Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Attadale A small settlement by Loch Carron, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG9238). attagal Synonym of attagirl. attagen A grey partridge (Perdix perdix) of Eurasia. attagirl Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman, or female animal. attain To come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression. attainability The state of being attainable. attainable Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained. attainableness The state or quality of being attainable. attainably So as to be possible to attain. attainder The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights. attaindered placed in a state of attainder attained Having been achieved or reached. attainer One who attains. attainment The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion. attainor A juror guilty of attaint attaint Convicted, attainted. attainted Subject to attainder; condemned to death or outlawry, hence stripped of one's titles, hereditary rights, or possessions. attaintment Attainder, attainture; conviction. attainture A state of being found guilty of an offence. attakid Used to show encouragement or approval to a person. attakolite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, silicon, and strontium. attal A surname. Attalia An ancient city in modern Turkey; modern Antalya. Attalid A member of the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Pergamon in Asia Minor from 282 BCE to around 133 BCE Attalla A surname Attanagh A village in County Laois, Ireland, on the border with County Kilkenny. Attanasio A surname. attap Nipa; a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans. attapulgite A clay mineral containing silicates of aluminium and magnesium that is a constituent of fuller's earth and bentonite. attar An essential oil extracted from flowers. Attard A surname. attargul attar of roses attas A surname. Attashin A transliteration of the Persian female given name آتشین (âtašin). attask To take to task; tax; reprove; blame. Attawandaron The Neutral Nation, a tribal confederation of Iroquoian peoples. Attawapiskat A Cree First Nation people of Kenora District in northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River near the west coast of James Bay. Attawaugan A village in the town of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Attaway A surname. attB The gene sequence of a bacterium for the attachment point of the Lambda phage used in genetic engineering. Atteberry A surname. Attebery A surname. attediate To be tedious to; to exhaust. attelabid Any member of the family Attelabidae of weevils. attelabine Any weevil of the subfamily Attelabinae. attelet a small decorative metal skewer used for serving food attemper To temper by adjusting relative quantities, or blending qualities. attemperament A tempering, or mixing in equal proportion. attemperance temperance; temperament attemperate tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. attemperately In an attemperate manner. attemperation The act of attempering or regulating. attemperator A device that regulates the temperature in a fluid system. attempered Modified by admixture; well blended. attemperly temperately attempt To try. attemptability The property of being attemptable. attemptable Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked. attemptate An attempt. attempted Tried, with the connotation of failure. attempter One who attempts. attemptive Disposed to attempt; adventurous. attemptless Not making or not having made an attempt. Attenborough A surname. attend To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone). attendable At which one must attend. attendance The act of attending; the state of being present; presence. attendancy A retinue. attendant One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something. attendantly In an attendant manner. attended Having a person or people present; with someone in attendance. attendedness The state or quality of being attended. attendee A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event. attender An attendee; one who attends a course, meeting, school, etc. attending That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant. attendingly Giving one's attention; attentively. attendment A concomitant circumstance. attendress A female attendant. attent Attentive, heedful; intent. attentat Anything whatsoever, as a ruling, by the judge of a lower court in a matter pending an appeal. attention Mental focus. attentional Of or pertaining to attention. attentionally With regard to attention attentionless Without attention. attentisme A policy of waiting; a waiting game. attentive Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely. attentively In an attentive manner. attentiveness The state or quality of being attentive. attentivity The quality of being attentive; attentiveness. attently attentively attenuable Capable of being attenuated. attenuance absorbance plus losses due to scattering and luminescence attenuant archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid. attenuate To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree. attenuated Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation. attenuately In an attenuate manner. attenuation A gradual diminishing of strength. attenuative Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something. attenuator Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal. attenuatoside A particular steroid glycoside. atter Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile. Atterberg A surname. Atterberry A surname from Middle English. Atterbury A surname. Attercliffe An industrial suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3788). attercop A spider. atterly Poisonous; attery attern Venomous; poisonous. atterrate To fill up with alluvial earth. atterration The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth. Atterton A surname. attery Poisonous; venomous attest To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine. attestability The property of being attestable. attestable Able to be attested. attestably In an attestable way. attestation A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation. attestative Of the nature of attestation; serving to attest. attested Proven; shown to be true with evidence. attestedly In a way that has been attested; confirmedly. attestedness The state or condition of being attested. attester One who attests. attestive Attesting; furnishing evidence. attestment attestation attestor One who attests. Atthadassi The name of the 17th of 27 named Buddhas immediately preceding Gautama. Atthill A surname. Attia A surname. Attias A surname. attic The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. Attica A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located. Attical Attic atticful As much as an attic can hold. Atticism Attachment to, collaboration with, favouring of, or siding with Athens or Athenians, especially in the context of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 B.C.E.). Atticist A person professing Atticism Atticistic Pertaining to Atticism Atticize To side with the Athenians. atticky Resembling or characteristic of an attic. atticless Without an attic. atticlike Resembling or characteristic of an attic. atticoantral Relating to the middle ear and its antrum atticoantrotomy A surgical procedure that involves cutting into the attic and mastoid antrum of the ear to drain or clear infection. atticotomy An operation to treat cholesteatoma Atticus A male given name from Latin. attid Any of the family Attidae of jumping spiders, now considered part of the Salticidae. attiguous Touching or having the same border; contiguous. attiguousness The state or quality of being attiguous. Attikesse A surname. attila A short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume. Attilanic Relating to Attila the Hun.