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.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albocinereous
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambrosiaceous
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
arbitrariness
arbitrariness
noun
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archdisturber
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
arsenobenzene
arsenobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals
arsenobismite
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
aschaffenburg
aubervilliers
azerbaijanese
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bacillariales
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
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.
bacteriaceous
bacterioblast
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barboursville
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromiole
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
basivertebral
basivertebral
adj
Of or pertaining to the base or centrum of a vertebral structure
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
beaugregories
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
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.
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
berchtesgaden
berkeleianism
bernardsville
bespatterment
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bestiarianism
bestiarianism
noun
(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
betsimisaraka
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
bilateralness
bilateralness
noun
The quality of being bilateral.
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
bitterishness
bitterishness
noun
The state or condition of being bitterish.
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
blenniiformes
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
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodripeness
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bonaventurism
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borotungstate
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
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.
boysenberries
boysenberries
noun
plural of boysenberry
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
bradyesthesia
bradyseismism
brainlessness
brainlessness
noun
The state or condition of being brainless.
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
brassicaceous
brassicaceous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling cabbage or other brassicas.
breadlessness
breadlessness
noun
Absence of bread.
breadthriders
breakableness
breakableness
noun
breakability
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breaststroker
breaststroker
noun
(swimming) A person swimming using the breaststroke.
breaststrokes
breaststrokes
noun
plural of breaststroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breaststroke
breinigsville
bretwaldaship
brevirostrate
brevirostrate
adj
Short-beaked; having a short bill.
bridemaidship
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
brieflessness
brieflessness
noun
Absence of a legal brief.
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brilliantness
brilliantness
noun
The state or quality of being brilliant.
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bronchobuster
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
browningesque
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
bureaucracies
bureaucracies
noun
plural of bureaucracy
bureaucratese
bureaucratese
noun
(informal, derogatory) A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
(informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
bureaucratist
bureaucratist
noun
An advocate or supporter of bureaucracy.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burkettsville
burkittsville
burnettsville
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
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.