(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
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abogados
abogados
noun
plural of abogado
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
abscound
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absorbed
absorbed
adj
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absorb
accosted
accosted
adj
(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
acidoses
acidoses
noun
plural of acidosis
acidosis
acidosis
noun
(pathology) An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.
acuerdos
adaptors
adaptors
noun
plural of adaptor
addorsed
addorsed
adj
(heraldry, of animals or wings) Set back to back, facing away from each other.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of addorse
addossed
addyston
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adiposis
adiposis
noun
(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjurors
adjurors
noun
plural of adjuror
adjustor
adjustor
noun
Alternative form of adjuster
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adolphus
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adoptees
adoptees
noun
plural of adoptee
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoretus
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
adrastos
adrostal
adsessor
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
advisors
advisors
noun
plural of advisor
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
aeolides
aeroides
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
aidoneus
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
albedoes
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
alismoid
allodies
ambroids
amidmost
amidmost
adj
In the very middle; central.
adv
In the very middle; centrally.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andirons
andirons
noun
plural of andiron
androids
androids
noun
plural of android
androsin
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anisopod
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
aphodius
apodemas
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apodoses
apodoses
noun
plural of apodosis
apodosis
apodosis
noun
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
ardurous
armloads
armloads
noun
plural of armload
asconoid
asconoid
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having the form of a simple ascon
asmodeus
asmolder
asmolder
adj
Alternative form of asmoulder
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
assoiled
assoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assoil
assorted
assorted
adj
Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assort
assyroid
asteroid
asteroid
noun
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
(astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astounds
astounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound
aswooned
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avocados
avocados
noun
plural of avocado
avodires
avoiders
avoiders
noun
plural of avoider
azotised
azotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotise
bandidos
bandoras
bandoras
noun
plural of bandora
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
barandos
barbados
barbudos
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
baywoods
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
bebloods
bebloods
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beblood
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedposts
bedposts
noun
plural of bedpost
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedrolls
bedrolls
noun
plural of bedroll
bedrooms
bedrooms
noun
plural of bedroom
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bedsores
bedsores
noun
plural of bedsore
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
beloveds
beloveds
noun
plural of beloved
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
besmoked
besmoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmoke
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
besodden
besotted
besotted
adj
(archaic) Intoxicated, drunk.
Infatuated.
Intellectually or morally blinded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besot
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestrode
bestrode
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestride
binodose
binodous
biocides
biocides
noun
plural of biocide
birdshot
birdshot
noun
A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.
A small lead or steel shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
bloodies
bloodies
noun
plural of bloody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloody
boarders
boarders
noun
plural of boarder
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
bobsleds
bobsleds
noun
plural of bobsled
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bobsled
bodensee
bodewash
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bodiless
bodiless
adj
Lacking a body; incorporeal.
bodstick
bodykins
bodyless
bodyless
adj
Nonstandard spelling of bodiless.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
bodysurf
bodysurf
verb
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.