(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
accounsel
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acrologue
aculeolus
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alcyoneus
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alentours
aleurodes
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to 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
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angouleme
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
arroyuelo
asepalous
asepalous
adj
(botany) Without sepals.
aulophyte
aureoline
aureoling
aureously
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autolater
autolater
noun
A worshipper of the self.
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
autolyzes
autolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autolyze
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
autovalet
autovalve
auxoflore
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
bdelloura
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
beflounce
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
befoulier
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
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
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
bernoulli
betulinol
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.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
biovulate
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
blueblood
blueblood
noun
Alternative form of blue blood
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluejoint
bluenosed
bluenosed
adj
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed
bluenoser
bluenoser
Noun
A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
bluenoses
bluenoses
noun
plural of bluenose
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
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
bodefully
boieldieu
boilerful
boilerful
noun
Enough to fill a boiler.
boletuses
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
bottleful
bottleful
noun
as much as a bottle will hold
boughless
bouillone
boulanger
boulanger
noun
(Guyana) eggplant; aubergine
bouldered
bouldered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boulder
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
boulterer
boundable
boundable
adj
Able to be bounded or circumscribed.
boundedly
boundedly
adv
In a bounded manner
boundless
boundless
adj
Without bounds, unbounded.
bournless
bournless
adj
(obsolete) Without a bourn or limit.
bourrelet
bourrelet
noun
(firearms, weaponry) An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel.
bouteloua
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
brogueful
bubblebow
bubbletop
bubbletop
noun
An automobile with a transparent dome on top, instead of the usual windows and roof.
buffaloed
buffaloed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffalo
buffaloes
buffaloes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffalo
buglewort
buglosses
buglosses
noun
plural of bugloss
bulldozed
bulldozed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulldoze
bulldozer
bulldozer
noun
(by extension) A bully; an overbearing individual.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents.
A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
One who bulldozes.
verb
To bulldoze (push through forcefully).
bulldozes
bulldozes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulldoze
bullnoses
bullnoses
noun
plural of bullnose
bullocker
bumbledom
bumbledom
noun
bureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious officials.
bungholes
bungholes
noun
plural of bunghole
bupleurol
bupleurol
noun
(organic chemistry) An alcohol with chemical formula C₁₀H₂₀O, derived from the essential oil from the flowers and leaves of Bupleurum fruticosum.
burdalone
burladero
burladero
noun
(bullfighting) A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
calembour
calembour
noun
A pun.
calloused
calloused
adj
Alternative form of callused
callouses
callouses
noun
plural of callous
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
capreolus
caroluses
carousels
carousels
noun
plural of carousel
carrousel
carrousel
noun
Alternative form of carousel
cassoulet
cassoulet
noun
A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
catalogue
catalogue
noun
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
(singular) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
(philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To put into a catalogue.
caulicole
caulicole
noun
(architecture) Any of the eight stalks in a Corinthian capital that have leaves that support the volutes
cautelous
cautelous
adj
(obsolete) Cautious, careful.
(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
celioncus
cellarous
cellarous
adj
Like or belonging to a cellar.
celluloid
celluloid
noun
(figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.
(obsolete) An item, such as a jacket, made from celluloid.
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
cellulose
cellulose
adj
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
noun
(organic chemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
cellulous
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
ceruleous
ceruleous
adj
(archaic) cerulean; of a deep rich blue colour
choiceful
choiceful
adj
(obsolete) Making choices; fickle.
Having the opportunity to choose or make choices; abounding in choices
choleuria
choloepus
choluteca
chondrule
chondrule
noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.