A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
absampere
airphobia
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
approbate
approbate
adj
Approved.
verb
(transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.
arabophil
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backropes
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
ballproof
ballproof
adj
Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bapistery
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
baptornis
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
barkeeper
barkeeper
noun
A bartender: a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
barotropy
barotropy
noun
(physics) The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure
baryphony
beaproned
beboppers
beboppers
noun
plural of bebopper
becarpets
becarpets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet
becrampon
becripple
becripple
verb
(transitive) To make cripple; make lame.
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
beekeeper
beekeeper
noun
A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.
befrumple
belesprit
bephilter
bepicture
beplaster
beplaster
verb
(transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).
bepraiser
bepraiser
noun
One who bepraises.
bepranked
beslipper
beslipper
verb
(transitive) To put slippers on; provide with slippers.
bespatter
bespatter
verb
(transitive) To soil by spattering.
(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
(transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.
bespeaker
bespeaker
noun
One who bespeaks.
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
besputter
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bhagalpur
bhaktapur
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
bipartile
bipartile
adj
divisible into two parts
bipartite
bipartite
adj
(botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
(of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
Having two parts.
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bipyridyl
bipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds consisting of two pyridine groups joined directly together in a manner analogous to biphenyl
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bisporous
blepharal
blepharal
adj
Relating to the eyelids
blooddrop
bloodripe
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
blowspray
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
boarspear
bolograph
boltropes
boltropes
noun
plural of boltrope
bombproof
bombproof
adj
Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
noun
An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to bomb blasts.
bonaparte
bonaparte
Proper noun
A Corsican surname
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
The family of Napoleon Bonaparte
A former name for the island of Réunion
bookpress
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
bootstrap
bootstrap
noun
(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
(computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
(statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
verb
(computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
(computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
(statistics) To employ a bootstrap method.
To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
bopyridae
bosphorus
bosphorus
Proper noun
The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
bradypode
brainpans
brainpans
noun
plural of brainpan
bramantip
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
breesport
bridelope
brideship
bridgepot
brockport
bromopnea
bromopnea
noun
(medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath.
brookport
broomrape
broomrape
noun
Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
browpiece
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
bucksport
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bupleurol
bupleurol
noun
(organic chemistry) An alcohol with chemical formula C₁₀H₂₀O, derived from the essential oil from the flowers and leaves of Bupleurum fruticosum.
bupleurum
bupleurum
noun
Any of the genus Bupleurum of apiaceous plants.
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
buttstrap
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capybaras
capybaras
noun
plural of capybara
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpetweb
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
clapboard
clapboard
noun
(archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
(film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
(uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
verb
To cover with clapboards.
clapbread
clapbread
noun
clapcake
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
crabapple
crabapple
noun
An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
cryoprobe
cryoprobe
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery.
cupbearer
cupbearer
noun
(chiefly historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.
cupboards
cupboards
noun
plural of cupboard
drapeable
drapeable
adj
Able to be draped.
dropberry
epilabrum
eruptible
eruptible
adj
Able to be erupted.
euphorbia
euphorbia
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
euphorbus
expirable
expirable
adj
That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.
exprobate
exprobate
verb
Obsolete form of exprobrate.
graspable
graspable
adj
Able to be grasped
Able to be understood or comprehended; understandable
groupable
groupable
adj
(sciences, by extension from the basic sense) Compatible mathematically or (more generally) scientifically.
Capable of being grouped together.
hyperbata
hyperbola
hyperbola
noun
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
hyperbole
hyperbole
noun
(countable) An instance or example of such overstatement.
(countable, obsolete) A hyperbola.
(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
hypercube
hypercube
noun
(computing) A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others, by analogy with a hypercube of n dimensions.
(computing) A data cube with more than three dimensions.
(geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
(geometry) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
hypobaric
hypobaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure.
ibuprofen
ibuprofen
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
verb
(rare) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to.
improbate
improbate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disallow.
(obsolete, transitive) To disapprove of.
improbity
improbity
noun
a lack of probity, honesty or integrity
impuberal
impuberal
adj
(rare) Immature; not having come to puberty.
impuberty
impuberty
noun
The condition of not having reached puberty.
koopbrief
lapboards
lapboards
noun
plural of lapboard
mopboards
mopboards
noun
plural of mopboard
obreption
obreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
(obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.