(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.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
annularly
annularly
adv
In an annular manner.
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
arroyuelo
aryballus
assuredly
assuredly
adv
In an assured manner; certainly.
atterbury
aureately
aureously
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
aurorally
aurorally
adv
In the dawn.
With an aurora.
austerely
austerely
adv
In an austere manner.
austerity
austerity
noun
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
(obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
autocracy
autocracy
noun
(countable) An instance of this government.
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
autolatry
autolatry
noun
The worship of oneself.
autometry
autometry
noun
(mathematics) An isometry of a metric space to itself
autospray
autospray
noun
(medicine, countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
(uncountable) Automatic spraying.
auxiliary
auxiliary
adj
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
noun
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
A marching band colorguard.
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
auxillary
auxillary
adj
Misspelling of auxiliary.
aylesbury
aylesbury
Proper noun
a town in Buckinghamshire, England
ayurvedas
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
barbulyie
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barrulety
berrybush
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
blueberry
blueberry
adj
Of a dark blue colour.
noun
(countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour.
(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
(countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.
verb
To gather or forage for blueberries.
blurredly
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
botrydium
botryllus
brachyura
brachyure
bradburya
bradyuria
bradyuria
noun
Unusually slow urination
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
brusquely
brusquely
adv
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
brutality
brutality
noun
A cruel or savage act.
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
bryanthus
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckberry
buckberry
noun
The deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum.
The huckleberry, Gaylussacia ursina, found in the Southern United States.
The silver buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea.
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
bullberry
bullberry
noun
The plant Shepherdia argentea.
bullyrags
bullyrags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bullyrag
bullyrock
bullyrook
burgality
burleycue
burleycue
noun
Alternative form of burlecue
burningly
burningly
adv
in a burning manner
busyworks
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butyrates
butyrates
noun
plural of butyrate
buzzardly
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
caduciary
calculary
calculary
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to calculus (stony concretions).
calycular
calycular
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or resembling, the bracts of a calycle.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
carnaubyl
carryouts
carryouts
noun
plural of carryout
cartulary
cartulary
noun
A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
casuistry
casuistry
noun
(derogatory) A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
caudatory
caulinary
caulinary
adj
cauline
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
chuprassy
churchway
churchway
noun
A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
circuitry
circuitry
noun
(countable) A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; (uncountable) the design of such a system.
(uncountable) Electrical (or, by extension, other) circuits considered as a group.
(uncountable, figuratively) The brain's neural network.
claysburg
clouterly
clouterly
adj
(obsolete) Clumsy; awkward.
cocrucify
collusory
collusory
adj
collusive
collutory
collutory
noun
(medicine) A medicated mouthwash.
collyrium
collyrium
noun
A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl.
columbary
columbary
noun
A pigeon house or dovecot.
condylura
condylure
condylure
noun
The star-nosed mole.
congruity
congruity
noun
An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
consulary
consulary
adj
Obsolete form of consular.
corduroys
corduroys
noun
Trousers made from corduroy.
corruptly
corruptly
adv
In a corrupt manner, corruptly
cortelyou
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
costumery
costumery
noun
Costumes in general.
counterly
counterly
adv
(heraldry) Having the field divided into two equal parts; party per pale.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
courtenay
courteney
courtiery
courtiery
noun
(obsolete) The manners of a courtier; courtliness.
courtyard
courtyard
noun
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
credulity
credulity
noun
(now nonstandard) Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief.
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
crucially
crucially
adv
In a crucial manner.
crudelity
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
crunchily
crunchily
adv
In a crunchy manner.
crustedly
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cuisinary
cuisinary
adj
culinary; relating to cookery
cullionry
culpatory
culpatory
adj
Expressing blame; censuring.
culverkey
culverkey
noun
(obsolete) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Hyacinthoides non-scripta).
curiality
curiality
noun
(obsolete) The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court.
curiology
curiosity
curiosity
noun
(obsolete) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
curiously
curiously
adv
In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.
curlingly
curlingly
adv
With a curl or curls.
curlycues
curlycues
noun
plural of curlycue
curlyhead
curlyhead
noun
A person with curly hair.
currently
currently
adv
At this moment, at present, now.
currishly
currishly
adv
In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
currycomb
currycomb
noun
A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.
verb
(transitive) To groom using such a comb.
cursively
cursively
adv
In a cursive manner.
cursorary
cursorary
adj
(obsolete) cursory; hasty
cursorily
cursorily
adv
In a cursory manner.
curtseyed
curtseyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtsey
curtsying
curtsying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsy.
verb
present participle of curtsy
customary
customary
adj
Holding or held by custom
In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage
noun
A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.
cutcherry
cutcherry
noun
(India) A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency.
An administration office in India.
Kaempferia galanga, a plant resembling ginger.
cyanauric
cyanurate
cyanurate
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed with cyanuric acid
(biochemistry) The anion formed by the deprotonation of cyanuric acid
cyanurine
cynareous
cynosural
cynosural
adj
Of or pertaining to a cynosure.
cynosures
cynosures
noun
plural of cynosure
cynosurus
cyrtomium
dacrydium
dacryuria
dandruffy
dandruffy
adj
Like dandruff; scurfy.
Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.
dasyurine
dasyurine
adj
(zoology) Resembling or pertaining to the dasyures.