simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
ambassadress
ambassadress
noun
A female ambassador.
The wife of an ambassador.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambiversions
ambleocarpus
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
amblystegite
ambrosiaceae
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambystomidae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amenableness
amenableness
Noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amiabilities
amiabilities
noun
plural of amiability
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
anatomisable
animableness
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antialbumose
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assemblement
bachelordoms
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
balletomanes
balletomanes
noun
plural of balletomane
balsamaceous
balsameaceae
bandjermasin
bandolerismo
barhamsville
barnstormers
barnstormers
noun
plural of barnstormer
barquisimeto
barramundies
bartholomeus
basementless
basementless
adj
Without a basement.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
baxterianism
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beaumarchais
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedizenments
bedizenments
noun
plural of bedizenment
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
belimousined
bellowsmaker
belostomidae
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benumbedness
benumbedness
noun
The state or quality of being benumbed.
bepraisement
bereavements
bereavements
noun
plural of bereavement
beseemliness
besiclometer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
besoothement
bessemerized
bessemerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bessemerize
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bilateralism
bilateralism
noun
Having a matching arrangement on each of two sides.
The policy of having bilateral agreements between two countries (as opposed to unilateralism and multilateralism).
biliteralism
biliteralism
noun
The quality of being biliteral.
bimetallisms
bimetallisms
noun
plural of bimetallism
bimetallists
bimetallists
noun
plural of bimetallist
bimodalities
bimodalities
noun
plural of bimodality
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
biomaterials
biomaterials
noun
plural of biomaterial
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
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biosystematy
biosystematy
noun
(dated) biosystematics
biscuitmaker
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blamableness
blamableness
noun
The quality of being blamable.
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blastomycete
blastomycete
noun
(mycology) A fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
(mycology, obsolete) A yeast fungus.
blennoemesis
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bloodmobiles
bloodmobiles
noun
plural of bloodmobile
bloodstreams
bloodstreams
noun
plural of bloodstream
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
bluebeardism
bohemianisms
bohemianisms
noun
plural of bohemianism
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
bolshevikism
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
bombardments
bombardments
noun
plural of bombardment
borborygmies
boresomeness
boresomeness
noun
The state or condition of being boresome; dullness, uninterestingness.
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bottomlessly
bottomlessly
adv
In a bottomless manner.
bowmansville
bradleianism
bradyseismal
bradyseismal
adj
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
adj
Relating to bradyseisms
brainstormed
brainstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainstorm
brainstormer
brainstormer
noun
One who brainstorms.
bramantesque
breastsummer
breastsummer
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer
bridgemaster
brimfullness
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromegrasses
bromegrasses
noun
plural of bromegrass
bromoaurates
broomballers
broomballers
noun
plural of broomballer
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
bumblingness
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
campbellisms
campbellites
candelabrums
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
cementoblast
cementoblast
noun
A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
