(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abattoir
abattoir
noun
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortion
abortion
noun
(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
(figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
(now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
absistos
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
aibonito
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
albation
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
albolith
albolith
noun
A kind of cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica.
ambition
ambition
noun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
ambonite
amoibite
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
arabitol
arabitol
noun
(biochemistry) A sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose
arborist
arborist
noun
A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
asbolite
baconist
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
barbiton
barbiton
noun
an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre
barbitos
barbitos
noun
An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre.
baritone
baritone
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of barytone.
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass
The male voice between tenor and bass
The musical range between tenor and bass
a brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn
bartonia
bastions
bastions
noun
plural of bastion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastion
batoidei
batonist
baziotes
belitong
belonite
belonite
noun
One of the minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
bentonia
betailor
betocsin
betonica
betonies
betonies
noun
plural of betony
betorcin
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
biamonte
biathlon
biathlon
noun
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.
biatomic
biatomic
adj
(chemistry, nonstandard) diatomic
bibation
bibation
noun
(obscure) Drinking, act of drinking (especially alcohol), imbibing.
bibelots
bibelots
noun
plural of bibelot
bibitory
bibitory
adj
Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
biborate
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
biggonet
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bigotish
bigotish
adj
Characteristic or typical of a bigot.
bilithon
billiton
billroth
billtong
bilobate
bilobate
adj
(botany) Having two lobes
noun
(botany) A grain that has two lobes
biltmore
biltongs
biltongs
noun
plural of biltong
bimotors
bimotors
noun
plural of bimotor
bination
bination
noun
(Catholicism) In the Catholic Church, the offering up of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass twice on the same day by the same celebrant.
bioblast
bioblast
noun
Alternative form of bioplast
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
biometer
biometer
noun
(biology) A device that is used to detect the presence of life by detecting and measuring minute amounts of evolved carbon dioxide.
biometry
biometry
noun
(dated) The measurement of biological data.
The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics.
The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics.
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biotical
biotical
adj
biotic
biotites
biotites
noun
plural of biotite
biotitic
biotitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of or relating to biotite.
biotopes
biotopes
noun
plural of biotope
biotoxin
biotoxin
noun
Any toxin produced by a living organism
biotrons
biotrons
noun
plural of biotron
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
birdshot
birdshot
noun
A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.
A small lead or steel shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
birrotch
birthdom
birthdom
noun
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
The land of one's birth.
biscotin
biscotin
noun
A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
bisector
bisector
noun
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
bisetose
bisetose
adj
(biology) Having two bristles.
bisetous
bisetous
adj
Alternative form of bisetose
bisonant
bisonant
adj
Having two sounds
bistorta
bistorts
bistorts
noun
plural of bistort
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
bistroic
bitanhol
bitanhol
noun
The tropical tree Calophyllum inophyllum.
bitstock
bitstock
noun
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
bitstone
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
blattoid
blattoid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches.
bloating
bloating
noun
A bloated condition; distention.
verb
present participle of bloat
bloedite
bloedite
noun
Alternative spelling of blödite
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blottier
blottier
adj
comparative form of blotty: more blotty
blotting
blotting
noun
A blot; a stain.
The process by which something is blotted.
verb
present participle of blot
bloviate
bloviate
verb
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
boarcite
boasting
boasting
noun
The making of boasts.
verb
present participle of boast
boastive
boastive
adj
(archaic) presumptuous
boatbill
boatbill
noun
A form of heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, native to Central and South America
Either of two species of passerine birds in the genus Machaerirhynchus
boatings
boatings
noun
plural of boating
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
boattail
boattail
noun
A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
The progressively narrowing rear end of a bullet or ballistic missile that is designed to reduce drag
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobbinet
bobbinet
noun
A net fabric, with hexagonal mesh, woven by machine.
bobtails
bobtails
noun
plural of bobtail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bobtail
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bodiment
bodstick
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
boehmist
boehmite
boehmite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium.
boeotian
boethian
boethian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, c. 480–524 or 525 AD), philosopher of the early 6th century.