aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
agriope
aileron
aileron
noun
(architecture) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
airsome
airsome
adj
Characterised or marked by air, especially bracingly cold air; windy; stormy
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
albireo
albireo
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.
alerion
alerion
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
alienor
alienor
noun
A person who alienates a property.
amerigo
amorite
aneroid
aneroid
adj
Not using or containing fluid
noun
An aneroid barometer.
apeiron
apeiron
noun
A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
aporiae
ardelio
ardoise
arecibo
arenoid
arenoid
adj
Resembling sand.
aretino
argiope
argovie
arienzo
arienzo
noun
(historical) An old coin of Castille.
armoire
armoire
noun
A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe - originally used for storing weapons.
aroeira
aroeira
noun
Any of the trees of genera Schinus and Astronium.
The California pepper tree (actually native to South America, not California) (Schinus molle).
aroides
arriero
arriero
noun
(South America) A person who transports goods using pack animals.
arsinoe
arsoite
aurelio
avodire
avodire
noun
The wood of the tree Turraeanthus africana.
avoider
avoider
noun
One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.
One who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away.
azofier
azorite
bajoire
belloir
berlioz
berlioz
Proper noun
A surname, usually applying to French composer Hector Berlioz
beroida
bertoia
biberon
bicorne
bicorne
noun
Alternative form of bicorn (“two-cornered hat”)
bioherm
bioherm
noun
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
(geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
bispore
bispore
noun
(biology) Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by some red algae
bleriot
blowier
blowier
adj
comparative form of blowy: more blowy
boggier
boggier
adj
comparative form of boggy: more boggy
bogmire
boilers
boilers
noun
plural of boiler
boilery
boilery
noun
A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in the manufacture of salt.
bonaire
bonaire
Proper noun
An island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela, a special municipality of the Netherlands.
bonfire
bonfire
noun
(figuratively) Something like a bonfire (sense 1 or 2) in heat, destructiveness, ferocity, etc.
(obsolete) A fire lit to cremate a dead body; a funeral pyre.
A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical), heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.
A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
verb
(ceramics) To fire (pottery) using a bonfire.
(intransitive, rare) To make, or celebrate around, a bonfire.
(obsolete) To start a bonfire in (a place); to light up (a place) with a bonfire.
To destroy (something) by, or as if by, burning on a bonfire; (more generally) to burn or set alight.
bonnier
bonnier
adj
comparative form of bonny: more bonny
bonwier
boomier
boomier
adj
comparative form of boomy: more boomy
boozier
boozier
adj
comparative form of boozy: more boozy
boreiad
boreism
boreism
noun
The state of being boring.
borides
borides
noun
plural of boride
bornite
bornite
noun
(mineralogy) A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu₅FeS and is an important ore of copper.
borreri
borries
borries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borry
boskier
boskier
adj
comparative form of bosky: more bosky
bossier
bossier
adj
comparative form of bossy: more bossy
bottier
bouvier
bricole
bricole
noun
(billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is initially driven against the cushion.
(military) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, used to drag manoeuvre guns where horses cannot be used.
(military, historical) An ancient kind of military catapult.
In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence, (figurative) an indirect action or stroke.
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
briolet
briscoe
brockie
broddie
broglie
broiden
broider
broider
verb
(archaic) To embroider.
broigne
broiled
broiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broil
broiler
broiler
noun
(archaic) One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.
(cooking, Canada, US) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in UK English.
A chicken raised for meat.
A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
Specifically, a young chicken 6 to 10 weeks old, as contrasted with a roaster.
bromide
bromide
noun
(by extension) A dull person with conventional thoughts.
(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
(photography) A print made on bromide paper.
A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
A platitude.
bromine
bromine
noun
(countable) A bromine atom
(uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
bromise
bromite
bromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of bromous acid
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion BrO₂⁻
bromize
bromize
verb
(photography, transitive) To prepare or treat with bromine.
bronnie
brookie
brookie
noun
(informal) A brook trout.
A dessert with one layer being a cookie and the other being a brownie.
brosine
brownie
brownie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
(cooking) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
(ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
(informal) The widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
(paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
A girl in the first level of Girl Guides (US: Girl Scouts).
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.
Coordinate term: greenie
cafiero
calorie
calorie
noun
(nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.
(physics, chemistry, obsolete) The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.
cariole
cariole
noun
(Canada, historical) A sleigh drawn by horses, with seats for a driver and possibly passengers.
(Canada, historical) A toboggan drawn by dogs, with a passenger or cargo compartment enclosed by skins or fabric, and a small platform at the rear.
A covered cart.
A kind of calash.
A small, light, open one-horse carriage.
caserio
cerfoil
cerillo
ceriops
cerosin
cerosin
noun
(organic chemistry) A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane.
cerotic
cerotic
adj
Of or pertaining to cerotic acid or its derivatives
cerotin
cerotin
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance, C₂₇H₅₅.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.
cervoid
cervoid
adj
Characteristic of deer or other cervids
cheerio
cheerio
intj
(Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
(rare) Hello; a greeting.
noun
(New Zealand, Australia) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
cheiron
chireno
choicer
choicer
adj
comparative form of choice: more choice
choiler
choired
choired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choir
chokier
chokier
adj
comparative form of choky: more choky
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choreic
choreic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea
noun
One who has chorea.
chorine
chorine
noun
A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
ciceros
ciceros
noun
plural of cicero
cicoree
cierzos
cirrose
cirrose
adj
Alternative spelling of cirrhose
citoler
citoler
noun
A musician who plays the citole
citroen
coalier
coalier
adj
comparative form of coaly: more coaly
cobbier
cobbier
adj
comparative form of cobby: more cobby
cockier
cockier
adj
comparative form of cocky: more cocky
codrive
codrive
verb
To drive (a vehicle, a project, etc.) jointly with somebody else.
coenuri
coenuri
noun
plural of coenurus
coheirs
coheirs
noun
plural of coheir
cohitre
cohlier
coilers
coilers
noun
plural of coiler
coiners
coiners
noun
plural of coiner
coinfer
cointer
cointer
verb
To bury together; inter.
coiture
colleri
collier
collier
noun
(nautical) A sailor on such a vessel.
(nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.
(slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller.
A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining) coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce.
comerio
comfier
comfier
adj
comparative form of comfy: more comfy
conifer
conifer
noun
(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
coonier
cooried
coories
copiers
copiers
noun
plural of copier
coraise
coralie
coralie
Proper noun
name occasionally borrowed from
corbeil
corbeil
noun
(military) A basket filled with earth and set up as a protection from the fire of the enemy.
corbies
corbies
noun
plural of corbie
plural of corby
cordier
cordies
cordite
cordite
noun
A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
coreign
coreign
verb
To reign jointly.
corelli
coremia
coremia
noun
plural of coremium
corinne
corkier
corkier
adj
comparative form of corky: more corky
corkite
corkite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.
cormier
cornein
cornein
noun
(biochemistry) A protein-like material found in corals
cornice
cornice
noun
(architecture) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
(geography, mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
verb
(transitive) To furnish or decorate with a cornice.