Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
anglophobist
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
archiblastic
ashurbanipal
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
bacchanalias
bacchanalias
noun
plural of bacchanalia
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
bachelordoms
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
balderdashes
balderdashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash
barhamsville
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
belteshazzar
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliothecas
bilharziases
bilharziases
noun
plural of bilharziasis
bilharziasis
bilharziasis
noun
Synonym of schistosomiasis
bilharziosis
bilharziosis
noun
schistosomiasis
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirted
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blastophitic
blastophoral
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
bletherskate
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodshedder
bloodshedder
noun
One who sheds blood; a murderer.
bloodshotten
bloodshotten
adj
Obsolete form of bloodshot.
bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
adj
(humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
bluishnesses
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolshevistic
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothriolepis
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachylogies
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
breathlessly
breathlessly
adv
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
breathseller
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breechcloths
breechcloths
noun
plural of breechcloth
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
breechesless
breechesless
Adjective
Not having any breeches.
Not wearing breeches; pantless.
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
brunelleschi
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
buddhistical
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullshitting
bullshitting
verb
present participle of bullshit
bushelbasket
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
carbophilous
cashableness
catechisable
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
charbroilers
charbroilers
noun
plural of charbroiler
childersburg
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
christabella
christabelle
chrysoberyls
chrysoberyls
noun
plural of chrysoberyl
climbingfish
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
clubbishness
cohesibility
cohesibility
noun
The state of being cohesible.
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
crushability
crushability
noun
The property of being capable of being crushed.
diminishable
diminishable
adj
That may be diminished
disembellish
disembellish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
disestablish
disestablish
verb
To abolish (an existing position of employment).
To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.
dishonorable
dishonorable
adj
Lacking respect for ethical principles.
Without honor, or causing dishonor.
dishonorably
dishonorably
adv
In a dishonorable manner.
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughbellies
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
elizabethans
embellishers
embellishers
noun
plural of embellisher
embellishing
embellishing
noun
An embellishment.
verb
present participle of embellish
erythroblast
erythroblast
noun
(cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop
establishers
establishers
noun
plural of establisher
establishing
establishing
noun
The act by which something is established; establishment.
verb
present participle of establish
fashionables
fashionables
noun
plural of fashionable
flourishable
flourishable
adj
Able or fit to be flourished.
garrnishable
ghibellinism
glossophobia
glossophobia
noun
Speech anxiety
The fear of public speaking.
habitualness
habitualness
noun
The characteristic of being habitual.
haematoblast
haematoblast
noun
(anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
handybillies
haptoglobins
haptoglobins
noun
plural of haptoglobin
hardscrabble
hardscrabble
adj
(by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
(of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
harmonisable
harmonisable
adj
Alternative form of harmonizable
hebepetalous
hebraistical
heliogabalus
heliogabalus
Proper noun
A Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.
heliophobous
heliophobous
adj
Synonym of heliophobic (“averse to sunlight”)
hemiablepsia
hemialbumose
hemialbumose
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone.
herbaceously
herbaceously
adv
In a herbaceous manner.
heteroblasty
heteroblasty
noun
(biology, botany) The state of being heteroblastic
heterolobous
hexasyllabic
hexasyllabic
Adjective
Having six syllables.
hexasyllable
hillsborough
hillsborough
Proper noun
A number of places in English-speaking countries, see Wikipedia:Hillsborough
A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.
hobblebushes
hobblebushes
noun
plural of hobblebush
hobbledehoys
hobbledehoys
noun
plural of hobbledehoy
homebuilders
homebuilders
noun
plural of homebuilder
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
horribleness
horribleness
noun
The property of being horrible.
housebuilder
housebuilder
noun
One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
hullaballoos
hullaballoos
noun
plural of hullaballoo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hullaballoo