(carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
bifolia
bifolia
noun
plural of bifolium
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
bifoliolate
bifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves do.
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
bifollicular
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bilifaction
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
bilification
billfold
billfold
noun
A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
billfolds
billfolds
noun
plural of billfold
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
bishopful
blandfordia
blatiform
blattiform
blenniiform
blenniiform
noun
Any fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.
blenniiformes
blindfold
blindfold
adj
Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
Thoughtless; reckless.
adv
With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
noun
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
verb
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
To obscure understanding or comprehension.
blindfolded
blindfolded
adj
Wearing a blindfold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blindfold
blindfoldedly
blindfoldedness
blindfoldedness
noun
The state or quality of being blindfolded.
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
blindfolding
blindfolding
noun
The act of covering with a blindfold.
verb
present participle of blindfold
blindfoldly
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
bloodfins
bloodfins
noun
plural of bloodfin
bloomfield
bloomfield
Proper noun
A town in Connecticut
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A township in New Jersey
A city in New Mexico
A village in New York
A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Vermont
bloomfieldian
bloomfieldian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
Noun
A supporter of Leonard Bloomfieldian's linguistic theories.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
boatlifting
boatlifting
verb
present participle of boatlift
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
boilerful
boilerful
noun
Enough to fill a boiler.
boiloff
boiloff
noun
The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the environment in which it is stored.
boiloffs
boiloffs
noun
plural of boiloff
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bonfield
booklift
borofluohydric
borofluoric
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
borofluorin
borowolframic
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
bowieful
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachiofaciolingual
bradfordsville
brevifoliate
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
brookfield
broomfield
brotuliform
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
buffalofish
buffalofishes
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bulimiform
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
burfordville
burglarproofing
caffoline
caffoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₅H₉N₃O₂, obtained from caffeine by successively removing one methylamine and two carbonic anhydride groups.
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calamiform
calathiform
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calcariform
calcariform
adj
Having the shape of a spur
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciferol
calciferol
noun
Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcification
calcification
noun
The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.
calcifications
calcifications
noun
plural of calcification
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calcioferrite
calcioferrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
calefaction
calefaction
noun
The act of warming or heating.
The state or condition of being heated.
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
califon
california
californian
californian
Adjective
Of or relating to California.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
californiana
californians
californicus
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
californiums
calorifacient
calorifacient
adj
(physiology, dated) Having or relating to the power of producing heat; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
calorific
calorific
adj
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
(physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
calorifical
calorifical
adj
Archaic form of calorific.
calorifically
calorifically
adv
In a calorific manner
calorification
calorification
noun
The production of heat, especially animal heat.
calorifics
calorifier
calorifier
noun
An apparatus that generates hot water
calorify
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycifloral
calycifloral
adj
(botany) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle.
calyciflorate
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
canafistola
canafistolo
canafistulo
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capitelliform
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprifoil
caprifoil
noun
(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
caprifoliaceae
caprifoliaceous
caprifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caprifoliaceae family of honeysuckles.
caprifolium
caprimulgiformes
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboncliff
cartilaginification
cartilaginification
noun
The formation of cartilage.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflory
cauliflory
noun
The quality of being cauliflorous.
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.