(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abecedaire
abecedaria
abecedaria
noun
plural of abecedarium
abecedarian
abecedarian
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abecedary
abecedary
adj
Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
noun
(rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abreacted
abreacted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abreact
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
accreditable
accreditable
adj
Able to be accredited.
acerbated
acerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acerbate
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
aedilberct
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
archbeadle
archbuilder
archdissembler
archdisturber
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
aspidobranchiate
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
backberand
backberend
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backgeared
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backiebird
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspread
backstrapped
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtender
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwoodser
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bactericides
bactericides
noun
plural of bactericide
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacterid
bacterid
noun
(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bacteriodiagnosis
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterioidal
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacterized
bacterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bacterize
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroideae
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
bandcutter
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barebacked
barebacked
adj
Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
adv
Synonym of bareback
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
bareknuckled
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
barleduc
barleducs
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barmecide
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
barraclade
barricade
barricade
noun
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
verb
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
barricaded
barricaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barricade
barricader
barricader
noun
A person who mans a barricade.
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricades
barricades
noun
plural of barricade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barricade
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
bastardice
batchelder
batocrinidae
batrachidae
batrachoididae
batterdock
bauckiebird
beachdrops
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
becard
becard
noun
A South American flycatcher of the genus Pachyramphus
becarpeted
becarpeted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becarpet
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
becircled
becircled
adj
(poetic) encircled
beckford
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrimed
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becrippled
becrowd
becrowd
verb
(dated) To crowd.
becrowded
becrowded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrowd
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becursed
becursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurse
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedcord
bedcord
noun
A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
bedecorate
bedoctor
bedoctor
verb
(transitive) To address as 'doctor'.
(transitive) To care for in the manner of a doctor.
(transitive) To confer a doctoral degree upon.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
bedrock
bedrock
noun
(figurative) A basis or foundation.
(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.
verb
(transitive, figurative) To establish on a solid foundation.