(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abominable
abominable
adj
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
Very bad or inferior.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abonnement
abonnement
noun
A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term.
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamite
abrahamsen
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admittable
admittable
adj
Able to be admitted.
admittible
admittible
adj
Archaic spelling of admittable.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alembicate
amalbergas
ambassiate
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambocoelia
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
ameloblast
ameloblast
noun
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth
amerceable
amerceable
adj
Liable to be amerced.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
ametabolia
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
amoebiasis
amoebiasis
noun
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amphibiety
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anaerobium
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antelabium
antenumber
arboretums
armbruster
assemblage
assemblage
noun
(archaeology) A group of different artifacts found in association with one another.
(art) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.
A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
A gathering of people.
The process of assembling or bringing together.
assemblers
assemblers
noun
plural of assembler
assemblies
assemblies
noun
plural of assemblie
plural of assembly
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
asssembler
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
avondbloem
avondbloem
noun
Alternative form of aandblom
babblement
babblement
noun
(obsolete) babble
babblesome
babblesome
adj
Characterised or marked by babbling
bacillemia
bacillemia
noun
A form of bacteraemia where the infectious agent is a bacillus.
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
baggageman
baggageman
noun
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.
balanceman
balanceman
noun
A man employed to sit on the trunk of a tree while it is transported and keep it horizontal.
baldmoneys
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bambochade
bamboozled
bamboozled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bamboozle
bamboozler
bamboozler
noun
One who bamboozles; a trickster.
bamboozles
bamboozles
noun
plural of bamboozle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bamboozle
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
baphometic
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barometers
barometers
noun
plural of barometer
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barthelemy
bartholemy
bartolomeo
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batholomew
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bathyseism
battelmatt
battements
battements
noun
plural of battement
batteryman
battlement
battlement
noun
(poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Any high wall for defense.
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
battlesome
battlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by battle(s); quarrelsome
baumeister
bayminette
bazookamen
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
beachlamar
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaumontia
becalmment
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beckemeyer
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bediademed
bedimplies
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedlamised
bedlamized
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset