(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
albeston
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
apoblast
arborist
arborist
noun
A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
asbestos
asbestos
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
(mineralogy) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
verb
(metaphoric) To insulate or buffer.
To coat or line with asbestos.
To expose to asbestos; to cause to suffer asbestosis.
asbolite
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
baconist
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
bankston
barbitos
barbitos
noun
An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre.
baronets
baronets
noun
plural of baronet
barostat
barostat
noun
A device used to maintain a constant (atmospheric) pressure
barstool
barstool
noun
Alternative form of bar stool
bartelso
bartosch
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
basecoat
basecoat
noun
The undermost coat of paint, etc., over which subsequent layers can be applied.
basocyte
bastions
bastions
noun
plural of bastion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastion
bastogne
bastonet
batfowls
bathorse
bathorse
noun
A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. Also spelt bat-horse and bat horse.
bathoses
bathoses
noun
plural of bathos
batonist
battutos
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
baziotes
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
bedposts
bedposts
noun
plural of bedpost
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
belostok
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout
besmooth
besmooth
Verb
To make smooth.
besonnet
besoothe
besoothe
verb
(transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort.
besotted
besotted
adj
(archaic) Intoxicated, drunk.
Infatuated.
Intellectually or morally blinded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besot
besotter
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestrode
bestrode
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestride
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
bethorns
betocsin
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken
betonies
betonies
noun
plural of betony
betroths
betroths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betroth
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
bibelots
bibelots
noun
plural of bibelot
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
bigotish
bigotish
adj
Characteristic or typical of a bigot.
biltongs
biltongs
noun
plural of biltong
bimotors
bimotors
noun
plural of bimotor
bioblast
bioblast
noun
Alternative form of bioplast
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biotites
biotites
noun
plural of biotite
biotopes
biotopes
noun
plural of biotope
biotrons
biotrons
noun
plural of biotron
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
birdshot
birdshot
noun
A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.
A small lead or steel shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
biscotin
biscotin
noun
A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
bisector
bisector
noun
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
bisetose
bisetose
adj
(biology) Having two bristles.
bisetous
bisetous
adj
Alternative form of bisetose
bisonant
bisonant
adj
Having two sounds
bistorta
bistorts
bistorts
noun
plural of bistort
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
bistroic
bitstock
bitstock
noun
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
bitstone
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
blastoma
blastoma
noun
(pathology) A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.
bloaters
bloaters
noun
plural of bloater
blomkest
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
blotless
blotless
adj
Without blots; stainless.
blotters
blotters
noun
plural of blotter
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
boasters
boasters
noun
plural of boaster
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
boasting
boasting
noun
The making of boasts.
verb
present participle of boast
boastive
boastive
adj
(archaic) presumptuous
boatings
boatings
noun
plural of boating
boatless
boatless
adj
Without a boat or boats.
boatshop
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
boatsman
boatsman
noun
A boatman.
boatsmen
boatsmen
noun
plural of boatsman
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobstays
bobstays
noun
plural of bobstay
bobtails
bobtails
noun
plural of bobtail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bobtail
bocstaff
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bodstick
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.