(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
accounsel
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
aculeolus
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acusector
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenoncus
adeodatus
aedoeagus
aegiochus
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aetobatus
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alcyoneus
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alentours
aleurodes
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
alouettes
aluminose
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amounters
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
anconeous
androgeus
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
announces
announces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
antonescu
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apogenous
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
aposthume
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
aquatones
aquatones
noun
plural of aquatone
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
arboreous
arboreous
adj
(obsolete) Growing on trees.
(obsolete, anatomy) Having a tree-like, branching structure.
(of a plant) Having the characteristics of a tree.
archhouse
areithous
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
armourers
armourers
noun
plural of armourer
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
aroideous
aroideous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the aroids.
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
arterious
arterious
adj
(archaic) arterial
asbestous
asbestous
Adjective
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
asepalous
asepalous
adj
(botany) Without sepals.
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
astounded
astounded
adj
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astound
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
aureously
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
aurochses
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
autecious
autexousy
authoress
authoress
noun
(dated) A female author.
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
autobuses
autobuses
noun
plural of autobus
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autolyzes
autolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autolyze
automates
automates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automate
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autopsies
autopsies
noun
plural of autopsy
autoriser
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoserum
autoserum
noun
A serum obtained from a patient's own blood and then used for autoserotherapy
autosomes
autosomes
noun
plural of autosome
autospore
autospore
noun
An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
autostage
autostage
noun
(historical) An electric bus.
autotypes
autotypes
noun
plural of autotype
autrefois
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
axiferous
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beamhouse
beauteous
beauteous
adj
(literary, formal) beautiful.
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
beerhouse
beerhouse
noun
A tavern that sells beer.
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
belabours
belabours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belabour
beliquors
bellhouse
bellhouse
noun
A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
beneurous
bescoured
bescourge
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespouses
bespouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespouse
biogenous
biogenous
adj
biogenic; produced by living things
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
blousiest
blousiest
adj
superlative form of blousy: most blousy
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
bludgeons
bludgeons
noun
plural of bludgeon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bludgeon
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluenosed
bluenosed
adj
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed
bluenoser
bluenoser
Noun
A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
bluenoses
bluenoses
noun
plural of bluenose
bluestone
bluestone
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A bluish grey basalt or olivine basalt.
(Australia, South Australia) Slate, such as comes from quarries in or near Adelaide.
(UK) A form of dolerite which appears blue when wet or freshly broken.
(UK) Any of the several (massive) kinds of non-local stone (particularly dolerite) used to construct Stonehenge.
(US) A form of limestone found in the Shenandoah Valley and some other places.
(US, Canada) A feldspathic sandstone found in the US and Canada.
Any of several bluish grey varieties of stone used for construction:
Chalcanthite, a water-soluble sulfate mineral, CuSO₄·5H₂O.
Copper(II) sulfate, CuSO₄(H₂O)ₓ where x is 0-5, used as a coloring agent in glass-making and pottery and for other purposes.
Lapis lazuli, or its core constituent, lazurite.
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bogusness
bogusness
noun
The quality of being bogus.
boisseaux
boletuses
bonsecour
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
bosanquet
boughless
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
boundless
boundless
adj
Without bounds, unbounded.
boundness
boundness
noun
The state or quality of being bound.
bounteous
bounteous
adj
(of a gift, etc.) Liberal or abundant.
(of a person) Inclined to be generous.
bourasque
bourasque
noun
(archaic) A tempest.
bourgeois
bourgeois
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
(historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
Of or relating to the middle class, (often derogatory) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
(politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
(rare) An individual member of the middle class.
(usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
verb
(transitive) To make bourgeois.
bourgeons
bourgeons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeon