(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aetobatus
airbusses
albugines
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
arabesque
arabesque
noun
(art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
arboreous
arboreous
adj
(obsolete) Growing on trees.
(obsolete, anatomy) Having a tree-like, branching structure.
(of a plant) Having the characteristics of a tree.
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
arbutuses
arbutuses
noun
plural of arbutus
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
asbestous
asbestous
Adjective
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
assumable
assumable
adj
Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
assurable
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
autobuses
autobuses
noun
plural of autobus
aylesbury
aylesbury
Proper noun
a town in Buckinghamshire, England
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baguettes
baguettes
noun
plural of baguette
baigneuse
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
balaustre
balayeuse
balayeuse
noun
A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewn close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
balusters
balusters
noun
plural of baluster
bambuseae
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barguests
barguests
noun
plural of barguest
barleducs
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
batesburg
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beamhouse
beauseant
beauseant
noun
The black and white standard of the Knights Templar.
beauteous
beauteous
adj
(literary, formal) beautiful.
bechuanas
becluster
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
beduchess
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
beerhouse
beerhouse
noun
A tavern that sells beer.
befluster
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
befuddles
befuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befuddle
begrudges
begrudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrudge
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
behusband
bejumbles
bejumbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejumble
belabours
belabours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belabour
belinurus
beliquors
bellhouse
bellhouse
noun
A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
bellpulls
bellpulls
noun
plural of bellpull
bellyfuls
bellyfuls
noun
plural of bellyful
bemuddles
bemuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemuddle
bemurmurs
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
bemuzzles
beneurous
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
berceuses
berceuses
noun
plural of berceuse
bergquist
berrybush
berzelius
bescoured
bescourge
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
beslubber
beslubber
verb
Alternative form of beslobber
beslushed
besmudged
besmudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmudge
besmudges
besmudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmudge
besmutted
besmutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmut
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespouses
bespouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespouse
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
besputter
besqueeze
bestatued
bestatued
adj
Having a statue or statues.
bestubble
bestudded
bestudded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestud
betelnuts
betelnuts
noun
plural of betelnut
betulites
bhutanese
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bierstube
bierstube
noun
A beer hall.
biogenous
biogenous
adj
biogenic; produced by living things
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bisellium
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bisinuate
bisinuate
adj
(botany) doubly sinuate
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
bisquette
bissextus
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bisulfite
bisulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
blastulae
blastulae
noun
plural of blastula
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
blousiest
blousiest
adj
superlative form of blousy: most blousy
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
bludgeons
bludgeons
noun
plural of bludgeon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bludgeon
blueballs
bluebells
bluebells
noun
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
plural of bluebell
bluebills
bluebills
noun
plural of bluebill
bluebirds
bluebirds
noun
plural of bluebird
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluecurls
bluecurls
noun
Any plant in Trichostema, a genus of flowering plants, with blue flowers.
bluegills
bluegills
noun
plural of bluegill
bluegrass
bluegrass
noun
(music, uncountable) A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments.
Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis.
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bluelines
bluelines
noun
plural of blueline
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueline
bluenosed
bluenosed
adj
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed
bluenoser
bluenoser
Noun
A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
bluenoses
bluenoses
noun
plural of bluenose
bluesides
bluesides
noun
plural of blueside
bluestems
bluestems
noun
plural of bluestem
bluestone
bluestone
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A bluish grey basalt or olivine basalt.
(Australia, South Australia) Slate, such as comes from quarries in or near Adelaide.
(UK) A form of dolerite which appears blue when wet or freshly broken.
(UK) Any of the several (massive) kinds of non-local stone (particularly dolerite) used to construct Stonehenge.
(US) A form of limestone found in the Shenandoah Valley and some other places.
(US, Canada) A feldspathic sandstone found in the US and Canada.
Any of several bluish grey varieties of stone used for construction:
Chalcanthite, a water-soluble sulfate mineral, CuSO₄·5H₂O.
Copper(II) sulfate, CuSO₄(H₂O)ₓ where x is 0-5, used as a coloring agent in glass-making and pottery and for other purposes.