A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abercrombie
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amebobacter
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
archaimbaud
archambault
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bacteraemia
bacteraemia
noun
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteriemia
bacteriemia
noun
Alternative form of bacteraemia
bacteriform
bacteririum
balladromic
balmarcodes
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachmaster
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
bergamasche
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
biracialism
biracialism
noun
A situation where two races of people are segregated.
bisacromial
bisacromial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two acromial processes
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
bleacherman
bodicemaker
bombyciform
borborygmic
borborygmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling borborygmus; rumbling.
botrycymose
botryomyces
brachiotomy
brachydomal
brachyprism
brachytmema
bracteiform
brahmachari
brahmachari
noun
A man who practises brahmacharya.
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
branchiform
branchireme
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bricktimber
bromacetate
bromacetone
bromcamphor
bromocresol
bromocresol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bromo derivative of cresol, some of which are constituents of dyes or indicators
bromocyanid
bromometric
bromopicrin
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
bucciniform
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cambricleaf
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonarism
carbonarism
Proper noun
The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carbylamine
carbylamine
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) an isocyanide
cerebellums
cerebellums
noun
plural of cerebellum
cerebralism
cerebralism
noun
(countable) Something cerebral.
(philosophy, uncountable) The doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
cerebriform
cerebriform
adj
Resembling the outer surface of the brain
cerebrotomy
cerebrotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the brain
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chloriambus
choriambize
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chromophobe
chromophobe
noun
(cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining
circumbasal
clabularium
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
colymbiform
combinators
combinators
noun
plural of combinator
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comportable
comportable
adj
(obsolete) Consistent; suitable.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
corymbiform
corymbiform
adj
(pathology, of a lesion) clustered
Having the form of a corymb
corymbosely
corymbosely
adv
In corymbs.
coxcombries
coxcombries
noun
plural of coxcombry
crambambuli
crambambuli
noun
(obsolete) A drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
crumblement
crumblement
noun
crumbling
crumbliness
crumbliness
noun
The state of being crumbly
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
demibuckram
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
embarcadero
embarcadero
noun
(rare) A quay; a wharf.
embarcation
embarcation
noun
Alternative form of embarkation
embarricado
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
embraceable
embraceable
adj
Able or suitable to be embraced
embraceably
embraceably
adv
In an embraceable manner.
embracement
embracement
noun
A clasp in the arms; embrace.
Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.
State of being contained; enclosure.
State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.
embraceries
embraceries
noun
plural of embracery
embracingly
embracingly
adj
in an embracing manner
embrocating
embrocating
verb
present participle of embrocate
embrocation
embrocation
noun
(obsolete) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.
The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.
embroscopic
embryectomy
embryectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.
embryoctony
embryoctony
noun
(medicine, dated) Deliberate destruction of the unborn fetus; abortion.