(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
accessible
accessible
adj
(art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated.
(followed by to) Open to the influence of.
(of a person) Easy to get along with.
(specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
Capable of being used or seen.
Easy of access or approach.
Obtainable; to be got at.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
acerbities
acerbities
noun
plural of acerbity
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acrobacies
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiosis
aerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen)
airbrasive
airbrasive
noun
(dentistry) A device that delivers a jet of sodium bicarbonate slurry at teeth in order to remove stains.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
albigenses
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alcibiades
aleurobius
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
alsbachite
ambassiate
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambushlike
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amoebiasis
amoebiasis
noun
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antirabies
antirabies
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or countering rabies.
arbalister
arbalister
noun
(obsolete) A crossbowman.
arbitrages
arbitrages
noun
plural of arbitrage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrage
arbitrates
arbitrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrate
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
asbestosis
asbestosis
noun
(pathology) A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
ascribable
ascribable
adj
Able to be ascribed.
assailable
assailable
adj
Able to be assailed or attacked.
assemblies
assemblies
noun
plural of assemblie
plural of assembly
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assertible
assertible
adj
Alternative form of assertable
assibilate
assibilate
verb
(linguistics, phonetics) To change by assibilation.
(linguistics, phonetics) To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
assignable
assignable
adj
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
Capable of being specified or shown.
associable
associable
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.
(obsolete) sociable; companionable
Capable of being associated or joined.
attributes
attributes
noun
plural of attribute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attribute
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
babbittess
babelising
babesiasis
babesiasis
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of babesiosis
babesiosis
babesiosis
noun
(pathology) Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa
babishness
babishness
noun
The state or quality of being babish.
babysitter
babysitter
noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
bacterious
baigneuses
bailiaries
bailieries
bailieship
bairnliest
bairnliest
adj
superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
bakshished
bakshished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bakshish
bakshishes
bakshishes
noun
plural of bakshish
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balistidae
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balladised
balladries
balladries
noun
plural of balladry
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballerinas
ballistite
ballistite
noun
A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, developed in the late 19th century.
balourdise
banalities
banalities
noun
plural of banality
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
simple past tense and past participle of barbarise
barbarizes
barbarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbarize
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barberries
barberries
noun
plural of barberry
barefisted
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
barleysick
baronetise
barratries
barratries
noun
plural of barratry
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barretries
barretries
noun
plural of barretry
barricades
barricades
noun
plural of barricade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barricade
barrientos
barristers
barristers
noun
plural of barrister
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
bashilange
basicerite
basicerite
noun
(zoology) The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans. [from 19th c.]
basicities
basicities
noun
plural of basicity
basigenous
basilicate
basinerved
basiotribe
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
bastardice
bastardies
bastardies
noun
plural of bastardy
bastardise
bastardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.
bastardize
bastardize
verb
To beget out of wedlock.
To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.
bastinaded
bastinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinade
bastinades
bastinades
noun
plural of bastinade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade
bastnasite
bastnasite
noun
Alternative form of bastnaesite.
batesville
batesville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
a city in and Indiana, USA.
a city in Mississippi, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Texas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
bathyseism
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.