| ADAPTATION | • adaptation n. (Uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. • adaptation n. (Countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. • adaptation n. (Uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited… |
| ADDITAMENT | • additament n. (Archaic) An addition; something added. • ADDITAMENT n. a thing added or appended; a heraldic ornament. |
| ADMITTANCE | • admittance n. The act of admitting. • admittance n. Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance. • admittance n. Actual entrance, reception. |
| ADVENTITIA | • adventitia n. (Anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ. • ADVENTITIA n. the outermost covering of an organ or part, esp. of a blood vessel. |
| ANTEDATING | • antedating v. Present participle of antedate. • antedating n. The action of marking with an earlier date. • antedating n. (Lexicography) An earlier citation of a lexical item. |
| ANTIADITIS | • antiaditis n. (Archaic, rare) tonsillitis. • ANTIADITIS n. tonsillitis. |
| ANTIQUATED | • antiquated adj. Old-fashioned, out of date. • ANTIQUATE v. to make antique. |
| ANTITRADES | • antitrades n. Plural of antitrade. • ANTITRADE n. a contrary wind blowing at a high altitude above the trade wind. |
| AQUATINTED | • aquatinted v. Simple past tense and past participle of aquatint. • AQUATINT v. to etch using a certain process having the effect of watercolour drawing. |
| ATTAINDERS | • attainders n. Plural of attainder. • ATTAINDER n. the loss of civil rights, formerly a result of outlawry or a death sentence. |
| DATAMATION | • DATAMATION n. automatic data processing. |
| DILATATION | • dilatation n. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. • dilatation n. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated. • dilatation n. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ. |
| GRATINATED | • gratinated v. Simple past tense and past participle of gratinate. • GRATINATE v. to cook with a topping of buttered breadcrumbs. |
| INFATUATED | • infatuated v. Simple past tense and past participle of infatuate. • infatuated adj. Foolishly or unreasoningly fond of, attracted to or in love with (someone). • infatuated adj. Excessively fond of or enthusiastic about (something). |
| REATTAINED | • reattained v. Simple past tense and past participle of reattain. • REATTAIN v. to attain again. |
| TANTALISED | • tantalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of tantalise. • TANTALISE v. to torment by presenting something desirable but keeping it out of reach, also TANTALIZE. |
| TANTALIZED | • tantalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of tantalize. • TANTALIZE v. to torment by presenting something desirable but keeping it out of reach, also TANTALISE. |
| UNSATIATED | • unsatiated adj. Not satiated. • UNSATIATED adj. not satiated, also UNSATIATE. |