(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
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albuminocholia
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushlike
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
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihumbuggist
aquaphobia
aquaphobia
noun
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
arceuthobium
archaimbaud
archbuilder
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archibuteo
archicerebrum
archpublican
arthrobacterium
ashurbanipal
aulophobia
aulophobia
noun
fear of flutes
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
bacchiuchii
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacchuslike
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bahuvrihi
bahuvrihi
noun
(grammar, also attributive) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchi
baluchis
baluchistan
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
bankruptship
baragouinish
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bashmuric
basiophthalmous
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
batrachium
bauchi
bauhinia
bauhinia
noun
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beauharnais
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
beaumarchais
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautihood
beautyship
becushioned
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
behistun
beluchi
benzophloroglucinol
benzosulphimide
benzothiofuran
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bhavabhuti
bhikku
bhikkuni
bhikshu
bhikshu
noun
(Buddhism) A bhikkhu.
bhojpuri
bhudevi
bhumibol
bhumidar
bhumij
bhungi
bhungini
bhutani
bhutani
Proper noun
A Baloch tribe residing in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The language of the aforementioned people.
bhutia
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bibliothque
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biddulphia
biddulphiaceae
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
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bilihumin
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
biophilous
biophilous
adj
(psychology) Exhibiting or relating to biophilia.
birchrunville
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
birdmouthed
bishopful
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.