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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Aspiringadjectivedesiring or striving for recognition or advancementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Asquintadjective(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envycandidateMay 18, 2026
Assailableadjectivenot defended or capable of being defendedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assameseadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Assassinatedadjectivemurdered by surprise attack for political reasonscandidateMay 18, 2026
Assaultiveadjectivedisposed to attackcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assentientadjectiveexpressing agreement or consentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assertableadjectivecapable of being affirmed or assertedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assertedadjectiveconfidently declared to be socandidateMay 18, 2026
Assertingadjectiverelating to the use of or having the nature of a declarationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assertiveadjectiveaggressively self-assuredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assessableadjectivecapable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assiduousadjectivemarked by care and persistent effortcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assignableadjectivelegally transferable to the ownership of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Assignedadjectiveappointed to a post or dutycandidateMay 18, 2026
Assimilableadjectiveable to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissuescandidateMay 18, 2026
Assimilatingadjectivecapable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Assimilativeadjectivecapable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Assimilatoryadjectivecapable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Assistantadjectiveof or relating to a person who is subordinate to anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Assistedadjectivehaving helpcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assistiveadjectivegiving assistancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Associableadjectivecapable of being associatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Associateadjectivehaving partial rights and privileges or subordinate statuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Associationaladjectiveof or relating to associations or associationismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Associativeadjectivecharacterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imaginationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Associatoryadjectivecharacterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imaginationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assonantadjectivehaving the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026
Assortedadjectiveof many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Assuasiveadjectivefreeing from fear and anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026
Assumedadjectiveadopted in order to deceivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Assumingadjectiveexcessively forwardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assumptiveadjectiveaccepted as real or true without proofcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assuredadjectivecharacterized by certainty or securitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Assurgentadjectivegrowing or extending upwardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Assuringadjectivegiving confidencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Astaticadjectivenot static or stablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Asteriatedadjective(of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Asteriskedadjectivemarked with an asteriskcandidateMay 18, 2026
Asterismaladjectiverelating to asterisms or constellationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Asternaladjectivenot connected to the sternum or breastbonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Asteroidadjectiveshaped like a starcandidateMay 18, 2026
Asteroidaladjectiveof or relating to or resembling an asteroidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Asthenicadjectivehaving a slender physiquecandidateMay 18, 2026
Asthmaticadjectiverelating to breathing with a whistling soundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astigmaticadjectiveof or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted imagescandidateMay 18, 2026
Astiradjectiveon the movecandidateMay 18, 2026
Astomataladjectivelacking a stoma or stomatacandidateMay 18, 2026
Astomatousadjectivehaving no mouth or mouthlike openingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astoniedadjectivefilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astonishedadjectivefilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astonishingadjectiveso surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astoundedadjectivefilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astoundingadjectiveso surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Astragalaradjectiveof or relating to the anklebonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Astraladjectivebeing or relating to or resembling or emanating from starscandidateMay 18, 2026
Astringentadjectivetending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Astrocyticadjectiveof or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neurogliacandidateMay 18, 2026
Astrologicaladjectiverelating to or concerned with astrologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Astronauticadjectiveof or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronauticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Astronauticaladjectiveof or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronauticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Astronomicadjectiverelating or belonging to the science of astronomycandidateMay 18, 2026
Astronomicaladjectiverelating or belonging to the science of astronomycandidateMay 18, 2026
Astrophysicaladjectiveof or concerned with astrophysicscandidateMay 18, 2026
Astuteadjectivemarked by practical hardheaded intelligencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Astylaradjectivelacking columns or pillarscandidateMay 18, 2026
Asunderadjectivewidely separated especially in spacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Asymmetricadjectivecharacterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Asymmetricaladjectivecharacterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Asymptomaticadjectivehaving no symptoms of illness or diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Asymptoticadjectiverelating to or of the nature of an asymptotecandidateMay 18, 2026
Asynchronousadjective(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devicescandidateMay 18, 2026
Asyndeticadjectivelacking conjunctionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Asynergicadjectiveof or relating to the state of asynergycandidateMay 18, 2026
At a LossadjectiveMWEfilled with bewildermentcandidateMay 18, 2026
At BayadjectiveMWEforced to turn and face attackerscandidateMay 18, 2026
At FaultadjectiveMWEdeserving blamecandidateMay 18, 2026
At HandadjectiveMWEclose in spacecandidateMay 18, 2026
At LargeadjectiveMWEhaving escaped, especially from confinementcandidateMay 18, 2026
At LoggerheadsadjectiveMWEin a dispute or confrontationcandidateMay 18, 2026
At OddsadjectiveMWEin disagreementcandidateMay 18, 2026
At PeaceadjectiveMWEdeadcandidateMay 18, 2026
At RestadjectiveMWEin a state of repose or especially sleepcandidateMay 18, 2026
At SeaadjectiveMWEperplexed by many conflicting situations or statementscandidateMay 18, 2026
At the ReadyadjectiveMWEready for immediate usecandidateMay 18, 2026
At VarianceadjectiveMWEnot in accordcandidateMay 18, 2026
At WorkadjectiveMWEon the jobcandidateMay 18, 2026
Atacticadjectivelacking motor coordinationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ataracticadjectivetending to soothe or tranquilizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Ataraxicadjectivetending to soothe or tranquilizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Atavisticadjectivecharacteristic of an atavistcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ataxicadjectivelacking motor coordinationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ateleioticadjectiveof or relating to ateleiosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Atheistadjectiverelated to or characterized by or given to atheismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Atheisticadjectiverelated to or characterized by or given to atheismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Atheisticaladjectiverelated to or characterized by or given to atheismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Athenianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026
Atheromaticadjectiveof or relating to or resembling atheromacandidateMay 18, 2026
Atheromatousadjectiveof or relating to or resembling atheromacandidateMay 18, 2026
Atheroscleroticadjectiveof or relating to atherosclerosiscandidateMay 18, 2026