(archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
acapulco
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
accusals
accusals
noun
plural of accusal
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
aciculae
aciculae
noun
plural of acicula
acicular
acicular
adj
(botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.
Having sharp points like needles.
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
aciculas
aciculum
aciculum
noun
(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolhuan
acolytus
acquital
acquital
noun
Obsolete spelling of acquittal.
acredula
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
aculeata
aculeate
aculeate
adj
(entomology) Having a stinger; stinging.
Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
Having prickles or sharp points.
noun
Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
albiculi
alchuine
alcinous
alguacil
aliculae
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
alopecus
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
anicular
anticult
anticult
adj
(religion) Opposed to cults.
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
arcualia
arculite
ascellus
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
aulicism
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
auricula
auricula
noun
(anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
(anatomy) The external part of the ear.
(horticulture, plural: auriculas) The ornamental primrose Primula auricula
(palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
auriculo
autocall
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
baculere
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
baculoid
baculums
balducta
baluchis
barleduc
bascules
bascules
noun
plural of bascule
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
belcourt
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
beuncled
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
blackgum
blackgum
noun
Alternative form of black gum (“tree”)
blackmun
blackmur
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
verb
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black out
blechnum
blesbuck
blesbuck
noun
A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
blockout
blockout
noun
(construction) A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
bluebuck
bluebuck
noun
An extinct mammal, Hippotragus leucophaeus, the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times (circa 1800).
The nilgai.
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluecoat
bluecoat
noun
(Britain) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
(US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
(dated) A policeman
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
bordulac
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
brucella
brucella
noun
Any of a group of pathogenic bacteria of the genus Brucella.
bruckled
buccally
buccally
adv
(dentistry, medicine) Via buccal administration; via absorption through the mucosa of the cheek.
(dentistry, medicine, referring to force, movement, or both) In the buccal direction; toward the cheek.
In a buccal manner, such as:
buccinal
buccinal
adj
Shaped or sounding like a trumpet.
bucculae
bucculae
noun
plural of buccula
bucellas
buchwald
buckland
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
buckleya
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
bucknell
bucktail
bucktail
noun
The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure.
bucolics
bucolics
noun
plural of bucolic
bucolion
bueschel
bulfinch
bulgaric
bulimiac
bulimiac
adj
Alternative form of bulimic
bullaces
bullaces
noun
plural of bullace
bullback
bullcart
bullfice
bullneck
bullneck
noun
A bull-necked person.
A short and thick neck, like that of a bull.
bullocks
bullocks
intj
(slang, euphemistic) Expression of frustration.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) Testicles.
plural of bullock
bullocky
bullocky
noun
(Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
bumclock
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
burlecue
burlecue
noun
(informal) burlesque (adult entertainment show)
bursicle
bursicle
noun
(botany) A sheath that covers the viscidium in some plants.
buscarle
cabeliau
caesural
caesural
adj
Of or pertaining to a caesura.
cagefuls
cagefuls
noun
plural of cageful
cahuilla
cahuilla
Noun
A member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.
Proper noun
Their Uto-Aztecan language.
caladium
caladium
noun
Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
calakmul
calamumi
calanque
calathus
calathus
noun
(historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
calctufa
calctufa
noun
calcite; calcspar
calctuff
calctuff
noun
Alternative form of calctufa
calcular
calcular
adj
(medicine) Relating to a calculus.
calculer
calculus
calculus
noun
(countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
(countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
(dated, countable) Calculation; computation.
(uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
(uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
calcutta
calcutta
noun
(pool) A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success
caliburn
caliculi
caliculi
noun
plural of caliculus
caliduct
caliduct
noun
A pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes.
caligula
calippus
calixtus
callipus
callosum
callosum
noun
(anatomy) corpus callosum
calluori
callused
callused
adj
Having calluses.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of callus
calluses
calluses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of callus
calpulli
calpulli
noun
(historical) An Aztec organizational unit below the level of the altepetl or city-state.