An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abelmoschus
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
abusiveness
abusiveness
noun
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetabulums
albategnius
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albumoscope
ambassadeur
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
amblygeusia
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
assaultable
assaultable
adj
Capable of being assaulted.
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
bacchuslike
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
balaneutics
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
bangiaceous
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
barbaresque
barbaresque
adj
barbaric in form or style
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
batidaceous
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beauharnais
beauteously
beauteously
adv
In a beauteous manner.
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
becushioned
beefburgers
beefburgers
noun
plural of beefburger
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
belorussian
bemusements
bemusements
noun
plural of bemusement
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bequeathals
bequeathals
noun
plural of bequeathal
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
berninesque
bescoundrel
bescutcheon
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
betrousered
betrousered
adj
(usually humorous) Wearing pants or trousers.
betulaceous
betulaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Betulaceae.
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bijouteries
bijouteries
noun
plural of bijouterie
biliousness
biliousness
noun
The state of being bilious.
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bistipulate
bistournage
bitterbrush
bitterbrush
noun
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
blanquettes
blanquettes
noun
plural of blanquette
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
bleachhouse
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
blueberries
blueberries
noun
plural of blueberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueberry
blueblossom
blueblossom
noun
An evergreen shrub, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, endemic to Oregon and California.
bluebonnets
bluebonnets
noun
plural of bluebonnet
bluebottles
bluebottles
noun
plural of bluebottle
bluegrasses
bluegrasses
noun
plural of bluegrass
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bluetongues
bluetongues
noun
plural of bluetongue
bluffnesses
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bluntnesses
bluntnesses
noun
plural of bluntness
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
bodefulness
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bogusnesses
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boilersuits
boilersuits
noun
plural of boilersuit
boletaceous
boletaceous
adj
Belonging to the family Boletaceae of mushrooms.
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bottlebrush
bottlebrush
noun
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
botulinuses
boundedness
boundedness
noun
The state or quality of being bounded.
boundlessly
boundlessly
adv
In a boundless manner.
boundnesses
bounteously
bounteously
adv
In a bounteous manner.
bouquiniste
bourgeoises
bourgeoises
noun
plural of bourgeoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeois
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
noun
(Marxism) The capitalist class.
(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
bramblebush
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brittlebush
brittlebush
noun
A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
broomsquire
brucelloses
brucelloses
noun
plural of brucellosis
brucellosis
brucellosis
noun
(pathology) Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.
bruckleness
brunellesco
brushpopper
brusqueness
brusqueness
noun
The state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.