English words: ad libbed to adder's tongue

300 English words, part 22 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 39 have a page of their own.

English words ad libbed to adder's tongue

ad libbed adjective, verb: Improvised, or performed without preparation.
ad-libber noun: A person who ad libs, particularly one who is well known for skill in ad libbing.
ad libitum adjective, adverb: As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
ad lip adjective, noun, verb: Eggcorn of ad lib.
ad litem adjective: For the purpose of a legal case, as in guardian ad litem.
ad litteram adverb: To the letter.
ad loc adverb: There, at the specified location
ad-man noun: Alternative spelling of adman.
ad modum adjective: Consistent with.
ad modum Donders adverb: Of vision, by the Donders standards.
ad nauseam adjective, adverb /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/: To a nauseating or sickening degree.
ad orientem adjective, adverb, noun: Facing liturgical east, that is, in the same direction as (and thus, away from) the congregation.
ad out phrase: advantage to the receiver
ad particle noun: Alternative spelling of adparticle.
ad personam adjective: Given exclusively to one specific person, and not transferrable to or heritable by others. (of a role, title, privilege, etc.)
ad quod damnum prepositional phrase: According to the harm (done).
ad referendum adverb: Subject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract.
ad rem adjective, adverb: Pertinent; relevant.
ad-seg noun: Abbreviation of administrative segregation: solitary confinement in prison.
ad seriatum adjective, adverb: sequential
ad truck noun: A truck whose sole purpose is to advertise, for example by means of billboards, electronic displays, or music.
ad valorem adverb, noun: Measured by or in proportion to value.
ad valorem tax noun: A tax that is assessed as a proportion of the value of the property being taxed.
ad verbum adverb: On a word-by-word basis, without rephrasing; word for word; verbatim.
ad verecundiam adjective, adverb, noun: Appeal to authority, argument from authority.
ad vitam aut culpam phrase: For life or fault: a kind of appointment or tenure in Scotland.
ad vivum prepositional phrase: from life
ADA noun: Initialism of adenosine deaminase, the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR.
Ada from Decatur noun: Alternative form of eighter from Decatur.
Adachi proper noun: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Katsushika, Sumida, Arakawa, and Kita special wards.
adactyl adjective: Synonym of adactylous.
adactylia noun: Alternative form of adactyly.
adactylism noun: Synonym of adactyly.
adactylous adjective /eɪˈdæk.tɪl.əs/: Without fingers or without toes.
adactyly noun: Congenital absence of the digits (the fingers or toes).
adad interjection: Expressing emphasis or asseveration; indeed.
adafenoxate noun: A compound related to centrophenoxine, with nootropic activity in rats.
adag. adjective, adverb: Abbreviation of adagio.
adage noun /ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/: An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
adagial adjective: Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.
adagietto adjective, adverb, noun /əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/: A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
adagio adjective, adverb, noun /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/: A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
adagissimo adverb: Very slowly.
adagrasib noun: An anticancer medication used to treat NSCLC.
adah noun: a group or meeting (particularly for purposes of worship or judicial matters); congregation; assembly; prayer meeting
Adai noun /əˈdeɪ.aɪ/: A Native American people of northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas.
Adair proper noun: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of Scottish usage, equivalent to English Edgar.
Adak proper noun: Ellipsis of Naval Air Facility Adak: a former military base in the Aleutian Islands Alaska, United States, formerly the westernmost major military base in...
adakite noun: A kind of volcanic rock, of intermediate to felsic composition, with high strontium to yttrium ratio, and enriched in light rare earth elements compared...
adakitic adjective: Relating to or composed of adakite.
Adal proper noun: An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia
adalimumab noun /ˌeɪ.dəˈlɪm.jəˌmæb/: An immunosuppressive drug (trademark Humira) that is a genetically engineered monoclonal antibody administered by subcutaneous injection to treat the...
