The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
abscission
abscission
noun
(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(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
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
albescence
albescence
noun
The act of becoming white; whitishness.
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archebancs
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
athabascan
athabascan
Adjective
Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benedictus
benetnasch
besanctify
bescouring
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bicornuous
bienseance
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
biscuiting
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blacksnake
blacksnake
noun
(US) A long, tapering whip.
(chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis.
Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
verb
To whip with a long, tapering whip.
blackstone
blanchinus
blatancies
blatancies
noun
plural of blatancy
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
boschneger
bosporanic
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchipus
branchless
branchless
adj
Without branches; continuing in a single path or piece; without divergence.
brickmason
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brownistic
buccaneers
buccaneers
noun
plural of buccaneer
bucconasal
bucconasal
adj
Relating to the cheek and the nose
buchmanism
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bullescene
bumsucking
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
calabrians
calibanism
cambodians
cambresine
cambresine
noun
Alternative form of cambrasine
cambyuskan
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
cannabises
cannabises
noun
plural of cannabis
canonsburg
canvasback
canvasback
noun
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
carbineers
carbineers
noun
plural of carbineer
carbonados
carbonados
noun
plural of carbonado
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carboniser
carboniser
noun
Alternative form of carbonizer
carbonizes
carbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize
carbonless
carbonless
adj
Without carbon.
carbuncles
carbuncles
noun
plural of carbuncle
caribbeans
casabianca
casablanca
casablanca
Proper noun
A city in Morocco.
catabasion
catabasion
noun
A vault under the altar of a Greek church.
celebesian
celebrants
celebrants
noun
plural of celebrant
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
censorable
censorable
adj
Capable of being censored.
censurable
censurable
adj
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
charabancs
charabancs
noun
plural of charabanc
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chilblains
chilblains
noun
(usually with "the") The condition of having chilblains.
plural of chilblain
chosunilbo
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
cleansable
cleansable
adj
able to be cleansed
clubbiness
clubbiness
noun
The state or quality of being clubby, of resembling a small, selective group
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coenoblast
coenoblast
noun
(zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
colombians
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
combatants
combatants
noun
plural of combatant
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
concubines
concubines
noun
plural of concubine
concubitus
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
connusable
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
consolable
consolable
adj
Able or likely to be consoled.
consolably
consolably
adv
In an consolable manner.
constables
constables
noun
plural of constable
consubsist
consubsist
verb
(intransitive) To subsist together.
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
contrabass
contrabass
noun
Any of the several contrabass instruments.
Double bass; string bass.
The part or section one octave lower than bass.
The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
corybantes
cottonbush
crabbiness
crabbiness
noun
The state of being crabby
cranesbill
cranesbill
noun
A pair of long-beaked forceps.
Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.
crossbench
crossbench
adj
Alternative form of cross-bench
crossbones
crossbones
noun
A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly combined with a human skull as a symbol of danger or death.
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
culbertson
curbstoner
curbstoner
noun
(slang, auto) A freelancer used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address.