(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
albuminocholia
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphisbaenous
anabathrum
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antihumbuggist
arceuthobium
archaimbaud
archambault
archhumbug
archicerebrum
arthrobacterium
ashburnham
audhumbla
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bahuma
bakhmut
balmuth
baluchitherium
barathrum
barathrum
noun
A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.
The abyss, hell.
bartholomeus
bashmuric
basiophthalmous
basommatophorous
batrachium
batrachospermum
baughman
baumbaugh
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beamhouse
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beaumarchais
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
bemouth
bemouth
verb
(transitive) To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim.
(transitive) To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat.
benzosulphimide
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumb
bethumb
verb
(transitive) To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bhumibol
bhumidar
bhumij
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bilihumin
biologicohumanistic
birdmouthed
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutosphaerite
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blabmouth
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blastophyllum
blechnum
bluhm
blumenthal
bochum
bochum
Proper noun
a city in western Germany
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bonhomously
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bothriums
botrychium
boucherism
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brachiorrheuma
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brachydodromous
brachyphyllum
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bramblebush
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomous
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
brontotherium
broombush
broombush
noun
Alternative form of broom bush
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.