(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
akmolinsk
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
algonkins
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkalosis
alkalosis
noun
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
alkalous
alkalurops
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allokinesis
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia
noun
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
ankylomerism
ankylos
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
askelon
asklepios
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
avalokitesvara
backblocks
backblocks
noun
plural of backblock
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
ballocks
ballocks
noun
Alternative form of bollocks
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
basilicock
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beetlestock
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
belostok
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bialystok
bialystoker
bikols
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackcods
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blackstock
blackstone
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blagoveshchensk
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blauboks
blauboks
noun
plural of blaubok
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blesbok
blesbok
noun
Alternative form of blesbuck
blesboks
blesboks
noun
plural of blesbok
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blocks
blocks
noun
plural of block
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of block
blocksburg
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
blockus
blokes
blokes
noun
plural of bloke
blomkest
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
boguslawsky
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilerworks
bollocks
bollocks
intj
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.
noun
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
(Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
verb
(transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
(transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To break.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollock
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bolsheviki
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bolsterwork
boltstrake
bookfuls
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
bookless
bookless
adj
Lacking education.
Without a book or books.
booklets
booklets
noun
plural of booklet
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
booklores
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.