(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abductor
abductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
abrocoma
abrocome
abrocome
noun
Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
absconce
absconce
noun
A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
absconsa
absconsa
noun
(historical) A kind of dark lantern.
abscound
acrobacy
acrobacy
noun
acrobatics
acrobats collectively
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
albacora
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
anabolic
anabolic
adj
Of or relating to anabolism.
noun
An anabolic steroid.
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
arboloco
arboloco
noun
Any of various trees of the genus Montanoa.
archbold
archsnob
ascorbic
ascorbic
adj
Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives
azoblack
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
babracot
bacalaos
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
backblow
backbone
backbone
noun
(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
(figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
backcomb
backcomb
noun
(dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.
The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
verb
To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
backdoor
backdoor
noun
Alternative spelling of back door, which can be used attributively.
verb
Alternative spelling of back door
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backfold
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
backrope
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.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
baconian
baconian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.
Noun
One who adheres to the philosophy of Francis Bacon.
One who believes that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
baconism
baconist
baconize
baconize
verb
(transitive, cooking) To prepare like bacon, by smoking etc.
(transitive, cooking) To prepare with bacon as an ingredient.
baconton
baculoid
baiocchi
baiocchi
noun
plural of baiocco
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
balconet
balconet
noun
Alternative form of balconette (“small balcony”)
ballocks
ballocks
noun
Alternative form of bollocks
balochis
bamboche
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bannocks
bannocks
noun
plural of bannock
barbacoa
barbacoa
noun
Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
barbacou
barbasco
barbasco
noun
A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu, now Deguelia rufescens var. urucu) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide.
An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)
One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
barcroft
barocius
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
barranco
barranco
noun
A gully, gulch, or ravine.
barricos
barricos
noun
plural of barrico
bartosch
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
basecoat
basecoat
noun
The undermost coat of paint, etc., over which subsequent layers can be applied.
basocyte
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
beaconed
beaconed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beacon
bearcoot
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
beblotch
becafico
beckford
beckiron
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becobweb
becombed
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becoresh
becoward
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedoctor
bedoctor
verb
(transitive) To address as 'doctor'.
(transitive) To care for in the manner of a doctor.
(transitive) To confer a doctoral degree upon.
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
belcourt
bellcore
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
besancon
bescorch
bescorch
verb
(transitive) To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
bescours
besmouch
betocsin
betonica
betorcin
biatomic
biatomic
adj
(chemistry, nonstandard) diatomic
bibcocks
bibcocks
noun
plural of bibcock
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickiron
bickmore
bicolors
bicolors
noun
plural of bicolor
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
binchois
binocles
binocles
noun
plural of binocle
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biochore
biochore
noun
(ecology) A group of similar biotopes.
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
biocides
biocides
noun
plural of biocide
bioclean
bioclean
adj
Kept free from biological contaminants.
biocycle
biocycle
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological process
Synonym of biorhythm
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
biologic
biologic
adj
Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.
noun
An extremely complex drug, vaccine or antitoxin that is made from a living organism, or from products of a living organism.
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
bionomic
bionomic
adj
Relating to bionomics.
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
An early form of movie projector
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biotical
biotical
adj
biotic
biotitic
biotitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of or relating to biotite.
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
birrotch
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.
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.
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
blachong
blackboy
blackboy
noun
(Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
(Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.
blackcod
blacknob
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.