(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushlike
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphisbaenous
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antihumbuggist
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
ashurbanipal
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacchuslike
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchis
baluchistan
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
bankruptship
baragouinish
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bashmuric
basiophthalmous
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
beauharnais
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
beaumarchais
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautyship
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismutosphaerite
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
blanchinus
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boethusian
bothriocephalus
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachinus
brachiopodous
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachistocephalous
brachistochronous
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiosauria
branchiosaurian
branchiosaurus
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
branchipus
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bravuraish
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buchmanism
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwashing
buddhaship
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
buffalofish
buffalofishes
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bumbailiffship
bundahish
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burnishable
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushbashing
bushbashing
verb
present participle of bushbash
bushmaking
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushrangings
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carbophilous
chlamydobacteriaceous
chloriambus
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
christiansburg
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobiac
claustrophobiac
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of claustrophobic
claustrophobias
claustrophobias
noun
plural of claustrophobia
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
crushability
crushability
noun
The property of being capable of being crushed.
daisybush
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
dibothriocephalus
dibranchious
dishabituate
dishabituate
verb
(intransitive) To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.
To reach a state of dishabituation.
dishabituated
dishabituated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishabituate
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourableness
dishonourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of dishonorableness
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
diushambe
dumbartonshire
eubranchipus
euphorbiaceous
euphorbiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.