A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjudicator
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
archaimbaud
archbuilder
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
bauckiebird
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucerotidae
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carburetted
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
corpsbruder
counterband
counterbend
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
curveballed
curveballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curveball
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decarburize
decarburize
verb
To decarbonize.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
demibuckram
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
doublecross
doublecross
noun
(plant breeding, animal breeding) The hybrid product of double-crossing.
An instance of betrayal of one who has been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting them.
verb
To betray someone by leading them into a trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
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.
elucubrated
elucubrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elucubrate
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
irreducible
irreducible
adj
(algebra, of an element of a ring) that its only divisors are units and associates.
(group theory, of a representation) Impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation.
(mathematics, of a polynomial) Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1).
(number theory, of a fraction) Whose numerator and denominator share no common factor greater than 1.
(number theory, of an integer) Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime.
(topology, of a manifold) Not containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form.
Not able to be reduced or lessened.
noun
(mathematics) Such a polynomial
irreducibly
irreducibly
adv
In an irreducible manner, or state.
lumbricidae
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
orbiculated
orbiculated
adj
Alternative form of orbiculate
packbuilder
poundbreach
precludable
precludable
adj
That may be precluded.
produceable
produceable
adj
Alternative form of producible
productible
productible
adj
(archaic) Capable of being produced; producible.
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
quadribasic
quadribasic
adj
(chemistry) tetrabasic
resubjected
resubjected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of resubject
rubicundity
rubicundity
noun
The state or condition of being rubicund; ruddiness, redness.
subacridity
subarcuated
subarcuated
adj
subarcuate
subbranched
subcardinal
subcardinal
adj
(anatomy) Located beneath a cardinal vein
subchloride
subchloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chloride that contains a smaller proportion of chlorine than the normal / typical chloride of a particular metal
subchondral
subchondral
adj
(bone) Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.
subchorioid
subcoracoid
subcoracoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula.
subcrenated
subcultured
subcultured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of subculture
subdeaconry
subdeaconry
noun
The office of subdeacon; subdeaconship.
subdirector
subdirector
noun
(business) A director who reports to another director.
subdistrict
subdistrict
noun
A district forming part of a larger district.
verb
(transitive) To divide (a district) into subdistricts.
submediocre
submediocre
adj
Worse than mediocre.
subordinacy
subordinacy
Noun
The property or condition of being subordinate.
subproducts
subproducts
noun
plural of subproduct
subradiance
subradiance
noun
(physics) The cooperative inhibition of spontaneous emission by a destructive interatomic interference
subradiancy
subscripted
subscripted
adj
Converted to a subscript form.
Having one or more subscripts.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of subscript
trombiculid
trombiculid
noun
(zoology) Any mite of the family Trombiculidae.
tuberculide
tuberculoid
tuberculoid
adj
Of or pertaining to tuberculosis
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tubercule
unbarricade
unbarricade
verb
(transitive) To unbolt or unbar; to open.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbroadcast
unbroadcast
adj
Not broadcasted.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
unbutchered
unbutchered
adj
Not butchered.
unchambered
unchambered
adj
Not divided into chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchamber
underbodice
underbodice
noun
An undershirt for women, typically sleeveless and worn under a blouse or a dress's bodice.
underbraced
underbraced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underbrace
underbranch
underbranch
noun
(obsolete) A twig or branchlet.
A lower branch.
underscribe
underscribe
noun
A lower-ranking scribe; an assistant scribe.
undescribed
undescribed
adj
Not described
Not previously known to science
uninscribed
uninscribed
adj
Not inscribed.
unreducible
unreducible
Adjective
Not reducible.
unreducibly
unscrambled
unscrambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unscramble