(mineralogy) A foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
arachic
arachic
adj
(organic chemistry) Synonym of arachidic
arachin
arachin
noun
(organic chemistry) The triglyceride of arachidic acid
arachis
archaic
archaic
adj
(archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period
(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and are still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
noun
(archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
(paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
archias
archils
archils
noun
plural of archil
archine
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
archive
archive
noun
(ecology) Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
verb
(transitive) To put (something) into an archive.
archsin
ardrigh
arryish
arshile
arshine
arshine
noun
Alternative form of arshin
arshins
arshins
noun
plural of arshin
asherim
ashiver
ashiver
adj
Shivering.
ashrafi
ashrafi
noun
(historical) A coin of usually gold issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, worth in India two mohurs.
asiarch
asiarch
noun
Alternative form of Asiarch
atheris
athirst
athirst
adj
(archaic) Thirsty.
(figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).
athrill
athrill
adj
Thrilled, feeling a thrill; trembling or vibrating (with an emotion, movement, etc.).
athrive
athyria
athyrid
athyris
avarish
averish
azariah
azariah
Proper noun
name of modern usage.
bahrain
bahrain
Proper noun
country in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain.
bahrein
bardish
bardish
adj
Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards.
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
barimah
bashkir
bearish
bearish
adj
(by extension) Pessimistic about the future.
(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by falling prices.
Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
bechirp
beerish
beerish
adj
Tasting of beer, beery
beheira
behring
biarchy
biarchy
noun
An alliance of two countries.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people.
bichord
bichord
adj
(music, of a musical instrument) Having two strings
noun
(music) A chord of two notes played at the same time.
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bimorph
bimorph
noun
A cantilever that consists of two active layers: piezoelectric and metal.
bioherm
bioherm
noun
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
(geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
biophor
biophor
noun
(obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity
birched
birched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birch
birchen
birchen
adj
Made from birch wood.
bircher
bircher
name
Misspelling of Bircher, especially when in combination with muesli
noun
A person who flogs using a birch rod.
birches
birches
noun
plural of birch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birch
birthed
birthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birth
bishari
blither
blither
adj
comparative form of blithe: more blithe
verb
to talk foolishly; to blather
boarish
boarish
adj
swinish; brutal; cruel
boorish
boorish
adj
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
bothria
bothria
noun
plural of bothrium
bothroi
bothroi
noun
plural of bothros
brachia
brachia
noun
plural of brachium
brahmic
brahmic
Adjective
Related or belonging to a certain family of abugidas used to write many languages of South and Southeast Asia, descended from the
brahmin
brahmin
adj
Scholarly.
noun
(chiefly US, capitalized) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
branchi
bravish
brephic
brichen
brigham
brighid
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
brinish
brinish
adj
Like brine; somewhat salty.
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
brither
british
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
bruchid
bruchid
noun
(zoology) Any of the bean weevils in the family Bruchidae, now considered to be the chrysomelid subfamily Bruchinae.
brutish
brutish
adj
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Of, or in the manner of a brute
burfish
burfish
noun
A spinose plectognath fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States (especially Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur.
burnish
burnish
noun
(uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
verb
(by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
(figuratively) To appear positive and highly respected.
(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
burrish
burrish
adj
rough; prickly; burry
bushier
bushier
adj
comparative form of bushy: more bushy
bushire
cahiers
cahiers
noun
plural of cahier
carlish
carlish
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of churlish
cashier
cashier
noun
One who works at a till or receives payments.
Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.
verb
(transitive) To annul.
(transitive) To discard, put away.
(transitive, now rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment)