(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
araucania
arcadians
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arcangelo
arccosine
arccosine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archbancs
archcount
archcrown
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archebanc
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archfelon
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archigony
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archknave
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
archsaint
archwench
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arctalian
arctation
arctation
noun
(medicine) Constriction or contraction of a natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.
arctician
arctician
noun
One who has investigated matters relating to the Arctic regions; an Arctic explorer.
arctogean
arcturian
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
arecaidin
arecoline
arecoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid natural product found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu).
arenicola
arenicole
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armomancy
armomancy
noun
Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.
Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
armonicas
armonicas
noun
plural of armonica
armorican
armorican
Adjective
Of, from or pertaining to Armorica
Noun
Someone from Armorica
arrivance
arrivance
noun
(obsolete) Arrival
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
arsacidan
arsanilic
arsenical
arsenical
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
arsnicker
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
ascenders
ascenders
noun
plural of ascender
ascenseur
ascertain
ascertain
verb
(archaic) To ensure or effect.
(archaic) To establish, to prove.
(obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
astrachan
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
audiencer
avicebron
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
backbrand
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
baldcrown
banecroft
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
barbacoan
barbicans
barbicans
noun
plural of barbican
barcelona
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
barnbrack
barnstock
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
barracoon
barracoon
noun
A temporary cage for holding slaves, indentured servants or prisoners in the Louisiana Territory and French colonial Africa.
barrancas
barrancas
noun
plural of barranca
barrancos
barrancos
noun
plural of barranco
beckerman
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
becrampon
becriming
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
befrounce
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
berenices
bermensch
bernicles
bernicles
noun
plural of bernicle
berrichon
bescreens
bescreens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescreen
bicentral
bicentral
adj
Having, or affecting two centres
bicentric
bicentric
adj
(comparable, LGBT) Having a bisexual bias or basis.
(not comparable) Having two centres.
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bicornate
bicornate
adj
Alternative form of bicornuate
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bicrenate
bicrenate
adj
(botany) Crenate, with the teeth themselves crenate; twice crenate.
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
biscayner
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blanchard
blanchard
Proper noun
A village in Iowa, US.
A town in Louisiana, US.
A city in Oklahoma, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
blandarch
blenchers
blenchers
noun
plural of blencher
blendcorn
bonsecour
borocaine
bourbonic
bourbonic
adj
(humorous, very rare) Containing bourbon, or having the flavour of bourbon.
brabancon
brachinus
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
brackened
bracknell
bracknell
Proper noun
a town in Berkshire, England.
braconids
braconids
noun
plural of braconid
brahmanic
brahminic
brahminic
Adjective
Relating to brahmins.
brainache
braincase
braincase
noun
The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium.
brainsick
brainsick
adj
Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
branchage
branchage
noun
The law in Jersey and Guernsey that requires the trimming of such where it overhangs public roads.
branches, vegetation
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
branchiae
branchiae
noun
plural of branchia
branchial
branchial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
noun
A branchial arch
branchier
branchier
adj
comparative form of branchy: more branchy
branching
branching
noun
A process of forming a branch.
verb
present participle of branch
branchlet
branchlet
noun
A small branch; a twig or sprig.
branchman
branchton
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
branstock
brantcorn
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breakneck
breakneck
adj
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
noun
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall badly.
A fall that breaks the neck.
brechtian
brechtian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
brickkiln
brickkiln
noun
A kiln in which bricks are baked.
brisances
brisances
noun
plural of brisance
britannic
britannic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Britain, Great Britain or the United Kingdom; British
brittonic
brittonic
Adjective
Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.