(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abmodality
abody
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abscondedly
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
abydos
abydos
Proper noun
A ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.
A city in Asia Minor at the Hellespont.
acylamidobenzene
adebayo
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adorably
adorably
adv
In an adorable manner.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amblyopsidae
amblypod
amblypoda
amblypodous
ambystomidae
aminobenzaldehyde
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
anybodyd
aryballoid
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autohybridization
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
auxobody
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
azodicarboxylic
babydom
babydom
noun
The stage of life when a child is considered a baby.
The world or realm of babies.
babyhood
babyhood
noun
The state or period of infancy.
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
badacsonyi
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
baldmoneys
balladeroyal
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
ballyllumford
bandboxy
bandboxy
adj
resembling a bandbox
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bandytown
bardolatry
bardolatry
noun
(usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare
barleyhood
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
baywood
baywood
noun
The wood of the bay tree.
baywoods
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
bedoyo
beknottedly
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzhydroxamic
benzohydrol
benzoiodohydrin
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
beparody
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
berycoidea
berycoidean
berycoidei
berylloid
berylloid
noun
a solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
beydom
beydom
noun
The rank or status of bey.
beyond
beyond
adv
(informal) extremely, more than
Farther along or away.
In addition; more.
noun
Something that is far beyond.
The hereafter.
The unknown.
prep
(figurative) Not within the comprehension of.
Further away than.
Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
In addition to; supplementing.
Later than; after.
On the far side of.
Past, or out of reach of.
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
beyonds
beyonds
noun
plural of beyond
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bidactylous
bidirectionally
bidirectionally
adv
In opposite directions.
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
billyhood
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biodyne
bisdimethylamino
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blaydon
blaydon
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-
blepharodyschroia
blepharosyndesmitis
blindfoldedly
blindfoldly
blindstorey
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blondy
bloodalley
bloodberry
bloodberry
noun
Rivina humilis, a flowering plant in the pigeonberry family (Petiveriaceae) with bright red berries.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
bloodily
bloodily
adv
In a bloody manner.
bloodlessly
bloodlessly
adv
In a bloodless manner.
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
adj
(humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
bloodworthy
bloody
bloody
adj
(dated) Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
(informal, rare in Canada, US, common in Newfoundland, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
Characterised by bloodshed.
Covered in blood.
adv
(rare in US, Canada, common in Newfoundland, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, intensifier, now vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis.
noun
(informal) bloody mary
verb
(transitive) To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent).
(transitive) To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
(transitive) To stain with blood.
bloodybones
bloodying
bloodying
verb
present participle of bloody
blythewood
boardly
boardy
boardy
adj
(of a fabric) Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
boatyard
boatyard
noun
(rare) A shipyard.
A place where boats are built and repaired.
boatyards
boatyards
noun
plural of boatyard
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bodanzky
bodefully
bodgery
bodgery
noun
Clumsy or inelegant work.
bodily
bodily
adj
Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
Real; actual; put into execution.
adv
Forcefully, vigorously.
In bodily form; physically, corporally.
Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.
bodingly
bodingly
adv
in a boding manner
bodley
body
body
noun
(archaic or informal except in compounds) A person.
(archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.
(geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
(printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
(sociology) A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed.
(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
(uncountable) Substance; physical presence.
A bodysuit.
A corpse.
A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.
An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
Any physical object or material thing.
The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.
The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
What's a body gotta do to get a drink around here?
verb
(transitive) To embody.
(transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To murder someone.
(transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular, by extension) To utterly defeat someone.
(transitive, slang, video games) to hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.
To construct the bodywork of a car.
To give body or shape to something.
bodybending
bodyboarded
bodyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyboard
bodyboarding
bodyboarding
noun
A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
verb
present participle of bodyboard
bodybuild
bodybuild
verb
To take part in bodybuilding.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.