(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
ablepsy
ablepsy
noun
(medicine, rare) Alternative form of ablepsia
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albaspidin
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albopruinose
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphesiboea
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
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
amphiblestritis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
anabaptistical
anabaptistically
anableps
anableps
noun
Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad.
anablepses
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobist
antebaptismal
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
antirepublicanism
aplobasalt
aplombs
aplombs
noun
plural of aplomb
apoblast
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apometabolism
apometabolous
appeasable
appeasable
adj
Able to be calmed or pacified.
appeasableness
appeasableness
noun
The state or quality of being appeasable.
appeasably
appeasably
adv
In an appeasable manner; in a manner intended to appease.
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
applicabilities
applicabilities
noun
plural of applicability
applicableness
applicableness
noun
The state or quality of being applicable.
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
apposable
apposable
adj
(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
aristorepublicanism
ashurbanipal
aspectable
aspectable
adj
Capable of being seen; visible.
assurbanipal
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bacilliparous
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backslap
backslap
verb
To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
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.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backslaps
backslaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslap
backspacefile
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
bacterioscopical
bacterioscopical
adj
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bailieship
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
balaenicipites
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balanoposthitis
balanoposthitis
noun
An inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce.
balanops
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
baldpatedness
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
ballhausplatz
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
ballistophobia
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
balneophysiology
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
baptlsta
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
barytosulphate
baseplate
baseplate
noun
(rail transport) Synonym of tie plate
A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.
baseplug
basicytoparaplastin
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basiparaplastin
basipetal
basipetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophilia
basophilia
noun
(hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated.
The condition of being basophilic.
basophilias
basophilias
noun
plural of basophilia
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.