A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abelmoschus
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abouchement
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
accumulable
accumulable
adj
Able to be accumulated.
acetabulums
adarbitrium
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albumoscope
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambassadeur
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygeusia
amblypodous
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antialbumin
archaimbaud
archambault
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
auribromide
aurobromide
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
bacteririum
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barbiturism
barbiturism
noun
(dated, medicine) A morbid condition caused by excessive use of barbiturates.
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
barlafummil
barlafummil
intj
Alternative form of barlafumble
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
battarismus
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
beguilement
beguilement
noun
The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
bemurmuring
bemusements
bemusements
noun
plural of bemusement
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimillenium
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
biomolecule
biomolecule
noun
(biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms
birdmouthed
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize
bituminosis
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blueblossom
blueblossom
noun
An evergreen shrub, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, endemic to Oregon and California.
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bonhomously
borborygmus
borborygmus
noun
(figurative) Something resembling borborygmus.
A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
bothridiums
bourbonisms
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bramblebush
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
bromalbumin
bromoaurate
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
broomsquire
brotuliform
brulyiement
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
bucciniform
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bulbocodium
bulimulidae
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
bumbleberry
bumbleberry
noun
Applied to pies, juices, etc. made with a mixture of various berries and sometimes other fruits.
bumblepuppy
bumblepuppy
noun
(card games) Whist played in an unscientific way.
The old game of nineholes.
bumfuzzling
bumfuzzling
verb
present participle of bumfuzzle
bumpinesses
bumpinesses
noun
plural of bumpiness
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
buphthalmum
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
businessman
businessman
noun
A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
businessmen
businessmen
noun
plural of businessman
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
buttermaker
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttermouth
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttonmould
buttonmould
noun
(archaic) A disc of bone, wood, or other material, made into a button by covering it with cloth.
butyrometer
butyrometer
noun
Any of several devices used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk
buxomnesses
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cerebellums
cerebellums
noun
plural of cerebellum
chloriambus
circumbasal
clabularium
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columbanian
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
combustible
combustible
adj
(figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.