English words: antefebrile to anthaspidellid

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English words antefebrile to anthaspidellid

antefebrile adjective: Preceding a fever
antefix noun: The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
antefixa noun: Alternative form of antefix.
antefixal adjective: Relating to an antefix.
antefixum noun: Alternative form of antefix.
anteflect verb: To bend forward; to exhibit anteflexion.
anteflexed adjective: Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
anteflexion noun: A forward bending of an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
antefurca noun: A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antefurcal adjective: Relating to an antefurca
antegastric adjective: anterior to the stomach
anteglacial adjective: Occurring before a glacial period.
antegonial adjective: anterior of the gonion
antegrade adjective: moving or directed forward
antegradely adverb: In an antegrade manner or direction
antegrammatical adjective: Prior to the formation of a grammar
antehelix noun: Alternative spelling of antihelix.
antehuman adjective: Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens.
antehumeral adjective: At the area immediately anterior to the basal portion of the wing of a dragonfly
antehypophyseal adjective: Relating to the antehypophysis
antehypophysis noun: The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anteiso- prefix: (of an aliphatic compound, especially a fatty acid) Having a branch on the antepenultimate carbon atom of a chain
antejentacular adjective: Occurring before breakfast.
antejentacularly adverb: Before breakfast.
-antel suffix: Forms names of anti-worm drugs, often pyrantel derivatives.
antelabbit noun: Synonym of jackalope (“folkloric animal”).
antelabrum noun: The anterior part of the labrum of an invertebrate
antelapsarian noun: Synonym of supralapsarian.
antelope noun /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/: Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
antelope brush noun: antelope bush
antelope bush noun: Purshia tridentata, a North American shrub of the rose family.
antelope jackrabbit noun: A North American hare of species Lepus alleni, found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
antelope's cantaloupes noun: Synonym of cat's meow.
antelope squirrel noun: Any of a group of sciurids of the genus Ammospermophilus, found in the desert and dry scrub areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
antelopelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an antelope.
antelopian adjective: Of or relating to an antelope.
antelopish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of antelopes; quick; swift, etc.
antelucan adjective: Of, occurring in, or relating to the postmidnight.
antem noun: Alternative spelling of ant'em.
antemarginal adjective: Located a little within the margin.
antemarital adjective: Before marriage.
antemedial adjective: Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
antemedian adjective: Alternative form of antemedial.
antemeridian adjective: Of or relating to morning; that happens in the morning.
antemeridiem adverb: Alternative form of ante meridiem.
antemetallic adjective: Before the discovery and use of metals.
antemetic adjective, noun: Alternative form of antiemetic.
antemillennial adjective: Synonym of premillennial.
antemodern adjective: Before modern or modernity or modernization.
antemolar adjective, noun: Of a tooth, located in front of the molars.
antemortem adjective, adverb: Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
antemosaic adjective: Before the time of Moses.
antemundane adjective: Being or occurring prior to the creation of the world.
antemural noun: An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antenairesis noun: Alternating, reciprocal, or continuing subtraction used in the Euclidean algorithm.
antenantiosis noun: Synonym of litotes.
antenarrative noun: The process by which a retrospective narrative is linked to a living story.
antenarratology noun: The study of antenarratives and their interplay with narratives and stories.
antenatal adjective /ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/: Occurring or existing before birth.
antenatally adverb: Before birth.
antenati noun: Those born before a certain event, such as the Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 or the United States Declaration of Independence.
antenicene adjective: Alternative form of ante-Nicene.
antenna noun /ænˈtɛn.ə/: An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
antenna codlet noun: Bregmaceros atlanticus, a species of codlet fish found in the subtropical zones of the oceans, growing up to 6.7 cm (2.6 in) in total length
antenna complex noun: A light-harvesting array of protein and chlorophyll molecules embedded in the thylakoid membrane of plants and cyanobacteria.
antenna switch noun: A switch allows one to select which antenna to use with a transmitter, receiver, or transceiver
antennaed adjective /ænˈtɛnəd/: Having antennae.
antennaeform adjective: Alternative form of antenniform.
antennal adjective /ænˈtɛnəl/: Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
antennal gland noun: Synonym of green gland.
antennaless adjective: Without antennae.
antennalike adjective: Resembling an antenna or antennae, or some aspect of them.
antennally adverb: In terms of or by means of an antenna.
antennapedia noun: A homeobox protein (and associated gene) whose overexpression in the head segment of insects can lead to the formation of legs instead of antennae.
antennariid noun: Any fish in the family Antennariidae, the frogfish.
antennarity noun: The condition of being antennary
antennary adjective /ænˈtɛnəɹi/: Relating to antennae or feelers
antennate adjective, verb: To bring one's antennae into contact with another insect.
