(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
aboveproof
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
adverbiation
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arbovale
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
avicebron
bacteriosolvent
barboursville
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
bartonsville
bartonville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
bavaroise
bavaroise
noun
(sometimes proscribed) A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.
A drink of sweetened milk, eggs and tea, often with some sort of spirit.
bdellovibrio
beauvoir
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
beaverbrook
beaverroot
beaverton
beaverton
Proper noun
The name of several places
A city in Oregon, USA
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Alabama, USA
A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
befavor
befavour
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
behavioral
behavioral
adj
(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behaviored
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
bellevernon
bercovici
beriosova
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bevatron
bevatron
noun
A particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies of billions of electron volts.
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bevor
bevor
noun
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
bevors
bevors
noun
plural of bevor
bialveolar
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bioenvironmental
bioenvironmental
adj
Of or pertaining to the interactions between the environment and living organisms
bioenvironmentaly
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boerhavia
boilover
boilover
noun
A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
bolivares
bolivares
noun
plural of bolivar
bolivarite
bolivarite
Noun
An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bonaventurism
bonaveria
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
booklover
booklover
noun
Alternative form of book lover.
bordelonville
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bouleverse
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bourneville
bouvier
bouviers
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
bovver
bovver
noun
(Britain, slang) Violence, especially that associated with youth gangs.
Pronunciation spelling of bother.
bowersville
bradfordsville
brandonville
bravadoed
bravadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bravado
bravadoes
bravadoes
noun
plural of bravado
bravoed
bravoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bravo
bravoes
bravoite
breakover
breshkovsky
brevicomis
breviconic
breviconic
adj
(malacology) Relating to, or composed of, brevicones.
brevifoliate
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
brevirostrate
brevirostrate
adj
Short-beaked; having a short bill.
brevirostrines
bristolville
broadleaves
broadleaves
noun
plural of broadleaf
broadview
broadwives
brodheadsville
bromsgrove
bromsgrove
Proper noun
a town in Worcestershire, England.
bromvoel
bromvogel
bromvogel
noun
(South Africa) The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).
bronchoalveolar
bronchoalveolar
adj
Relating to both the bronchi and the alvioli of the lungs
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
bronxville
brookeville
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
brooklandville
brooksville
brookview
brookville
browerville
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
brownville
buccocervical
buccocervical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cheek and the neck
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and cervical vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and cervical aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bucorvinae
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
burfordville
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.