(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
acidurias
acidurias
noun
plural of aciduria
acuductor
adamsburg
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjusters
adjusters
noun
plural of adjuster
adjustors
adjustors
noun
plural of adjustor
adjutator
adjutator
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of agitator
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
adularias
adularias
noun
plural of adularia
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulterer
adulterer
noun
A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
adventure
adventure
noun
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
aegritude
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
ailuridae
aleurodes
almuredin
alumbrado
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
anandrous
anandrous
adj
(botany) Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants
androclus
androgeus
angurboda
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
archdruid
archdruid
noun
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archidium
arctitude
arduinite
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
ariadaeus
armatured
armatured
adj
Fitted with an armature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armature
aroideous
aroideous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the aroids.
assuredly
assuredly
adv
In an assured manner; certainly.
audiencer
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
auditoria
auditress
auditress
noun
(dated) A female hearer.
audiviser
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
auslander
autocoder
autodrome
autodrome
noun
A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing
ayurvedas
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
balbusard
bandurria
bandurria
noun
A bird, the black-faced ibis.
A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barbequed
barbequed
adj
Alternative spelling of barbecued
verb
Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barleducs
baronduki
barracuda
barracuda
noun
(figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete.
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
batardeau
batardeau
noun
(military) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
bdelloura
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
bedrugged
bedrugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrug
befuddler
befuddler
noun
One who befuddles.
begrudged
begrudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrudge
begrudger
begrudger
noun
One who begrudges.
begrudges
begrudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrudge
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudite
beruffled
bescoured
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
bethunder
betutored
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
bifluorid
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
blandburg
blubbered
blubbered
adj
Of the face: swollen from weeping.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blubber
bluebeard
bluebeard
Proper noun
A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.
The nobleman who is the title character of the story.
Noun
A man who marries and then murders one wife after another.
bluebirds
bluebirds
noun
plural of bluebird
blundered
blundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunder
blunderer
blunderer
noun
One who blunders.
blurredly
blustered
blustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluster
boarhound
boarhound
noun
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
bondurant
bordarius
bordarius
noun
(history) Synonym of bordar (“person ranking below villeins and above serfs”)
bordereau
bordereau
noun
A detailed statement, especially one containing a detailed listing of documents or accounts.
A form of reinsurance that details the history of the risk.
botrydium
boucharde
boudreaux
boudreaux
Proper noun
that comes from the French word for farmer. A family surname that means leader of the group. This is a common last name for Cajun people.
bouldered
bouldered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boulder
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
bourrides
bourrides
noun
plural of bourride
bouvardia
bradburya
bradyuria
bradyuria
noun
Unusually slow urination
brautlied
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
broussard
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
bruchidae
brundidge
brunhilda
brunhilde
brushbird
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
budgeteer
budgeteer
noun
A person knowledgeable about the law, accounting, and regulation affecting budgets, especially governmental.
budgeters
budgeters
noun
plural of budgeter
budweiser
buildress
buildress
noun
(rare, obsolete, nonstandard) A female builder.
bulldozer
bulldozer
noun
(by extension) A bully; an overbearing individual.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents.
A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
One who bulldozes.
verb
To bulldoze (push through forcefully).
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bundaberg
bundesrat
bundesrat
Proper noun
federal council of Germany
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
burdalone
burdeners
burdeners
noun
plural of burdener
burdening
burdening
verb
present participle of burden
burdenous
burdenous
adj
(obsolete) Heavy; oppressive.
burgeoned
burgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burgeon
burkhardt
burkundaz
burkundaz
noun
(India, now historical) An armed guard or watchman.
burladero
burladero
noun
(bullfighting) A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).