(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusest
abstrusest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
aleurobius
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
arabesques
arabesques
noun
plural of arabesque
arboresque
arboretums
arbusterin
arbusterol
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
armbruster
arquebuses
arquebuses
noun
plural of arquebuse
asbestuses
assuagable
attributes
attributes
noun
plural of attribute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attribute
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
autobusses
autobusses
noun
(dated) plural of autobus
baccaceous
baccaceous
adj
Resembling a berry.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bacterious
baigneuses
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
ballbuster
ballbuster
noun
Alternative form of ball-buster
balourdise
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
banquettes
banquettes
noun
plural of banquette
bansalague
bansalague
noun
(Philippines) The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.
bararesque
bargehouse
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
baseburner
baseburner
noun
A type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.
basigenous
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
baumeister
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beatitudes
beatitudes
noun
plural of beatitude
beaujolais
beautifies
beautifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify
beautiless
beautiless
adj
Lacking beauty.
beautyship
becousined
becrusting
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beerhouses
beerhouses
noun
plural of beerhouse
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
beleaguers
beleaguers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleaguer
belisarius
belisarius
Proper noun
a general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellyfulls
belorussia
belorussia
Proper noun
Belarus
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benedictus
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bermudians
berrysburg
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bestubbled
bestubbled
adj
With facial stubble; stubbly.
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
betacismus
betelgeuse
bielorouss
bierstuben
bierstubes
bierstubes
noun
plural of bierstube
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bistipuled
bistouries
bistouries
noun
plural of bistoury
bisulcated
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterbush
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
blakesburg
blisterous
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blottesque
blottesque
adj
(art) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; lacking delineation.
noun
(art) An artwork characterized by blots or heavy touches.
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
blubberers
blubberers
noun
plural of blubberer
blubberous
blubberous
adj
(rare) Blubbery.
bluebreast
bluebreast
noun
A small European bird, the bluethroat.
bluefields
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
bluehearts
bluenesses
bluenesses
noun
plural of blueness
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bluestoner
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
blurriness
blurriness
noun
The characteristic of being blurry.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blusterers
blusterers
noun
plural of blusterer
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
blusterous
blusterous
adj
(of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.