(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
aleurobius
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
anaerobium
arboresque
arboretums
arbusterol
arcabucero
archibuteo
atrorubent
autobahnen
autobolide
autobusses
autobusses
noun
(dated) plural of autobus
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
baccaceous
baccaceous
adj
Resembling a berry.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
bacterious
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
balourdise
bargehouse
basigenous
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
bauernbrot
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beartongue
beaujolais
beaumontia
beautihood
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofuryl
bernouilli
bertolucci
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
betancourt
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bielorouss
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bijouterie
bijouterie
noun
Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bistouries
bistouries
noun
plural of bistoury
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blisterous
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blottesque
blottesque
adj
(art) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; lacking delineation.
noun
(art) An artwork characterized by blots or heavy touches.
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
blubberous
blubberous
adj
(rare) Blubbery.
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bluebonnet
bluebonnet
noun
Alternative form of blue bonnet
bluebottle
bluebottle
noun
(UK, Australia, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A police officer.
A blue ant, Diamma bicolor, a parasitic wasp native to Australia.
A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war.
Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.
Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium, also called triangles, etc.
bluebutton
bluecoated
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bluestoner
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
bluetongue
bluetongue
noun
A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc
blusterous
blusterous
adj
(of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boedromius
boethusian
boghazkeui
boisterous
boisterous
adj
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
Having or resembling animal exuberance.
boltcutter
boltcutter
noun
Alternative form of bolt cutter
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
boozehound
boozehound
noun
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
borgerhout
borinqueno
boroughlet
boselaphus
botaurinae
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
bouchaleen
boucherism
boucherize
boucherize
Verb
To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.
bouckville
bouguereau
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
bouleverse
boullework
boumdienne
bounceable
bounceable
adj
Able to be bounced
bounceably
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bourbonize
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
bourrasque
bouteselle
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
bridehouse
brinehouse
brodehurst
brogueneer
brogueries
bromaurate
brontesque
brookhouse
broquineer
brotulidae
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
bubonocele
bubonocele
noun
(medicine) An inguinal hernia, especially of the incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.