(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
accoying
accoying
verb
present participle of accoy
acopyrin
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
alcyonic
alcyonic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Alcyonaria.
alloying
alloying
verb
present participle of alloy
alodiary
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
ambilogy
amidoxyl
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amylosis
ancyroid
ankyroid
annoying
annoying
adj
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
noun
(rare) That which annoys; an annoyance.
verb
present participle of annoy
anodynia
anodynia
noun
(medicine) Anal pain; anorectal pain.
(medicine) The absence of pain in a previously painful region.
anodynic
anodynic
adj
In the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
antimony
antimony
noun
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: a lustrous gray metalloid.
The alloy stibnite.
antinomy
antinomy
noun
(archaic) A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
(by extension) Any contradiction or paradox.
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomyius
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
assyroid
athyroid
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
aviatory
aviatory
adj
Of or relating to aviation.
axiology
axiology
noun
(countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
bibitory
bibitory
adj
Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
billyboy
billyboy
noun
(UK) A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel.
bioassay
bioassay
noun
The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature.
verb
To carry out such an analysis.
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biocycle
biocycle
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological process
Synonym of biorhythm
biolyses
biolysis
biolysis
noun
(biology) The decomposition of tissue and the subsequent death of the organism
the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms.
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
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
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
bloodily
bloodily
adv
In a bloody manner.
blousily
blousily
adv
In a blousy manner.
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowzily
blowzily
adv
Alternative spelling of blowsily
bodingly
bodingly
adv
in a boding manner
bodykins
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
bodywise
bogeying
bogeying
verb
present participle of bogey
bogyisms
bolyaian
bolyaian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Hungarian mathematician (1802–1860), one of the founders of non-Euclidean geometry.
bombycid
bombycid
noun
(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.
The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
botryoid
botryoid
noun
(botany) A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis.
botrytis
botrytis
noun
Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bovinely
bovinely
adv
In a bovine manner
sluggishly
bovinity
bovinity
noun
The condition of being bovine.
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
boyarism
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
brodyagi
broidery
broidery
noun
(archaic) embroidery
broilery
bronzify
bronzify
verb
(transitive) To turn into bronze.
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become bronze in colour, as by tanning.
broodily
broodily
adv
In a broody manner.
bryonies
bryonies
noun
plural of bryony
byronian
byronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet Lord George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.
Noun
An enthusiast of the works of Byron.
byronics
byronish
byronism
byronist
byronite
byronize
calorify
calycoid
calycoid
adj
Resembling a calyx.
caryotin
caryotin
noun
Alternative form of karyotin (“chromatin”)
cenosity
chiccory
chiccory
noun
Dated form of chicory.
chickory
chickory
noun
Alternative spelling of chicory
chiclayo
chiclayo
Proper noun
A city in the northwest of Peru, in the region of Lambayeque
chiffony
chiffony
adj
Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chiromys
chironym
choicely
choicely
adv
In a preferable or excellent manner; eminently.
With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
choirboy
choirboy
noun
(figurative) A piously innocent person.
A boy chorister.
choppily
choppily
adv
In a choppy manner.
chylosis
chylosis
noun
(pathology) The formation and subsequent digestion and transport of chyle
chymosin
chymosin
noun
(biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin
cindylou
citatory
citatory
adj
Of or pertaining to citation
That have the power of a citation, or a summons
citoyens
cityfolk
cloddily
cloddily
adv
In a cloddy manner.
cloggily
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
cloudily
cloudily
adv
In a cloudy way.
cochylis
coilyear
coitally
coitally
adv
In terms of coitus.
colliery
colliery
noun
(Britain) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
(US) A facility that supplies coal.
collybia
collying
collying
verb
present participle of colly
collyria
collyrie
coltpixy
coltpixy
noun
Alternative form of coltpixie
colyonic
comelily
comelily
adv
In a comely manner; attractively.
conceity
congiary
congiary
noun
A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people.
conicity
conicity
noun
The quality of being conic.
conyrine
conyrine
noun
(chemistry) A fluorescent blue oily base obtained from conine, regarded as a derivative of pyridine.
cooeying
cooeying
verb
present participle of cooey
cooingly
cooingly
adj
In a cooing way.
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
copyedit
copyedit
noun
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
The process or act of copyediting a document.
The result of copyediting a document.
verb
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.