A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ambocoelia
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amerceable
amerceable
adj
Liable to be amerced.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antibacterial
antibacterial
adj
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
antibacteriolytic
antibacteriolytic
adj
Counteracting bacteriolysis.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antiliberalistic
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aplanobacter
apometabolic
applicabilities
applicabilities
noun
plural of applicability
applicable
applicable
adj
suitable for application, relevant
applicableness
applicableness
noun
The state or quality of being applicable.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
aquopentamminecobaltic
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arboricole
arboricole
adj
(zoology) arboreal
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
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).
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
archbeadle
archbuilder
archdissembler
archibenthal
archrebel
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainableness
ascertainableness
noun
The state or quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
ascribable
ascribable
adj
Able to be ascribed.
aspectable
aspectable
adj
Capable of being seen; visible.
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
associable
associable
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.
(obsolete) sociable; companionable
Capable of being associated or joined.
associableness
associableness
noun
The state or quality of being associable.
attachable
attachable
adj
Able to be attached.
attachableness
attachableness
noun
The state or quality of being attachable.
attackable
attackable
adj
which may be attacked
attractable
attractable
adj
able to be attracted
attractableness
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
autotuberculin
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
babelic
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureate
baccalaureate
noun
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.
baccalaureates
baccalaureates
noun
plural of baccalaureate
baccalaureus
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bacchelli
bacchuslike
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachel
bacheller
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorette
bachelorette
noun
(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bacile
bacillaceae
bacillariaceae
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacillariales
bacillarieae
bacillemia
bacillemia
noun
A form of bacteraemia where the infectious agent is a bacillus.
bacillicide
bacillicide
noun
(rare) Any material that kills bacilli.
bacilliculture
bacilligenic
bacillite
bacillogenic
bacillogenous
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backhandedly
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashes
backlashes
noun
plural of backlash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlash
backler
backless
backless
adj
(of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin
having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses
backlet
backlighted
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backlotter
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.