(botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
adorers
adorers
noun
plural of adorer
adorsed
adrowse
adrowse
adj
drowsy
aerobes
aerobes
noun
plural of aerobe
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
aerosat
aerosol
aerosol
noun
(physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
An aerosol can.
The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
verb
(transitive) To spray with an aerosol.
aerugos
agarose
agarose
noun
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.
airsome
airsome
adj
Characterised or marked by air, especially bracingly cold air; windy; stormy
algores
altrose
altrose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldohexose epimeric with mannose
ambrose
ambrose
noun
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).
anteros
anteros
noun
(chiefly historical, Ancient Greece) The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
aporose
aporose
adj
(biology) imperforate; not porous.
apposer
apposer
noun
(historical) In the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.
An examiner; one whose business is to put questions.
arboles
arbores
ardoise
areason
arenose
arenose
adj
sandy, gritty, full of sand.
arenous
arenous
adj
Alternative form of arenose
areolas
areoles
areoles
noun
plural of areola
arkoses
arkoses
noun
plural of arkose
aroides
aroused
aroused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arouse
arouser
arouser
noun
Someone or something that arouses.
arouses
arouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arouse
arrouse
arsinoe
arsoite
asarone
asarone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ether, 2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl-2-propene, found in the essential oils of plants of the genus Asarum
ashmore
aspredo
asseour
assobre
asthore
asthore
noun
treasure (as a term of endearment)
astrose
atoners
atoners
noun
plural of atoner
aureous
aureous
adj
Of a golden colour.
avowers
avowers
noun
plural of avower
barotse
basehor
becross
becross
verb
(transitive) To mark with the sign of the cross.
(transitive) To surround or decorate with crosses.
bedsore
bedsore
noun
(medicine, usually in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
beprose
beprose
verb
(transitive, rare) To reduce to prose.
bergson
berosus
bescorn
bescorn
verb
(obsolete) To treat with scorn.
bescour
beshore
besomer
besomer
noun
(archaic) One who uses a besom.
bestore
bestorm
bestorm
verb
(transitive) To overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
bestrow
bestrow
verb
Alternative form of bestrew
bettors
bettors
noun
plural of bettor
beworms
bezoars
bezoars
noun
plural of bezoar
bispore
bispore
noun
(biology) Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by some red algae
blowers
blowers
noun
plural of blower
boaster
boaster
noun
A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.
One who boasts; a braggart.
boaters
boaters
noun
plural of boater
bobbers
bobbers
noun
plural of bobber
boggers
boggers
noun
plural of bogger
boilers
boilers
noun
plural of boiler
boleros
boleros
noun
plural of bolero
bolster
bolster
noun
(architecture) The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
(military, historical) A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
(vehicles, agriculture) A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
A large cushion or pillow.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
verb
(transitive, often figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
bolters
bolters
noun
plural of bolter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolter
bombers
bombers
noun
plural of bomber
bonders
bonders
noun
plural of bonder
bonkers
bonkers
adj
(informal) Mad; crazy.
noun
plural of bonker
boogers
boogers
noun
plural of booger
bookers
bookers
noun
plural of booker
boomers
boomers
noun
plural of boomer
booster
booster
noun
(explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
(gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
(immunology) A booster dose.
(linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
(rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
(video games) A power-up item.
A member of a booster club.
A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
Someone who is a fan or supporter of something.
Someone who promotes a town or business.
Something that boosts.
The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight.
verb
(transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to; to boost.
boozers
boozers
noun
plural of boozer
boppers
boppers
noun
plural of bopper
bopster
boraces
borages
borages
noun
plural of borage
boranes
boranes
noun
plural of borane
borates
borates
noun
plural of borate
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
bordels
bordels
noun
plural of bordel
borders
borders
noun
plural of border
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of border
boreens
boreens
noun
plural of boreen
boreism
boreism
noun
The state of being boring.
borides
borides
noun
plural of boride
borlase
borries
borries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borry
bortzes
boskier
boskier
adj
comparative form of bosky: more bosky
bosomer
bossier
bossier
adj
comparative form of bossy: more bossy
bothers
bothers
noun
plural of bother
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bother
bourges
bournes
bournes
noun
plural of bourne
bourses
bourses
noun
plural of bourse
bowlers
bowlers
noun
plural of bowler
bowsery
bowyers
bowyers
noun
plural of bowyer
brasero
brasero
noun
(archaic) brazier
bravoes
bresson
bretons
briscoe
brogues
brogues
noun
plural of brogue
brokers
brokers
noun
plural of broker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broker
bromise
brontes
bronzes
bronzes
noun
plural of bronze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bronze
brookes
brookes
noun
plural of brooke
brosine
broteas
browsed
browsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of browse
browser
browser
noun
(computing) A web browser.
A person or animal who browses.
A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.
browses
browses
noun
plural of browse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browse
buceros
bushore
cargoes
cargoes
noun
plural of cargo
plural of cargoe
carnose
carnose
adj
(botany) of a fleshy consistency; applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
Carnous, fleshy.
carosse
carosse
noun
(obsolete) A European state coach.
(obsolete, nautical) The open space underneath the poop deck of a galley where the captain had his bed; it evolved into the cabin.
carouse
carouse
noun
A drinking bout; a carousal.
A large draught of liquor.
verb
(intransitive) To drink to excess.
(intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
caserio
cecrops
censors
censors
noun
plural of censor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of censor
cereous
cereous
adj
(obsolete) waxen; like wax
ceresco
ceriops
cerosin
cerosin
noun
(organic chemistry) A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane.
certosa
certose
cheeros
chlores
chokers
chokers
noun
plural of choker
cholers
cholers
noun
plural of choler
chooser
chooser
noun
(graphical user interface) A user interface element allowing something to be selected from a list or group.
One who chooses something.
choreas
choreus
choreus
noun
(prosody) A tribrach.
(prosody) A trochee.
chouser
chouser
noun
Agent noun of chouse: one who chouses.
chromes
chromes
noun
plural of chrome
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chrome
ciceros
ciceros
noun
plural of cicero
cierzos
cirrose
cirrose
adj
Alternative spelling of cirrhose
claroes
cloners
cloners
noun
plural of cloner
closers
closers
noun
plural of closer
closter
closure
closure
noun
(mathematics) The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
(obsolete) That which encloses or confines; an enclosure.
(politics) A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
(programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
(sociology) The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others from their group based on varied criteria. ᵂᵖ
(topology, of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
The act of shutting; a closing.
The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.