(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
arillodium
armadillos
armadillos
noun
plural of armadillo
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
aromatized
aromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatize
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arrendator
arrendator
noun
Alternative spelling of arendator
arrojadite
arrojadite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
artesonado
arthroderm
arthroderm
noun
(zoology) The external covering of an arthropod.
arthrodiae
arthrodial
arthrodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia or to an arthrosis
arthrodira
arthrodire
arthrodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct order Arthrodira, armored jawed fishes that flourished in the Devonian period.
arthropoda
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
arthropody
artocarpad
aryballoid
ascaridole
ascaridole
noun
(biochemistry) A bicyclic monoterpene peroxide found in plants of the Chenopodium genus; it is explosive
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
astarboard
astarboard
adv
(nautical) Over to the starboard side.
asteroidal
asteroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an asteroid
asteroidea
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
atascadero
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
auriculoid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
autodermic
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoheader
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autostrada
autostrada
noun
A motorway in Italy (and some other countries)
auxocardia
avaradrano
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
baccharoid
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bactritoid
bactritoid
noun
Any extinct cephalopod of the order Bactritida
balourdise
banderoled
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bardolater
bardolater
noun
Alternative spelling of bardolator
bardolatry
bardolatry
noun
(usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
barleyhood
barricados
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
baseboards
baseboards
noun
plural of baseboard
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
batterdock
battledore
battledore
noun
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.
(obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
The racket used in this game.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beachdrops
beardstown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
bebothered
bebothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bebother
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becowarded
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedecorate
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
behaviored
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
belderroot
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
benchboard
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
beribboned
beribboned
adj
Adorned, trimmed with ribbons
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beribbon
bernadotte
bernardino
berycoidea
berycoidei
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
bettendorf
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
billboards
billboards
noun
plural of billboard
billholder
billholder
noun
A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
One who holds a bill or acceptance.
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
birnamwood
bishopbird
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
bladenboro
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
bloodberry
bloodberry
noun
Rivina humilis, a flowering plant in the pigeonberry family (Petiveriaceae) with bright red berries.
blooddrops
blooddrops
noun
The plant Adonis annua.
bloodroots
bloodroots
noun
plural of bloodroot
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boatheader
boatloader
bobsledder
bobsledder
noun
Someone who participates in bobsled.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boedromion
boedromius
bohmerwald
boltheader
bombardier
bombardier
noun
(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.
(Canada, US) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombardman
bombardman
noun
(obsolete) One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard.
bombardmen
bombardmen
noun
plural of bombardman
bondholder
bondholder
noun
(finance) The registered owner of a financial bond.
bondminder
bonebinder
bonnerdale
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.