antennated adjective, verb: Possessing at least one antenna.
antennation noun /æntɪˈneɪʃən/: An act of antennating, or touching the antennae to another insect.
antennectomized adjective: Subjected to antennectomy
antennectomy noun: The removal of the antennae (of an insect)
antenniferous adjective /æntəˈnɪfəɹəs/: Bearing or having antennae.
antenniform adjective /ænˈtɛnɪfɔːm/: Having the shape of an antenna
antennocerebral adjective: Relating to, or connecting the antennas (or antennal lobes) and the brain (of an insect)
antennocular adjective: Relating to an antenna and eye of an insect
antennogram noun: A record of the electrical activity of an insect's antenna in the presence of an odour (particularly a pheromone)
antennomaxillary adjective: Relating to the antenna and jaw of an insect
antennomere noun: Any of the segments of an insect's antenna, in cases where all segments are more or less uniform, e.g. the millipedes.
antennophorid noun: Any of the mites in the family Antennophoridae.
antennula noun: Alternative form of antennule.
antennular adjective /ænˈtɛnjʊlə/: Of or relating to antennules or an antennule.
antennulariellaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Antennulariellaceae.
antennulate adjective: Relating to an antennule
antennule noun /ænˈtɛnjuːl/: A small antenna.
antennuliform adjective: Having the form of an antennule
antenodal adjective, noun: Before a node or nodus
antenodal vein noun: A small crossvein at the front of the wing of a dragonfly or damselfly
Antenor proper noun: A son of Aesyetes
antenuptial adjective, noun: Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
antenuptially adverb: Before marriage.
anteocular adjective: Positioned in front of the eye
anteorbital adjective: Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anteosaur noun: Any extinct therapsid of the clade Anteosauria
anteosaurid noun: Any of the therapsids in the family Anteosauridae.
antepaenultimate adjective: Rare spelling of antepenultimate.
antepagment noun: Synonym of antepagmentum.
antepagmentum noun: In ancient architecture, a doorpost, or garnishing in a post or door, wrought in stone or timber, or lintel of a window.
antepalatal adjective: In front of the palate.
antepartal adjective: Antepartum.
antepartum adjective: Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepaschal adjective: Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepast noun: A foretaste.
antepectoral adjective: Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
antependium noun /ˌæntɪˈpɛndi.əm/: The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antepenult noun /ˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/: The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antepenultima noun: The last syllable of a word except two
antepenultimate adjective, noun /ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/: Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
antepenultimately adverb: Second from the last in serial order.
antepenultimatum noun: A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, essentially a penultimatum, but even more tentative and more repeatedly abandoned in favour...
antepenultime noun /ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm/: Synonym of antepenult.
antepetalous adjective: Used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the petals.
antephialtic adjective: Acting against nightmares.
anteplacental adjective: In front of the placenta.
anteport noun: A hanging or covering in front of a door.
anteportico noun: An outer porch or vestibule in front of the main portico.
anteposition noun /æntɪpəˈzɪʃən/: The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
antepositional adjective: Of or relating to anteposition.
antepost adjective: Being a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of...
anteprandial adjective: Before a meal, especially before dinner.
antepredicament noun: A prerequisite or notion to clearly understand the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of, or distinguishing between, common term.
anteprohibition adjective: Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
antepronotal adjective: anterior to the pronotum
antepronotum noun: An antepronotal lobe in some insects
antepubic adjective: Synonym of prepubic.
antepyretic adjective: Preceding a fever
Antequera proper noun: A city in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.
anteraxanthin noun: Alternative form of antheraxanthin.
anterevolutionary adjective: Synonym of prerevolutionary.
anteriad adverb: Towards the anterior part of the body.
anterio- prefix: Alternative form of antero-.
anteriodorsal adjective: Alternative form of anterodorsal.
anteriodorsally adverb: Alternative form of anterodorsally.
anterioinferior adjective: Alternative form of anteroinferior.
anteriomedian adjective: Alternative form of anteromedian.
anterioparaxial adjective: anterior and paraxial
anterioposterior adjective: Alternative form of anteroposterior.
anterioposteriorly adverb: Alternative form of anteroposteriorly.
anterior adjective /anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/: Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
anterior auricular muscle noun: Alternative form of auricularis anterior.
anterior cerebral artery noun: An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, forms the anterior portion of the circle of Willis where it is linked to the artery on the opposite...
anterior cerebral artery syndrome noun: Restriction of the blood supply from the anterior cerebral artery, leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of the brain supplied by that vessel.
anterior chamber noun: A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.
anterior choroidal artery noun: An artery of the brain that typically branches off from the internal carotid artery and supplies several structures of the brain.
