(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albumoid
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
ambaries
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
amberina
amberite
amberite
noun
A kind of smokeless powder.
amberoid
ambiance
ambiance
noun
(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
ambience
ambience
noun
Alternative spelling of ambiance
ambiency
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambilian
ambilogy
ambiopia
ambition
ambition
noun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
ambonite
ambrogio
ambroids
ambroise
ambrosia
ambrosia
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambrosio
ambuling
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
amitabha
ammobium
amoebian
amoebian
noun
(zoology) One of the Amoebea.
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoibite
amphibia
amphibia
noun
The amphibians.
animable
animable
adj
Capable of being put into life or receiving animation.
antibalm
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
baalisms
babelism
babooism
babooism
noun
Archaic form of babuism.
baconism
bahamian
bahamian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.
Noun
A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
bahmanid
baianism
baianism
Noun
A school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.
bailment
bailment
noun
(law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
(obsolete) Bail.
bailsman
bailsman
noun
(law) A person who provides bail for another
bailsmen
bailsmen
noun
plural of bailsman
balanism
ballmine
balmiest
balmiest
adj
superlative form of balmy: most balmy
balmlike
balmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balm; soothing, healing.
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
Producing balsam.
noun
A balsamic vinegar.
bambinos
bamileke
bannimus
bannimus
noun
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
baptisms
baptisms
noun
plural of baptism
baramika
barmaids
barmaids
noun
plural of barmaid
barmiest
barmiest
adj
superlative form of barmy: most barmy
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barosmin
barosmin
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A resinous product of buchu (from Barosma species), used as a diuretic.
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
basigamy
bathmism
bathmism
noun
(obsolete) A supposed "growth force" in vitalism.
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
beambird
beambird
noun
A small European flycatcher, the spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, that often nests on a beam in a building.
beamiest
beamiest
adj
superlative form of beamy: most beamy
beamlike
beamlike
adj
Having the form of a beam
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becrimed
becrimes
bedimmed
bedimmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedim
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bedismal
bedlamic
bedtimes
bedtimes
noun
plural of bedtime
befamine
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begrimer
begrimer
noun
One who, or that which, begrimes.
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
belemnid
beltrami
beltrami
Proper noun
a tiny "city" in Polk County, Minnesota, USA
a neighbourhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
bemingle
bemingle
verb
(transitive, rare) To mingle; mix.
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
bemirror
bemirror
verb
(transitive) To image or show as in a mirror.
bemisted
bemisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemist
bemitred
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
benaming
benaming
verb
present participle of bename
benjamin
benjamin
noun
(UK, slang, dated) A kind of upper coat for men.
(US, slang) Alternative form of Benjamin: a US $100 bill.
A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin.
A type of tree which produces benzoin or has similar properties; specifically, Styrax benzoin, Lindera benzoin a Benjamin bush.
benyamin
bepimple
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
berriman
beslimed
beslimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beslime
beslimer
beslimes
beslimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beslime
besmiled
besmiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmile
besmiles
besmiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmile
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
betacism
betacism
noun
(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.
betimber
betimber
verb
(transitive) To build.
(transitive) To furnish with timber; timber.
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bhumibol
bhumidar
biamonte
biatomic
biatomic
adj
(chemistry, nonstandard) diatomic
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickmore
biennium
biennium
noun
A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
bigamies
bigamies
noun
plural of bigamy
bigamist
bigamist
noun
One who practices bigamy.
bigamize
bigamize
verb
(rare) To commit bigamy.
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bigbloom
bigemina
bigeminy
bigeminy
noun
(pathology) The alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bihamate
bikkurim
bilimbis
bilimbis
noun
plural of bilimbi
biliment
biliment
noun
(obsolete) A woman's ornament; habiliment.
billmyre
biltmore
bimanous
bimanous
adj
(biology) Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
bimanual
bimanual
adj
Involving or using both hands
bimarine
bimastic
bimbashi
bimbashi
noun
Alternative spelling of binbashi
bimedial
bimedial
adj
(geometry, of a line) Being the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (such as the side and diagonal of a square).
bimensal
bimensal
adj
Happening every two months.
bimester
bimester
noun
A period of two months.
bimetals
bimetals
noun
plural of bimetal
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
bimmeler
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bimotors
bimotors
noun
plural of bimotor
binarium
binomial
binomial
adj
(statistics) Of or relating to the binomial distribution.
Consisting of two terms, or parts.
noun
(algebra) A polynomial with two terms.
(algebra) A quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.
(taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
binormal
binormal
adj
(mathematics) describing such a line
noun
(mathematics) A line that is at right angles to both the normal and the tangent of a point on a curve and, together with them, forms three orthogonal axes