(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
acarpous
acarpous
adj
(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
accouter
accouter
verb
(transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service
accoutre
accoutre
verb
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouter
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
accuracy
accuracy
noun
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
accurate
accurate
adj
(obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty
accursed
accursed
adj
(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accurse
accusers
accusers
noun
plural of accuser
accutron
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
aceturic
achatour
achatour
noun
(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
acheirus
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
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.
aciduria
aciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of an acid in the urine
aciduric
aciduric
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) growing in acidic medium, but preferring an alkaline medium
acounter
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acredula
acridium
acrisius
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acrydium
actuator
actuator
noun
(computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
(electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve.
Something that actuates something else.
acuerdos
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adductor
adductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
agaricus
amaracus
amaracus
noun
(obsolete) Marjoram.
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
anicular
anorchus
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apurimac
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
araucano
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).
arcanums
arcature
arcature
noun
(architecture) A small arched passageway.
arcesius
archaeus
archaeus
noun
Alternative form of archeus
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archduxe
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.
arcturia
arcturus
arcturus
Proper noun
A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth brightest star in the night sky.
arcualia
arcuated
arcuated
adj
Alternative form of arcuate
arculite
arhauaco
armuchee
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
ascupart
assecure
assecure
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make safe or sure; to assure.
auerbach
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
aurignac
aurrescu
aurrescu
noun
Alternative form of aurresku
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
autarkic
autarkic
adj
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autocarp
autocrat
autocrat
noun
A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
An absolute ruler with infinite power.
Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
bacubert
baculere
barbacou
barbecue
barbecue
noun
(dated) A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
(obsolete) A framework of sticks.
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
A floor on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.
Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded.
verb
To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke it over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.
To grill.
barleduc
barocius
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
becrusts
becumber
becursed
becursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurse
becurses
becurses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becurse
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
belcourt
berceuse
berceuse
noun
A lullaby.
bescours
bescurvy
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
blackmur
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
boracous
bordulac
bouchard
bouchier
bouncers
bouncers
noun
plural of bouncer
bouncier
bouncier
adj
comparative form of bouncy: more bouncy
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branchus
brancusi
branscum
bridecup
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brucella
brucella
noun
Any of a group of pathogenic bacteria of the genus Brucella.
bruceton
brucines
bruckled
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
bructeri
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
bucentur
buchnera
buckaroo
buckaroo
noun
(slang) A dollar; a buck.
A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not partake in rodeos.
A reckless, headstrong person.
A style of cowboy boot with a high and uniquely tapered heel.
One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage.
buckayro
buckayro
noun
Obsolete form of buckaroo.
buckeroo
buckeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of buckaroo
bucketer
bucketer
noun
(finance) A bucket shop operator.
A person employed to use a bucket in some capacity.
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
bucorvus
bucrania
bucrania
noun
plural of bucranium
budorcas
bulgaric
bullcart
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
burchard
burchett
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
burlecue
burlecue
noun
(informal) burlesque (adult entertainment show)
bursicle
bursicle
noun
(botany) A sheath that covers the viscidium in some plants.
buscarle
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
buttrick
cabreuva
cabreuva
noun
The flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.
caducary
caducary
adj
(law) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.