(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiscabious
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
audubonistic
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autosymbolic
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiticone
baluchithere
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bathycurrent
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
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.
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioacoustics
bioacoustics
noun
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
biscuitmaker
bitubercular
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
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.
borotungstic
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyauxetic
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
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.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buddhistical
bureaucratic
bureaucratic
adj
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
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
canterburian
canterburies
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
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
circulatable
circulatable
adj
Capable of being circulated.
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
clubbability
clubbability
noun
The quality of being clubbable.
clusterberry
clusterberry
noun
A form of cotoneaster
cogitabundly
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
concubitancy
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
connubiality
connubiality
noun
Something characteristic of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.
The quality of being connubial.
constabulary
constabulary
adj
Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Of or relating to constables.
noun
A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.
consumptible
contributary
contributary
adj
Obsolete form of contributory.
contributing
contributing
verb
present participle and gerund of contribute
contribution
contribution
noun
An amount of money given toward something.
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
The act of contributing.
The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contributors
contributors
noun
plural of contributor
contributory
contributory
adj
(obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary.
Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution
Tending to contribute to a result
contubernial
contubernial
adj
Alternative form of contubernal
contubernium
conturbation
conturbation
noun
disorder, disturbance
conurbations
conurbations
noun
plural of conurbation
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.
countability
countability
noun
The quality of being countable.
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.
crushability
crushability
noun
The property of being capable of being crushed.
cryptodouble
cubistically
cubitocarpal
cubitocarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and carpus.
cubitopalmar
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
cultivatable
cultivatable
adj
cultivable
curabilities
curabilities
noun
plural of curability
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
cutabilities
cyberculture
cyberculture
noun
Internet culture; attitudes and behaviours in cyberspace.
cytoglobulin
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
deducibility
deducibility
noun
The condition of being deducible
destructible
destructible
adj
Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
discountable
discountable
adj
That can be discounted (in all senses).
disturbances
disturbances
noun
plural of disturbance
documentable
documentable
adj
Capable of being supported by documentary evidence.
dumbstricken
elucubrating
elucubrating
verb
present participle of elucubrate
elucubration
elucubration
noun
The act of elucubrating.
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
encumberment
encumberment
noun
encumbrance
excubitorium
excubitorium
noun
(historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
excubittoria
excusability
excusability
Noun
The quality of being excusable.
fractonimbus
fusobacteria
fusobacteria
noun
plural of fusobacterium
guestchamber
guestchamber
noun
A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
incombustion
incommutable
incommutable
adj
Not commutable
incommutably
incommutably
adv
In an incommutable manner.
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
inconfutable
inconfutable
adj
(obsolete) Not confutable.
inconfutably
incubational
incubational
adj
Relating to incubation.
incubatorium
incubatorium
noun
(science fiction) A place where fetuses are stored in a state of incubation.
(zoology) A brood pouch.
incumbentess
incumbentess
noun
(dated) female incumbent
incumberment
incumberment
noun
Archaic form of encumberment.
incunabulist
incunabulist
noun
Someone interested in the field of incunabula.
incurability
incurability
noun
The quality or state of being incurable—not being able to be cured.
inducibility
inducibility
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is inducible
(uncountable) The state of being inducible
inerubescent
inexecutable
inexecutable
adj
That cannot be executed or carried out.
inscrutables
inscrutables
noun
plural of inscrutable
instructable
instructable
adj
Capable of being instructed; receptive to instruction or education.