(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
amalbergas
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambiparous
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
apabhramsa
arboretums
armbruster
ashburnham
assemblers
assemblers
noun
plural of assembler
asssembler
balsamroot
balsamroot
noun
A perennial of the genus Balsamorhiza in the sunflower family, native to western North America.
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
barbarisms
barbarisms
noun
plural of barbarism
barbituism
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
barometers
barometers
noun
plural of barometer
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bastardism
bastardism
noun
The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
baumeister
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
beetmister
bellmaster
beminstrel
bemistress
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bergamasca
bergsonism
bermudians
bersiamite
bescramble
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bettermost
bettermost
adj
(colloquial) best, superior
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bimestrial
bimestrial
adj
Occurring once every two months
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biometries
biometries
noun
plural of biometry
biometrist
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastomere
blastomere
noun
(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
blepharism
bloomeries
bloomeries
noun
plural of bloomery
bloomerism
bloomerism
Noun
Support for equal rights for women; an early form of feminism.
bloomsburg
bloomsburg
Proper noun
A town in Pennsylvania
bloomsbury
bloomsbury
Proper noun
An area of the London borough of Camden, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections.
boanergism
boatmaster
boatmaster
noun
(nautical) A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category.
boedromius
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
boosterism
boosterism
noun
(US) Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.
boresomely
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
bottomries
bottomries
noun
plural of bottomry
boucherism
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
brahmaness
brahmaness
noun
Alternative form of brahminess
brahmanism
brahmanism
Proper noun
The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.
The conduct or attitudes ascribed to the social or cultural elite within a given society.
brahmanist
brahmanist
Noun
An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.
brahminism
brahminist
brainstems
brainstems
noun
plural of brainstem
brainstorm
brainstorm
noun
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”)
verb
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
brambliest
brambliest
adj
superlative form of brambly: most brambly
bravadoism
bravissimo
bravissimo
intj
The intensive form of bravo.
breastbeam
breastbeam
noun
Part of a loom.
breastmark
bressummer
bressummer
noun
(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).
brevicomis
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
brickmason
bridesmaid
bridesmaid
noun
(sports, entertainment) A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
verb
To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brimstones
brimstones
noun
plural of brimstone
britishism
britishism
Noun
A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Great Britain.
broadlooms
broadlooms
noun
plural of broadloom
bromcresol
bromcresol
noun
Alternative form of bromocresol
bromegrass
bromegrass
noun
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
bromsgrove
bromsgrove
Proper noun
a town in Worcestershire, England.
broomshank
broomstaff
broomstaff
noun
(obsolete) A broomstick.
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
broomstraw
brundisium
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
burbankism
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
cablegrams
cablegrams
noun
plural of cablegram
cambresine
cambresine
noun
Alternative form of cambrasine
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
cobblerism
colbertism
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
crossbeams
crossbeams
noun
plural of crossbeam
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
cumberless
cumberless
adj
unencumbered
cumbersome
cumbersome
adj
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
cumbrously
cumbrously
adv
In a cumbrous manner.
currycombs
currycombs
noun
plural of currycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of currycomb
decembrist
decembrist
Noun
A participant in or sympathizer with the Decembrist revolt.
Adjective
According to or derived from the politics or philosophy of the Decembrists.
dermoblast
disbarment
disbarment
noun
(law) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.
disembargo
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
disembower
disembrace
disembroil
disembroil
verb
To free or extricate from confusion
dismembers
dismembers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dismember
dissembler
dissembler
noun
Someone who dissembles.
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
dombrowski
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
embargoist
embargoist
noun
One who imposes an embargo.
embarrased
embassador
embassador
noun
Archaic form of ambassador.
embergeese
embergoose
embezzlers
embezzlers
noun
plural of embezzler
embrasured
embrasured
Adjective
Having embrasures.
embrasures
embrasures
noun
plural of embrasure
embrocates
embrocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrocate
embroglios
embroglios
noun
plural of embroglio
embroiders
embroiders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embroider
embryulcus
emmetsburg
emmitsburg
encumbrous
encumbrous
adj
(obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.