(plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
(plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.
plural of abandon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abandon
abbotsen
abbotson
abbotsun
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abelmosk
abelmosk
noun
(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abettors
abettors
noun
plural of abettor
abhorson
abogados
abogados
noun
plural of abogado
abomasal
abomasal
adj
Belonging to or involving the abomasum.
abomasum
abomasum
noun
(biology, food) The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;
the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.
abomasus
abomasus
noun
Alternative form of abomasum
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
aborters
aborters
noun
plural of aborter
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abramson
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrastol
abrosias
absaroka
absaroka
Proper noun
A Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow.
Noun
A member of this people.
absconce
absconce
noun
A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
absconsa
absconsa
noun
(historical) A kind of dark lantern.
abscound
absistos
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absorb
absorber
absorber
noun
(nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid.
A person who absorbs.
Something that absorbs.
abusious
abusious
adj
Alternative form of abusive
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
albedoes
albeston
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
allobars
allobars
noun
plural of allobar
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
amberson
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
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
amoebous
amoebous
adj
Alternative spelling of amebous
analabos
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
apoblast
ararobas
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.
arborist
arborist
noun
A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
arborous
arborous
adj
Formed by trees; filled or covered with trees.
archsnob
asbestos
asbestos
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
(mineralogy) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
verb
(metaphoric) To insulate or buffer.
To coat or line with asbestos.
To expose to asbestos; to cause to suffer asbestosis.
asbolane
asbolane
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing calcium, cobalt, hydrogen, manganese, nickel, and oxygen.
asboline
asbolite
ascorbic
ascorbic
adj
Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives
asheboro
aubusson
babbools
babooism
babooism
noun
Archaic form of babuism.
bacalaos
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
baconism
baconist
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
balanops
ballocks
ballocks
noun
Alternative form of bollocks
ballones
balloons
balloons
noun
plural of balloon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balloon; Enlarges, gets bigger
balochis
baloneys
baloneys
noun
plural of baloney
bambinos
bandidos
bandoras
bandoras
noun
plural of bandora
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
bankston
bannocks
bannocks
noun
plural of bannock
barandos
barbados
barbasco
barbasco
noun
A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu, now Deguelia rufescens var. urucu) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide.
An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)
One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
barbitos
barbitos
noun
An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre.
barbudos
bargoose
bargoose
noun
(dated, UK, dialect, Southern England) The common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
barocius
baroness
baroness
noun
A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.
The wife of a baron.
baronets
baronets
noun
plural of baronet
baronies
baronies
noun
plural of barony
baronnes
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
barosmin
barosmin
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A resinous product of buchu (from Barosma species), used as a diuretic.
barostat
barostat
noun
A device used to maintain a constant (atmospheric) pressure
barricos
barricos
noun
plural of barrico
barrooms
barrooms
noun
plural of barroom
barspoon
barstool
barstool
noun
Alternative form of bar stool
bartelso
bartosch
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
baseborn
baseborn
adj
Of lowly birth.
bastard, illegitimate
basecoat
basecoat
noun
The undermost coat of paint, etc., over which subsequent layers can be applied.
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
basocyte
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bassoons
bassoons
noun
plural of bassoon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bassoon
bassorin
bassorin
noun
(organic chemistry) An amylose that is a constituent part of a species of gum from Basra ( <= Bassora), tragacanth, and some gum resins.
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
bastions
bastions
noun
plural of bastion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastion
bastogne
bastonet
batfowls
bathorse
bathorse
noun
A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. Also spelt bat-horse and bat horse.
bathoses
bathoses
noun
plural of bathos
batonist
battutos
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
bavarois
bavarois
noun
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
bayshore
baywoods
baziotes
bazookas
bazookas
noun
(slang) breasts
plural of bazooka
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
bebloods
bebloods
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beblood
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown