A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
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.
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
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
barotropy
barotropy
noun
(physics) The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure
becarpets
becarpets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet
belesprit
bephilter
bepicture
beplaster
beplaster
verb
(transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).
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.
besputter
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
bhaktapur
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.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
boltropes
boltropes
noun
plural of boltrope
bonaparte
bonaparte
Proper noun
A Corsican surname
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
The family of Napoleon Bonaparte
A former name for the island of Réunion
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
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.
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bramantip
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
breesport
bridgepot
brockport
brookport
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
bucksport
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.
buprestis
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
buttstrap
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
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
eruptible
eruptible
adj
Able to be erupted.
exprobate
exprobate
verb
Obsolete form of exprobrate.
hyperbata
improbate
improbate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disallow.
(obsolete, transitive) To disapprove of.
improbity
improbity
noun
a lack of probity, honesty or integrity
impuberty
impuberty
noun
The condition of not having reached puberty.
obreption
obreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
(obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
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.
patballer
patballer
noun
One who plays patball.
pedotribe
pemberton
pemberton
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A suburb of Wigan, England
A city in Minnesota
A borough in New Jersey
An unincorporated community in Ohio
A town in Western Australia
perborate
perborate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt, derived from borate and hydrogen peroxide, of the hypothetical perboric acid
periblast
periblast
noun
(biology) The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation.
periorbit
periorbit
adj
Alternative form of periorbital
perturbed
perturbed
adj
(mathematics) Slightly modified.
Disturbed; flustered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perturb
perturber
perturber
noun
(physics) A source of perturbation.
One who or that which perturbs.
peterboro
petrobium
pharbitis
philibert
pittsboro
pittsboro
Proper noun
a town in Indiana, USA.
a village in Mississippi, USA
a town in North Carolina, USA
pittsburg
pittsburg
Proper noun
Any of various towns in the USA or Canada
politburo
politburo
noun
(by extension, sometimes derogatory) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations.
The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
portables
portables
noun
plural of portable
potboiler
potboiler
noun
Alternative spelling of pot boiler
pottsboro
powerboat
powerboat
noun
A small, fast motorboat.
preballot
preballot
adj
Before a ballot.
prebattle
prebattle
adj
Before a battle.
prebestow
prebetray
prebiotic
prebiotic
adj
(of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial.
Before the advent of life.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
prebudget
prebudget
adj
Prior to, or in preparation for, the release of a budget
precombat
precombat
adj
Before combat.
predebate
predebate
adj
Prior to a debate.
predebtor
preobject
preobtain
preobtain
verb
(transitive) To obtain beforehand.
presbyter
presbyter
noun
An elder of the Presbyterian church.
An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
presbytia
presbytia
Noun
Presbyopia.
presbytic
presbytic
adj
presbyopic
presbytis
prestable
prestable
adj
(Scotland) payable
presubmit
pretibial
pretibial
adj
(anatomy) anterior to the tibia
pretribal
pretribal
adj
Before the development of tribes.
printable
printable
adj
(computing) Of a text character: having a visual representation, unlike the control characters.
Worthy or capable of being printed.
noun
A digital image meant to be printed on paper.
printably
probating
probating
verb
present participle of probate
probation
probation
noun
(archaic) The act of testing; proof
(law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions
A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance
A testing period of time
probative
probative
adj
(law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
probatory
probatory
adj
Relating to, or serving for, proof.
Serving for trial; probationary.
probattle
probities
probities
noun
plural of probity
probudget
procombat
prohibita
prohibits
prohibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prohibit
prorebate
puberties
puberties
noun
plural of puberty
rebaptism
rebaptism
noun
A second or subsequent baptism; the act or ceremony of rebaptizing.
rebaptize
rebaptize
verb
(transitive) To baptize again.
reprobate
reprobate
adj
(rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.
Immoral, having no religious or principled character.
Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
noun
An individual with low morals or principles.
One rejected by God; a sinful person.
verb
Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.
To have strong disapproval of something; to reprove; to condemn.
To refuse, set aside.
reputable
reputable
adj
Having a good reputation; honourable.
reputably
reputably
adv
In a reputable manner.
september
sportable
stabproof
stabproof
adj
Resistant to stabbing attacks.
stepbairn
stepbairn
noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A stepchild.
stopboard
stopboard
noun
(athletics) A toeboard.
subpastor
subpastor
noun
An assistant pastor.
subpatron
subrepent
subreport
subreport
noun
A subsection of a report; a report forming part of a larger report.
subscript
subscript
adj
Written underneath.
noun
(programming) An index into an array or hash.
(typography) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
verb
(mathematics, sciences, typography, transitive, of a text) To convert to a subscript form.
(mathematics, sciences, typography, transitive, of a variable) To provide with a subscript.
(programming, transitive) To access (an array element) by its index.
subtropic
subtropic
noun
A subtropical region.
superbest
superbest
adj
superlative form of superb: most superb
superbity
superbity
noun
The quality of being superb.
superdebt
taprobane
thumbrope
trapballs
trappable
trappable
adj
(computing) That can be trapped.
tribeship
tubiporid
turbantop
turboprop
turboprop
noun
(aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
(aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
turbopump
turbopump
noun
A device consisting of a pump and a turbine mounted on the same shaft.