(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerobion
aerobium
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
alberoni
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
amberoid
ambonite
ambroise
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
arbinose
arborise
arborise
verb
(intransitive) To develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure.
arborize
arborize
verb
Alternative spelling of arborise
asboline
asbolite
baconize
baconize
verb
(transitive, cooking) To prepare like bacon, by smoking etc.
(transitive, cooking) To prepare with bacon as an ingredient.
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
baillone
barbeiro
baritone
baritone
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of barytone.
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass
The male voice between tenor and bass
The musical range between tenor and bass
a brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn
baronies
baronies
noun
plural of barony
baronize
baronize
verb
(transitive) To confer the status of baron upon.
batoidei
baziotes
bdelloid
bdelloid
adj
Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea
noun
A rotifer of the subclass Bdelloidea
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beaudoin
beauvoir
becafico
beckiron
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
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
beliquor
belitong
belonite
belonite
noun
One of the minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
belonoid
belonoid
Adjective
Shaped like a needle
bemirror
bemirror
verb
(transitive) To image or show as in a mirror.
benisons
benisons
noun
plural of benison
bentonia
benzobis
benzoins
benzoins
noun
plural of benzoin
benzonia
berairou
beribbon
beribbon
verb
to trim with ribbon
berigora
beroidae
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
betailor
betocsin
betonica
betonies
betonies
noun
plural of betony
betorcin
bevoiled
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
bezonian
bezonian
noun
(obsolete) A beggar, pauper, or rascal.
biamonte
bibelots
bibelots
noun
plural of bibelot
biborate
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickmore
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
biggonet
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bilobate
bilobate
adj
(botany) Having two lobes
noun
(botany) A grain that has two lobes
biltmore
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
bindoree
binnogue
binocles
binocles
noun
plural of binocle
binodose
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biochore
biochore
noun
(ecology) A group of similar biotopes.
biocides
biocides
noun
plural of biocide
bioclean
bioclean
adj
Kept free from biological contaminants.
biocycle
biocycle
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological process
Synonym of biorhythm
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biogases
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
biolyses
biometer
biometer
noun
(biology) A device that is used to detect the presence of life by detecting and measuring minute amounts of evolved carbon dioxide.
biometry
biometry
noun
(dated) The measurement of biological data.
The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics.
The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics.
bionergy
bionergy
noun
Alternative form of bioenergy
biophore
biophore
noun
Alternative spelling of biophor
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biopsies
biopsies
noun
plural of biopsy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biopsy
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
An early form of movie projector
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biotites
biotites
noun
plural of biotite
biotopes
biotopes
noun
plural of biotope
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biporose
biramose
biramose
adj
Alternative form of biramous
birdlore
birdlore
noun
The knowledge, science, or study of birds; ornithology.
birimose
bisector
bisector
noun
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
bisetose
bisetose
adj
(biology) Having two bristles.
bisetous
bisetous
adj
Alternative form of bisetose
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bitstone
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
blennoid
blennoid
noun
Any fish of the family Blenniidae.
blobbier
blobbier
adj
comparative form of blobby: more blobby
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
bloedite
bloedite
noun
Alternative spelling of blödite
blondine
blondine
noun
A bleach that colors a woman's hair blonde.
A woman who has bleached her hair blonde.
bloodied
bloodied
adj
Covered or stained with blood
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloody
bloodier
bloodier
adj
comparative form of bloody: more bloody
bloodies
bloodies
noun
plural of bloody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloody
bloomier
bloomier
adj
comparative form of bloomy: more bloomy
blottier
blottier
adj
comparative form of blotty: more blotty
blousier
blousier
adj
comparative form of blousy: more blousy
bloviate
bloviate
verb
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowline
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
boadicea
boarcite
boastive
boastive
adj
(archaic) presumptuous
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobbiner
bobbinet
bobbinet
noun
A net fabric, with hexagonal mesh, woven by machine.
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
bobseine
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.