An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
archaimbaud
archambault
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
barthianism
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachmaster
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedlamitish
beechbottom
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
bellmanship
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
bergamasche
beseechment
beseechment
noun
The act of beseeching; earnest entreaty.
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bhaktimarga
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
birdmouthed
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blastocheme
bleacherman
blemishment
blemishment
noun
The state of being blemished; disgrace; damage.
blossomhead
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bodhidharma
bohemianism
bohemianism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bolshevisms
bolshevisms
noun
plural of bolshevism
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bonhomously
bothridiums
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brachiotomy
brachydomal
brachyprism
brachytmema
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brahmachari
brahmachari
noun
A man who practises brahmacharya.
brahmajnana
brahmanhood
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahmanists
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
brahminists
bramblebush
branchiform
branchireme
brantingham
bremerhaven
brethrenism
brightsmith
brightsmith
noun
A whitesmith.
bromcamphor
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
bromothymol
bromothymol
noun
(organic chemistry) A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
buphthalmum
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
buttermouth
chamaebatia
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chloriambus
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
choriambize
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chromophobe
chromophobe
noun
(cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining
coxcombhood
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
dihybridism
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dromophobia
embellished
embellished
adj
Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embellish
embellisher
embellisher
noun
A machine or device used to embellish.
A person who embellishes.
embellishes
embellishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embellish
embouchment
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
embryophore
embryophore
noun
(biology) The outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm that forms the inner part of the eggshell
embryophyta
embryophyte
embryophyte
noun
(botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
embryotroph
embryotroph
noun
(biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.