Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortion
abortion
noun
(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
(figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
(now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobion
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
alberoni
albertin
amberina
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
arabians
arabinic
arbinose
atabrine
atabrine
noun
Synonym of quinacrine
bacterin
bacterin
noun
A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
bactrian
bactrian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.
badarian
badineur
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bairnish
bairnish
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banister
banister
noun
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
verb
To act as a banister
To construct a banister
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
barbican
barbican
noun
A fortress at the end of a bridge.
A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.
A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town
An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
barbiton
barbiton
noun
an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre
barbizon
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
bargains
bargains
noun
plural of bargain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bargain
baritone
baritone
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of barytone.
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass
The male voice between tenor and bass
The musical range between tenor and bass
a brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn
barkinji
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barnaise
barniest
barniest
adj
superlative form of barny: most barny
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
baronial
baronial
adj
Belonging or relating to a baron or barons.
Suitable for a baron.
baronies
baronies
noun
plural of barony
baronize
baronize
verb
(transitive) To confer the status of baron upon.
barosmin
barosmin
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A resinous product of buchu (from Barosma species), used as a diuretic.
barrikin
barthian
barthian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1886–1968), Swiss Reformed theologian.
bartisan
bartisan
noun
(architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.
bartizan
bartizan
noun
Alternative form of bartisan
bartonia
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
barytine
bassorin
bassorin
noun
(organic chemistry) An amylose that is a constituent part of a species of gum from Basra ( <= Bassora), tragacanth, and some gum resins.
bavarian
bavarian
noun
A type of custard-like food, made with fruit.
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
bearbind
bearbind
noun
European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
bearbine
bearbine
noun
Hedge bindweed, bearbind (Calystegia sepium), certain bindweed found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
bebeerin
bebeerin
noun
Archaic form of bebeerine.
beckiron
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
beginger
beginner
beginner
noun
(theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
Someone who sets something in motion.
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
beichner
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
benitier
benitier
noun
(Christianity) The vase or vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.
beraking
berating
berating
verb
present participle of berate
berberin
berberin
noun
Archaic form of berberine.
berenice
berezina
beribbon
beribbon
verb
to trim with ribbon
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
beringed
beringed
adj
Wearing a ring or rings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bering
berlinda
berliner
berliner
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
A doughnut with a sweet filling.
berlines
berlines
noun
plural of berline
bernardi
bernicia
bernicle
bernicle
noun
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A form of torture in which the legs were crushed between pieces of wood.
A barnacle goose.
berniece
berrigan
berriman
berrying
berrying
noun
An expedition to pick berries.
verb
present participle of berry
berstine
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
berycine
beryline
beryline
adj
Alternative form of berylline
bespring
betorcin
bevaring
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bhandari
bickiron
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
bigaroon
bigaroon
noun
(dated) The Royal Ann cherry.
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
bilander
bilander
noun
(nautical, historical) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
bilinear
bilinear
adj
(complex analysis, physics, engineering) Of or pertaining to a Möbius transformation (type of conformal map representable as the ratio of two linear functions).
(linear algebra, of a function in two variables) Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.
noun
(linear algebra) A bilinear function.
bimarine
binaries
binaries
noun
plural of binary
binarium
binaural
binaural
adj
Of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.
bindoree
binormal
binormal
adj
(mathematics) describing such a line
noun
(mathematics) A line that is at right angles to both the normal and the tangent of a point on a curve and, together with them, forms three orthogonal axes
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
bionergy
bionergy
noun
Alternative form of bioenergy
biotrons
biotrons
noun
plural of biotron
biplanar
biplanar
adj
(anatomy, of the foot) Both frontal and sagittal
(mathematics) Between two tangent planes
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birchman
birdikin
birdikin
Noun
A young bird.
birdings
birdland
birdling
birdling
noun
A little bird; birdie; a nestling (young bird, baby bird).
birdnest
birdnest
noun
Alternative form of bird's nest
verb
(intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest
(intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests
(transitive, intransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
birkenia
birlings
birlings
noun
plural of birling
birthing
birthing
noun
(nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing
(sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth.
verb
present participle of birth
bisharin
bitterns
bitterns
noun
plural of bittern
biventer
biventer
noun
(anatomy) Any digastric part or organ.
biwinter
blearing
blearing
verb
present participle of blear
blinders
blinders
noun
plural of blinder
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blowiron
blurbing
blurbing
verb
present participle of blurb
blurping
blurring
blurring
noun
A blurry patch.
verb
present participle of blur
blurting
blurting
noun
Something that is blurted, or spoken hastily without thinking.
verb
present participle of blurt
boarding
boarding
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
(uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
A structure made of boards.
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.