(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
archbuilder
archdissembler
archibald
archibaldo
archibold
arcimboldi
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
azodicarboxylic
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bacillicidal
bacillicidal
adj
Killing bacilli.
bacillicide
bacillicide
noun
(rare) Any material that kills bacilli.
bacillicidic
bacillicidic
adj
bacillicidal
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
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backliding
backlighted
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
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
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bacterioidal
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
baculoid
balanopsidaceae
balantidic
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachini
baldachino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
baldric
baldric
noun
A broad belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast, and under the opposite arm); less properly, any belt.
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladic
balladic
adj
(music) Characteristic of a ballad
balladical
balladical
adj
Alternative form of balladic
balladromic
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
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.
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
becircled
becircled
adj
(poetic) encircled
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becrippled
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelling
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedlamic
belatticed
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictionale
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benzalcyanhydrin
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
bescribbled
bescribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescribble
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
biciliated
biciliated
adj
Alternative form of biciliate
bicolored
bicolored
adj
Alternative form of bicoloured
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
biconditional
biconditional
adj
Having two conditions
noun
(logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
bicycled
bicycled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicycle
bicylindrical
bicylindrical
adj
Of or relating to two cylinders.
bidactyl
bidactyle
bidactylous
biddulphiaceae
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidialectal
bidialectal
adj
natively using or capable of using two dialects of a language
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bidirectionally
bidirectionally
adv
In opposite directions.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
biflected
biliverdic
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
birchdale
birdcall
birdcall
noun
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
An imitation of this cry.
Any vocalisation of a bird.
verb
(rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
birdcalls
birdcalls
noun
plural of birdcall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdcall
birdclapper
bisulcated
bituberculated
bivocalized
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackfigured
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackshirted
blanchardville
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.