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.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
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.
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
archibenthal
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bachelordoms
bachelorette
bachelorette
noun
(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backhandedly
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
balderdashes
balderdashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash
balmawhapple
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
baluchithere
barhamsville
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomean
bartholomeus
bartholomite
bathetically
bathetically
adv
In a bathetic manner.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
beetleheaded
beetleheaded
adj
Alternative form of beetle-headed
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behoovefully
bellyflaught
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
belteshazzar
benzaldehyde
benzaldehyde
noun
(countable) Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A chemical compound (C₆H₅CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
bequeathable
bequeathable
adj
Capable of being bequeathed.
berlichingen
bertholletia
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
betanaphthol
bethlehemite
bethlehemite
Noun
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman.
Member of an extinct English order of friars.
Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecas
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliothetic
bibliothetic
adj
Pertaining to libraries.
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bilharziases
bilharziases
noun
plural of bilharziasis
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirted
blanchimeter
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.
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
bleachground
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blennorrheal
blennorrheal
adj
Relating to blennorrhea.
blennorrhoea
blennorrhoea
noun
(pathology) A flow of mucus.
blennothorax
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
bletheration
bletherskate
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodshedder
bloodshedder
noun
One who sheds blood; a murderer.
bloodshotten
bloodshotten
adj
Obsolete form of bloodshot.
bluishnesses
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolshevistic
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothriolepis
bottleholder
bottleholder
noun
(colloquial) A person who attends a boxer during a bout.
(colloquial, by extension) One who assists or supports another in a contest; a backer.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachycephal
brachylogies
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
branchellion
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.
breathalyzer
breathalyzer
noun
A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.
breathlessly
breathlessly
adv
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
breathseller
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breechcloths
breechcloths
noun
plural of breechcloth
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
breechesless
breechesless
Adjective
Not having any breeches.
Not wearing breeches; pantless.
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
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.
bromethylene
bronchiocele
brunelleschi
bubbleheaded
bubbleheaded
adj
(informal) Stupid; vacuous.
buffleheaded
bulletheaded
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullheadedly
bullheadedly
adv
In a bullheaded manner.
burghalpenny
bushelbasket
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
cashableness
catechisable
catechizable
catechizable
adj
Able or fit to be catechized.
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
challengable
challengable
adj
Alternative form of challengeable
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
charbroilers
charbroilers
noun
plural of charbroiler
checkerbelly
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
cherubically
cherubically
adv
In a cherubic way.
cherubimical
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childersburg
christabella
christabelle
chrysoberyls
chrysoberyls
noun
plural of chrysoberyl
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
clubbishness
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.