anterior ciliary artery noun: Any of seven arteries located in each of a human's eye socket.
anterior cingulate cortex noun: The frontal part of the cingulate cortex.
anterior commissure noun: A bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two temporal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix.
anterior communicating artery noun: One of the three arteries in the brain that form parts of the circle of Willis; it connects the anterior cerebral arteries.
anterior cruciate ligament noun: One of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee.
anterior deltoid noun: The largest of the muscles of each of the front shoulder.
anterior ethmoidal artery noun: One of the arteries of the eye, branching off the ophthalmic artery.
anterior inferior cerebellar artery noun: An artery that arises from the basilar artery either alone or by a common trunk with the labyrinthine artery, divides into branches distributed to the...
anterior interosseous syndrome noun: A medical condition of damage to the anterior interosseous nerve, classically with severe weakness of the pincer movement of the thumb and index finger, and...
anterior median fissure noun: A groove along the anterior midline of the spinal cord that incompletely divides it into symmetrical halves.
anterior pituitary noun: adenohypophysis
anterior pituitary gland noun: adenohypophysis
anterior scalene muscle noun: A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the scalene tubercle of the first rib, and functioning...
anterior spinal artery noun: A single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure...
anterior spinal artery syndrome noun: Ischemia of the area supplied by the anterior spinal artery, resulting in loss of function of the anterior two-thirds of the spinal cord.
anterior superior alveolar artery noun: One of several alveolar arteries, which supplies blood to the upper incisors and canines.
anterior superior iliac spine noun: A projection at the anterior end of the iliac crest.
anterior triangle noun: A triangular region that is a landmark in the neck, has its apex at the sternum pointing downward, and is bounded in front by the anterior midline of the...
anterior wall noun: The front or forward-facing part of an organ or structure in the body.
anteriorally adverb: Alternative form of anteriorly.
anteriorisation noun: Alternative form of anteriorization.
anteriority noun /ænˌtɪəɹiˈɒɹɪti/: The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
anteriorization noun: The process of anteriorizing.
anteriorize verb: To inhibit posteriorization
anteriorly adverb: before (in time)
anteriormost adjective: Nearest the front or head.
anteriorness noun: The state or quality of being anterior.
anteriorward adjective, adverb: Toward the anterior
anterioseptal adjective: Alternative form of anteroseptal.
anteriourly adverb: Rare spelling of anteriorly.
anterioventral adjective: Alternative form of anteroventral.
anterity noun: All the past generations, especially the ancestors of a specific person.
anternet noun /ˈæntəˌnɛt/: The means by which ants communicate with each other, analogous to the TCP/IP algorithm that the internet uses to control the flow of data.
antero- prefix: anterior; front; forward
antero-internal adjective: in front and to the inner side
antero-ventro-lateral adjective: Alternative form of anteroventrolateral.
antero-ventro-laterally adverb: Alternative form of anteroventrolaterally.
anteroapical adjective: anterior and apical
anteroapically adverb: In an anteroapical manner.
anteroaxis noun: The anterior section of the central axial lobe on the pygidium of an agnostoid trilobite.
anterobasal adjective: anterior and basal
anterobipedal adjective: That walks on its forelegs
anterobuccal adjective: anterior and buccal
anterobuccally adverb: In an anterobuccal direction
anterocaudal adjective: anterior and caudal
anterocaudally adverb: In an anterocaudal manner or direction
anterocentral adjective: anterior and central
anterocingulid noun: Synonym of anterolophid.
anterocollis noun: The forward tilting of the head.
anterocone noun: A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conules.
anteroconid noun: A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conulids.
anterocubital adjective: anterior and cubital
anterodistal adjective: Situated at the front and away from the body
anterodistally adverb: In an anterodistal direction
anterodorsal adjective: in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anterodorsally adverb: In an anterodorsal direction.
anterodorsolateral adjective: anterior and dorsolateral; anterodorsal and lateral
anterodorsolaterally adverb: In an anterodorsolateral manner or direction
anterodorsomedial adjective: anterior and dorsomedial; anterodorsal and medial
anterodorsomedially adverb: In an anterodorsomedial manner or direction
anteroexternal adjective: anterior and external
anteroflex verb: To flex in an anterior direction
anteroflexid noun: A flexid between the anterolophid and the anterolingual conulid.
anteroflexus noun: A flexus between the anteroloph and the anterolabial conule.
anterofossettid noun: An ephemeral lingual flexid in some primitive rodents
anterofrontal adjective: anterior and frontal
anterograde adjective: Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
anterograde amnesia noun: The inability to remember new information from the period beginning the amnesic episode.
anterogradely adverb: With a forward motion
anteroinferior adjective: Located in front and below.
