(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
abusefulness
abusefulness
noun
The characteristic of being abuseful.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
affableness
affableness
noun
The state or quality of being affable.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbreast
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
arteriofibrosis
artzybasheff
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
aschaffenburg
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backspacefile
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baffies
baffies
noun
plural of baffie
plural of baffy
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
baffles
baffles
noun
plural of baffle
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
bairnsfather
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balefires
balefires
noun
plural of balefire
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barefisted
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
bassfield
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beadflush
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beanfest
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearfoots
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beautifies
beautifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
beccaficoes
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
bedeafens
bedeafens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedeafen
bedfast
bedfast
adj
Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.
noun
A joint or hook that attaches a bedrail to a headboard or footboard.
One who is bedfast.
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
bedstaff
bedstaff
noun
(obsolete) A wooden pin stuck on the sides of a bedstead, to prevent the bedclothes from slipping on either side.
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beefaloes
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
beefcakes
beefcakes
noun
plural of beefcake
beefeaters
beefeaters
noun
plural of beefeater
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
beefsteaks
beefsteaks
noun
plural of beefsteak
befalls
befalls
noun
plural of befall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befall
beflags
beflags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflag
befleas
befleas
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflea
beforehandedness
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
belfast
belfast
Proper noun
A seaport in and the capital of Northern Ireland.
A city in the State of Maine, USA.
A town in New York
A in Pennsylvania
An unincorporated community in California
A township in Murray County, Minnesota
A village in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficialness
beneficialness
noun
The state or quality of being beneficial.
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
besanctify
bescarf
bifaces
bifaces
noun
plural of biface
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biosafeties
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boldfacedness
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
bradfordsville
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
braunfels
brazenfacedness
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breastfast
breastfast
noun
(nautical) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
briefcase
briefcase
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
buffaloes
buffaloes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffalo