(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
albaspidin
alcibiades
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
baldassare
balderdash
balderdash
noun
(archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
(obsolete) Obscene language or writing.
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
verb
(archaic) To mix or adulterate.
baldmoneys
baldnesses
baldnesses
noun
plural of baldness
balistidae
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balladeers
balladeers
noun
plural of balladeer
balladised
balladries
balladries
noun
plural of balladry
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
balourdise
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandlessly
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bangladesh
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
basilidian
basiradial
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedimplies
bedlamised
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
beldamship
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
belvederes
belvederes
noun
plural of belvedere
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
berascaled
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
bestraddle
bestraddle
verb
(transitive) To bestride.
bestubbled
bestubbled
adj
With facial stubble; stubbly.
bevesseled
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
billboards
billboards
noun
plural of billboard
bistipuled
bisulcated
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
bladygrass
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blastoidea
blessedest
blessedest
adj
superlative form of blessed: most blessed
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blissfield
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blondeness
blondeness
noun
(especially of a woman, offensive) Stupidity, dopiness.
The extent to which someone or something is blonde.
blooddrops
blooddrops
noun
The plant Adonis annua.
bloodiness
bloodiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloody.
bloodlines
bloodlines
noun
plural of bloodline
bloodroots
bloodroots
noun
plural of bloodroot
bloodsheds
bloodsheds
noun
plural of bloodshed
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
bloomsdale
bluefields
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bobadilish
bobadilism
bobsledded
bobsledded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bobsled
bobsledder
bobsledder
noun
Someone who participates in bobsled.
bobsleding
bodiliness
bodiliness
noun
corporeality; the quality of being bodily
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
boldnesses
boldnesses
noun
plural of boldness
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bondsville
bordelaise
bordelaise
adj
(postpositive) Served with Bordelaise sauce.
noun
Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
borderless
borderless
adj
Not having a border.
borsholder
borsholder
Noun
of: the head of a tithing.
of: a peace officer or underconstable.
bosselated
bosselated
adj
(medicine) Marked or covered with many bosses (protuberances)
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bransolder
bridgeless
bridgeless
adj
(graph theory) Having no bridges.
(of a body of water) Having no bridges.
That cannot be bridged.
bridleless
bridleless
adj
Without a bridle.
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
briggsdale
broadlands
broadlings
broadlooms
broadlooms
noun
plural of broadloom
brodeglass
brownsdale
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
bulldogism
bulldozers
bulldozers
noun
plural of bulldozer
bullialdus
burdenless
burdenless
adj
Without a burden.
burlesqued
burlesqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burlesque
carbolised
carbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolise
cascadable
cascadable
adj
Able to be cascaded.
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
debasingly
debasingly
adv
In a debasing manner.
debilities
debilities
noun
plural of debility
defeasible
defeasible
adj
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
demiscible
demobilise
demobilise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demobilize.
dermoblast
deshabille
deshabille
noun
a garment worn when one is in a state of undress; a négligée
the state of being partially clothed
designable
designable
adj
Capable of being designed.
desireable
desireable
adj
Archaic form of desirable.
despicable
despicable
adj
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
A wretched or wicked person.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despisable
despisable
adj
(archaic) Worthy to be despised.
detestable
detestable
adj
Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.