anteroinferiorly adverb: In am anteroinferior manner or direction
anteroinferolateral adjective: Anterioinferior and lateral.
anterointermediate adjective: Located in the front and in the middle.
anterointernal adjective: Synonym of antero-internal.
anterolabial adjective: Behind the lips
anterolabially adverb: In an anterolabial direction
anterolateral adjective: In front of the body, away from the midline.
anterolateral ligament noun: A ligament located on the outside, front portion of the knee.
anterolaterally adverb: In an anterolateral manner or direction
anterolingual adjective: Near the front of the tongue
anterolingually adverb: In an anterolingual manner
anteroloph noun: A crest between the paracone and the anterolabial conule that may connect to a parastyle.
anterolophid noun: A crest between the metaconid and the anterolabial conulid that may connect to a metastylid.
anterolophulid noun: An anterior lophulid
anteromedial adjective: Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anteromedially adverb: In an anteromedial position or direction.
anteromedian adjective: In the front of the midline
anteromesal adjective: Alternative form of anteromesial.
anteromesally adverb: Alternative form of anteromesially.
anteromesial adjective: Both anterior and mesial
anteromesially adverb: In an anteromesial manner or direction
anteromesoscutum noun: anterior mesoscutum
anteromiddle adjective: Synonym of anteromedial.
anteroom noun /ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/: A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
anteropalatal adjective: Pertaining to the anterior (front) of the palate.
anteroparietal adjective: Anterior and parietal.
anteroposterior adjective: Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
anteroposteriority noun: The state of being anteroposterior.
anteroposteriorly adverb: Along the anteroposterior axis
anteroproximal adjective: anterior and proximal
anteroproximally adverb: In an anteroproximal manner
anterorolandic adjective: Anterior to the Rolandic fissure in the brain (now called the central sulcus).
anteros noun: The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
anteroseptal adjective: anterior to the septum (of the heart)
anteroseptum noun: An area in front of the interventricular septum
anterostapedial adjective: anterior and stapedial
anterostriid noun: A vertical groove found between the metaconid and the metalophulid on the crowns of lower cheek teeth of certain rodents.
anterostyle noun: A style associated with the anterocone
anterosubmedian adjective: Located in the front and next to the midline.
anterosuperior adjective: From anterior to superior.
anterosuperiorly adverb: In an anterosuperior manner.
anterosuperolateral adjective: Anterosuperior and lateral.
anterotemporal adjective: At the base of the temples
anteroventral adjective, noun: Relating to the underside of the front of the head.
anteroventrally adverb: In an anteroventral direction
anteroventrolateral adjective: anterior and ventrolateral
anteroventrolaterally adverb: In an anteroventrolateral manner or direction
anteroversion noun: Synonym of anteversion.
anteroverted adjective /ˌæn.t͡ʃɹəˈvɝː.tɪd/: Bent forward.
anterversioflexion noun /ˌæntivɜɹsiːoʊˈflɛkʃən/: A normal or exaggerated displacement of the uterus in which the organ is both anteverted (tilted forward in the pelvis, often toward the bladder) and...
antescript noun: A note prepended to a document; a preface or foreword.
antescutal adjective: anterior to a scutum (of an insect)
antesepalous adjective: Used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the sepals.
antessive adjective: Indicating the spatial relation of preceding or being before something.
antessive case noun: The grammatical case that indicates the spatial relation of preceding or being before something.
antesternal adjective: anterior to the sternum
antestomach noun: A cavity that leads into the stomach, as in birds.
antesutural adjective: Anterior to a suture; presutural.
antetemple noun: The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
antetorsion noun: A twisting angle between the neck and condyle of a bone such as the femur that ceases before it reaches normal
antetype noun: An archetype or prototype; an example or precursor that guides future developments or versions.
antevaginal adjective: anterior to the vagina
antevasin noun: A disciple dwelling in or near the house of the teacher.
antevenient adjective: Coming before; preceding.
anteverbal adjective: Prior to being verbal (using words).
anteversion noun: Forward-tilting of an anatomical structure (e.g. the uterus).
antevert verb /æntɪˈvɜː(ɹ)t/: To prevent, to avert.
anteverted adjective, verb: Turned or tipped forward.
antevocalic adjective: Synonym of prevocalic.
antevocalically adverb: Immediately before a vowel or vowel sound.
antevolate verb /ænˈtɪvɒleɪt/: To fly before or in front of.
antezeugmenon noun: Synonym of protozeugma
-anth noun, suffix: flower
anthanthrene noun: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing six fused benzene rings.
anthanthrenylene noun: Any arylene derived from anthanthrene
anthaspidellid noun: Any of the extinct sponges in the family Anthaspidellidae.

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.