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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Agileadjectivemoving quickly and lightlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agingadjectivegrowing oldcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agitatedadjectivetroubled emotionally and usually deeplycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agitatingadjectivecausing or tending to cause anger or resentmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agitativeadjectivecausing or tending to cause anger or resentmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agleamadjectivebright with a steady but subdued shiningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Aglitteradjectivehaving brief brilliant points or flashes of lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Aglowadjectivesoftly bright or radiantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agnateadjectiverelated on the father's sidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Agnaticadjectiverelated on the father's sidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Agnosticadjectiveof or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agnosticaladjectiveuncertain of all claims to knowledgecandidateMay 18, 2026
Agoadjectivegone bycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agogadjectivehighly excitedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonadaladjectivelacking gonadscandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonaladjectivepertaining to or associated with agony, especially death agoniescandidateMay 18, 2026
Agoneadjectivegone bycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonisedadjectiveexpressing pain or agonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonisingadjectiveextremely painfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonisticadjectiveof or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient GreececandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonisticaladjectivestriving to overcome in argumentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonizedadjectiveexpressing pain or agonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agonizingadjectiveextremely painfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agoraphobicadjectivesuffering from agoraphobiacandidateMay 18, 2026
Agranulocyticadjectiverelating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Agraphicadjectiverelating to or having agraphiacandidateMay 18, 2026
Agrarianadjectiverelating to rural matterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Agreeableadjectiveconforming to your own liking or feelings or naturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Agreedadjectiveunited by being of the same opinioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Agreed UponadjectiveMWEconstituted or contracted by stipulation or agreementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agresticadjectivecharacteristic of the fields or countrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agriculturaladjectiverelating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farmingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agrobiologicadjectiveof or pertaining to agrobiologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agrobiologicaladjectiveof or pertaining to agrobiologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agrologicadjectiveof or related to agrologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agrologicaladjectiveof or related to agrologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agronomicadjectiveof or relating to or promoting agronomycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agronomicaladjectiveof or relating to or promoting agronomycandidateMay 18, 2026
Agroundadjectivestuck in a place where a ship can no longer floatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Agrypnoticadjectiveof or pertaining to agrypniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Aguishadjectiveaffected by aguecandidateMay 18, 2026
Aheadadjectivehaving the leading position or higher score in a contestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ahistoricaladjectiveunconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to traditioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ahorseadjectivetraveling on horsebackcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ahorsebackadjectivetraveling on horsebackcandidateMay 18, 2026
Aidedadjectivehaving helpcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ailingadjectivesomewhat ill or prone to illnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Aimlessadjectivecontinually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Ainadjectivebelonging to or on behalf of a specified person, especially oneself; Scottish variant of "own"candidateMay 18, 2026
Air-Breathingadjectivederiving oxygen from the aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-Conditionedadjectivecooled by air conditioningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-Cooledadjectivecooled by a flow of aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-Driedadjectivemade dry by contact with unheated aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-Dryadjectivenot giving off moisture on exposure to the aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-Filledadjectivefull of aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-To-Airadjectiveoperating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-To-Groundadjectiveoperating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the groundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Air-To-Surfaceadjectiveoperating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the groundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Airborneadjectivemoved or conveyed by or through aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Airedadjectiveopen to or abounding in fresh aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Airheadedadjectivelacking seriousnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Airlessadjectivelacking fresh aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Airlikeadjectiveresembling air or having the form of aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Airsickadjectiveexperiencing motion sicknesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Airtightadjectivenot allowing air or gas to pass in or outcandidateMay 18, 2026
Airworthyadjective(of aircraft) fit to flycandidateMay 18, 2026
Airyadjectivecharacterized by lightness and insubstantialitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ajaradjectiveslightly opencandidateMay 18, 2026
Akimboadjective(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Akinadjectivesimilar in quality or charactercandidateMay 18, 2026
Al DenteadjectiveMWEof pasta cooked so as to be firm when eatencandidateMay 18, 2026
Alabasteradjectiveof or resembling alabastercandidateMay 18, 2026
Alabastrineadjectiveof or resembling alabastercandidateMay 18, 2026
Alacritousadjectivequick and eagercandidateMay 18, 2026
Alaradjectivehaving or resembling wingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Alarmedadjectiveexperiencing a sudden sense of dangercandidateMay 18, 2026
Alarmingadjectivefrightening because of an awareness of dangercandidateMay 18, 2026
Alaryadjectivehaving or resembling wingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Alaskanadjectiverelating to or characteristic of the state or people of AlaskacandidateMay 18, 2026
Alateadjective(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Alatedadjective(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Albanianadjectiveof or relating to Albania or its people or language or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Albescentadjectivebecoming or shading into whitecandidateMay 18, 2026
Albigensianadjectiveof or relating to Albigenses or AlbigensianismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Albinaladjectiveof or pertaining to or affected by albinismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Albinicadjectiveof or pertaining to or affected by albinismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Albinisticadjectiveof or pertaining to or affected by albinismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Albinoticadjectiveof or pertaining to or affected by albinismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Albiticadjectiveof or related to albite feldsparcandidateMay 18, 2026
Albuminousadjectiverelating to or containing or resembling albumincandidateMay 18, 2026
Albuminuricadjectiveof or related to the state of albuminuriacandidateMay 18, 2026
Alcalescentadjectivetending to become alkalinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Alchemicadjectiverelated to or concerned with alchemycandidateMay 18, 2026
Alchemicaladjectiverelated to or concerned with alchemycandidateMay 18, 2026
Alchemisticadjectiveof or relating to alchemistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Alchemisticaladjectiveof or relating to alchemistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Alcohol-Dependentadjectiveaddicted to alcoholcandidateMay 18, 2026
Alcohol-Solubleadjectivesoluble in alcoholcandidateMay 18, 2026
Alcoholicadjectivecharacteristic of or containing alcoholcandidateMay 18, 2026
Aldehydicadjectiveof or related to or containing aldehydescandidateMay 18, 2026