The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometry
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amburgey
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
atterbury
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
auberry
aubrey
aubrey
Proper noun
An English patronymic surname.
name from the same source, or transferred from the surname.
name of American usage since the 1970s.
avebury
aylesbury
aylesbury
Proper noun
a town in Buckinghamshire, England
azoisobutyronitrile
barbulyie
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barrulety
barytosulphate
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bathycurrent
baublery
baublery
noun
gaudy decoration; baubles; trinkets
baudery
baufrey
bayreuth
beauetry
beaugregory
becurry
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
benzofuryl
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
berrybush
berrysburg
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
bescurvy
beyrouth
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
blubbery
blubbery
adj
Fat or obese.
Having the characteristics of blubber.
With much blubbering.
blueberry
blueberry
adj
Of a dark blue colour.
noun
(countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour.
(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
(countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.
verb
To gather or forage for blueberries.
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blurredly
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
blusterously
blusterously
adv
In a blusterous manner.
blustery
blustery
adj
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Accompanied by strong wind.
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bouldery
bouldery
adj
(climbing) involving, or resembling, bouldering
Of, pertaining to, or containing boulders
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachyure
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
broguery
broguery
noun
The presence of a brogue in speech.
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
bronchopleurisy
broquery
brulyie
brulyiement
brulyies
brulyies
noun
plural of brulyie
brumley
brusquely
brusquely
adv
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
brutely
brutely
adv
In a rude or violent manner.
bruyere
bruyeres
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckberry
buckberry
noun
The deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum.
The huckleberry, Gaylussacia ursina, found in the Southern United States.
The silver buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea.
budgerygah
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
bueyeros
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
buggery
buggery
noun
(Britain) Anal sex.
(Britain) Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as homosexuality, bestiality or necrophilia.
(Britain, slang) A broken or damaged condition.
bulbomedullary
bullberry
bullberry
noun
The plant Shepherdia argentea.
bullyragged
bullyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullyrag
bullyragger
bullyragger
noun
One who bullyrags.
bulreedy
bumbleberry
bumbleberry
noun
Applied to pies, juices, etc. made with a mixture of various berries and sometimes other fruits.
bummery
bummery
noun
(originally derogatory, historical) The faction of the Industrial Workers of the World in the 20th century which favored direct action.
Obsolete form of bottomry.
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bungerly
bunkery
burberry
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
bureaucracy
bureaucracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
(chiefly derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
bureaucratically
bureaucratically
adv
In a bureaucratic manner.
burelly
burely
burghalpenny
burghley
burgoyne
burkley
burlesquely
burlesquely
adv
In a burlesque manner.
burley
burley
noun
(Australia) Blood and offal used by fishermen to attract fish.
(US) A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.
burleycue
burleycue
noun
Alternative form of burlecue
burleys
burleys
noun
plural of burley
burney
burneyville
burnley
burnley
Proper noun
a market town in Lancashire, England.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
butlery
butlery
noun
(countable) butler's pantry; serving pantry
(uncountable) The work or role of a butler.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
buttery
buttery
adj
(computing, video games) Short for buttery smooth.
(informal) Marked by insincere flattery; obsequious.
Made with or tasting of butter.
Resembling butter in some way, such as yellow color or smooth texture.
noun
(UK) A room in a university where snacks are sold.
A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.
butteryfingered
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyraldehyde
butyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CHO derived from butane
butyrate
butyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of butyric acid.
butyrates
butyrates
noun
plural of butyrate
butyrinase
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
butyrometer
butyrometer
noun
Any of several devices used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrousness
buxerry
buyer
buyer
noun
(manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.
(retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
A person who makes one or more purchases.
buyers
buyers
noun
plural of buyer
byelorussia
byelorussian
byelorussians
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.