Adaline proper noun: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
adam noun /ˈæd.əm/: The day or night before an eve; two days or nights before a holiday, most commonly Christmas.
Adam and Eve noun, verb /ædm̩ ænd iːv/: A starting point; a set of ancestors or progenitors.
Adam and Eve on a raft noun: Two eggs (poached or fried) on toast.
Adam and Steve noun: A phrase, often satirical, recasting the Biblical couple of Adam and Eve as a homosexual couple, Adam and Steve. In context, it may be used as a pejorative...
Adam Henry noun: asshole/arsehole (obnoxious person)
Adam's ale noun: Water.
Adam's apple noun: The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.
Adam's earth noun: Synonym of Adamic earth.
Adam's flannel noun: The mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
Adam's morsel noun: Synonym of Adam's apple.
Adam's needle noun: Yucca filamentosa (spoonleaf yucca, filament yucca, silkgrass)
Adam's wine noun: Synonym of Adam's ale.
Adam-teasing noun: The sexual harassment of men by women.
Adam Tiler noun: A pickpocket's accomplice; the person who takes the goods a pickpocket steals and leaves with them.
Adama proper noun: A city, formerly the capital city of Oromia Region in Ethiopia.
adamalysin noun: A zinc metalloproteinase present in the venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus)
adamance noun: The quality of being adamant
adamancy noun: The property of being adamant.
adamant adjective, noun /ˈæd.ə.mənt/: Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
adamantanamine noun: Alternative form of adamantylamine.
adamantane noun /ˌædəˈmænteɪn/: A polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₁₆, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives
adamantanethiol noun: Either of two isomeric thiols derived from adamantane, but especially 1-adamantanethiol which is used to make adamantylthio sialosides
adamantanoate noun: Any salt or ester of adamantanoic acid
adamantanoic acid noun: The carboxylic acid derived from adamantane adamantyl carboxylic acid
adamantanoid adjective: Having an extended tetrahedral configuration, as in diamond, or adamantane.
adamantanol noun: Either of two isomeric alcohols formally derived from adamantane by replacing a hydrogen atom with a hydroxy group, but especially the tertiary alcohol...
adamantanone noun: The alicyclic ketone formally derived from adamantane by replacing a bridge methylene group with a carbonyl group
adamantanyl noun: Alternative form of adamantyl.
adamantean adjective: Of adamant; hard as adamant.
adamantic adjective: Adamant.
adamantine adjective, noun /ˌædəˈmæntaɪn/: Made of adamant (“an unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness”).
adamantinely adverb: In an adamantine way.
adamantinoma noun: A benign tumor of the jaw occurring occasionally in young people. These tumors originate in the enamel organ, developing from the remains of its epithelium,...
adamantinomatous adjective: Relating to adamantinomas
adamantite noun: Synonym of adamantium.
adamantium noun /ˌæ.dəˈmæn.tɪ.əm/: A fictional metal which is indestructible or nearly so.
adamantize verb: To render (something) adamant; to harden; to strengthen.
adamantly adverb: In an immovable or inflexible manner.
adamantoblast noun: ameloblast
adamantoid noun: A crystal characterized by being bound by 48 equal triangles; a hexoctahedron.
adamantoma noun: Alternative spelling of adamantinoma.
adamantone noun: A ketone derivative of adamantane.
adamantyl noun: The univalent radical derived from adamantane
adamantylamide noun: Any N-adamantyl derivative of an amide
adamantylamine noun: The primary amine derived from adamantane; any derivative of this compound
Adamawa proper noun: A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Yola.
adambulacral adjective, noun: Next to the ambulacra
adambulacrum noun: Synonym of adambulacral.
Adamczyk proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Adamec proper noun: A surname from Czech or Slovak.
Adamek proper noun: A surname.
adamellite noun: monzonite
Adamesque adjective: In the style of Robert Adam (1728–1792), Scottish neoclassical architect.
adamexine noun: A mucolytic drug.
