(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbreast
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
arteriofibrosis
artzybasheff
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
aschaffenburg
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
bairnsfather
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balefires
balefires
noun
plural of balefire
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barefisted
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearfoots
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beefburgers
beefburgers
noun
plural of beefburger
beefeaters
beefeaters
noun
plural of beefeater
beefers
beefers
noun
plural of beefer
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
befluster
beforehandedness
beforeness
beforeness
noun
The state or quality of being before.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
befrets
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
beresford
beresford
Proper noun
A settlement in British Columbia, Canada
A town in New Brunswick, Canada
A city in South Dakota
bernstorff
bescarf
bescurf
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blackfisher
blenniiformes
bluffers
bluffers
noun
plural of bluffer
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brachiferous
bradfordsville
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
braunfels
brazenfacedness
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breastfast
breastfast
noun
(nautical) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
breechesflower
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
briefcase
briefcase
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
briefers
briefers
noun
plural of briefer
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
briefless
briefless
adj
(law) Lacking briefs (clients)
brieflessly
brieflessly
adv
(law) Lacking briefs (clients).
brieflessness
brieflessness
noun
Absence of a legal brief.
briefness
briefness
noun
The characteristic of being brief.
briefnesses
briefnesses
noun
plural of briefness
briefs
briefs
noun
(usually in the plural) A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
plural of brief
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brief
brimfullness
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brushfire
brushfire
noun
(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
bufferrers
buffers
buffers
noun
plural of buffer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffer
buffeters
buffeters
noun
plural of buffeter
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushfires
bushfires
noun
plural of bushfire
butterfats
butterfats
noun
plural of butterfat.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly