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.
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
archbishopry
archibenthos
archiblastic
artzybasheff
ashurbanipal
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
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.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
bairnishness
bairnsfather
balderdashes
balderdashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bankruptship
baragouinish
barhamsville
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
basidiophore
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beaumarchais
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
belteshazzar
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bilharziases
bilharziases
noun
plural of bilharziasis
bilharziasis
bilharziasis
noun
Synonym of schistosomiasis
bilharziosis
bilharziosis
noun
schistosomiasis
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackshirted
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
bloodshedder
bloodshedder
noun
One who sheds blood; a murderer.
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.
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
bostrychidae
botherations
botherations
noun
plural of botheration
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothriolepis
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
brachylogies
brachypodous
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brachystegia
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
brahmanistic
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
branchedness
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
breastheight
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.
brightnesses
brightnesses
noun
plural of brightness
brightwaters
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
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.
bromhidrosis
bromhidrosis
noun
Alternative form of bromidrosis
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bronchostomy
brotherhoods
brotherhoods
noun
plural of brotherhood
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
brunelleschi
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
bushrangings
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbophilous
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
chambersburg
chapmansboro
charbroilers
charbroilers
noun
plural of charbroiler
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
cherubfishes
childersburg
chinaberries
chinaberries
noun
plural of chinaberry
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
choriambuses
christabella
christabelle
chrysarobins
chrysarobins
noun
plural of chrysarobin
chrysoberyls
chrysoberyls
noun
plural of chrysoberyl
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
crossbencher
crossbencher
noun
Alternative form of cross-bencher
crushability
crushability
noun
The property of being capable of being crushed.
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dibranchious
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
dishonorable
dishonorable
adj
Lacking respect for ethical principles.
Without honor, or causing dishonor.
dishonorably
dishonorably
adv
In a dishonorable manner.
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
embellishers
embellishers
noun
plural of embellisher
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
erythorbates
erythorbates
noun
plural of erythorbate
erythroblast
erythroblast
noun
(cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop