(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
amblycephalidae
amblydactyla
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
archaimbaud
archdissembler
arcimboldi
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
backstamped
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
balladromic
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bambochade
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barmecide
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
becalmed
becalmed
adj
(nautical, of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becalm
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becombed
becomed
becomed
adj
(obsolete) proper; decorous
verb
(archaic, nonstandard, poetic) simple past tense and past participle of become
becrimed
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedlamic
belamcanda
bembecidae
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benedictinism
benzhydroxamic
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bichromated
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
biomedicine
biomedicine
noun
(countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blepharochromidrosis
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bodicemaker
bodicemaking
bombycid
bombycid
noun
(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.
bombycidae
bombycids
bombycids
noun
plural of bombycid
bombycillidae
brachydactylism
brachydodrome
brachydodromous
brachydomal
brachydomatic
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydontism
brachypyramid
brackmard
brackmard
noun
Alternative form of braquemard (“type of sword”)
bradycauma
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
adj
Relating to bradyseisms
bradyseismical
braggadocianism
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bromacetanilide
bromhydric
bromidic
bromidic
adj
Stale, banal, clichéd.
bromidically
bromocyanid
bromocyanidation
bromocyanide
bsmedtech
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
bulbocodium
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
cadamba
cambered
cambered
adj
Having camber.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camber
cambodia
cambodia
Proper noun
country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Former name: Kampuchea.
cambodian
cambodian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language.
Noun
A person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent.
Proper noun
The language of the Cambodian people.
cambodians
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
cambridgeport
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
canandelabrum
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candelabrums
candlebeam
candlebeam
noun
(architecture, UK, regional, archaic) A rood beam.
candlebomb
candlebomb
noun
A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
caramboled
caramboled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carambole
carbacidometer
carbacidometer
noun
A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
carbamide
carbamide
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) urea
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbamido
carbamido
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) The radical -NHCONH₂ derived from urea (carbamide)
carbimide
carbimide
noun
(chemistry) isocyanic acid
carbodiimide
carbodiimide
noun
(chemistry) the compound HN=C=NH, or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carboxydomonas
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.