an - adj., n., & adv. (better, best ) 1 having the right... [more]

an - see NESCIENT )]... [more]

Anabaptist - n. the doctrine that baptism should only be administered to believing adults. Anabaptist... [more]

anabiotic - n. (pl. anabioses) revival after apparent death. anabiotic adj. [med.L f. Gk anabiosis... [more]

anachronic - adj. 1 out of date. 2 involving anachronism. [ANACHRONISM after synchronic etc.]... [more]

anachronistic - n. 1 a the attribution of a custom, event, etc., to a period to which it does not... [more]

anachronistically - n. 1 a the attribution of a custom, event, etc., to a period to which it does not... [more]

anacoluthic - n. (pl. anacolutha) a sentence or construction which lacks grammatical sequence... [more]

anaerobic - n. an organism that grows without air , or requires... [more]

anaesthesiology - n. (US anesthesia) the absence of sensation, esp. artificially induced insensitivity... [more]

anaesthetic - adj. & n. (US anesthetic) a substance that produces... [more]

anaesthetization - v.tr. (also -ise, US anesthetize) 1 administer an anaesthetic to. 2 deprive of... [more]

anaglyphic - n. 1 Photog. a composite stereoscopic photograph printed in superimposed complementary... [more]

anagrammatic - cf. -GRAM]... [more]

anagrammatical - cf. -GRAM]... [more]

analects - n.pl. (also analecta) a collection of short literary extracts. [L f. Gk analekta... [more]

analeptic - adj. & n. (of a drug etc.) restorative. a restorative medicine or drug. [Gk analeptikos... [more]

anally - adj. relating to or situated near the anus. anal retentive (of a person) excessively... [more]

analogically - n. (pl. -ies) 1 (usu. foll. by to, with, between) correspondence or partial similarity.... [more]

analogical - n. (pl. -ies) 1 (usu. foll. by to, with, between) correspondence or partial similarity.... [more]

analogously - adj. (usu. foll. by to) partially similar or parallel; showing analogy. analogously... [more]

analysable - v.tr. (US analyze) 1 examine in detail the constitution or structure of. 2 Chem.... [more]

analyse - v.tr. (US analyze) 1 examine in detail the constitution or structure of. 2 Chem.... [more]

analyser - v.tr. (US analyze) 1 examine in detail the constitution or structure of. 2 Chem.... [more]

analysing - n. Psychol. the analysis of oneself, one's motives, character, etc. self-analysing... [more]

analytically - adj. 1 using analytic methods. 2 Philol. using separate words instead ... [more]

anamnesis - n. (pl. anamneses) 1 recollection (esp. of a supposed previous existence). 2 a patient's... [more]

anapaestic - n. (US anapest) Prosody a foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed... [more]

anaphoric - n. 1 Rhet. the repetition of a word or phrase at... [more]

anaphylactic - n. (pl. anaphylaxes) Med. hypersensitivity of tissues to a dose of antigen, as a... [more]

anaptyctic - n. (pl. anaptyxes) Phonet. the insertion of a vowel between two consonants to [more]

anarchic - n. 1 disorder, esp. political or social. 2 lack of... [more]

anarchical - n. 1 disorder, esp. political or social. 2 lack of... [more]

anarchically - n. 1 disorder, esp. political or social. 2 lack of... [more]

anarchistic - n. an advocate of anarchism or of political disorder. anarchistic adj. [F anarchiste... [more]

anastomose - v.intr. link by anastomosis. [F anastomoser (as ANASTOMOSIS)]... [more]

anatomically - adj. 1 of or relating to anatomy. 2 structural. anatomically adv. [F anatomique... [more]

anchor - v. & n. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr.... [more]

anchoretic - n. (also anchoret) (fem. anchoress) 1 a hermit; a religious recluse. 2 a [more]

anchoritic - n. (also anchoret) (fem. anchoress) 1 a hermit; a religious recluse. 2 a [more]

anchylose - var. of ANKYLOSE. ... [more]

anchylosis - var. of ANKYLOSIS. ... [more]

ancientness - adj. & n. 1 of long ago. 2 having lived or existed long. archaic an old [more]

anechoic - adj. free from echo. ... [more]

anemographic - n. an instrument for recording on paper the direction ... [more]

anemometric - n. the measurement of the force of the wind. anemometric adj. [Gk anemos wind... [more]

anemophilous - adj. wind-pollinated. [Gk anemos wind + -philous (see -PHILIA ... [more]

aneurin - n. = THIAMINE. [anti + poly neuritis + vitam in]... [more]

aneurysmal - n. (also aneurism) an excessive localized enlargement ... [more]

angelical - adj. 1 like or relating to angels. 2 having characteristics attributed to angels,... [more]

angelically - adj. 1 like or relating to angels. 2 having characteristics attributed to angels,... [more]

angioma - n. (pl. angiomata) a tumour produced by the dilatation or new formation of blood-vessels.... [more]

angiosperm - n. any plant producing flowers and reproducing by seeds enclosed within a carpel,... [more]

angiospermous - n. any plant producing flowers and reproducing by seeds enclosed within a carpel,... [more]

Anglian - cf. ENGLISH) f. Angul a district of Schleswig (now in N. Germany) (as ANGLE(2))]... [more]

Anglicanism - adj. & n. of or relating to the Church of England or any Church in communion with... [more]

anglice - adv. in English. [med.L]... [more]

Anglicism - n. 1 a peculiarly English word or custom. 2 Englishness. 3 preference for what is... [more]

Anglicize - v.tr. (also -ise) make English in form or character. ... [more]

Anglist - n. a student of or scholar in English language or literature. Anglistics n. [G... [more]

Anglistics - n. a student of or scholar in English language or literature. Anglistics n. [G... [more]

Anglocentric - adj. centred on or considered in terms of England. ... [more]

Anglomania - n. excessive admiration of English customs. ... [more]

Anglophile - n. & adj. (also Anglophil) a person who is fond of or greatly admires England or... [more]

Anglophobe - n. & adj. a person who greatly hates or fears England or the English. being or characteristic... [more]

Anglophobia - n. intense hatred or fear of England or the English. ... [more]

anglophone - adj. & n. English-speaking. an English-speaking person. [ANGLO-, after FRANCOPHONE]... [more]

angrily - adj. (angrier, angriest) 1 feeling or showing anger; extremely displeased or resentful.... [more]

angst - n. 1 anxiety. 2 a feeling of guilt or remorse. [G]... [more]

angstrom - . [A.J. ngstrm, Swedish physicist d. 1874]... [more]