(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenopharyngitis
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afternight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alcheringa
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
amphicarpogenous
amphisporangiate
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androsphinges
anemobiagraph
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
angiemphraxis
angiocardiographies
angiohypertonia
angiorrhea
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropogenist
anthropogeographic
anthropogeographic
adj
(anthropology) Relating to anthropogeography
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropophagite
anthropophagite
noun
A cannibal.
anthropophagize
anthropoteleological
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
antilethargic
antilethargic
adj
Preventing lethargy.
antiparagraphe
aphrogeneia
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
archaeologian
archaeologian
noun
(archaic) An archaeologist.
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archangelica
archangelical
archangelical
Adjective
archangelic
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegoniata
archegoniatae
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archegoniophore
archegoniophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archengineer
archeologian
archgenethliac
archigenesis
archigonocyte
archipelagian
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archostegnosis
argeiphontes
argininephosphoric
argiphontes
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arthromeningitis
arthroneuralgia
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
atheriogaean
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
athrogenic
azygobranchiate
barehanding
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bedlingtonshire
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
begarnish
behring
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
beneighbored
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benightmare
benzophloroglucinol
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
berlichingen
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
beshivering
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blennorrhagia
blennorrhagia
noun
Excessive blennorrhea, or mucous discharge, especially as seen in gonorrhea.
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boltuprightness
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
brachering
brachioganoidei
branchiogenous
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
breathingly
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brighteners
brighteners
noun
plural of brightener
brightening
brightening
noun
An instance of becoming brighter.
verb
present participle of brighten
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brightnesses
brightnesses
noun
plural of brightness
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchoaspergillosis
bronchogenic
bronchogenic
adj
Originating in the bronchus.
bronchohemorrhagia
bronchoplegia
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.