(biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.
abbatial
abbatial
adj
Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
abelicea
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
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.
ablative
ablative
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing.
(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
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.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
abulyeit
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
airbills
airbills
noun
plural of airbill
akalimba
akalimba
noun
An African thumb piano.
albanian
albanite
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albation
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
alberich
alberoni
albertin
albicans
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albiculi
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albinoni
albitite
albitite
noun
(geology) Any rock composed mostly of albite
albizias
albizias
noun
plural of albizia
albizzia
albizzia
noun
Any of a number of trees and shrubs considered either now or formerly to belong to the genus Albizia.
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
albolith
albolith
noun
A kind of cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica.
albright
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albumoid
alburtis
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
alibiing
alibiing
verb
present participle of alibi
alliable
alliable
adj
Able to be allied
alliably
ambilian
ambilogy
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
ambuling
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
anabolic
anabolic
adj
Of or relating to anabolism.
noun
An anabolic steroid.
anabolin
animable
animable
adj
Capable of being put into life or receiving animation.
annibale
antibalm
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
aphlebia
aphlebia
noun
(botany) An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)
arabeila
arabitol
arabitol
noun
(biochemistry) A sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
arbitral
arbitral
adj
Relating to arbitration.
aryballi
aryballi
noun
plural of aryballus
asboline
asbolite
asylabia
atrabile
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
baahling
baalisms
baalized
babbling
babbling
noun
(countable, uncountable) A confused murmur, as of a stream.
(countable, uncountable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
(uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
verb
present participle of babble
babblish
babelike
babelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a babe or infant.
babelise
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
babelism
babelize
babelize
verb
To confuse by mixing or mingling divergent or distinct languages or cultures.
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babylike
babylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a baby.
baccilla
baccilli
bacilary
bacillar
bacillar
adj
(biology) Relating to a bacillus.
(biology) Shaped like a rod or staff.
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.
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backlins
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
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
badoglio
baetylic
baetylic
adj
Of or relating to a baetyl.
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bailable
bailable
adj
(of a person) Eligible for bail.
(of an offence) For which bail is permitted.
bailiary
bailiery
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
baillaud
baillieu
baillone
bailment
bailment
noun
(law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
(obsolete) Bail.
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
bailsman
bailsman
noun
(law) A person who provides bail for another
bailsmen
bailsmen
noun
plural of bailsman
bailwood
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bakelite
bakelite
noun
Alternative form of Bakelite
bakelize
bakelize
verb
(transitive) To coat with Bakelite.
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
baladine
balaenid
balaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balaenidae.
balanism
balanite
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
baldakin
baldling
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
balearic
balearic
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands
Proper noun
A dialect of Catalan used in the Balearic Islands.
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
balibago
balinese
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
balistes
balistid
balistid
noun
(zoology) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.
balkanic
balkanic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
balkline
balkline
noun
baulk line
balladic
balladic
adj
(music) Characteristic of a ballad
balletic
balletic
adj
Pertaining to or suitable for ballet.
balliage
balliett
ballised
ballista
ballista
noun
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
ballmine
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
balmiest
balmiest
adj
superlative form of balmy: most balmy
balmlike
balmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balm; soothing, healing.
balochis
baloghia
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.