(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abdicant
abdicant
adj
(rare) Abdicating; renouncing.
noun
One who abdicates.
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abietene
abietene
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
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.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinths
absinths
noun
plural of absinth
abstains
abstains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
aibonito
albanite
albation
albertin
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambition
ambition
noun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
ambonite
anabatic
anabatic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis
(of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)
noun
Short for anabatic wind.
antibalm
antibank
antibank
adj
Opposing banks (financial institutions).
antibias
antibias
adj
Opposing or countering bias.
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
atabrine
atabrine
noun
Synonym of quinacrine
ayenbite
baconist
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.
badenite
bagatine
bagtikan
baiginet
bailment
bailment
noun
(law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
(obsolete) Bail.
balanite
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
banality
banality
noun
(countable) Something which is banal.
(rare, historical) A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.
(uncountable) The quality of being banal.
bananist
banatite
banatite
noun
(petrology) granodiorite or rock of similar composition that intruded in the Banat region of Europe in the Cretaceous
bandaite
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
banditti
banditti
noun
(archaic) robbers or outlaws.
bangtail
bangtail
noun
(US) A racehorse.
(marketing) An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
verb
To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
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
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
bantings
bantling
bantling
noun
(archaic) A bastard-child.
(archaic, UK dialectal) An infant or young child.
(archaic, derogatory) A brat.
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
basanite
basanite
noun
(geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
bascinet
bascinet
noun
A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
basinets
basinets
noun
plural of basinet
bassinet
bassinet
noun
A bascinet (type of helmet).
A newborn baby's bed, traditionally made of woven reeds or straw.
bastings
bastings
noun
plural of basting
bastions
bastions
noun
plural of bastion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastion
batavian
batavian
Adjective
From Batavia; Jakartan.
From the ancient Germanic tribe of the Batavi, living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen.
Noun
Someone from Batavia; Jakartan.
Someone from the tribe of the Batavi.
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
batiking
batiking
verb
present participle of batik
batonist
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battings
battings
noun
plural of batting
battling
battling
adj
Fertile.
Nourishing; fattening.
noun
A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.
verb
present participle of battle
bavenite
bavenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
bealtine
beaniest
beaniest
adj
superlative form of beany: most beany
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beetling
beetling
adj
Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
noun
The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
verb
present participle of beetle
behistun
beignets
beignets
noun
plural of beignet
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
belitong
belitung
belonite
belonite
noun
One of the minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
beltings
beltings
noun
plural of belting
beltline
beltline
noun
(automotive) The imaginary line marking the upper end of the lower body of an automobile, running just below the bottoms of the windows
A beltway: a circular expressway around a city
bendicta
bendicty
benedict
benedict
adj
(obsolete) Having mild and salubrious qualities.
noun
(rare) A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
verb
(of eggs) To poach and serve on an English muffin with ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
(rare) to bless.
benedikt
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
benitier
benitier
noun
(Christianity) The vase or vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.
bentinck
bentonia
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint
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
betaines
betaines
noun
plural of betaine
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethania
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bethwine
betiding
betiding
verb
present participle of betide
betocsin
betonica
betonies
betonies
noun
plural of betony
betorcin
bettinus
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewhiten
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
biamonte
biathlon
biathlon
noun
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.
bibation
bibation
noun
(obscure) Drinking, act of drinking (especially alcohol), imbibing.
bidental
bidental
adj
(phonetics) articulated with both the upper and lower teeth.
(zoology) Having only two teeth.
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place that had been struck by lightning and consecrated and enclosed.
(zoology) An organism that has only two teeth, especially a dinosaur of the infraorder Dicynodontia.
bidented
bidstand
biethnic
biethnic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of two ethnic groups.
noun
A member of two ethnic groups.
biggonet
bighting
bighting
verb
present participle of bight
biliment
biliment
noun
(obsolete) A woman's ornament; habiliment.
bilinite
bilinite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
bilithon
billiton
billtong
biltongs
biltongs
noun
plural of biltong
binately
binately
adv
In a binate manner.
bination
bination
noun
(Catholicism) In the Catholic Church, the offering up of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass twice on the same day by the same celebrant.
bindwith
biotoxin
biotoxin
noun
Any toxin produced by a living organism
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
biscotin
biscotin
noun
A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
bisonant
bisonant
adj
Having two sounds
bitanhol
bitanhol
noun
The tropical tree Calophyllum inophyllum.
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
bithynia
bithynia
Proper noun
ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor.
bitingly
bitingly
adv
In a biting manner.
bitstone
bitterns
bitterns
noun
plural of bittern
bittings
bittings
noun
plural of bitting
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
bivalent
bivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of 2; having two ligands
(genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against two different viruses.