of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
astarboard
astarboard
adv
(nautical) Over to the starboard side.
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
badacsonyi
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baldmoneys
balourdise
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
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
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beachdrops
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
becousined
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
billboards
billboards
noun
plural of billboard
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bishopbird
bishophood
bishophood
noun
The state, condition, or office of a bishop; the episcopate.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bisphenoid
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
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.
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
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
bodkinwise
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boedromius
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
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bordelaise
bordelaise
adj
(postpositive) Served with Bordelaise sauce.
noun
Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borderless
borderless
adj
Not having a border.
borderside
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)
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
bradynosus
bransolder
brantsford
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
bravadoism
breadboxes
breadboxes
noun
plural of breadbox
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastwood
bridehouse
broadcasts
broadcasts
noun
plural of broadcast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broadcast
broadeners
broadeners
noun
plural of broadener
broadlands
broadlings
broadlooms
broadlooms
noun
plural of broadloom
broadshare
broadshare
noun
A heavy cultivator with wide V-shaped shares, used to loosen and dig up stubble and weeds after a harvest.
verb
To go over a field with a broadshare.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
broadsided
broadsided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broadside
broadsider
broadsider
noun
A gun on the broadside of a vessel.
broadsides
broadsides
noun
plural of broadside
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broadside
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.