(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
auribromide
aurobromide
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
balladromic
banderoling
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
bardolphian
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
baronetised
baronetized
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
becowarding
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
beddingroll
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
berycoidean
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
billboarded
billboarded
adj
(computer graphics) Displayed using the billboarding technique.
Lined with billboards.
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
birddogging
birdmouthed
birobidzhan
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
blandfordia
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
blindstorey
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
boardsailor
boardsailor
noun
windsurfer
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bodhidharma
bodicemaker
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
borderlight
borderlines
borderlines
noun
plural of borderline
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
botryllidae
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize
bowdlerizer
bowdlerizer
noun
One who bowdlerizes.
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowermaiden
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypodoid
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridgeboard
bridgeboard
noun
(architecture) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
britishhood
brittlewood
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
broadsiding
broadsiding
verb
present participle of broadside
broadwayite
brobdingnag
brobdingnag
Proper noun
A fictional country inhabited by giants, which appears in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
bromidrosis
bromidrosis
noun
(medicine) Fetid or foul-smelling perspiration.
bromocyanid
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bromoiodide
bromoiodism
bromoiodism
noun
poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
bucerotidae
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cerebroside
cerebroside
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
cornbraided
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
crookbilled
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarration
debonairity
debonairity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decarbonise
decarbonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize
decarbonize
decarbonize
verb
To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production systems and processes.
To remove carbon from something, especially from an engine.
deliberator
deliberator
noun
A person who deliberates
demibombard
deoxyribose
deoxyribose
noun
(biochemistry) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
diabolarchy
dicarbonate
dicarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
discordable
discordable
adj
That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
disrobement
disrobement
noun
The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes).
distortable
distortable
adj
Capable of being distorted.
distributor
distributor
noun
(printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
One who or that which distributes.
dithyrambos
divorceable
divorceable
adj
Able to divorce.
That can be divorced (separated, e.g. conceptually); separable.
doctrinable
doctrinable
adj
(obsolete) Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine.
dogberryism
dogberryism
noun
Alternative form of Dogberryism
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dorsibranch
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
doxorubicin
doxorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
dromophobia
embarricado
embordering
embordering
verb
present participle of emborder
embroidered
embroidered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embroider
embroiderer
embroiderer
noun
A person who embroiders
erodability
erodability
noun
Misspelling of erodibility.
erodibility
erodibility
noun
The quality or degree of being erodible.
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibroadenia
fibromatoid
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluobromide
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
forbiddable
forbiddable
adj
Capable of being forbidden.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
frescobaldi
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
hebdomarian
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule