(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
absenteeship
absenteeship
noun
(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
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
amblycephalus
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
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
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
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.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
aspidobranchiate
asthenophobia
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bailieship
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneophysiology
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
barytosulphate
basidiophore
basiophthalmite
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
bathyhyperesthesia
bathyhypesthesia
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
batrachospermum
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
beachdrops
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautyship
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
beldamship
bellerophontes
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
bellmanship
belonosphaerite
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benthoscope
benzophosphinic
benzosulphimide
bephrase
bespeech
bespeech
verb
(transitive) To address in speech
besplash
besplash
verb
(transitive) To splash all over; to wet by splashing.
beterschap
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
beyship
beyship
noun
The role or status of a bey.
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliotherapies
bibliotherapies
noun
plural of bibliotherapy
bibliotherapist
bibliotherapist
noun
A therapist who provides bibliotherapy.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biopsychologies
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biphase
biphase
adj
Consisting of two phases, such as a liquid and a solid.
noun
A method of transmitting binary data that avoids problems associated with long strings of ones or zeros.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bishopville
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bismutosphaerite
bisphenoid
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitesheep
bitesheep
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bishop, particularly a Catholic bishop persecuting Protestants.
blankenship
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.