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.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
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
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.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
anaerobium
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antelabium
antenumber
arboretums
armbruster
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.
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
baumeister
beaumontia
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemurmured
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bemuzzling
beneficium
benumbment
benumbment
noun
The act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
betacismus
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bimaculate
bimaculate
adj
Having two spots or similar marks
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bitterbump
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
bituminize
bituminize
verb
(transitive) to treat with bitumen
blamefully
blamefully
adv
In a blameful manner.
blubberman
blumenfeld
blumenthal
boedromius
boucherism
boumdienne
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
bressummer
bressummer
noun
(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).
bromaurate
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
bubblement
buchmanite
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
bugbeardom
bullcomber
bumblebees
bumblebees
noun
plural of bumblebee
bumblebomb
bumblefoot
bumblefoot
noun
(countable) A clubfoot.
(uncountable) Ulcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.
bumblekite
bumboatmen
bumboatmen
noun
plural of bumboatman
bumgardner
bumperette
bumperette
noun
A small secondary bumper to protect a car's main bumpers in the event of a collision.
bunglesome
bunglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
burlingame
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
burthenman
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butomaceae
butterbump
butterbump
noun
The European bittern
buttermere
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
cerebellum
cerebellum
noun
(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
clubmobile
clubmobile
noun
A mobile clubroom, typically a converted trailer
clubmonger
columbeion
columbella
columbidae
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
comburendo
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
commutable
commutable
adj
Capable of being commuted.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
cumberland
cumberland
Proper noun
A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
A city in Maryland, USA
A CDP in Virginia, USA
A river in the eastern United States, tributary to the Ohio.
A town on British Columbia, Canada.
cumberless
cumberless
adj
unencumbered
cumberment
cumberment
noun
encumberment; encumbrance
cumbersome
cumbersome
adj
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
cummerbund
cummerbund
noun
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
customable
customable
adj
(obsolete) Subject to the payment of customs; dutiable.
(obsolete) customary
deambulate
deambulate
verb
(medicine) To walk independently, especially in contrast to a state where one is physically unable to walk.
(rare) To go out walking; to stroll.
debunkment
debunkment
noun
Synonym of debunking
decumbence
decumbence
noun
The act or posture of lying down.
decumbency
decumbency
noun
decumbence
demihagbut
demurrable
demurrable
adj
That may be demurred to.
dendrobium
dendrobium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dendrobium.
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
doubledamn
drumbeater
drumbeater
noun
(figuratively) A propagandist.
One who beats a drum.
dumbbeller
dumbheaded
dumbledore
dumbledore
noun
(dialectal) A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle.
(dialectal) A dandelion.
(dialectal, archaic, old-fashioned) A bumblebee.
(slang) A blundering person.
dumbnesses
dumbnesses
noun
plural of dumbness
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
eboulement
elegiambus
embolismus
embolismus
noun
Alternative form of embolism (“intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil”)
embouchure
embouchure
noun
(archaic) The mouth of a river or valley.
(music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
embrasured
embrasured
Adjective
Having embrasures.
embrasures
embrasures
noun
plural of embrasure
embryulcia
embryulcia
noun
(surgery, archaic) The forcible extraction of the fetus.
embryulcus
emmetsburg
emmitsburg
encumbered
encumbered
adj
Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encumber
encumberer
encumberer
noun
One who, or that which, encumbers; an encumbrance.
encumbrous
encumbrous
adj
(obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
endolumbar
enumerable
enumerable
adj
Capable of being enumerated; countable.
enumerably
enumerably
adv
(mathematics) In a manner that permits enumeration.