(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abrenounce
abrenounce
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
accendible
accendible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
albescence
albescence
noun
The act of becoming white; whitishness.
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
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
archbeacon
archebancs
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
azobenzoic
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backberand
backberend
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backtender
backtenter
backwinded
balancelle
balancelle
noun
A garden seat in the form of a swing
balanceman
balanceman
noun
A man employed to sit on the trunk of a tree while it is transported and keep it horizontal.
balanchine
balanocele
balconette
balconette
noun
(architecture) A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and resembling a balcony when the window is open.
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beaconless
beaconless
adj
Without a beacon.
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beautician
beautician
noun
One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
becalmment
beccabunga
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beclogging
beclogging
verb
present participle of beclog
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becousined
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedticking
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
bejaundice
belamcanda
belemnitic
belemnitic
adj
Of or relating to belemnite.
bellypinch
benchboard
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benedicite
benedicite
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite
benedictus
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
beneficent
beneficent
adj
Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
beneficial
beneficial
adj
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Relating to a benefice.
noun
Something that is beneficial.
beneficing
beneficing
verb
present participle of benefice
beneficium
beneplacit
benetnasch
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
bentonitic
bentonitic
adj
Formed of, or containing, bentonite.
benzaminic
benzocaine
benzocaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.
berecyntia
besanctify
bescouring
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
betancourt
betorcinol
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bicarinate
bicarinate
adj
(biology) Dividing into two points at the end.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bienseance
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
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.
binucleate
binucleate
adj
(biology) having two nuclei
noun
A cell that has two nuclei
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biocenotic
biocenotic
adj
Relating to a biocenosis
biocentric
biocentric
adj
Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism.
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blacksnake
blacksnake
noun
(US) A long, tapering whip.
(chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis.
Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
verb
To whip with a long, tapering whip.
blackstone
blanchette
blancmange
blancmange
noun
(historical) A dish, eaten in the Middle Ages, generally consisting of chicken (or sometimes capon or fish), milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar.
A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla.
blatancies
blatancies
noun
plural of blatancy
blennocele
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
boccherini
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
bouchaleen
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.
brachering
brachypnea
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
braconidae
branchdale
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.