amah - n. (in the Far East and India) a nursemaid or maid. [Port. ama nurse]... [more]

amalgamation - v. 1 tr. & intr. combine or unite to form one structure ,... [more]

amanuensis - n. (pl. amanuenses) 1 a person who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts.... [more]

amaranth - n. 1 any plant of the genus Amaranthus, usu. having small green, red, or purple... [more]

amaranthine - n. 1 any plant of the genus Amaranthus, usu. having small green, red, or purple... [more]

amass - v.tr. 1 gather or heap together. 2 accumulate (esp. riches). amasser n. [F amasser... [more]

amasser - v.tr. 1 gather or heap together. 2 accumulate (esp. riches). amasser n. [F amasser... [more]

amateurish - adj. characteristic of an amateur, esp. unskilful or inexperienced. amateurishly... [more]

amateurishly - adj. characteristic of an amateur, esp. unskilful or inexperienced. amateurishly... [more]

amateurishness - adj. characteristic of an amateur, esp. unskilful or inexperienced. amateurishly... [more]

amateurism - n. 1 a person who engages in a pursuit (e.g. an art or sport) as a pastime rather... [more]

amatory - adj. of or relating to sexual love or desire. [L amatorius f. amare love]... [more]

amaurotic - n. the partial or total loss of sight, from disease of the optic nerve, [more]

amaze - v.tr. (often foll. by at, or that + clause, or to + infin.) surprise ... [more]

amazement - v.tr. (often foll. by at, or that + clause, or to + infin.) surprise ... [more]

amazing - v.tr. (often foll. by at, or that + clause, or to + infin.) surprise ... [more]

amazingly - v.tr. (often foll. by at, or that + clause, or to + infin.) surprise ... [more]

amazingness - v.tr. (often foll. by at, or that + clause, or to + infin.) surprise ... [more]

Amazonian - expl. by the Greeks as 'breastless' (as if A-(1) ... [more]

ambatch - n. an African tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, with very light spongy wood. [Ethiopic]... [more]

amberjack - n. US any large brightly-coloured marine fish of the genus Seriola found in tropical... [more]

ambiance - var. of AMBIENCE. ... [more]

ambience - n. (also ambiance) the surroundings or atmosphere of a place. [AMBIENT + -ENCE or... [more]

ambiguously - adj. 1 having an obscure or double meaning. 2 difficult to classify .... [more]

ambiguousness - adj. 1 having an obscure or double meaning. 2 difficult to classify .... [more]

ambisonics - n.pl. a system of high-fidelity sound reproduction designed to reproduce the directional... [more]

ambit - see AMBIENT]... [more]

ambitiously - adj. 1 a full of ambition. b showing ambition (an ambitious attempt ).... [more]

ambitiousness - adj. 1 a full of ambition. b showing ambition (an ambitious attempt ).... [more]

ambivalence - n. (also ambivalency) the coexistence in one person's mind of opposing feelings,... [more]

ambivalent - n. (also ambivalency) the coexistence in one person's mind of opposing feelings,... [more]

ambivalently - n. (also ambivalency) the coexistence in one person's mind of opposing feelings,... [more]

ambiversion - n. Psychol. a person who fluctuates between being... [more]

ambivert - n. Psychol. a person who fluctuates between being... [more]

amblyopic - n. dimness of vision without obvious defect or... [more]

amboyna - n. the decorative wood of the SE Asian tree Pterocarpus indicus. [Amboyna Island... [more]

ambrosial - n. 1 (in Greek and Roman mythology) the food of the gods; the elixir of life. 2... [more]

ambrosian - n. 1 (in Greek and Roman mythology) the food of the gods; the elixir of life. 2... [more]

ambulant - adj. Med . 1 (of a patient) able to walk about; not... [more]

ameer - var. of AMIR. ... [more]

ameliorate - v.tr. & intr. formal make or become better; improve. amelioration n. ameliorative... [more]

amelioration - v.tr. & intr. formal make or become better; improve. amelioration n. ameliorative... [more]

ameliorative - v.tr. & intr. formal make or become better; improve. amelioration n. ameliorative... [more]

ameliorator - v.tr. & intr. formal make or become better; improve. amelioration n. ameliorative... [more]

amenability - adj. 1 responsive, tractable. 2 (often foll. by to) (of a person) responsible to... [more]

amenable - adj. 1 responsive, tractable. 2 (often foll. by to) (of a person) responsible to... [more]

amenableness - adj. 1 responsive, tractable. 2 (often foll. by to) (of a person) responsible to... [more]

amenably - adj. 1 responsive, tractable. 2 (often foll. by to) (of a person) responsible to... [more]

amenorrhoea - n. (US amenorrhea) Med. an abnormal absence of menstruation. [A-(1) + MENO- + Gk... [more]

amentia - n. Med. severe congenital mental deficiency. [L f. amens ament- mad (as A-(1), mens... [more]

amerce - v.tr. 1 Law punish by fine. 2 punish arbitrarily. amercement n. amerciable adj.... [more]

amercement - v.tr. 1 Law punish by fine. 2 punish arbitrarily. amercement n. amerciable adj.... [more]

amerciable - v.tr. 1 Law punish by fine. 2 punish arbitrarily. amercement n. amerciable adj.... [more]

American - n., adj., & adv. 1 a the point of the horizon 90 anticlockwise from east. b the... [more]

American - n. & adj. 1 the Italic language of ancient Rome and its empire ,... [more]

American - n., adj., adv., & v. 1 the point of the horizon 90 clockwise from east. 2 the compass... [more]

Americanism - n. 1 a a word , sense, or phrase peculiar to or originating... [more]

Americanism - adj. 1 not in accordance with American characteristics... [more]

Americanize - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. a make American in character. b naturalize as an American.... [more]

Americanization - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. a make American in character. b naturalize as an American.... [more]

americium - Am. [America (where first made) + -IUM]... [more]

amethystine - n. a precious stone of a violet or purple variety of quartz. amethystine adj.... [more]

amiability - confused with F aimable lovable]... [more]

amiable - confused with F aimable lovable]... [more]

amiableness - confused with F aimable lovable]... [more]

amiably - confused with F aimable lovable]... [more]

amianthus - for -h- cf. AMARANTH]... [more]

amicability - adj. showing or done in a friendly spirit (an amicable meeting). amicability n.... [more]

amicableness - adj. showing or done in a friendly spirit (an amicable meeting). amicability n.... [more]

amicably - adj. showing or done in a friendly spirit (an amicable meeting). amicability n.... [more]