apanage - var. of APPANAGE. ... [more]

apathetically - adj. having or showing no emotion or interest. apathetically adv. [APATHY, after... [more]

apatite - n. a naturally occurring crystalline mineral of calcium phosphate and fluoride,... [more]

aperient - adj. & n. laxative. a laxative medicine. [L aperire aperient- to open]... [more]

aperu - n. 1 a summary or survey. 2 an insight. [F, past part. of apercevoir perceive]... [more]

apery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 mimicry. 2 an ape-house. ... [more]

apetalous - adj. Bot. (of flowers) having no petals. [mod.L apetalus f. Gk apetalos leafless... [more]

aphasic - n. Med. the loss of ability to understand or express speech ,... [more]

aphelion - Q. [Graecized f. mod.L aphelium f. Gk aph' heliou from the sun]... [more]

aphesis - n. (pl. apheses) the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at ... [more]

aphetic - n. (pl. apheses) the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at ... [more]

aphetically - n. (pl. apheses) the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at ... [more]

aphonia - n. (also aphony) Med. the loss or absence of the voice through a disease of the... [more]

aphorism - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement ... [more]

aphorist - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement ... [more]

aphoristic - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement ... [more]

aphoristically - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement ... [more]

aphyllous - adj. Bot. (of plants) having no leaves. [mod.L f. Gk aphullos f. a- not + phullon... [more]

apian - adj. of or relating to bees. [L apianus f. apis bee]... [more]

apiarist - n. (pl. -ies) a place where bees are kept. apiarist n. [L apiarium f. apis bee]... [more]

apiary - n. (pl. -ies) a place where bees are kept. apiarist n. [L apiarium f. apis bee]... [more]

apically - see APEX]... [more]

apices - pl. of APEX. ... [more]

apicultural - n. bee-keeping. apicultural adj. apiculturist n. [L apis bee, after AGRICULTURE]... [more]

apiculture - n. bee-keeping. apicultural adj. apiculturist n. [L apis bee, after AGRICULTURE]... [more]

apiculturist - n. bee-keeping. apicultural adj. apiculturist n. [L apis bee, after AGRICULTURE]... [more]

apiece - adv. for each one; severally (had five pounds apiece). [A(2) + PIECE]... [more]

apish - adj. 1 of or like an ape. 2 silly, affected. apishly adv. apishness n.... [more]

apishly - adj. 1 of or like an ape. 2 silly, affected. apishly adv. apishness n.... [more]

apishness - adj. 1 of or like an ape. 2 silly, affected. apishly adv. apishness n.... [more]

aplanat - n. a reflecting or refracting surface made aplanatic by correction. [G]... [more]

aplanatic - adj. (of a reflecting or refracting surface) free from spherical aberration. [Gk... [more]

aplasia - n. Med. total or partial failure of development ... [more]

aplastic - n. Med. total or partial failure of development ... [more]

aplenty - adv. in plenty. ... [more]

aplomb - n. assurance; self-confidence. [F, = perpendicularity, f. plomb according to a... [more]

apnoea - n. (US apnea) Med. a temporary cessation of breathing. [mod.L f. Gk apnoia f. apnous... [more]

apocalyptic - adj. 1 of or resembling the Apocalypse. 2 revelatory, prophetic. apocalyptically... [more]

apocalyptically - adj. 1 of or resembling the Apocalypse. 2 revelatory, prophetic. apocalyptically... [more]

apocarpous - adj. Bot. (of ovaries) having distinct carpels not joined together (opp. SYNCARPOUS).... [more]

apochromat - n. a lens or lens-system that reduces spherical and chromatic aberrations. apochromatic... [more]

apochromatic - n. a lens or lens-system that reduces spherical and chromatic aberrations. apochromatic... [more]

apocope - n. the omission of a letter or letters at the... [more]

apocrine - adj. Biol. (of a multicellular gland, e.g. the mammary gland) releasing some cytoplasm... [more]

apocryphal - adj. 1 of doubtful authenticity (orig. of some... [more]

apogean - n. 1 the point in a celestial body's orbit where... [more]

apolitical - adj. not interested in or concerned with politics. ... [more]

Apollonian - adj. 1 of or relating to Apollo, the Greek and Roman sun-god, patron of music and... [more]

apologetic - adj. & n. 1 regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offence or failure. 2 diffident.... [more]

apologetically - adj. & n. 1 regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offence or failure. 2 diffident.... [more]

apologia - see APOLOGY]... [more]

apologist - n. a person who defends something by argument. [F apologiste f. Gk apologizomai... [more]

apologue - n. a moral fable. [F apologue or L apologus f. Gk apologos story (as APO-, logos... [more]

apolune - n. the point in a body's lunar orbit where it is... [more]

apomictic - n. (pl. apomixes) Biol. a form of asexual reproduction (cf. AMPHIMIXIS). apomictic... [more]

apomixis - n. (pl. apomixes) Biol. a form of asexual reproduction (cf. AMPHIMIXIS). apomictic... [more]

apophthegm - n. (US apothegm) a terse saying or maxim, an aphorism .... [more]

apophthegmatic - n. (US apothegm) a terse saying or maxim, an aphorism .... [more]

apoplectic - adj. 1 of, causing, suffering, or liable to apoplexy. 2 colloq. enraged. apoplectically... [more]

apoplectically - adj. 1 of, causing, suffering, or liable to apoplexy. 2 colloq. enraged. apoplectically... [more]

apostasy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 renunciation of a belief or faith, esp .... [more]

apostate - n. & adj. a person who renounces a former belief,... [more]

apostatical - n. & adj. a person who renounces a former belief,... [more]

apostatize - see APOSTATE]... [more]

apostleship - n. 1 (Apostle) a any of the chosen twelve sent out to preach the Christian Gospel.... [more]

apothegm - US var. of APOPHTHEGM. ... [more]

apothem - n. Geom. a line from the centre of a regular polygon at right angles to any of its... [more]

apotheosis - n. (pl. apotheoses) 1 elevation to divine status; deification. 2 a glorification... [more]

apotheosize - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 make divine; deify. 2 idealize, glorify. ... [more]

apotropaic - adj. supposedly having the power to avert an evil influence or bad ... [more]