A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
absampere
airphobia
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
approbate
approbate
adj
Approved.
verb
(transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.
arabophil
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backropes
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
ballproof
ballproof
adj
Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bapistery
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
baptornis
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
barkeeper
barkeeper
noun
A bartender: a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
barotropy
barotropy
noun
(physics) The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure
baryphony
beaproned
becarpets
becarpets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet
becrampon
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
beplaster
beplaster
verb
(transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).
bepraiser
bepraiser
noun
One who bepraises.
bepranked
bespatter
bespatter
verb
(transitive) To soil by spattering.
(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
(transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.
bespeaker
bespeaker
noun
One who bespeaks.
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bhagalpur
bhaktapur
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bipartile
bipartile
adj
divisible into two parts
bipartite
bipartite
adj
(botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
(of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
Having two parts.
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
blepharal
blepharal
adj
Relating to the eyelids
blowspray
boarspear
bolograph
bonaparte
bonaparte
Proper noun
A Corsican surname
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
The family of Napoleon Bonaparte
A former name for the island of Réunion
bootstrap
bootstrap
noun
(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
(computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
(statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
verb
(computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
(computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
(statistics) To employ a bootstrap method.
To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
bopyridae
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
bradypode
brainpans
brainpans
noun
plural of brainpan
bramantip
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
bromopnea
bromopnea
noun
(medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath.
broomrape
broomrape
noun
Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
bryophyta
buttstrap
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capybaras
capybaras
noun
plural of capybara
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpetweb
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
clapboard
clapboard
noun
(archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
(film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
(uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
verb
To cover with clapboards.
clapbread
clapbread
noun
clapcake
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
crabapple
crabapple
noun
An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
cupbearer
cupbearer
noun
(chiefly historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.
cupboards
cupboards
noun
plural of cupboard
drapeable
drapeable
adj
Able to be draped.
epilabrum
euphorbia
euphorbia
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
expirable
expirable
adj
That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.
exprobate
exprobate
verb
Obsolete form of exprobrate.
graspable
graspable
adj
Able to be grasped
Able to be understood or comprehended; understandable
groupable
groupable
adj
(sciences, by extension from the basic sense) Compatible mathematically or (more generally) scientifically.
Capable of being grouped together.
hyperbata
hyperbola
hyperbola
noun
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
hypobaric
hypobaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure.
improbate
improbate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disallow.
(obsolete, transitive) To disapprove of.
impuberal
impuberal
adj
(rare) Immature; not having come to puberty.
lapboards
lapboards
noun
plural of lapboard
mopboards
mopboards
noun
plural of mopboard
operabily
paceboard
paceboard
noun
(medicine) A board marked with symbols, used to help a person with multiple sclerosis to time their speaking so as to be clearly intelligible.
Obsolete form of pasteboard.
packboard
packboard
noun
A board worn on the back like a backpack for carrying goods while travelling.
paddybird
paderborn
pakanbaru
palpebrae
palpebrae
noun
plural of palpebra
palpebral
palpebral
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.
noun
(zootomy) A dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.
paperback
paperback
adj
(of a book) Having flexible binding.
noun
A book with flexible binding.
verb
(transitive, publishing) To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition.
paperbark
paperbark
noun
Any of several Australian plants, of the genus Melaleuca, that have flaky bark
paperboys
paperboys
noun
plural of paperboy
parabanic
parabanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to parabanic acid.
parabasal
parabasal
adj
Beyond the base
parabases
parabases
noun
plural of parabasis
parabasic
parabasis
parabasis
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.
parablast
parablast
noun
(biology) A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, whose cells are involved in the formation of the first blood and blood vessels.
parabling
parabling
verb
present participle of parable
parabolas
parabolas
noun
plural of parabola
parabolic
parabolic
adj
(chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.
noun
(mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc.
parabrake
parabrake
noun
Synonym of drag parachute
parabulia
parabulic
paraebius
parboiled
parboiled
adj
partially boiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parboil
parbuckle
parbuckle
noun
A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.
A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is fastened aloft, and both ends of the rope are looped under, then over the cylinder and looped back towards the attachment point. The object rests in the loops, and rolls upward in them as the rope ends are hauled up, or downward when the ends are payed out.
verb
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle
parchable
pardubice
parnahiba
parnahyba
parolable
parolable
adj
Eligible for parole.
parriable
passersby
passersby
noun
plural of passerby
patballer
patballer
noun
One who plays patball.
paulsboro
pearlbird
pearlbush
pegboards
pegboards
noun
plural of pegboard
penumbrae
penumbrae
noun
plural of penumbra
penumbral
penumbral
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
penumbras
perborate
perborate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt, derived from borate and hydrogen peroxide, of the hypothetical perboric acid
perchable
perchable
adj
Suitable for perching upon.
perflable
perflable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being blown through; permeable to air currents.
periblast
periblast
noun
(biology) The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation.
perilobar
perilobar
adj
(anatomy) Around a lobe.
permeable
permeable
adj
absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids
permeably
permeably
adv
In a permeable manner.
perusable
perusable
adj
Capable of being perused.
perviable
pharbitis
phrasable
phrasable
adj
Able to be phrased.
planorbis
planorbis
noun
(zoology) Any of the freshwater air-breathing mollusks belonging to Planorbis and allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.
plugboard
plugboard
noun
An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.
porbandar
porbeagle
porbeagle
noun
A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.