Adamhood noun: Manhood or human nature, especially in its degenerate or unrefined form.
Adamian noun: Synonym of Adamite (“member of a certain sect”).
Adamic adjective /əˈdæmɪk/: Of, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam.
Adamic earth noun: The primordial substance of corporeal matter, said to be closely related to the philosopher’s stone and symbolically identified as “red earth” or sometimes...
Adamic stone noun: Synonym of Adamic earth.
Adamical adjective: Adamic
Adamically adverb: In an Adamic manner.
Adamish adjective: In the style of Robert Adam (1728–1792), Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer.
adamite adjective, noun: A descendant of Adam; a human being.
Adamitic adjective: Relating to the Biblical Adam.
Adamitical adjective: Relating to the Biblical Adam.
adamitism noun: Any of a variety of Christian sects or cults that advocated nudity as an expression of human perfection.
Adamless adjective: Without Adam.
Adams noun /ˈædəmz/: A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
Adams-Nance syndrome noun: A medical condition involving persistent tachycardia, paroxysmal hypertension, and seizures.
Adams-Oliver syndrome noun: A rare congenital disorder characterized by defects of the scalp and cranium, transverse defects of the limbs, and mottling of the skin.
Adams's catalyst noun: platinum dioxide, a dark brown powder that is a catalyst for hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis in organic synthesis
Adams-Stokes attack noun: A fainting spell caused by Adams-Stokes syndrome.
Adams-Stokes syndrome noun: A condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in...
Adamsian adjective: Of or relating to Douglas Adams (1952–2001), English writer, humorist, and dramatist.
adamsite noun /ˈædəmzaɪt/: An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
Adamski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Adamson proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Adamstown proper noun /ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/: The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
Adamsville proper noun /ˈæ.dəmz.vɪl/: A city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.
Adana proper noun: A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.
adanal adjective: Near or beside the anus.
adance adverb: Dancing.
adangle adjective: Dangling.
Adani proper noun: A surname
adansonia noun /ˌædənˈsəʊ.ni.ə/: Any member of the tree genus Adansonia, the baobabs.
adansonian adjective /ˌædənˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: That gives equal weight to every character of an organism
Adao proper noun: A surname from Tagalog.
adap noun: Alternative form of attap.
adapalene noun /əˈdæp.əˌlin/: A retinoid C₂₈H₂₈O₃ applied topically to the skin in the treatment of acne vulgaris. It is marketed under the trademark Differin and when used in...
adapedont noun: Any bivalve mollusc of the order Adapedonta
adapertural adjective: Towards the aperture.
adaperturally adverb: In an adapertural manner.
adapical adjective: towards an apex
adapically adverb: Refers to a direction toward the apex or pointed end of a structure, particularly in the context of coiled shells like those of ammonites and other cephalopods.
adapid noun: Any extinct primate of the family Adapidae
adapiform noun /əˈdæpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/: Any of a group of extinct primate of the infraorder Adapiformes.
adapine noun: A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (or a class of similar drugs)
adapisoricid noun: Any of the extinct mammals in the family Adapisoricidae.
adapisoriculid noun: An extinct eutherian mammal of the family †Adapisoriculidae.
adapitates verb: Misconstruction of adapts.
adapoid noun: Any member of the genus †Adapoides of extinct primates.
adaprolol noun: A beta blocker drug.
adapt adjective, verb /əˈdæpt/: To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
adaptability noun /əˌdæptəˈbɪlɪti/: The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptable adjective /əˈdæptəbəl/: Capable of being adapted.
adaptableness noun: The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adaptably adverb: In an adaptable manner.
adaptamer noun: A type of synthetic oligonucleotide that can bind to a selected target molecule
adaptate verb: To adapt.
adaptation noun /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/: The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
adaptational adjective: Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adaptationally adverb: In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adaptationism noun: The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations.
adaptationist noun: A supporter of adaptationism.
