(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
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
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
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.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
bacteriofluorescin
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
bairnsfather
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
barefisted
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batfowls
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
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
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.
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.
bedstaff
bedstaff
noun
(obsolete) A wooden pin stuck on the sides of a bedstead, to prevent the bedclothes from slipping on either side.
beefeaters
beefeaters
noun
plural of beefeater
beefiest
beefiest
adj
superlative form of beefy: most beefy
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
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
befist
befits
befits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befit
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
befluster
beforested
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
befrets
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
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
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
bernstorff
besanctify
bifidities
bifidities
noun
plural of bifidity
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifrost
bifrost
Proper noun
The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
biosafeties
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
biotransformation
biotransformation
noun
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
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
bisulfite
bisulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blastful
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
blastoffs
blastoffs
noun
plural of blastoff
blindfast
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bluffest
bluffest
adj
superlative form of bluff: most bluff
boarstaff
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boatfalls
bocstaff
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
botsford
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
bouffants
bouffants
noun
plural of bouffant
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
bowstaff
brantsford
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.
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
broomstaff
broomstaff
noun
(obsolete) A broomstick.
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
bsfmgt
bsft
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buffeters
buffeters
noun
plural of buffeter
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffets
buffets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffet
buffiest
buffiest
adj
superlative form of buffy: most buffy
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfeast
bullfeast
noun
(obsolete) A bullfight.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bullfist
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfats
butterfats
noun
plural of butterfat.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
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
ceratofibrous
certifiableness
certifiableness
noun
The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).