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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Aquilineadjectivecurved down like an eagle's beakcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arabianadjectiverelating to or associated with Arabia or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arabicadjectiverelating to or characteristic of ArabscandidateMay 18, 2026
Arableadjective(of farmland) capable of being farmed productivelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Araceousadjectiverelating to a plant of the family AraceaecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arachnidianadjectiverelating to or resembling a member of the class ArachnidacandidateMay 18, 2026
Arachnoidadjectiverelating to or resembling a member of the class ArachnidacandidateMay 18, 2026
Aramaeanadjectiveof or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Aramaicadjectiveof or relating to the ancient Aramaic languagescandidateMay 18, 2026
Arameanadjectiveof or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Araneidaladjectiverelating to or resembling a spidercandidateMay 18, 2026
Araneidanadjectiverelating to or resembling a spidercandidateMay 18, 2026
Arawakanadjectiveof or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the ArawakcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arbitrableadjectiveappropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitrationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arbitraladjectiverelating to or resulting from arbitrationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arbitraryadjectivebased on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or capricecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arbitrationaladjectiverelating to or resulting from arbitrationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arbitrativeadjectiverelating to or having the authority to arbitratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arboraceousadjectiveabounding in treescandidateMay 18, 2026
Arboraryadjectiveof or relating to or formed by treescandidateMay 18, 2026
Arborealadjectiveresembling a tree in form and branching structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arboreousadjectiveresembling a tree in form and branching structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arborescentadjectiveresembling a tree in form and branching structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arboresqueadjectiveresembling a tree in form and branching structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arboricaladjectiveof or relating to or formed by treescandidateMay 18, 2026
Arboriformadjectiveresembling a tree in form and branching structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arborousadjectiveof or relating to or formed by treescandidateMay 18, 2026
Arcadianadjective(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rusticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arcaneadjectiverequiring secret or mysterious knowledgecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arcedadjectiveforming or resembling an archcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archadjectivebehavior or attitude characteristic of those who treat others with condescensioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Archaeanadjectiveof or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian EoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Archaeologicadjectiverelated to or dealing with or devoted to archaeologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Archaeologicaladjectiverelated to or dealing with or devoted to archaeologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Archaeozoicadjectiveof or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian eracandidateMay 18, 2026
Archaicadjectivelittle evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral typecandidateMay 18, 2026
Archaisticadjectiveimitative of an archaic style or mannercandidateMay 18, 2026
Archangelicadjectiveof or relating to or resembling archangelscandidateMay 18, 2026
Archangelicaladjectiveof or relating to or resembling archangelscandidateMay 18, 2026
Archdiocesanadjectiveof or relating to an archdiocesecandidateMay 18, 2026
Archducaladjectivebelonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchycandidateMay 18, 2026
Archeanadjectiveof or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian EoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Archedadjectiveconstructed with or in the form of an arch or archescandidateMay 18, 2026
Archegonialadjectiveof or relating to an archegoniumcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archegoniateadjectiveof or relating to an archegoniumcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archeologicadjectiverelated to or dealing with or devoted to archaeologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Archeologicaladjectiverelated to or dealing with or devoted to archaeologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Archeozoicadjectiveof or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian eracandidateMay 18, 2026
Archepiscopaladjectiveof or associated with an archbishopcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archesporialadjectiveof or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise to sporescandidateMay 18, 2026
Archetypaladjectiverepresenting or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patternedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archetypicaladjectiverepresenting or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patternedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archidiaconaladjectiveof or relating to an archdeacon or his officecandidateMay 18, 2026
Archiepiscopaladjectiveof or associated with an archbishopcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archingadjectiveforming or resembling an archcandidateMay 18, 2026
Archipelagicadjectiverelating to or part of an archipelagocandidateMay 18, 2026
Architectonicadjectiveof or pertaining to construction or architecturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Architecturaladjectiveof or pertaining to the art and science of architecturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Archivaladjectiveof or relating to or contained in or serving as an archivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Archosaurianadjectiveof or relating to reptiles of the subclass ArchosauriacandidateMay 18, 2026
Arciformadjectiveforming or resembling an archcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arcoadjective(of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arcticadjectiveextremely coldcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arcuateadjectiveforming or resembling an archcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ardentadjectivecharacterized by strong enthusiasmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arduousadjectivecharacterized by effort to the point of exhaustioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Arealadjectiveof or relating to or involving an areacandidateMay 18, 2026
Arenaceousadjectiveresembling or containing or abounding in sandcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arenicolousadjectivegrowing or living or burrowing in sandcandidateMay 18, 2026
Areolaradjectiverelating to or like or divided into areolaecandidateMay 18, 2026
Areolateadjectiverelating to or like or divided into areolaecandidateMay 18, 2026
Argentadjectiveof lustrous greycandidateMay 18, 2026
Argenticadjectiverelating to compounds in which silver is bivalentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Argentiferousadjectivecontaining or yielding silvercandidateMay 18, 2026
Argentineadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Argentinianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Argentousadjectiverelating to compounds in which silver is univalentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Argillaceousadjectiveresembling or containing claycandidateMay 18, 2026
Argiveadjectiveof or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Arguableadjectivecapable of being supported by argumentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Argumentativeadjectivegiven to or characterized by argumentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Argus-Eyedadjectivecarefully observant or attentivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Aridadjectivelacking sufficient water or rainfallcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ariledadjective(of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored covercandidateMay 18, 2026
Arillateadjective(of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored covercandidateMay 18, 2026
Arioseadjectivehaving a melody (as distinguished from recitative)candidateMay 18, 2026
Aristocraticadjectivebelonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracycandidateMay 18, 2026
Aristocraticaladjectivebelonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracycandidateMay 18, 2026
Aristoteleanadjectiveof or relating to Aristotle or his philosophycandidateMay 18, 2026
Aristotelianadjectiveof or relating to Aristotle or his philosophycandidateMay 18, 2026
Aristotelicadjectiveof or relating to Aristotle or his philosophycandidateMay 18, 2026
Arithmeticadjectiverelating to or involving arithmeticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Arithmeticaladjectiverelating to or involving arithmeticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Armedadjective(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing armscandidateMay 18, 2026
Armenianadjectiveof or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of ArmeniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Armillaryadjectiveof or relating to braceletscandidateMay 18, 2026
Arminianadjectiveof or relating to ArminianismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Armlessadjectivehaving no armscandidateMay 18, 2026
Armlikeadjectiveresembling an armcandidateMay 18, 2026
Armor-Cladadjectivecovered with heavy steelcandidateMay 18, 2026