(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiscabious
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
aquocarbonic
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archpublican
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
audubonistic
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autosymbolic
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureus
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
baculiticone
balsamaceous
baluchithere
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bareknuckled
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
bathycurrent
beaumarchais
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
becudgelling
beglerbegluc
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
berceaunette
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
binauricular
binauricular
adj
Alternative form of biauricular
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioacoustics
bioacoustics
noun
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
biscuitmaker
bitubercular
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
bleachground
blepharoncus
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodcurdler
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borotungstic
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
bradyacousia
bradyauxetic
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bronchiloquy
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
brunelleschi
brunoniaceae
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccellarius
buccolingual
buccolingual
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cheek and the tongue.
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and lingual vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and lingual aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buddhistical
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulbonuclear
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
bureaucratic
bureaucratic
adj
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
burseraceous
burseraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Burseraceae.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
butcherbroom
butteraceous
butteraceous
adj
Alternative form of butyraceous
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
candelabrums
canterburian
canterburies
carbonaceous
carbonaceous
adj
of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
carbophilous
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
carburetters
carburetters
noun
plural of carburetter
carburetting
carburettors
carburettors
noun
plural of carburettor
carburometer
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
cerebratulus
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
cerebrosuria
chambersburg
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
cherubfishes
cherubically
cherubically
adv
In a cherubic way.
cherubimical
childersburg
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
choriambuses
chubbinesses
chubbinesses
noun
plural of chubbiness
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
circulatable
circulatable
adj
Capable of being circulated.
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America
circumbuccal
circumbuccal
adj
(anatomy) Around the cheek
circumbulbar
circumscribe
circumscribe
verb
(geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.