(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abhorred
abhorred
adj
(obsolete) Horrified.
Strongly disliked: hated, despised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abhor
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
albedograph
aminobenzaldehyde
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
aspidobranchiate
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
babehood
babehood
noun
Babyhood.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
bambochade
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
barleyhood
baronethood
bartholomewtide
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basidiophore
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
batrachoididae
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachdrops
beachwood
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beadlehood
beadlehood
noun
beadledom
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
beautihood
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
behaviored
beholdable
beholdable
adj
Able to be beheld.
bellerophontidae
benchboard
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzhydroxamic
benzothiodiazole
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
bichromated
bisdimethylamino
bleachground
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharoadenoma
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodiastasis
blepharodyschroia
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blossomhead
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boathead
boatheader
bodewash
bohmerwald
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boldheartedly
boldheartedness
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
boltheader
boltheading
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
bonehead
bonehead
noun
(slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.
boneheaded
boneheaded
adj
(slang) Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
boneheadedness
boneheadedness
noun
The state or quality of being boneheaded.
boneheads
boneheads
noun
plural of bonehead
bonnethead
bonnethead
noun
A form of hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
bostrychidae
botherheaded
bottlehead
bottlehead
noun
(archaic) The bottlenose whale
A beetlehead; a fool
boucharde
boulderhead
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bowhead
bowhead
noun
A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowlderhead
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
brachioganoidei
brachiopode
brachydodrome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachypodine
branchiobdella
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
branchipodidae
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
broadhead
broadhead
noun
(bowhunting) A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.
broadhearted
broadshare
broadshare
noun
A heavy cultivator with wide V-shaped shares, used to loosen and dig up stubble and weeds after a harvest.
verb
To go over a field with a broadshare.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
brodhead
brodheadsville
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromohydrate
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
caboched
caboched
adj
Alternative form of caboshed
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbohydrogen
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cerebrorachidian
chadbourne
chamberdeacon
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkerboarded
checkerboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkerboard
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.