(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
albinisms
albinisms
noun
plural of albinism
albinoism
albinoism
noun
congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
amberoids
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
amboinese
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosial
ambrosial
adj
(Greek mythology) Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosias
ambrosias
noun
plural of ambrosia
ambrosine
ambrosius
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amebiasis
amebiasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative spelling of amoebiasis
amissible
amissible
adj
Liable to be lost.
anabolism
anabolism
noun
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
arabicism
asymbolia
asymbolia
noun
Synonym of asemia
asymbolic
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
bahamians
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
baisemain
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balladism
ballismus
ballismus
noun
(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
balminess
balminess
noun
The characteristic of being balmy.
balmonies
balsamina
balsamine
balsamine
noun
A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
balsaming
balsaming
verb
present participle of balsam
balsamize
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
barbarism
barbarism
noun
A barbaric act.
A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
The condition of existing barbarically.
barnumism
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bashmuric
basilemma
basilemma
noun
basement membrane
bastiment
battarism
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beadleism
beaminess
beaminess
noun
The state or quality of being beamy.
beamishly
beamishly
adv
In a beamish manner.
beaverism
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedlamise
bedlamism
bedlamism
noun
(dated) insanity
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
behmenism
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.
bellicism
bellicism
noun
An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
bemingles
bemingles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemingle
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemoisten
bemoisten
verb
(intransitive, rare) Become moist.
(transitive) Make moist.
benjamins
benjamins
noun
plural of benjamin
bepimples
beseeming
beseeming
adj
Becoming, befitting, suitable.
noun
Appearance; look.
gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness.
verb
present participle of beseem
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
besliming
besliming
verb
present participle of beslime
besmiling
besmiling
verb
present participle of besmile
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
biblicism
biblicism
noun
A term derived from the Bible
Learning or literature relating to the Bible.
bicyclism
bicyclism
noun
(dated) The art of riding a bicycle.
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigamists
bigamists
noun
plural of bigamist
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bimastism
bimastism
noun
(anatomy, dated, rare) The condition of having two mammae or teats.
bimastoid
bimastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two mastoid processes
bimbisara
bimesters
bimesters
noun
plural of bimester
bimethyls
bimodulus
binomials
binomials
noun
plural of binomial
biologism
biologism
noun
The use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior.
biomasses
biomasses
noun
plural of biomass
bionomics
bionomics
noun
The study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
bionomies
bionomies
noun
plural of bionomy
bionomist
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
biostrome
biostrome
noun
(geology) A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms
birdfarms
birdlimes
birdlimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdlime
biscanism
bisegment
bisegment
noun
One of two equal parts of a line or other magnitude.
bisellium
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bismarine
bismethyl
bismillah
bismillah
intj
Alternative letter-case form of Bismillah.
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
blastemic
blastemic
adj
Relating to a blastema.
blemished
blemished
adj
Having blemishes; flawed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blemish
blemisher
blemisher
noun
One who or that which blemishes.
blemishes
blemishes
noun
plural of blemish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blemish
bletonism
blomquist
bloomiest
bloomiest
adj
superlative form of bloomy: most bloomy
boehmites
boehmites
noun
plural of boehmite
bohemians
bohemians
noun
plural of bohemian
boltsmith
bombasine
bombasine
noun
Alternative form of bombazine
bombastic
bombastic
adj
(archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
High-sounding but with little meaning.
bombesins
bombesins
noun
plural of bombesin
bombillas
bombillas
noun
plural of bombilla
bombsight
bombsight
noun
A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
bombycids
bombycids
noun
plural of bombycid
bondmaids
bondmaids
noun
plural of bondmaid
bonhomies
bonhomies
noun
plural of bonhomie
boodleism
boominess
boominess
noun
The property of being boomy
borderism
bothriums
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
boyardism
boyarisms
brahmanis
brahmoism
brahmoism
Proper noun
A religious movement of Bengal in the late 18th century.
brahmsian
brahmsian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1833–1897), German composer and pianist, or his compositions.
brahmsite
brainstem
brainstem
noun
Alternative spelling of brain stem
bridesman
bridesman
noun
A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
bridesmen
bridesmen
noun
plural of bridesman
brimstone
brimstone
noun
(archaic) Used attributively as an intensifier in exclamations.
(archaic) sulfur.
(obsolete) A whore.
The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.
The sulfur of Hell; Hell, damnation.
brimstony
brimstony
adj
Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
brinsmade
brisement
brisement
noun
(medicine) The breaking up of anything, such as an ankylosis.
briticism
bromelins
bromelins
noun
plural of bromelin
bromeosin
bromeosin
noun
A fluorescent dye produced by the reaction of bromine with fluorescein.
brominism
brominism
Noun
bromism
bromising
broomiest
broomiest
adj
(rare) superlative form of broomy: most broomy
brunizems
brunonism
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.