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
bejaundice
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
bermudians
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
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
biddulphia
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
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.
bisulcated
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.
bluecoated
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
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
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brotulidae
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
buchenwald
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buddhahood
buddhahood
Noun
The state of being spiritually enlightened by the Buddhist teachings.
buddhaship
budgerigah
budgerigar
budgerigar
noun
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
budgerygah
bufflehead
bufflehead
noun
(obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
bugbeardom
bulkheaded
bulkheaded
adj
Furnished with a bulkhead or bulkheads.
bullethead
bullheaded
bullheaded
adj
unreasonably stubborn.
bullialdus
bullragged
bumgardner
bundesrath
burckhardt
burdenable
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burhinidae
burrheaded
burundians
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
butterhead
butterhead
noun
butterhead lettuce
cacatuidae
cacodorous
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cadmiumize
caducicorn
caducicorn
adj
(zoology) Having deciduous horns or antlers.
caducities
caducities
noun
plural of caducity
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
calculated
calculated
adj
(of a person) Calculating; unemotional and analytical.
Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
Carefully thought out or planned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calculate
calendulas
calendulas
noun
plural of calendula
calendulin
calendulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin.
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
cannulated
cannulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cannulate
capodacqua
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
carbuilder
carbuilder
noun
(rail transport, US) A manufacturer of railroad cars.
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
carburated
carburated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburate
carbureted
carbureted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburet
carburised
carburised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburise
carburized
carburized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburize
cardioncus
carduaceae
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carfuffled
carpodacus
carpodetus
cassaundra
cassideous
cassideous
adj
(botany) Shaped like a helmet; applied to a corolla with a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.
catalogued
catalogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalogue