(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
acrobryous
amblyacousia
amblyocarpous
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bidactylous
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blastomycetous
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
borofluohydric
botrychium
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
bounceably
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
bouncy
bouncy
adj
Easily bounced.
Lively, exuberant, energetic.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachyoura
brachypodous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
bradyacousia
bronchiloquy
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopleurisy
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchotyphus
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
bucayo
bucayo
noun
Candied coconut meat.
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckayro
buckayro
noun
Obsolete form of buckaroo.
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckeystown
bucolically
bucolically
adv
In a bucolic manner.
bullocky
bullocky
noun
(Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
bullyrock
buoyance
buoyance
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
buoyancy
buoyancy
noun
(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.
(physics) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
busycon
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyrochloral
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chrysobalanus
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
claybourne
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
coagulability
coagulability
noun
The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
colourability
colourability
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of colorability
colourably
colourably
adv
Alternative form of colorably
columbary
columbary
noun
A pigeon house or dovecot.
columbyne
colymbus
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
combustibly
combustibly
adv
in a combustible manner
combustively
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
communicability
communicability
noun
The quality of being communicable.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
commutability
commutability
noun
The quality of being commutable.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
concubitancy
concumbency
conduceability
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
confluxibility
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
conjecturably
conjecturably
adv
In a conjecturable manner
conjugably
connubiality
connubiality
noun
Something characteristic of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.
The quality of being connubial.
connubially
connubially
adv
as in marriage
constabulary
constabulary
adj
Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Of or relating to constables.
noun
A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
constructibility
constructibility
noun
(management) A project management technique to review construction processes and potential obstacles from start to finish, before building begins.
The condition of being constructible.
consubsistency
consubstantiality
consubstantiality
noun
The quality of being consubstantial.
consubstantially
consubstantially
adv
In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or nature.
contributary
contributary
adj
Obsolete form of contributory.
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributorily
contributorily
adv
In a contributory manner.
contributory
contributory
adj
(obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary.
Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution
Tending to contribute to a result
convulsibility
cooruptibly
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
corybulbin
corybulbine
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
corynebacterium
corynebacterium
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
corytuberine
corytuberine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the family Hernandiaceae of flowering plants.
cotylopubic
countability
countability
noun
The quality of being countable.
countably
countably
adv
(mathematics) In a way that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
In a countable manner; in a way that can be counted.
counterbattery
counterbattery
adj
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
counterboycott
counterboycott
noun
An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott.
courtby
cryptobranchus
cryptodouble
cubatory
cubbyhole
cubbyhole
noun
A glove compartment
A small compartment; a pigeonhole
A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children
verb
To restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cubomancy
cumbersomely
cumbersomely
adv
In a cumbersome way.
cumbrously
cumbrously
adv
In a cumbrous manner.
currycomb
currycomb
noun
A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.
verb
(transitive) To groom using such a comb.
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
currycombs
currycombs
noun
plural of currycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of currycomb