(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
albuminocholia
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphisbaenous
anabathrum
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antihumbuggist
arceuthobium
archaimbaud
archambault
archhumbug
archicerebrum
arthrobacterium
ashburnham
audhumbla
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bahuma
bakhmut
balmuth
baluchitherium
barathrum
barathrum
noun
A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.
The abyss, hell.
bartholomeus
bashmuric
basiophthalmous
basommatophorous
batrachium
batrachospermum
baughman
baumbaugh
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beamhouse
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beaumarchais
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bhumidar
biologicohumanistic
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismutosphaerite
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blabmouth
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blastophyllum
blumenthal
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachiorrheuma
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brachydodromous
brachyphyllum
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bramblebush
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomous
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
buchman
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
budmash
budmash
noun
(India) Alternative spelling of badmash
bumbailiffship
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
buphthalmum
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burlingham
burnham
burnham
Proper noun
A village in Buckinghamshire and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England.
A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
A seaside town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
burthenman
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaker
bushmaking
bushman
bushman
noun
(Australia) A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
chambersburg
chambul
cherubimical
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloriambus
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
chromobacterium
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
creambush
creambush
noun
Holodiscus discolor, a North American shrub.
cumbha
cymbocephalous
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
demihagbut
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
diushambe
dumbartonshire
dumbhead
dumbhead
Noun
A stupid person.
dumbheaded
dyushambe
dzhambul
embaphium
embryophagous
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
ethambutol
ethambutol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis.