural of able seaman

Abney effectnoun

The perceived hue shift that occurs when white light is added to a monochromatic light source

Abney effectsnoun

plural of Abney effect

Abney levelnoun

A clinometer used to measure tree heights.

Abney levelsnoun

plural of Abney level

abortion millnoun

Synonym of abortion clinic.

abortion pillnoun

A drug, such as mifepristone (Mifegyne), used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage.

abortion tournoun

An instance of abortion tourism; a trip made for the purpose of obtaining an abortion where it is legal.

abortus fevernoun

A kind of brucellosis, Brucella abortus, and the only one endemic to North America.

Abot Molinaname

A barangay of Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines.

abounded inverb

simple past and past participle of abound in

abounded withverb

simple past and past participle of abound with

abounding inverb

present participle and gerund of abound in

abounds inverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of abound in

abounds withverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of abound with

About boxesnoun

plural of About box

about facenoun

Alternative spelling of about-face.

about facedverb

simple past and past participle of about face

about facesnoun

plural of about face

about facingverb

present participle and gerund of about face

about pagenoun

a type of web page commonly seen on websites, containing general information about the person or organization that is responsible for the website in question, usually a description of the site's history and mission or purpose.

about pagesnoun

plural of about page

about shipverb

Tack; to cause to turn into the wind and through the other side ending with a full 180 degree turn.

about shippedverb

simple past and past participle of about ship

about shipsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of about ship

about sledgenoun

The largest hammer used by smiths.

about sledgesnoun

plural of about sledge

about timeadv

Far past the desired time.

about turnnoun

Alternative spelling of about-turn.

about turnedverb

simple past and past participle of about turn

about turningverb

present participle and gerund of about turn

about turnsnoun

plural of about turn

above a bitadv

greatly, very much

above averageprep_phrase

Better than average.

above boardprep_phrase

Openly, without deceit.

Above Derwentname

A civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough.

above grassprep_phrase

Above ground; on the surface.

above groundprep_phrase

On or above the surface of the ground.

above measureprep_phrase

Beyond measure.

above oneselfprep_phrase

Acting with an undue opinion of one's own importance or abilities.

above proofprep_phrase

Overproof; containing more alcohol than proof spirit.

above stairsprep_phrase

Upstairs; in or on an upper floor.

above the lawprep_phrase

Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.

above the rimprep_phrase

[handing the ball] higher than the rim of the basket (such as during a slam dunk or alley oop)

above waterprep_phrase

Out of difficulty, especially financially.

Aboyne dressnoun

The dance costume prescribed for females performing the Scottish National dances in competitions at Highland games gatherings. It consists of a dark bodice or elaborate waistcoat, decorative blouse, full tartan skirt and sometimes a petticoat and apron, or a tartan sash.

Abraham covenoun

Synonym of Abraham man.

Abraham covesnoun

plural of Abraham cove

Abraham mannoun

A mentally ill beggar.

Abraham mennoun

plural of Abraham man

Abram covenoun

Synonym of Abraham man.

Abram covesnoun

plural of Abram cove

Abrasax stonenoun

A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas.

abrasin oilnoun

An oil from the tung tree that is used in paints and varnishes; tung oil.

abrasin oilsnoun

plural of abrasin oil

abrasive discnoun

A disc of abrasive material that rotates in a tool such as a sander.

Abraum saltsnoun

a mixture of carnallite, kieserite and sylvite found in Prussia; chemically, mixed sulphates and chlorides of potassium, sodium and calcium

Abri Auditadj

Of or belonging to the prehistoric culture between the late Mousterian and Aurignacian.

Abruzzi warenoun

Ornate Italian pottery from the 15th century.

ABS brakesnoun

plural of ABS brake

abscess rootnoun

A perennial, blue-flowered herb from the eastern United States, Polemonium reptans.

abscisic acidnoun

A terpenoid best known as a plant hormone that inhibits seed germination and was once thought to be important in abscission.

absciss layernoun

Alternative form of abscission layer

absent voternoun

Alternative form of absentee voter.

absent votersnoun

plural of absent voter

absente reophrase

The defendant being absent.

absentee votenoun

A vote cast by a voter by mail because of absence from the precinct during the election, typically military members.

absey booknoun

An ABC book; abecedary; a primer.

absey booksnoun

plural of absey book

absinthe oilnoun

A dark green narcotic oil derived from wormwood and used in liqueurs; wormwood oil.

absit invidiaphrase

Literally, "may envy be lacking (from my words)".

absit omenintj

May what is said not come true.

absolute codenoun

Code which uses only absolute addresses.

absolute egonoun

The Fichtean ego that posits its own existence and through the opposition of subject and object thus created dialectically evolves the universe.

absolute egosnoun

plural of absolute ego

absolute formnoun

The Platonic form of the supreme idea in which all other ideas participate.

absolute ideanoun

In Hegelianism, the spiritual principle of which the reality is the expression.

absolute meannoun

The mean of the absolute magnitude of a function that has both positive and negative values.

absolute pathnoun

A path or address that identifies a file or web page which includes all the information necessary to find the file or web page with no assumptions based on local context.

absolute pinnoun

A pin in which moving away the pinned piece would illegally expose the king to check.

absolute pinsnoun

plural of absolute pin

absolute termnoun

The constant in a polynomial.

absolute timenoun

The Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of time (and spatial) coordinates that is the same for all observers.

absolute unitnoun

A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.

absorbed dosenoun

The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).

absque dubioadv

Without doubt; used in pleadings where a statement needs no proof.

absque hocphrase

The technical words of denial used in denying what has been alleged.

abstract artnoun

Art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational way.

abstract ideanoun

An idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.

abstract nounnoun

A noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.

abstract termnoun

A term expressing an abstract idea, such as beauty, whiteness, or roundness, without indicating any object in which it exists.

abstract typenoun

a type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated.

abstract verbnoun

Of Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

Abt systemnoun

A rail system used in mountainous terrain with multiple cograils.

