Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abassieh
abatised
abatised
adj
Provided with an abatis.
abatises
abatises
noun
plural of abatis
abbacies
abbacies
noun
plural of abbacy
abbassid
abessive
abessive
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
abhiseka
abhiseka
noun
Alternative spelling of abhisheka
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
abkhasia
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abrosias
abscised
abscised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscise
abscises
abscises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscise
abscisin
abscisin
noun
Alternative spelling of abscissin
abscissa
abscissa
noun
(geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
(geometry) The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
abscisse
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
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
absistos
abstains
abstains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
abusious
abusious
adj
Alternative form of abusive
adhibits
adhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhibit
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
agtbasic
airbills
airbills
noun
plural of airbill
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
albicans
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albizias
albizias
noun
plural of albizia
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
alburtis
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
ambaries
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
ambroids
ambroise
ambrosia
ambrosia
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambrosio
anabasin
anabasis
anabasis
noun
(historical) A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.
(obsolete) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.
antibias
antibias
adj
Opposing or countering bias.
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
arabians
arabizes
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
arbinose
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arborise
arborise
verb
(intransitive) To develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure.
arborist
arborist
noun
A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
asbestic
asbestic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
asboline
asbolite
ascorbic
ascorbic
adj
Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
ascribes
ascribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe
asylabia
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
baalisms
babbitts
babbitts
noun
plural of babbitt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of babbitt
babblish
babelise
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
babelism
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
babesias
babesias
noun
plural of babesia
babiches
babiches
noun
plural of babiche
babirusa
babirusa
noun
Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
babished
babished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babish
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babooism
babooism
noun
Archaic form of babuism.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlins
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backsite
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
baconism
baconist
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
baggings
baggings
noun
plural of bagging
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
baianism
baianism
Noun
A school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
bailsman
bailsman
noun
(law) A person who provides bail for another
bailsmen
bailsmen
noun
plural of bailsman
bairnish
bairnish
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
bakshish
balanism
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
balinese
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
balistes
balistid
balistid
noun
(zoology) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
ballised
ballista
ballista
noun
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
balmiest
balmiest
adj
superlative form of balmy: most balmy
balochis
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
Producing balsam.
noun
A balsamic vinegar.
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
bambinos
bananist
banausic
banausic
adj
(formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
(formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian.
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bandidos
bandusia
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banishes
banishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish
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.
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
banksian
banksian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.
banksias
banksias
noun
plural of banksia
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
bannimus
bannimus
noun
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
banshies
banshies
noun
plural of banshie
bantings
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptises
baptises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise