(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
aboves
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolvable
absolvable
adj
That may be absolved.
absolvatory
absolvatory
adj
Conferring absolution; absolutory.
absolve
absolve
verb
(transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
(transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish.
(transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve.
(transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
(transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absolvitor
absolvitor
noun
(Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
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.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
absvolt
abvolts
abvolts
noun
plural of abvolt
alveolosubnasal
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bacteriosolvent
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
barboursville
bartonsville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
basov
bavarois
bavarois
noun
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
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.
bavoso
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
beethovenish
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
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
behoovefulness
behooves
behooves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behoove
behoves
behoves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behove
beloveds
beloveds
noun
plural of beloved
benevolences
benevolences
noun
plural of benevolence
benevolentness
benevolentness
noun
The state or quality of being benevolent.
benevolist
beriosova
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bestove
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
bevors
bevors
noun
plural of bevor
bezpopovets
bicalvous
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
bidonvilles
bidonvilles
noun
plural of bidonville
bioactivities
bioactivities
noun
plural of bioactivity
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
biplosive
bishopville
bivalvous
bivalvous
adj
(archaic) Having two valves; bivalvular.
bivious
bivious
adj
(rare) Having, or leading, two ways.
bivoluminous
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
blagoveshchensk
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blossvale
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bloviates
bloviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloviate
bloviations
bloviations
noun
plural of bloviation
boastive
boastive
adj
(archaic) presumptuous
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
bohuslav
boissevain
bolivares
bolivares
noun
plural of bolivar
bolivars
bolivianos
bolivianos
noun
plural of boliviano
bolivians
bolivias
bolivias
noun
plural of bolivia
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bolsheviki
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bolshevism
bolshevism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism.
bolshevisms
bolshevisms
noun
plural of bolshevism
bolshevist
bolshevist
Noun
A Bolshevik (also used attributively).
bolshevistic
bolshevistically
bolshevists
bolshevization
bolshevize
bolshevize
verb
(transitive) To make Bolshevik.
bolshevized
bolshevized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bolshevize
bolshevizes
bolshevizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolshevize
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bonaventurism
bonavist
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
bondslave
bondslave
noun
One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman.
bondsville
boneshave
bonnyvis
bookshelves
bookshelves
noun
plural of bookshelf
borislav
boschvark
boschveld
boscovich
boshvark
boshvarks
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillaeas
noun
plural of bougainvillaea
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bouleverse
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bouviers
bouvines
bovarism
bovarism
noun
Alternative spelling of bovarysm
bovarist
bovaristic
bovarysm
bovarysm
noun
(psychology) An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality.