acharya
an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.

acharyas
plural of acharya

acontia
Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.

acontias
plural of acontia

acontium
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin

acorn moth
The North American moth Blastobasis glandulella.
The European moth Cydia splendana.

acrasia
Lack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.

acrasias
plural of acrasia (alternative form of akrasias)

acrasies
plural of acrasy

acrasy
Synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this.

acredales
plural of acredale

acropoleis
plural of acropolis

acropoli
plural of acropolis

acropolis
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.

acropolises
plural of acropolis

actinote
Any butterflies of the genus Actinote of the subfamily Heliconiinae, endemic to South America.

actinotes
plural of actinote

actrix
A female plaintiff.

adelites
plural of adelite

adge
Obsolete spelling of age.

adges
plural of adge

admirals
plural of admiral

aganacteses
plural of aganactesis

aganactesis
An exclamation made out of a sense of deep indignation.

agapae
plural of agape

agapai
plural of agape

agape
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
Wide open.

agara
agarwood

age
The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
The state of being old; the latter part of life.
Any particular stage of life.
The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
A period of one hundred years; a century.
A generation.
A long time.
Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

agefright
Alternative form of age fright.

agere
Clipping of age regression.
Clipping of age regressor.

agereg
Clipping of age regression.
Clipping of age regressor.

ageregs
plural of agereg

ageres
plural of agere

ages
plural of age
A long time.

agnosia
The inability to recognise objects by use of the senses.
Ignorance.

agnosias
plural of agnosia

agrapha
plural of agraphon

agropatch
A patch of Agrobacterium used in agroinfiltration

agropatches
plural of agropatch

aguna
Alternative form of agunah.

agunas
plural of aguna

agunot
plural of aguna
plural of agunah

agunoth
plural of aguna
plural of agunah

aides
plural of aide

aidos
shame, modesty, or humility, regarded as a virtue in Ancient Greece

air commodore
A person holding a rank, in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces, between that of group captain and air vice-marshal, equivalent to an army brigadier general, or equivalent rank in other air forces.

airedales
plural of airedale

akra
Alternative spelling of accra.

akras
plural of akra

akropoleis
plural of akropolis

akropolis
Alternative spelling of acropolis.

akropolises
plural of akropolis

albocerulean
A small lycaenid butterfly, Udara albocaerulea, of Asia.

alboceruleans
plural of albocerulean

albugo
A leucoma.

albugoes
plural of albugo

albugos
plural of albugo

alchymist
Alternative spelling of alchemist.

alchymists
plural of alchymist

alder moth
A moth of species Acronicta alni, found across Europe, the Caucasus, Russia, and eastern Asia.

aleuron
Alternative form of aleurone.

aleurons
plural of aleuron

alfalfa butterfly
A North American pierid butterfly, Colias eurytheme, the caterpillars of which feed on various plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, including alfalfa.

alfalfa caterpillar
The larva of the alfalfa butterfly.

alginites
plural of alginite

alienia
Synonym of asplenia.

allometron
A quantitative change or the genesis of new proportions of an already existing character.

almemar
Synonym of bima.

almemars
plural of almemar

almemor
Alternative form of almemar.

almemors
plural of almemor

almond moth
Cadra cautella, a moth that infests stored grains and fruits.

alphamegamia
Chronophilia.

alpines
plural of alpine

amartia
Alternative form of hamartia.

amboyna
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.

amboynas
plural of amboyna

amiga
A female friend.

amigas
plural of amiga

amorpha
Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.

amorphas
plural of amorpha

anacampsis
A figure of speech in which the speaker returns to the original subject after a digression.
Reflection (of light or sound).

anacruses
plural of anacrusis

anacrusis
An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.

anagnosasthenia
A neurasthenic reaction brought on by reading.

anagnosasthenias
plural of anagnosasthenia

anakrousis
Archaic form of anacrusis.

anaphora
The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ.

anaphoras
plural of anaphora

anaphors
plural of anaphor

anastigmat
An anastigmatic lens.

anastigmats
plural of anastigmat

anaudia
Inability to speak; loss of one's voice.

ancylosis
Alternative form of ankylosis.

androsphinges
plural of androsphinx

androsphinx
A sphinx with the head of a man.

androsphinxes
plural of androsphinx

androstadienedione
The prohormone androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione ((8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione)

anergasia
Synonym of neurasthenia.

anglewings
plural of anglewing

animanga
Japanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively.
A manga created from cels from an anime.

animangas
plural of animanga

ankylurethria
Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).

annulet
A small ring.
A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column.
A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae.

annulets
plural of annulet

anomalous
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
Having anomalies.

anonychia
The absence of nails.

antebrachia
plural of antebrachium