Abt systemsnoun

plural of Abt system

Abu Dhabiannoun

Someone from Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabiansnoun

plural of Abu Dhabian

Abu Simbelname

A village, in the Aswan area of Egypt, that is the site of several ancient temples.

Abu Suweirname

A city in Ismailia governorate, north-eastern Egypt.

Abu' Arapeshname

A language of Papua New Guinea.

abundant yearnoun

In the Jewish calendar, a year of 355 days or a leap year of 385 days; perfect year.

abuse excusesnoun

plural of abuse excuse

abutted onverb

simple past and past participle of abut on

abutting onverb

present participle and gerund of abut on

abyssal bluenoun

A dark shade of blue.

abyssal fishnoun

Any fish that lives below a depth of 2000 meters.

abyssal plainnoun

A large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).

abyssal rocknoun

An igneous rock that crystallized at considerable depth in the crust; plutonic rock.

abyssal rocksnoun

plural of abyssal rock

abyssal zonenoun

The oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure.

AC adapternoun

An adapter for alternating current.

AC adaptersnoun

plural of AC adapter

Acacia Avenuename

A placeholder name for a residential street.

Acacia Creekname

A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

acacia gumnoun

The sticky congealed sap of the acacia tree, used as a food additive and in adhesives.

Acacia Hillsname

A locality in Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

acacia titnoun

Melaniparus thruppi, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

acacia titsnoun

plural of acacia tit

acacia veldnoun

Flat grassland in Africa interspersed with acacia.

acacia veldsnoun

plural of acacia veld

acacic acidnoun

A naturally produced triterpenoid carboxylic acid with formal name (3S,4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-3,5,10-trihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid

academic artnoun

A style of art influenced by European art academies, especially one which lacks innovation or individualism; academism.

academic yearnoun

The annual period during which a student attends school, college or university.

Academy Awardnoun

An award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak; commonly used to indicate a person has been lying with great skill.

academy bluenoun

A moderate greenish blue.

academy boardnoun

A heavy card used for oil painting.

academy chainnoun

Synonym of multi-academy trust.

Acadia Parishname

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Crowley.

Acadian Coastname

The west coast of the Bay of Fundy that was settled by French colonists to the colony of Acadia in New France of French North America; now part of the east coast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Acadian owlnoun

A very small North American owl, a northern back-up owl (Aegolius acadicus).

Acadian owlsnoun

plural of Acadian owl

acai berriesnoun

plural of acai berry

acai berrynoun

A fruit that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant. It is similar in size to a grape.

Acapulco goldnoun

A type of marijuana originating from Acapulco, Mexico.

acaroid gumnoun

Alternative form of acaroid resin.

acaroid resinnoun

A resin used mainly in varnishes and lacquer, obtained from plants in the genus Xanthorrhoea.

acc. cogn.noun

Abbreviation of accusative cognate.

accent acutenoun

An acute accent.

accent gravenoun

A grave accent.

accent marknoun

A diacritical mark or character used in writing to indicate the place of stress (spoken accent), or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked (such as long vowel versus short vowel).

accent marksnoun

plural of accent mark

accent tagsnoun

plural of accent tag

accent wallnoun

A wall in a room which has a style distinctly different from the other walls.

accent wallsnoun

plural of accent wall

access agentnoun

One who provides access to other potential agents by providing offender profiling information that can help lead to recruitment into an intelligence service.

access codenoun

A typically alphanumeric sequence that permits access to a secure service or network.

access codesnoun

plural of access code

access coursenoun

An academic course intended to equip students with the skills they need in order to take further courses.

access daynoun

A day on which an institution (such as a farm or a university) hosts visitors who come to learn about it.

access daysnoun

plural of access day

access methodnoun

A method or means, usually a software or hardware component of a mainframe, to access data on an external storage device.

access pointnoun

A device, such as an Internet modem, that permits wireless devices to connect to a network.

access pointsnoun

plural of access point

access roadnoun

A road giving entry to a region or, especially, to a motorway.

access roadsnoun

plural of access road

ACCESS testnoun

A standardized test of English language proficiency administered to English language learners in U.S. schools.

access timenoun

The time interval between the issuing of a request to read data from or write data to a storage device and the completion of this action.

access timesnoun

plural of access time

access tokennoun

An object that describes the security context of a process or thread, such as the user's identity and privileges.

access tokensnoun

plural of access token

accident ratenoun

Frequency or rate of accidents.

according asadv

Precisely as; the same as; just as; corresponding to the way in which. (Now often expressing accordance with two or more alternatives.)

according toprep

Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

account booknoun

A book in which accounts are kept; ledger.

account booksnoun

plural of account book

account codenoun

An account designator, especially one that is not purely numeric.

account codesnoun

plural of account code