(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
albaspidin
andabatism
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
badacsonyi
badakhshan
badakhshan
Proper noun
A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
baldmoneys
baldnesses
baldnesses
noun
plural of baldness
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
bandlessly
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandstands
bandstands
noun
plural of bandstand
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangladesh
barbedness
barbedness
noun
The quality of being barbed.
bartenders
bartenders
noun
plural of bartender
basilidian
basinerved
bastinaded
bastinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinade
bastinades
bastinades
noun
plural of bastinade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
becousined
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benedictus
bermudians
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestridden
bestridden
verb
past participle of bestride
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
birdbrains
birdbrains
noun
plural of birdbrain
birdnester
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisphenoid
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
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.
blondeness
blondeness
noun
(especially of a woman, offensive) Stupidity, dopiness.
The extent to which someone or something is blonde.
bloodiness
bloodiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloody.
bloodlines
bloodlines
noun
plural of bloodline
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
bobsleding
bodiliness
bodiliness
noun
corporeality; the quality of being bodily
bodkinwise
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
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
bradynosus
brandished
brandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandish
brandisher
brandisher
noun
One who brandishes.
brandishes
brandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandish
brandisite
bransolder
brantsford
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastband
breastband
noun
(nautical) A band of canvas, attached to a ship's rigging, that provides support for the man heaving the lead in heavy weather.
A strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
breediness
breediness
noun
The quality or characteristic of being breedy.
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
broadeners
broadeners
noun
plural of broadener
broadlands
broadlings
broodiness
broodiness
noun
The state of being broody
brownsdale
brundisium
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
budennovsk
bundesrath
burdenless
burdenless
adj
Without a burden.
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
burundians
bynedestin
bynedestin
noun
A globulin found in malt.
bystanders
bystanders
noun
plural of bystander
cambodians
carbonados
carbonados
noun
plural of carbonado
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
debasement
debasement
noun
The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
debasingly
debasingly
adv
In a debasing manner.
debentures
debentures
noun
plural of debenture
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
debutantes
debutantes
noun
plural of debutante
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.
describent
describent
Noun
A generatrix.
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
designable
designable
adj
Capable of being designed.
dimensible
disabusing
disabusing
verb
present participle of disabuse
disbalance
disbalance
noun
A lack of balance, imbalance.
verb
To cause to be unbalanced.
disbanding
disbanding
noun
A disbandment.
verb
present participle of disband
disbarment
disbarment
noun
(law) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.
disbarring
disbarring
noun
A disbarment.
verb
present participle of disbar
disbenched
disbenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbench
disbudding
disbudding
noun
(agriculture) Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.
(veterinary) In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.
disburdens
disburdens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disburden
disburgeon
disbursing
disbursing
verb
present participle of disburse
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
discabinet
disenabled
disenabled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disenable
disennoble
disennoble
verb
(transitive) To deprive of what ennobles; to degrade.