(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
accubitus
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambulatio
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
antiurban
antiurban
adj
(sociology) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
attribute
attribute
noun
(computer graphics, dated) A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
(computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
(programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
verb
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
aubrietia
aubrietia
noun
A creeping perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, Aubrieta deltoidea, grown as a groundcover and in rock gardens for its dense foliage and purple, pink or white flowers.
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
balibuntl
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
bauxitite
bealtuinn
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
beautiful
beautiful
adj
(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Good, admirable.
Well executed.
noun
Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bepicture
bequirtle
beraunite
beraunite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bergquist
bermudite
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
betulinol
betulites
beudanite
biarcuate
biarcuate
adj
(botany) Having two arcuate curves
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bierstube
bierstube
noun
A beer hall.
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
biguttate
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
biloquist
biloquist
noun
(rare) A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biovulate
bipunctal
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bisinuate
bisinuate
adj
(botany) doubly sinuate
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
bisquette
bissextus
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
bisulfite
bisulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
bitterbur
bitterful
bitterful
adj
Full of bitterness.
bitternut
bitternut
noun
Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
blitheful
blitheful
adj
Full of gaiety; joyous.
blomquist
blousiest
blousiest
adj
superlative form of blousy: most blousy
bluejoint
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
blurriest
blurriest
adj
superlative form of blurry: most blurry
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bothriums
botrydium
bottineau
bottineau
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
botulinal
botulinal
adj
Of or pertaining to botulism or botulin toxins.
botulinum
botulinum
noun
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
botulinus
botulinus
noun
Alternative form of botulinum
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
braunites
braunites
noun
plural of braunite
brautlied
briquette
briquette
noun
A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
verb
(transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
bromatium
bruington
brunistic
brushiest
brushiest
adj
superlative form of brushy: most brushy
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
brutalise
brutalise
verb
(intransitive, dated) To live or behave like a brute.
(transitive) To inflict brutal violence on.
(transitive) To make brutal, cruel or harsh.
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
brutalist
brutalist
noun
Someone that follows brutalism.
brutality
brutality
noun
A cruel or savage act.
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
brutalize
brutalize
verb
Alternative spelling of brutalise
brutelike
brutelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brute.
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
bubastite
bubbliest
bubbliest
adj
superlative form of bubbly: most bubbly
buchanite
buchonite
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
bucoliast
bucuresti
buddhists
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
bullation
bullation
noun
(medicine) The formation of bullae or blisters.
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bulletins
bulletins
noun
plural of bulletin
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bullition
bullition
noun
(obsolete) The action of boiling.
bullivant
bullshits
bullshits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bullshit
bumpkinet
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
bunsenite
bunsenite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing nickel and oxygen, Nickel(II) oxide.
buntlines
buntlines
noun
plural of buntline
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
burbliest
burbliest
adj
superlative form of burbly: most burbly
burgality
burnetize
burratine
burtonize
busticate
busticate
verb
(transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces.
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
butadiene
butadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
buteonine
buteonine
noun
(ornithology) Any bird in the accipitrid subfamily Buteoninae
buteshire
butleries
butleries
noun
plural of butlerie
plural of butlery
butlerism
butterier
butterier
adj
comparative form of buttery: more buttery
butteries
butteries
noun
plural of buttery
butterine
butterine
noun
An imitation butter prepared from animal fat with other ingredients.
buttering
buttering
noun
(cooking) The application of butter (“n.”) to something.
(skiing, snowboarding) The action of a rider having to butter in an acrobatic maneuver.
Hyponyms: nosebuttering, tailbuttering
The action of turning with only the tips (tail or nose) of skis or snowboards