simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abstractable
abstractable
adj
Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
abstractness
abstractness
noun
The quality of being abstract.
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
abstrusities
abstrusities
noun
plural of abstrusity
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
alabastrites
albopruinose
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
ambassadress
ambassadress
noun
A female ambassador.
The wife of an ambassador.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambiversions
ambleocarpus
ambrosiaceae
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arbalestrier
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
arborescence
arborescence
noun
(graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root.
A tree-like structure.
archibenthos
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
arsenobenzol
artzybasheff
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
azerbaijanis
azotobacters
baccalaureus
bachelordoms
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbreakers
backbreakers
noun
plural of backbreaker
backpointers
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backstrapped
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
bactericides
bactericides
noun
plural of bactericide
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bacteriostat
bacteriostat
noun
A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
bairnishness
bairnsfather
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balderdashes
balderdashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash
ballcarriers
ballcarriers
noun
plural of ballcarrier
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bandjermasin
bandolerismo
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
barbiturates
barbiturates
noun
plural of barbiturate
bardolatries
bardolatries
noun
plural of bardolatry
bargersville
barhamsville
barnstormers
barnstormers
noun
plural of barnstormer
baronetising
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
barramundies
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
barrennesses
barrennesses
noun
plural of barrenness
barristerial
barristerial
adj
Of or relating to barristers.
bartholomeus
bartlesville
bartonsville
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
baserunnings
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
bassirilievi
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
baxterianism
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
bearableness
bearableness
noun
The characteristic of being bearable.
bearbaitings
bearbaitings
noun
plural of bearbaiting
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beaumarchais
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
beggarliness
beggarliness
noun
(rare) The state or characteristic of being or resembling a beggar; destitution.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
belletristic
belletristic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content
belligerents
belligerents
noun
plural of belligerent
bellowsmaker
belteshazzar
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bendersville
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
bepraisement
bereavements
bereavements
noun
plural of bereavement
bernkasteler
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
besiclometer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bessemerized
bessemerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bessemerize
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bibliolaters
bibliolaters
noun
plural of bibliolater
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)