(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
adamsburg
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
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
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ambrosane
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosial
ambrosial
adj
(Greek mythology) Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
(nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
ballrooms
ballrooms
noun
plural of ballroom
balmorals
balmorals
noun
plural of balmoral
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.
barmaster
barmaster
noun
(historical) A local judge among miners.
An officer of the barmote.
barnstorm
barnstorm
noun
A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group.
verb
(US) To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
(US, of a sports team) To travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds.
To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
barnumism
barograms
barograms
noun
plural of barogram
bashmuric
bathrooms
bathrooms
noun
plural of bathroom
battarism
beaverism
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
beemaster
beemaster
noun
(dated) A beekeeper.
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
bemonster
bemonster
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with monsters.
(transitive) To make monstrous or like a monster; make hideous; deform.
(transitive) To regard or treat (someone) as a monster; to call (someone) a monster.
bemurmurs
bergamask
bergamots
bergamots
noun
plural of bergamot
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
bergstrom
bermensch
besmeared
besmeared
adj
Smeared over; soiled, sullied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmear
besmearer
besmearer
noun
One who besmears.
besmother
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
bimbisara
bimesters
bimesters
noun
plural of bimester
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
bismarine
blemisher
blemisher
noun
One who or that which blemishes.
blossomry
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
bombaster
bombastry
bombastry
noun
Bombastic language.
bookmarks
bookmarks
noun
plural of bookmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookmark
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
borderism
bothriums
bottomers
bottomers
noun
plural of bottomer
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
brakesman
brakesman
noun
A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
brakesmen
brakesmen
noun
plural of brakesman
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
bremeness
bressomer
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
broombush
broombush
noun
Alternative form of broom bush
broomiest
broomiest
adj
(rare) superlative form of broomy: most broomy
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brumstane
brumstone
brunizems
brunonism
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
bummerish
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
bushmaker
butlerism
byrsonima
cambistry
cambistry
noun
The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.
carbamyls
carbamyls
noun
plural of carbamyl
cerebrums
cerebrums
noun
plural of cerebrum
chambrays
chambrays
noun
plural of chambray
chemisorb
chemisorb
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To adsorb a substance on the surface or another by chemical bonding.
chemosorb
chemosorb
verb
(transitive) to chemisorb
choriambs
choriambs
noun
plural of choriamb
clubrooms
clubrooms
noun
plural of clubroom
combaters
combaters
noun
plural of combater
combiners
combiners
noun
plural of combiner
combustor
combustor
noun
A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
corymbose
corymbose
adj
(botany) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
creambush
creambush
noun
Holodiscus discolor, a North American shrub.
crossbeam
crossbeam
noun
(nautical) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
cubmaster
cubmaster
Noun
A Scoutmaster who leads a group of Cub Scouts.
cucumbers
cucumbers
noun
plural of cucumber
cumberers
cumberers
noun
plural of cumberer
cymbalers
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
dismarble
dismember
dismember
verb
(transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.
(transitive) To remove the limbs of.
disnumber
dobermans
doorjambs
doorjambs
noun
plural of doorjamb
drumbeats
drumbeats
noun
plural of drumbeat
dysbarism
dysbarism
noun
(pathology) Any medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving
embalmers
embalmers
noun
plural of embalmer
embargoes
embargoes
noun
plural of embargo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embargo
embarrass
embarrass
verb
(transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
(transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
(transitive, dated) To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.
embitters
embitters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embitter
emblazers
emblazers
noun
plural of emblazer
embodiers
embodiers
noun
plural of embodier
emborders
emborders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emborder
embossers
embossers
noun
plural of embosser
embosture
embracers
embracers
noun
plural of embracer
embrasure
embrasure
noun
(architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
(figurative) Any small protected space.
The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
embryoism
embryomas
encumbers
encumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encumber
enslumber
escambron
firebombs
firebombs
noun
plural of firebomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firebomb