(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
aplanobacter
arborescence
arborescence
noun
(graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root.
A tree-like structure.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
azoxybenzoic
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bacilligenic
bacillogenic
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
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.
backhandedly
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpointers
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bactriticone
bactriticone
noun
(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.
baculiticone
balancedness
balancedness
noun
The state or quality of being balanced.
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bareknuckled
bathycurrent
batocrinidae
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becompliment
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becudgelling
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
belicoseness
belligerence
belligerence
noun
The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war.
belligerency
belligerency
noun
Alternative form of belligerence
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benedictions
benedictions
noun
plural of benediction
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficeless
beneficeless
adj
Without a benefice.
beneficences
beneficences
noun
plural of beneficence
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiaire
beneficially
beneficially
adv
In a beneficial manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
beneficience
beneficience
noun
Misspelling of beneficence.
benevolences
benevolences
noun
plural of benevolence
benignancies
benignancies
noun
plural of benignancy
benzacridine
benzpinacone
berceaunette
berlichingen
berrypicking
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bicarbonates
bicarbonates
noun
plural of bicarbonate
bicentennial
bicentennial
adj
Occurring every two hundred (200) years
Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
noun
The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
bicentricity
bicrescentic
bicrescentic
adj
Having the form of a double crescent.
bignoniaceae
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioenergetic
bioenergetic
adj
Of or pertaining to bioenergetics
biogenetical
biogenetical
adj
biogenetic
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometrician
biometrician
noun
One who practices biometrics.
bioscientist
bioscientist
noun
A scientist who specializes in any of the biosciences
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
birefracting
birefraction
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blanchimeter
bleachground
blennostatic
blepharoncus
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
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.
bocedization
bocedization
noun
(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bombernickel
bonnyclabber
bonnyclabber
noun
(Scotland and US dialects) Sour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.
boraginaceae
borophenylic
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
botticellian
botticellian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of (1445-1510), Italian painter of the early Renaissance era, or his works.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brachycnemic
brachypodine
brackenridge
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradycinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
branchedness
branchellion
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brecciations
brecciations
noun
plural of brecciation
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brilliancies
brilliancies
noun
plural of brilliancy
bromoacetone
bromoacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent