A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auditioned
auditioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audition
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
audivision
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
auriculoid
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
autacoidal
autacoidal
adj
Of or relating to an autacoid.
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
autobolide
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
autodermic
autodialed
autodialed
verb
past participle of autodial
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
autodidact
autodidact
noun
A self-taught person.
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)
autoxidize
autoxidize
verb
Alternative spelling of autoxidise
auxocardia
aviculidae
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avoidupois
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
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
bagpudding
bainbrudge
balourdise
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.
bandcutter
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
banebrudge
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
barracudas
barracudas
noun
plural of barracuda
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
baudelaire
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beatitudes
beatitudes
noun
plural of beatitude
beauregard
beautified
beautified
adj
Having been made beautiful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beautify
beautihood
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becudgeled
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
bejaundice
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemurmured
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benedictus
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
bermudians
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bestubbled
bestubbled
adj
With facial stubble; stubbly.
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
betuckered
beturbaned
beturbaned
adj
wearing a turban
beudantite
beudantite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
biarcuated
biarcuated
adj
Synonym of biarcuate
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
biddulphia
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bistipuled
bisulcated
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bituminoid
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
bloodhound
bloodhound
noun
(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.
(figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bluebelled
bluebelled
adj
Covered in bluebells.
bluecoated
bluefields
blumenfeld
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
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.
boozehound
boozehound
noun
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
boumdienne
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
boundbrook
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bradycauma
bradynosus
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
breadfruit
breadfruit
noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
The large round fruit of this tree.
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
brevicauda
bridehouse
briquetted
briquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of briquet
simple past tense and past participle of briquette
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brodehurst
brotulidae
brundisium
brunnhilde
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
brutalized
brutalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutalize
buccinidae
bucconidae
buchbinder
buchenwald
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buddhahood
buddhahood
Noun
The state of being spiritually enlightened by the Buddhist teachings.