adaptative adjective: Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
adaptatively adverb: In an adaptative manner.
adaptativeness noun: Adaptability.
adaptativity noun: The condition of being adaptative
adaptator noun: Synonym of adapter.
adapted adjective, verb /əˈdæptɪd/: Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
adaptedness noun: The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adaptee noun: A class that is converted to another class using a so-called adapter class.
adapter noun /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/: One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
adapter pattern noun: A structural design pattern that translates one interface for a class into a compatible interface.
adaptin noun: Any of a class of proteins that interact with membrane-bound receptors to assemble clathrin-coated vesicles
adaption noun /əˈdæpʃən/: Alternative form of adaptation.
adaptional adjective: Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adaptionally adverb: In an adaptational manner.
adaptionism noun: Alternative form of adaptationism.
adaptionist noun: Alternative form of adaptationist.
adaptitude noun: Adaptedness; special aptitude.
adaptive adjective /əˈdæp.tɪv/: Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adaptive control noun: A form of control system whose parameters may be changed dynamically in order to adapt to a changing environment.
adaptive-control function noun: That part of a control system that dynamically updates the parameters of an optimizing control function or a direct control function
adaptive cruise control noun: An automatic system that uses sensors to adjusts a road vehicle's speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.
adaptive enzyme noun: An enzyme that is present in the cell only under conditions in which it is clear of adaptive value.
adaptive immune system noun: A system, activated by the innate immune system, that consists of particularly specialized systemic cells and processes that remove or counter pathogenic...
adaptive immunity noun: immunity and immune response granted by the adaptive immune system
adaptive intelligence noun: The human mind model, in that human intelligence as represented by the brain/mind model will tend to change (adapt) toward positive modes of survival.
adaptive learning noun: An educational method which uses computer algorithms as well as artificial intelligence to orchestrate the interaction with the learner and deliver...
adaptive management noun: An iterative method of decision-making in the face of uncertainty that reduces uncertainty by continuous monitoring; used especially in the management of...
adaptive optics noun: An optical system in telescopes that reduces atmospheric distortion by dynamically measuring and correcting wavefront aberrations in real time, often by...
adaptive radiation noun: The diversification of species into separate forms that each adapt to occupy a specific environmental niche.
adaptive reuse noun: The use of an existing building for a purpose other than that for which it was built or designed.
adaptive tile refresh noun: A sidescrolling technique for video games, making unusual use of the EGA graphics hardware to minimize redrawing.
adaptive zone noun: an environment that allows the development of adaptive radiation
adaptively adverb: In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptiveness noun: The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivity noun: The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptly adverb: In a suitable or convenient manner; aptly; fitly.
adaptness noun: The state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness
adaptogen noun: Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
adaptogenic adjective: Being or relating to an adaptogen.
adaptogenous adjective: Synonym of adaptogenic.
adaptometer noun: An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened...
adaptometric adjective: Of or relating to adaptometry.
adaptometry noun: The measurement of threshold of brightness by means of an adaptometer
adaptomic adjective: Relating to adaptation to temperature and regime
adaptomics noun: The use of genomics in the study of adaptation
adaptor noun /əˈdæptər/: Alternative spelling of adapter.
adaptorial adjective: Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
ADAR noun: The enzyme adenosine deaminase that affects RNA, important in editing nuclear double stranded RNAs (from A to I) in higher eukaryotes, that work by acting...
Adara proper noun: a language spoken in Nigeria
adarce noun /əˈdɑː(ɹ)si/: A salty concretion found on reeds and grasses in marshy grounds. Soft and porous, it was formerly used for cleansing the skin and to treat leprosy. Nowadays...
adarces noun: Alternative form of adraces.
Adare proper noun: A village in County Limerick, Ireland.
adarme noun: A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.
adarotene noun: A bioactive retinoid.
