Nouns

angleworm

noun

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; of...

anglewing

noun

nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edge...

angledozer

noun

a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one si...

anglicism

noun

a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens

anglicanism

noun

the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church

anglicization

noun

the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance

anglicisation

noun

the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance

anglophil

noun

an admirer of England and things English

anglomania

noun

an excessive enthusiasm for all things English

anglophilia

noun

admiration for Britain and British customs

anglophobia

noun

dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs

angostura

noun

the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines...

anglophobe

noun

a person who hates England and everything English

anguis

noun

type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

anguilla

noun

type genus of the Anguillidae: eels

angolese

noun

a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola

angularity

noun

a shape having one or more sharp angles

angulation

noun

the act of making angulate (having corners)

anhydride

noun

a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reac...

anhydrosis

noun

failure of the sweat glands

anhedonia

noun

an inability to experience pleasure

anhidrosis

noun

failure of the sweat glands

aniseikonia

noun

visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image...

anhinga

noun

fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexibl...

animalculum

noun

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

animalism

noun

preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appet...

animalcule

noun

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

animalization

noun

an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human quali...

animadversion

noun

harsh criticism or disapproval

animatism

noun

the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural...

animism

noun

the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itsel...

anionic

noun

a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do no...

animality

noun

the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the...

animateness

noun

the property of being animated; having animal life as distin...

anisotropy

noun

the property of being anisotropic; having a different value...

anion

noun

a negatively charged ion

anisogamete

noun

either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike i...

anisogamy

noun

(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differi...

anisometropia

noun

difference in the refractive power of the two eyes

anklebone

noun

the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to...

ankus

noun

an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook

ankylosaur

noun

having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to h...

ankyloglossia

noun

a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the...

annamite

noun

the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam

anlage

noun

an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundatio...

annalist

noun

a historian who writes annals

ankylosis

noun

abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

annaba

noun

a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border

annelida

noun

segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches

annamese

noun

the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam