Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
noun
(rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
abenteric
abenteric
adj
(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
aberrance
aberrance
noun
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude.
aberrancy
aberrancy
noun
(geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.
The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
abreacted
abreacted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abreact
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
acerbated
acerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acerbate
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acrobates
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
albacores
albacores
noun
plural of albacore
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
almocrebe
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
arabicize
arabicize
Verb
To make Arabic.
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
archebanc
archrebel
armbrecht
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
auberbach
avicebron
azobacter
bacheller
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
backbiter
backbiter
noun
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backframe
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backropes
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backtrace
backtrace
noun
(computing) A stack trace.
verb
(by extension) To find the cause of something by examining past events
(computing) To examine a stack trace
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
bacterial
bacterial
adj
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bacteriol
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bacterize
bacterize
verb
To treat with bacteria.
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
bactrites
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
balearica
balearica
noun
Any crowned crane of the genus Balearica.
banecroft
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barbecuer
barbecuer
noun
One who (or a device which) barbecues.
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barbicels
barbicels
noun
plural of barbicel
barcarole
barcarole
noun
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in ⁶⁄₈ or ¹²⁄₈ time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion.
(music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
barcelona
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
bariloche
barleducs
barmecide
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
barracker
barracker
noun
One who barracks.
barricade
barricade
noun
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
verb
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
barricoes
baryecoia
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
batchelor
batchelor
noun
(Britain) Archaic spelling of bachelor.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beauclerc
beauclerk
becarpets
becarpets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
bechatter
becircled
becircled
adj
(poetic) encircled
beckerman
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
beclatter
becluster
becollier
becowards
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becrampon
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becriming
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
becripple
becripple
verb
(transitive) To make cripple; make lame.
becrowded
becrowded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrowd
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
befreckle
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
befrounce
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
bepicture
berascals
berascals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berascal
berceuses
berceuses
noun
plural of berceuse
berchemia
bercovici
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
berenices
beriberic
beriberic
adj
Having or relating to the disease beriberi.
bermensch
bernicles
bernicles
noun
plural of bernicle
berrichon
berycidae
bescatter
bescatter
verb
(transitive) To scatter over.
bescoured
bescourge
bescratch
bescratch
verb
(transitive) To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
bescreens
bescreens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescreen
beseecher
beseecher
noun
A person who beseeches.
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bezoardic
bezoardic
adj
Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.
noun
A medicine containing bezoar.
biarcuate
biarcuate
adj
(botany) Having two arcuate curves
biasteric
bicameral
bicameral
adj
(government) Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.
(mentality) Relating to the functions of the two cerebral hemispheres in the history of human beings ‘hearing’ the speech of gods or idols, according to Julian Jaynes's theory of the bicameral mind.
(typography) Of a script or typeface: having two cases, upper case and lower case.
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
bicarbide
bicentral
bicentral
adj
Having, or affecting two centres
bicentric
bicentric
adj
(comparable, LGBT) Having a bisexual bias or basis.
(not comparable) Having two centres.
bicirrose
bickerers
bickerers
noun
plural of bickerer
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bicolored
bicolored
adj
Alternative form of bicoloured
bicornate
bicornate
adj
Alternative form of bicornuate
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bicrenate
bicrenate
adj
(botany) Crenate, with the teeth themselves crenate; twice crenate.
bicyclers
bicyclers
noun
plural of bicycler
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.