A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
accolade
accolade
noun
(US) Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
(architecture) An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
(music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
A special acknowledgment; an award.
An embrace of greeting or salutation.
An expression of approval; praise.
Synonym of curly bracket
verb
(transitive) To confer praise or awards on.
(transitive) To embrace or kiss in salutation.
(transitive, historical) To confer a knighthood on.
accolled
accolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoll
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
adamello
adelanto
adelopod
adelopod
noun
(zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
adelphoi
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adolphus
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adorably
adorably
adv
In an adorable manner.
adorally
adorally
adv
In an adoral way; near to the mouth.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adrostal
adulator
adulator
noun
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
ailuroid
akenbold
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
albedoes
alborada
albumoid
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alismoid
aljamado
alkaloid
alkaloid
adj
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
allodial
allodial
adj
(usually historical) Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
noun
Anything held allodially.
allodian
allodies
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
allotted
allotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allot
allround
almendro
almohade
alodiary
aloedary
aloedary
noun
(obsolete) A compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.
aloewood
alvadore
alvarado
amblypod
amidoxyl
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
angledog
angledog
noun
(dialects, chiefly US, New England, dated) An earthworm.
anglepod
anneloid
anneloid
noun
(zoology) Any animal resembling an annelid.
annuloid
annuloid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
anodally
anodally
adv
Towards an anode.
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
apioidal
apodemal
archbold
archdolt
ardolino
arillode
arillode
noun
(botany) A structure resembling an aril that comes from the ovule as opposed to the stalk.
arilloid
armloads
armloads
noun
plural of armload
arondell
asmolder
asmolder
adj
Alternative form of asmoulder
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
assoiled
assoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assoil
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
autodial
autodial
noun
A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
verb
To dial automatically.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
avondale
avondale
Proper noun
A city in Arizona.
A in Colorado.
A in Louisiana.
A city in Missouri.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A village in New South Wales, Australia.
One of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
babeldom
babeldom
noun
Alternative form of Babeldom
backfold
baculoid
badalona
badalona
Proper noun
A city in Catalonia situated on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea.
badoglio
bailwood
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
balloted
balloted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballot
balotade
balotade
noun
Alternative form of ballotade
bandello
banderol
bardolph
barthold
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
bdelloid
bdelloid
adj
Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea
noun
A rotifer of the subclass Bdelloidea
beadroll
beadroll
noun
(obsolete) A catalogue of people whose souls are to be be prayed for.
A catalogue of names; a pedigree, a long respected series.
bebloods
bebloods
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beblood
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
bedrolls
bedrolls
noun
plural of bedroll
befooled
befooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befool
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
beglobed
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
beholder
beholder
noun
(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
belledom
belledom
noun
The realm or sphere of belles.
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellwood
belmondo
belonged
belonged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belong
belonoid
belonoid
Adjective
Shaped like a needle
beloveds
beloveds
noun
plural of beloved
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
bertolde
bevoiled
billfold
billfold
noun
A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
birdlore
birdlore
noun
The knowledge, science, or study of birds; ornithology.
blackcod
blanford
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.
blazoned
blazoned
adj
Adorned with a blazon.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blazon
blennoid
blennoid
noun
Any fish of the family Blenniidae.
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
blodgett
bloedite
bloedite
noun
Alternative spelling of blödite
blondell
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
blondine
blondine
noun
A bleach that colors a woman's hair blonde.
A woman who has bleached her hair blonde.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
bloodalp
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
bloodied
bloodied
adj
Covered or stained with blood
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloody
bloodier
bloodier
adj
comparative form of bloody: more bloody
bloodies
bloodies
noun
plural of bloody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloody
bloodily
bloodily
adv
In a bloody manner.
blooding
blooding
noun
(medicine, historical) A bleeding.
verb
present participle of blood
bloodred
bloodred
noun
Alternative form of blood red
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blowdown
blowdown
noun
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
bludgeon
bludgeon
noun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
verb
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
boatload
boatload
noun
(slang) A large quantity.
Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
bobsleds
bobsleds
noun
plural of bobsled
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bobsled
bodiless
bodiless
adj
Lacking a body; incorporeal.
bodilize
bodingly
bodingly
adv
in a boding manner
bodleian
bodleian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English diplomat and scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library.
bodyless
bodyless
adj
Nonstandard spelling of bodiless.
bogledom
bogyland
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.