(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.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
albertin
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.
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
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
barbiton
barbiton
noun
an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre
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
barniest
barniest
adj
superlative form of barny: most barny
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
barytine
benitier
benitier
noun
(Christianity) The vase or vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.
berating
berating
verb
present participle of berate
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
betorcin
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
biotrons
biotrons
noun
plural of biotron
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
birthing
birthing
noun
(nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing
(sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth.
verb
present participle of birth
bitterns
bitterns
noun
plural of bittern
biventer
biventer
noun
(anatomy) Any digastric part or organ.
biwinter
blurting
blurting
noun
Something that is blurted, or spoken hastily without thinking.
verb
present participle of blurt
boithrin
bonitary
bonitary
adj
beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil
borating
borating
noun
treatment or reaction with a borate
bornites
bornites
noun
plural of bornite
bornitic
bornitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of or relating to bornite.
brantail
brantail
noun
(UK, dialect, Yorkshire) The European redstart.
branting
bratianu
bratling
bratling
noun
A little brat.
brattain
braunite
braunite
noun
(mineralogy) A silicate mineral containing divalent and trivalent manganese and forming grey-black tetragonal crystals.
brenthis
bridgton
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
brighton
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
briniest
briniest
adj
superlative form of briny: most briny
brinston
brittain
brittani
brittany
brittany
Proper noun
A region in north-west France.
The British Isles.
name popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.
Coward
A breed of gun dog.
britteny
brittnee
brittney
brittney
Proper noun
name, a variant of Brittany.
brontide
brontide
noun
A sound like that of distant thunder, some of which may have seismic origins.
bronxite
bronzite
bronzite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of enstatite, often with a bronze-like lustre.
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
bruiting
bruiting
noun
The act of one who bruits something; the promulgation of news or rumours.
verb
present participle of bruit
bryanite
bryanite
Noun
A supporter of (1860–1925), US orator and politician, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party.
burinist
burinist
noun
One who engraves with a burin.
burnight
bursting
bursting
adj
(often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.
So full (with something) as almost to erupt.
Very eager (to do something).
noun
The act by which something bursts.
verb
present participle of burst
butyrins
butyrins
noun
plural of butyrin
byronist
byronite
cantabri
centibar
centibar
noun
A unit of pressure, one hundredth of a bar; symbol cbar.
inbreath
inbreath
noun
A breath taken in; an inhalation.
inbursts
inbursts
noun
plural of inburst
intebred
interbed
interbed
verb
(geology) To interleave between other beds or strata having different characteristics
ironbelt
isobront
isobront
noun
(meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
(meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points which, on average, experience the same number of thundery days per year.
obtainer
obtainer
noun
One who obtains.
orbation
orbation
noun
(obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
orbiting
orbiting
verb
present participle of orbit
outbring
outbring
verb
(transitive) To bring out; deliver; utter; express.
rabatine
rabatine
noun
Alternative form of rabato (“type of collar”)
ratisbon
ratisbon
Proper noun
Regensburg
rebating
rebating
verb
present participle of rebate
reobtain
reobtain
verb
(transitive) To obtain again.
ringbolt
ringbolt
noun
an eyebolt with a captive ring passing through it
robinett
robotian
rubenist
sorbitan
sorbitan
noun
(chemistry) a dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers
starobin
tabering
tabering
verb
present participle of taber
taborine
taborine
noun
A small, shallow drum; a tabor.
taboring
taboring
verb
present participle of tabor
taborins
tabourin
tabourin
noun
Alternative form of taborine
tenebrio
thonburi
thrombin
thrombin
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).
tiberian
tiberian
Adjective
about, from, or of or the
about, from, or of
about, from, or of the
tiberine
tjirebon
trainboy
trebling
trebling
verb
present participle of treble
treebine
tribunal
tribunal
noun
(Philippines, historical) A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.
(law) An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
tribunes
tribunes
noun
plural of tribune
tubicorn
turbinal
turbinal
adj
(anatomy) Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.
Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
turbined
turbined
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind or number of turbines.
turbiner
turbines
turbines
noun
plural of turbine
twinborn
twinborn
adj
born a twin or twins
unbegirt
unbegirt
adj
Not begirt.
unbitter
unbitter
adj
Not bitter.
unbright
unbright
adj
Not bright; lacking light; dim.
Not bright; of limited intellect.
underbit
underbit
verb
simple past tense of underbite
untribal
unturbid
unturbid
adj
Not turbid.
urbanist
urbanist
noun
A person who studies cities and their growth.
An urban planner.
urbanite
urbanite
noun
One of a demographic class of young, socially-conscious, urban professionals.
Rock-like recycled building material from man-made sources.
Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area.