(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
ambleocarpus
amblyopsidae
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.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backpointers
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backstrapped
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
bepraisement
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bipedalities
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bitriseptate
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blastospores
blastospores
noun
plural of blastospore
blennoptysis
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
bloodspiller
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bootstrapped
bootstrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootstrap
bothriolepis
botryopteris
breastplates
breastplates
noun
plural of breastplate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
buttstrapped
campbellisms
campbellites
capabilities
capabilities
noun
plural of capability
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
cerebroscope
cerebroscopy
cerebroscopy
noun
(medicine, dated) examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
cleptobioses
cleptobioses
noun
plural of cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
noun
(biology) The action of a cleptobiont
compresbyter
compressible
compressible
adj
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
able to be compressed
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
consumptible
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
culpableness
culpableness
noun
The state or quality of being culpable.
decomposable
decomposable
adj
Able to be decomposed
depasturable
discerptible
discerptible
adj
Alternative form of discerpible
displaceable
displaceable
adj
Capable of being displaced.
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disreputable
disreputable
adj
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
noun
A person who is not reputable.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
doublespeaks
ebullioscope
ebullioscope
noun
(physics) An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids
ebullioscopy
ebullioscopy
noun
(physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
eproboscidea
eubranchipus
fibroadipose
fibroadipose
adj
(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue
hebepetalous
hebephrenias
hebephrenias
noun
plural of hebephrenia
hebephrenics
hebephrenics
noun
plural of hebephrenic
heliophobous
heliophobous
adj
Synonym of heliophobic (“averse to sunlight”)
hemiablepsia
heresyphobia
heresyphobia
noun
A strong aversion to heresy.
hispanophobe
hyperbolists
hyperbolists
noun
plural of hyperbolist
hyperbolizes
hyperbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperbolize
hyperboloids
hyperboloids
noun
plural of hyperboloid
hyperboreans
hyperboreans
noun
plural of hyperborean
hypnotisable
hypnotisable
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnotizable
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
hypostilbite
imperishable
imperishable
adj
not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently
noun
(in the plural) something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time
imperishably
imperishably
adv
In an imperishable manner.
impersonable
imprevisible
imprevisible
adj
(rare) unforeseeable
imprisonable
imprisonable
adj
(law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.
Capable of being imprisoned.
inappeasable
inappeasable
adj
That cannot be appeased.
indisputable
indisputable
adj
Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true
indissipable
indissipable
adj
Incapable of being dissipated.
inexpansible
inexpansible
adj
Incapable of expansion or enlargement.
inhospitable
inhospitable
adj
(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from 16th c.]
(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]
inscriptible
inscriptible
adj
Capable of being inscribed.
inseparables
inseparables
noun
plural of inseparable
insupposable
insupposable
adj
Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
interposable
interposable
adj
Capable of being interposed.
irrelapsable
irrelapsable
adj
Not liable to relapse; secure.
irrepassable
irrespirable
irrespirable
adj
Unbreathable.
lobsterproof
meprobamates
meprobamates
noun
plural of meprobamate
miniproblems
mispublished
mispublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispublish
negrophobias
negrophobist
neighborship
neighborship
noun
A community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbors; a community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
niphablepsia
niphablepsia
noun
photokeratitis
nonapposable
nonapposable
adj
Not apposable.
nonblasphemy
nonopposable
nonopposable
adj
Not opposable (of thumbs, toes, etc.).
nonplausible
nonplausible
adj
Not plausible.
nonpresbyter
nonseparable
nonseparable
adj
(mathematics, physics) Not separable
nonseparably
nonspillable
nonspillable
adj
Not spillable.
nonspottable
nonstampable
nonstampable
adj
Not stampable.
obcompressed
obcompressed
adj
Compressed or flattened anteroposteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.
obreptitious
obreptitious
adj
Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
obstreperate
obstreperous
obstreperous
adj
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.
ombudsperson
ombudsperson
noun
A person of any gender who performs the function historically defined by the term ombudsman.
paddleboards
paddleboards
noun
plural of paddleboard
paedobaptism
paedobaptism
noun
The baptism of infants or young children.
paedobaptist
paedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of pedobaptist
paintbrushes
paintbrushes
noun
plural of paintbrush
palpableness
palpableness
Noun
The quality of being palpable.
parasaboteur
passableness
passableness
noun
The state of being passable.
passibleness
passibleness
noun
Quality of being passible.
patronisable
patronisable
adj
Alternative form of patronizable
peachblossom
peeblesshire
peeblesshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland which was abolished in 1975, being replaced by district in the region. The county town was
perambulates
perambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perambulate