(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
aboveproof
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
absolvatory
absolvatory
adj
Conferring absolution; absolutory.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
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.
adverbiation
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvability
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arbovale
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archvagabond
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
avicebron
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bacteriosolvent
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
baranov
barboursville
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
bartonsville
bartonville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
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.
bavaroy
bavaroy
noun
(obsolete) A kind of cloak or surtout.
bdellovibrio
beauvoir
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
beaverbrook
beaverroot
beaverton
beaverton
Proper noun
The name of several places
A city in Oregon, USA
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Alabama, USA
A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
befavor
befavour
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
behavioral
behavioral
adj
(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behaviored
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
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
bellevernon
bercovici
beriosova
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bevatron
bevatron
noun
A particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies of billions of electron volts.
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bevor
bevor
noun
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
bevors
bevors
noun
plural of bevor
bialveolar
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bioenvironmental
bioenvironmental
adj
Of or pertaining to the interactions between the environment and living organisms
bioenvironmentaly
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
blagonravov
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boerhavia
boilover
boilover
noun
A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
bolivar
bolivar
noun
Alternative spelling of bolívar
bolivares
bolivares
noun
plural of bolivar
bolivarite
bolivarite
Noun
An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bolivars
bonaventura
bonaventure
bonaventurism
bonaveria
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
booklover
booklover
noun
Alternative form of book lover.
bordelonville
borislav
borodankov
borrovian
boschvark
boshvark
boshvarks
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bouleverse
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bourneville
bouvard
bouvardia
bouvier
bouviers
bovard
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.
An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
boviform
boviform
adj
Shaped like an ox.
bovril
bovril
Proper noun
A brand of beef extract made in the UK.
bovver
bovver
noun
(Britain, slang) Violence, especially that associated with youth gangs.
Pronunciation spelling of bother.
bowersville
bradfordsville
brandonville
brasov
brassavola
bratstvo
bratstvo
noun
(historical) A union of Eastern Orthodox citizens or lay brothers affiliated with individual churches in cities throughout the Ruthenian part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.