(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiscabious
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
aquocarbonic
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archpublican
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
audubonistic
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autosymbolic
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureus
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
baculiticone
balsamaceous
baluchithere
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bareknuckled
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
bathycurrent
beaumarchais
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
berceaunette
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
binauricular
binauricular
adj
Alternative form of biauricular
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioacoustics
bioacoustics
noun
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
biscuitmaker
bitubercular
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
bleachground
blepharoncus
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
bradyacousia
bradyauxetic
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
brunoniaceae
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccellarius
buccolingual
buccolingual
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cheek and the tongue.
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and lingual vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and lingual aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buddhistical
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulbonuclear
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
bureaucratic
bureaucratic
adj
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
burseraceous
burseraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Burseraceae.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
butteraceous
butteraceous
adj
Alternative form of butyraceous
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
candelabrums
canterburian
canterburies
carbonaceous
carbonaceous
adj
of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
carbophilous
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
carburetters
carburetters
noun
plural of carburetter
carburetting
carburettors
carburettors
noun
plural of carburettor
carburometer
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
cerebratulus
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
cerebrosuria
chambersburg
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
cherubically
cherubically
adv
In a cherubic way.
cherubimical
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
choriambuses
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
circulatable
circulatable
adj
Capable of being circulated.
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America
circumbuccal
circumbuccal
adj
(anatomy) Around the cheek
circumbulbar
clubbability
clubbability
noun
The quality of being clubbable.
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
cogitabundly
columbaceous
communicable
communicable
adj
(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Readily communicated.
Talkative or expansive.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
conciliabule
conciliabule
noun
An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
concubitancy
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
connubiality
connubiality
noun
Something characteristic of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.
The quality of being connubial.
constabulary
constabulary
adj
Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Of or relating to constables.
noun
A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.
contributary
contributary
adj
Obsolete form of contributory.
contubernial
contubernial
adj
Alternative form of contubernal
conturbation
conturbation
noun
disorder, disturbance
conurbations
conurbations
noun
plural of conurbation
cornubianite
cornubianite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
counsellable
counsellable
adj
(obsolete) Willing to receive counsel or follow advice.
(obsolete) advisable; prudent
countability
countability
noun
The quality of being countable.
counterblast
counterblast
noun
A work that strongly refutes or criticises another.
counterbrace
counterbrace
verb
(engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
(nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions.
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.