(law, obsolete) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
abreact
abreact
verb
(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
abricot
acrobat
acrobat
noun
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
(figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
To practise acrobatics.
bactria
bactris
barytic
barytic
adj
Containing barium
Of or pertaining to baryta
batcher
batcher
noun
A machine for preparing batches, especially of concrete, of a fixed size or volume.
bearcat
bearcat
noun
(obsolete) A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the family Ursidae).
(obsolete) A red panda (Ailurus fulgens, in the family Ailuridae).
A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
becater
beclart
beclart
verb
(transitive, UK dialectal) To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.
becrust
becurst
berchta
betrace
bickart
borscht
borscht
noun
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.
Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed
bortsch
botcher
botcher
noun
(obsolete) A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
A young salmon; a grilse.
brachet
brachet
noun
(obsolete) A female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach.
bracket
bracket
noun
(UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
(US) "[" and "]" specifically - as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
(algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
(land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
(sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament.
(typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”)
One of several ranges of numbers.
verb
(military) To gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.
(philosophy, phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.
(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
To enclose in typographical brackets.
To mark distinctly for special treatment.
To place in the same category.
To set aside, discount, ignore.
To support by means of mechanical brackets.
bractea
bractea
noun
Alternative form of bract
bracted
bracted
Adjective
Having bracts.
brocket
brocket
noun
A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil.
A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
brocton
brucite
brucite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.
butcher
butcher
adj
comparative form of butch: more butch
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang, from butcher's hook) A look.
(colloquial, archaic, card games) A king playing card.
(figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
(informal, obsolete) A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
verb
(transitive) To kill brutally.
(transitive) To mess up hopelessly; to botch.
(transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
(transitive) To work as a butcher.
butyric
butyric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
cabaret
cabaret
noun
(Philippines) A strip club.
Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held.
cabrito
cabrito
noun
(cooking) Meat from a young goat; kid.
calbert
catbird
catbird
noun
A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.
Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
Either of two species of American mockingbird relatives, the grey catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and the black catbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris.
chibrit
chrobat
clotbur
clotbur
noun
(UK, dialect) The burdock.
The cocklebur.
cohbert
colbert
contrib
contrib
noun
Clipping of contribution.
conturb
conturb
verb
(transitive) To disturb or perturb greatly.
corbett
courbet
courtby
crabbit
crabbit
adj
(Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous.
crablet
crablet
noun
A young crab.
culbert
ebricty
ibycter
obrecht
obtrect
october
rabitic
robotic
robotic
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.