A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
abduction
abduction
noun
(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.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abomasusi
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
aboudikro
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
aburabozu
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aetobatus
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
agamobium
aglobulia
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alumbloom
alumbrado
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
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
ambrosius
ambulatio
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amoebaeum
amoebaeum
noun
(poetry) A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately.
angurboda
aquebogue
arboreous
arboreous
adj
(obsolete) Growing on trees.
(obsolete, anatomy) Having a tree-like, branching structure.
(of a plant) Having the characteristics of a tree.
arboretum
arboretum
noun
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arbuthnot
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
arrowbush
asbestous
asbestous
Adjective
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autoblast
autobuses
autobuses
noun
plural of autobus
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
auxoblast
azorubine
azorubine
noun
(organic chemistry) a red azo dye used as a food colouring, mostly in baked goods
babirousa
babirousa
noun
Archaic form of babirusa.
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
baldoquin
balsamous
balsamous
adj
Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam; balsamic.
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
barbarous
barbarous
adj
(said of language) Not classical or pure.
Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.
Mercilessly or impudently violent or cruel, savage.
Uncivilized, uncultured.
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
bayogoula
bdelloura
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beamhouse
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
beauteous
beauteous
adj
(literary, formal) beautiful.
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
beerhouse
beerhouse
noun
A tavern that sells beer.
beflounce
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
befoulier
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befrounce
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
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.
beneurous
benvenuto
beothukan
bernoulli
bescoured
bescourge
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespouses
bespouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespouse
bethought
bethought
adj
(of a person) Minded; disposed.
(of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethink
betulinol
betutored
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bibacious
bibacious
adj
Addicted to drinking alcohol.
bicalvous
bicolours
bicolours
noun
plural of bicolour
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifluorid
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
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.
biliously
biliously
adv
In a bilious way.
bilobular
bilobular
adj
Involving or relating to two lobules.
bilocular
bilocular
adj
Having two chambers, cells or compartments
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.
bimodulus
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biogenous
biogenous
adj
biogenic; produced by living things
biovulate
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bishopful
bispinous
bispinous
adj
Between two spines.
Having two spines.
bisporous
bivalvous
bivalvous
adj
(archaic) Having two valves; bivalvular.
bivouaced
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
blabmouth
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blomquist
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
bloodnoun
bloodsuck
bloomburg
blossburg
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