(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antemeridian
antemeridian
adj
Of or relating to morning; that happens in the morning.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anteromedian
anteromedian
adj
(anatomy) In the front of the midline
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthomyiidae
anthracocide
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropoidea
anththeridia
antiacademic
antiacademic
adj
Opposing what is academic.
noun
One who opposes what is academic.
antialdoxime
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antiantidote
antiantidote
noun
A substance that counteracts the effect of an antidote.
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidemocrat
antidemocrat
noun
One who opposes democracy.
antidemoniac
antidemoniac
adj
Alternative form of antidemonic
antidetonant
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
antidiastase
antidiffuser
antidilution
antidilution
adj
(finance) Preventing share dilution.
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antidynastic
antidynastic
adj
(politics) Opposing a dynasty.
antihidrotic
antihidrotic
adj
Countering hidrosis.
noun
Any drug that counters hidrosis.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antimedicine
antimedicine
adj
Opposing medicine.
antimedieval
antimedieval
adj
Opposed to the Middle Ages.
antimethodic
antimodernly
antimoniated
antimoniated
adj
(chemistry) Combined or prepared with antimony.
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
antioxidants
antioxidants
noun
plural of antioxidant
antioxidizer
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antiradicals
antiradicals
noun
plural of antiradical
antireducing
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
aouellimiden
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appenditious
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arachnoidean
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archswindler
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentinidae
arnoldsville
aromadendrin
aromadendrin
noun
A flavanonol found in the wood of Pinus sibirica.
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascendancies
ascendancies
noun
plural of ascendancy
ascendencies
ascendencies
noun
plural of ascendency
asclepiadean
ascogonidium
aspredinidae
assassinated
assassinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assassinate
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
atmidalbumin
attitudinise
attitudinise
verb
Alternative spelling of attitudinize
attitudinize
attitudinize
verb
(intransitive) To assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated attitude or pose.
(transitive) To cause to assume a pose.
(transitive) To give the appearance of, make a show of by posing.
audubonistic
austenitized
austenitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of austenitize
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodrainage
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autosyndesis
autoxidation
autoxidation
noun
(chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material.
azerbaidzhan
azogrenadine
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
balaenoidean
baldwinville
ballhandling
ballhandling
noun
(basketball) Skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or receiving
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandaranaike
banderillero
banderillero
noun
(bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas.
bandjarmasin
bandjermasin
bandlimiting
bandlimiting
noun
(physics) The limiting of a signal's Fourier transform or power spectral density to zero above a certain finite frequency.
bandolerismo
barmybrained
barnhardtite
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
barramundies
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
bastinadoing
bastinadoing
verb
present participle of bastinado
batocrinidae
battledoring
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becudgelling
bedazzlingly
bedazzlingly
adv
So as to bedazzle; stunningly bright or glamorous.
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedizenments
bedizenments
noun
plural of bedizenment
bedrivelling
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
belemnitidae
belimousined
bendersville
benedictions
benedictions
noun
plural of benediction
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneighbored
benzacridine
benzaldoxime
benzaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldoxime of benzaldehyde.
benzinduline
benzinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from phenazine.
benzodiazine
benzodiazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of the subgroup of diazanaphthalenes that have both N atoms in one ring: cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, and phthalazine.
benzodiazole
benzotoluide
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
biddableness
biddableness
noun
biddability
billboarding
billboarding
noun
(computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.
biodegrading
biodegrading
verb
present participle of biodegrade
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
bionditional
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
biquadrantal
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.