In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
absyrtus
acetylbiuret
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometry
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
atterbury
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
aummbulatory
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autohybridization
azoisobutyronitrile
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
barratrously
barratrously
adv
In a barratrous manner.
barrulety
barytosulphate
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bathycurrent
bayreuth
beauetry
beyrouth
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
blusterously
blusterously
adv
In a blusterous manner.
blustery
blustery
adj
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Accompanied by strong wind.
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
botrychium
botrydium
botryllus
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bronchotyphus
brulyiement
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
brutality
brutality
noun
A cruel or savage act.
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
brutally
brutally
adv
In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise or mask unpleasantness; directly.
brutely
brutely
adv
In a rude or violent manner.
brutify
brutify
verb
(transitive) To make like a brute; to make senseless or unfeeling; to brutalize.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
bryanthus
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
bureaucratically
bureaucratically
adv
In a bureaucratic manner.
burgality
burntly
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
bursty
bursty
adj
(computer science) Occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information
burty
buryat
buryat
Adjective
From, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia
Noun
Someone from Buryatia.
Proper noun
A Mongolic language spoken around Buryatia.
buryats
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
butlery
butlery
noun
(countable) butler's pantry; serving pantry
(uncountable) The work or role of a butler.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
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
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
buttery
buttery
adj
(computing, video games) Short for buttery smooth.
(informal) Marked by insincere flattery; obsequious.
Made with or tasting of butter.
Resembling butter in some way, such as yellow color or smooth texture.
noun
(UK) A room in a university where snacks are sold.
A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.
butteryfingered
butyr
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyral
butyral
Noun
butyraldehyde
butyraldehyde
butyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CHO derived from butane
butyrals
butyrals
noun
plural of butyral
butyrate
butyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of butyric acid.
butyrates
butyrates
noun
plural of butyrate
butyric
butyric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
butyrically
butyrin
butyrin
noun
(organic chemistry) The triglyceride of butyric acid; the principal constituent of butterfat
butyrinase
butyrins
butyrins
noun
plural of butyrin
butyrochloral
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
butyrometer
butyrometer
noun
Any of several devices used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrous
butyrous
adj
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery
butyrousness
butyryl
butyryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C₃H₇COO- derived from butyric acid.
butyryls
butyryls
noun
plural of butyryl
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
chlamydobacteriaceous
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumstantiability
citybuster
clusterberry
clusterberry
noun
A form of cotoneaster
colourability
colourability
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of colorability
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
conjecturably
conjecturably
adv
In a conjecturable manner
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.
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
cooruptibly
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
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.
counterbattery
counterbattery
adj
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
counterboycott
counterboycott
noun
An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott.
courtby
craftsbury
crushability
crushability
noun
The property of being capable of being crushed.
cryptobranchus
cryptodouble
cubatory
curability
curability
noun
The state of being curable.
curityba
cybercultural
cybercultural
adj
Of or pertaining to cyberculture.
cyberculture
cyberculture
noun
Internet culture; attitudes and behaviours in cyberspace.
deambulatory
deambulatory
adj
Going about from place to place; wandering.
noun
(dated) A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
denumerability
denumerability
noun
(mathematics) The property of being denumerable.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.