Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
amblyrhynchus
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archdisturber
archiblastoma
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
aschaffenburg
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
balsamorrhiza
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromiole
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
berchtesgaden
bitterishness
bitterishness
noun
The state or condition of being bitterish.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bostrychoidal
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
bradyesthesia
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
breadthriders
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
bretwaldaship
bridemaidship
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiospasm
bronchobuster
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
chambersville
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cherryblossom
chrysobalanus
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
coburghership
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
crushableness
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
disarchbishop
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
disrelishable
doubleheaders
doubleheaders
noun
plural of doubleheader
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
embryophagous
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
gabrilowitsch
gopherberries
habronemiasis
habronemiasis
noun
(medicine) Infection by nematodes of the genus Habronema.
hairsbreadths
hairsbreadths
noun
plural of hairsbreadth
harbingership
harbingership
noun
The role or status of a harbinger.
hebdomadaries
hebdomadaries
noun
plural of hebdomadary
helleboraster
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
herbartianism
herbivorously
herbivorously
adv
in a herbivorous manner
hertogenbosch
heteroblastic
heteroblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from more than a single type of tissue.
(botany) Growing several forms or type of leaves along a shoot depending on age or shoot length.
hibernicising
hibernologist
hildebrandism
hildebrandist
histothrombin
histriobdella
hobbyhorsical
hobbyhorsical
adj
(colloquial) Pertaining to, or having, a hobby or whim; eccentric; whimsical.
hollidaysburg
hollidaysburg
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
honorableness
honorableness
noun
The property of being honourable.
honorableship
housebreakers
housebreakers
noun
plural of housebreaker
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
hubbardsville
hubristically
hubristically
adv
In a hubristic manner; with hubris.
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
hurtleberries
hurtleberries
noun
plural of hurtleberry
hypersubtlety
hyperurbanism
hyperurbanism
noun
(linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect.
ischiofibular
ischiofibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and fibula.
isobathytherm
isobathytherm
noun
(oceanography) An isoline connecting the points on the Earth's surface where a certain temperature is found at the same depth.
isothermobath
isothermobath
noun
(oceanography) An line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean.
knightsbridge
labidophorous
labyrinthitis
labyrinthitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear.
landlubberish
landlubberish
adj
Synonym of landlubberly
libanophorous
librarianship
librarianship
noun
the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
malebranchism
malebranchism
Proper noun
The theological-philosophical system of the French philosopher (1638–1715), based on the doctrine that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God.
marsipobranch
marsipobranch
noun
(zoology) One of the Marsipobranchia.
mechanicsburg
mesobranchial
mesobranchial
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.
microbrachius
middlesbrough
middlesbrough
Proper noun
A town in the North East of England on the River Tees.
mitchellsburg
nasobronchial
nasobronchial
adj
Relating to the nose and the bronchi
neighborhoods
neighborhoods
noun
plural of neighborhood
neighbourless
neighbourless
adj
Alternative spelling of neighborless
neighbourship
neighbourship
noun
A relationship between people and / or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbours; a connection or relationship between people or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
nonmembership
nonmembership
noun
Absence of membership; the state or condition of not being a member.
nonperishable
nonperishable
adj
(chiefly of food) Not perishable; not liable to spoil.
noun
That which does not perish, especially a foodstuff.
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
opisthobranch
opisthobranch
adj
(of a gastropod) Having gills placed behind the heart.
(of gills) Placed behind the heart.
noun
(zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
organobismuth
organobismuth
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to bismuth bond
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organometallic compound of bismuth