A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
aberuncator
aberuncator
noun
A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
accentuator
accentuator
noun
An agent that accentuates.
accessorius
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accordature
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
acculturate
acculturate
verb
(intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acraturesis
acrorrheuma
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adelocerous
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleuroscope
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
anchtherium
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
antecardium
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antireducer
apicultures
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoturmeric
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
archbuilder
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archelochus
archfounder
archineuron
archseducer
arcocentrum
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
assecurator
asteraceous
asteraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Asteraceae.
atmocautery
atropaceous
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auriculares
auriculares
noun
plural of auricularis
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autocoherer
autocoherer
noun
(historical, wireless telegraphy) A self-restoring coherer, such as a microphonic detector.
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autocrosses
autocrosses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocross
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
barbecueing
bareknuckle
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
bauckiebird
bechauffeur
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
bettencourt
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bittencourt
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.
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).
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
breechclout
breechclout
noun
(dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
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
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bulborectal
bullsticker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bureaucracy
bureaucracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
(chiefly derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
bureaucrats
bureaucrats
noun
plural of bureaucrat
burseraceae
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
butcherless
butcherless
adj
Without a butcher.
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caduciaries
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
calenturing
calenturish
calenturist
callensburg
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caquetoires
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carburetant
carburetant
noun
Any volatile liquid used in charging illuminating gases.
carburetest
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
carburetors
carburetors
noun
plural of carburetor
carburetted
carburetter
carburetter
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetor
carburettor
carburettor
noun
(automotive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of carburetor (“device in an internal combustion engine”)
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
caricaceous
caricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Caricaceae.
caricatured
caricatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caricature
caricatures
caricatures
noun
plural of caricature
carilloneur
carilloneur
noun
someone who plays the carillon; a carillonist
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.