Adarsh proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit.
adarticulation noun: arthrodia
ADAS noun: Acronym of advanced driver-assistance system.
adat noun: Traditional custom or law, in Islamic parts of Southeast Asia.
adatanserin noun: A drug once investigated as a possible antidepressant.
adati noun: A fine Bengal muslin or cotton cloth.
adatom noun: An atom that lies on a crystal surface
adatomic adjective: Of or pertaining to adatoms.
adaunt verb: To subdue.
adaw verb /əˈdɔː/: To daunt, overcome, subdue.
adawed adjective, verb: Daunted, overwhelmed.
adawlut noun: A court of justice.
adaxial adjective: On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
adaxialization noun: The process, or the result of adaxializing
adaxialize verb: To convert to adaxial form
adaxially adverb: In an adaxial manner.
adaxonal adjective: Close to an axon.
adaxonally adverb: In an adaxonal manner
Aday proper noun: A surname.
adays adverb: In the daytime.
adaze adjective: In a daze; dazed.
adazzle adjective: Illuminated so as to dazzle.
ADB noun: Initialism of average daily balance.
adbasal adjective: towards a base
adblock noun: Synonym of adblocker.
adblocker noun: A piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page.
adblocking noun: The use of an adblocker to remove advertising from the display of a webpage
adboard noun: a screen on which to present ads
adbot noun: A bot (automated software agent) that displays advertisements.
ADC noun: Initialism of after-death communication.
adcauline adjective: that bend towards a common stem
ADCC noun: Initialism of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.
adcloacal adjective: Near the cloaca
adcluster noun: An arrangement of atoms within a nanoparticle.
Adcock proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
adcol noun: Abbreviation of additional collection: the additional cost of airfare, taxes, and airline fees, on a reissued airline ticket.
Adcox proper noun: A surname.
adcumulate noun: A cumulate rock in which the groundmass is of the same composition as the accumulated crystals.
add noun, verb /æd/: To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so...
add fuel to fire verb: Alternative form of add fuel to the fire.
add fuel to the fire verb: To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.
add fuel to the flame verb: Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
add-in noun /ˈædˌɪn/: A plug-in.
add in quadrature verb: To combine the magnitude of two uncorrelated signals, usually noise or errors, by taking the square root of the sum of the squares.
add insult to injury verb: To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavorable situation.
add'l adjective: Abbreviation of additional.
add oil verb: Synonym of let's go: a cheer of encouragement, support, etc.
add on noun, verb: Something which can be appended to something else.
add one's twopenn'orth verb: To offer one's opinion.
add salt to injury verb: Eggcorn of add insult to injury.
add to the list verb: To geld (a horse).
add up verb: To take the sum of; to total.
add up to verb: To have a particular effect in combination.
add value verb: To make a product or service more desirable or useful.
add value machine noun: A machine that adds money to (tops up) public transport cards.
adda noun: An informal meeting place for conversation.
addability noun: Alternative spelling of addibility.
addable adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of addible.
Addams proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
addaties noun: A kind of cotton cloth from India.
addax noun /ˈæ.dəks/: A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
addback noun: An expense that is added back to normalize earnings.
addebted adjective: indebted
added time noun: Stoppage time.
added value noun, verb: The positive value difference produced by someone who adds value.
addedly adverb: In addition; additionally.
addeem verb /əˈdiːm/: To adjudge; to try, test.
addend noun, verb /ˈæd.ɛnd/: Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
addended adjective, verb: Furnished with an addendum
addendum noun /əˈdɛn.dəm/: Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
addental adjective: Near the teeth.
adder noun /ˈædɚ/: Any snake.
adder bead noun: Synonym of adder stone.
adder fly noun: A dragonfly.
adder mouth noun: Alternative form of adder's mouth (“type of orchid”).
adder's fern noun: A fern of species Polypodium vulgare.
adder's grass noun: early-purple orchid, early spring orchis (Orchis mascula)
adder's mouth noun: An orchid of the genus Malaxis
adder's tongue noun: Alternative form of adder's tongue.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.