(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abundant
abundant
adj
(mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
abundantia
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
atmidalbumin
audubonistic
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandcutter
bandobust
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
benedictus
benzotoluide
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bethunder
beturbaned
beturbaned
adj
wearing a turban
beudanite
beudantite
beudantite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadrantal
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
bituminoid
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodlusting
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blunted
blunted
adj
(slang) high on cannabis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunt
blunthead
blunthearted
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bonducnut
bondurant
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
breadnut
breadnut
noun
A tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
Artocarpus camansi, a close relative of the breadfruit
The edible fruit of this tree
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
bucklandite
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
bulletheadedness
bulletined
bulletined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletin
bundesrat
bundesrat
Proper noun
federal council of Germany
bundesrath
bundestag
bundestag
Proper noun
The federal/state parliament of Germany.
bundist
bundists
bundlerooted
bundlet
bundlet
noun
A small bundle.
bundobust
bundobust
noun
(India) A system or discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation.
bundt
bundt
noun
A baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area in the middle.
bundts
bundts
noun
plural of bundt
bunodont
bunodont
adj
(of molars) Whose cusps are rounded, not sharp peaks.
noun
A creature with teeth of this kind.
bunodonta
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
bunomastodontidae
bunoselenodont
bunoselenodont
adj
(zoology) Having teeth whose inner cusps have the form of blunt cones and the outer ones of longitudinal crescents
bunted
bunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bunt
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burnettized
burnettized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnettize
burntweed
burthened
burthened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burthen
butadiene
butadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
butazolidin
butenandt
butsudan
butsudan
noun
A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butteryfingered
buttoned
buttoned
adj
with buttons fastened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of button
buttonhold
buttonholder
buttonholed
buttonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
buttonmold
buttonmould
buttonmould
noun
(archaic) A disc of bone, wood, or other material, made into a button by covering it with cloth.
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
buttonwood
buttonwood
noun
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
ceratomandibular
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chondrofibromatous
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conductible
conductible
adj
Able to be conducted or transmitted.
Able to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
cosubordinate
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance
counterband
counterbend
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
counterborder
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
counterbuilding
counterembattled
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cumberlandite
danburite
danburite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral similar to topaz.
daubentonia
daubentoniidae
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debenture
debenture
noun
(finance, UK) A document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, giving them a means to collect a debt, as part of a secured loan.
(finance, US) A type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit or promise to pay of the issuer, not involving any physical assets or collateral, now commonly issued by large, well established corporations with adequate credit ratings.
(obsolete) A certificate of a loan made to the government; a government bond.
A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness.