(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureus
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
baculiticone
balsamaceous
baluchithere
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bareknuckled
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
bathycurrent
beaumarchais
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
becudgelling
beglerbegluc
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
berceaunette
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biscuitmaker
bitubercular
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
bleachground
blepharoncus
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
bloodcurdler
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
bradyauxetic
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
brunelleschi
brunoniaceae
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccellarius
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulbonuclear
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
bureaucratic
bureaucratic
adj
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
burseraceous
burseraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Burseraceae.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
butcherbroom
butteraceous
butteraceous
adj
Alternative form of butyraceous
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
candelabrums
canterburian
canterburies
carbonaceous
carbonaceous
adj
of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
carburetters
carburetters
noun
plural of carburetter
carburetting
carburettors
carburettors
noun
plural of carburettor
carburometer
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
cerebratulus
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
cerebrosuria
chambersburg
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
cherubfishes
cherubically
cherubically
adv
In a cherubic way.
cherubimical
childersburg
choriambuses
chubbinesses
chubbinesses
noun
plural of chubbiness
circulatable
circulatable
adj
Capable of being circulated.
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America
circumscribe
circumscribe
verb
(geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
To draw a line around; to encircle.
To limit narrowly; to restrict.
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
clubbinesses
clubbishness
clusterberry
clusterberry
noun
A form of cotoneaster
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
collembolous
columbaceous
comburimeter
comburimeter
noun
(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combustibles
combustibles
noun
plural of combustible
combustively
communicable
communicable
adj
(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Readily communicated.
Talkative or expansive.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
conciliabule
conciliabule
noun
An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
consumptible
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contubernial
contubernial
adj
Alternative form of contubernal
contubernium
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
cornubianite
cornubianite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
corytuberine
corytuberine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the family Hernandiaceae of flowering plants.
coulombmeter
coulombmeter
noun
An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs.
counsellable
counsellable
adj
(obsolete) Willing to receive counsel or follow advice.
(obsolete) advisable; prudent
counterblast
counterblast
noun
A work that strongly refutes or criticises another.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterborer
counterbrace
counterbrace
verb
(engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
(nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions.
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
crambambulee
crambambulee
noun
Alternative form of crambambuli
cryptodouble
culpableness
culpableness
noun
The state or quality of being culpable.
cultivatable
cultivatable
adj
cultivable
cumbersomely
cumbersomely
adv
In a cumbersome way.
cumbrousness
cumbrousness
noun
The state or quality of being cumbrous.
curabilities
curabilities
noun
plural of curability
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
cutabilities
cyberculture
cyberculture
noun
Internet culture; attitudes and behaviours in cyberspace.
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decarburised
decarburised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarburise
decarburized
decarburized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarburize
decarburizes
decarburizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarburize