(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).
biophor
biophor
noun
(obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity
biorgan
biotron
biotron
noun
(biology) A chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied
bipolar
bipolar
adj
(physics) Relating to a bipole.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
Relating to both polar regions.
Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
noun
(countable) A bipolar cell.
(uncountable) Ellipsis of bipolar disorder.
biprong
birddom
birddom
noun
The state of being a bird, or of belonging to the world of birds; birds collectively.
bispore
bispore
noun
(biology) Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by some red algae
bistort
bistort
noun
Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.
bistros
bistros
noun
plural of bistro
bleriot
blowier
blowier
adj
comparative form of blowy: more blowy
boarish
boarish
adj
swinish; brutal; cruel
bodrogi
boggier
boggier
adj
comparative form of boggy: more boggy
bogmire
boiardo
boilers
boilers
noun
plural of boiler
boilery
boilery
noun
A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in the manufacture of salt.
bolivar
bolivar
noun
Alternative spelling of bolívar
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
bonsoir
bonwier
boomier
boomier
adj
comparative form of boomy: more boomy
boorish
boorish
adj
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
boozier
boozier
adj
comparative form of boozy: more boozy
bopyrid
bopyrid
noun
(zoology) Any isopod of the family Bopyridae.
boracic
boracic
adj
(Cockney rhyming slang) penniless
(dated, inorganic chemistry) Synonym of boric.
Relating to, or impregnated with borax.
bordiuk
boreiad
boreism
boreism
noun
The state of being boring.
borides
borides
noun
plural of boride
borings
borings
noun
plural of boring
borning
borning
adj
In the process of being born.
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.
borodin
boronia
boronia
noun
Any of several aromatic herbs, of the genus Boronia, used in perfumery
boronic
boronic
adj
Of or pertaining to the boronic acids or their derivatives
borreri
borries
borries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borry
borzois
borzois
noun
plural of borzoi
boskier
boskier
adj
comparative form of bosky: more bosky
bossier
bossier
adj
comparative form of bossy: more bossy
bothria
bothria
noun
plural of bothrium
bothroi
bothroi
noun
plural of bothros
bottier
boudoir
boudoir
noun
A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
bourdis
boursin
bouvier
bowring
braccio
braccio
noun
An Italian measure of length, varying from half a yard to a yard.
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.
bridoon
bridoon
Noun
A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.
brigous
brimson
brinnon
brinson
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
briolet
briscoe
bristol
bristol
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast
bristow
bristow
Proper noun
Bristol
britons
britton
broccio
brockie
brocoli
brocoli
noun
Archaic form of broccoli (“vegetable”).
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.
broking
broking
noun
(computing) The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent.
The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction.
bromian
bromian
adj
(mineralogy) Describing minerals that contain bromine
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.
bromids
bromids
noun
plural of bromid
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.
bromins
bromios
bromise
bromism
bromism
noun
(medicine) poisoning by bromine or bromides
bromite
bromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of bromous acid
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion BrO₂⁻
bromius
bromize
bromize
verb
(photography, transitive) To prepare or treat with bromine.
bromoil
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
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
brunion
brunion
noun
A hybrid of a plum and a peach.
A nectarine
bryonia
bryonin
bryonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An emetic substance obtained from bryony root.
burrito
burrito
noun
A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
verb
(slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
byronic
byronic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.
cabrito
cabrito
noun
(cooking) Meat from a young goat; kid.
cafiero
caloric
caloric
adj
Containing calories.
Relating to calories.
Synonym of calorific (“high in calories and thus likely fattening”).
Synonym of calorific (“relating to or producing heat or other energy”).
noun
(historical) The hypothetical medium of heat.
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.
caloris
caproic
caproic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid
caproin
carboni
cardiod
cardito
caribou
caribou
noun
Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.
carioca
carioca
noun
A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
Alternative form of Carioca
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.
carious
carious
adj
Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.
carlino
carolin
carolin
noun
A former gold coin of Germany
A former gold coin of Sweden
caronic
carotic
carotic
adj
(anatomy) carotid
Of or relating to stupor.
carotid
carotid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the carotid artery.
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.
carotin
carotin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot.
carrion
carrion
noun
(chiefly uncountable) Dead flesh; carcasses.
(countable, obsolete, derogatory) A contemptible or worthless person.
carrizo
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
chariot
chariot
noun
(xiangqi) rook
A (two-wheeled) horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
verb
(intransitive) To ride in a chariot.
(transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
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
chicora
chicory
chicory
noun
(chiefly Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
(chiefly Canada, US) The endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.
(countable) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.
chireno
chirico
chirino
chloric
chloric
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.
chlorid
chlorid
noun
Archaic form of chloride.
chlorin
chlorin
noun
(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
Archaic form of chlorine.
chloris
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
chondri
chondri
noun
plural of chondrus
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choreic
choreic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea