Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthin
absinthin
noun
(organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abstricts
abstricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstrict
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
accubitus
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
alabastoi
albertist
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
arbalists
arbalists
noun
plural of arbalist
arbitress
arbitress
noun
A female arbiter.
arborists
arborists
noun
plural of arborist
asbestine
asbestine
adj
Resembling or relating to asbestos.
noun
A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
baalistic
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstein
backstick
backstick
noun
(field hockey, often attributively) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstrip
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bactrites
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
bagritski
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
balanites
balanitis
balanitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis.
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
balladist
balladist
noun
One who composes or performs ballads.
ballastic
ballistae
ballistae
noun
plural of ballista
ballistic
ballistic
adj
(comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
(comparable, slang) Very angry.
(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.
ballotist
ballotist
noun
One who supports the use of the secret ballot in elections.
ballsiest
ballsiest
adj
superlative form of ballsy: most ballsy
bandagist
bandagist
noun
One who applies bandages.
Someone who produces or sells bandages.
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
bangtails
bangtails
noun
plural of bangtail
banisters
banisters
noun
plural of banister
banjoists
banjoists
noun
plural of banjoist
bannister
bannister
noun
Alternative form of banister
bantlings
bantlings
noun
plural of bantling
bapistery
baptisias
baptisias
noun
plural of baptisia
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
baptistic
baptistic
adj
Of or for baptism; baptismal.
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
baptornis
baraithas
barbitals
barbitals
noun
plural of barbital
baritones
baritones
noun
plural of baritone
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
barrister
barrister
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bartisans
bartisans
noun
plural of bartisan
bartizans
bartizans
noun
plural of bartizan
basaltine
basaltine
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
basaltoid
basaltoid
adj
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basiating
basiation
basiation
noun
(obsolete) Kissing.
basipetal
basipetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence
basitting
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
bassanite
bassanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of calcium sulfate, found at Vesuvius.
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
bassetite
bassetite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
bassinets
bassinets
noun
plural of bassinet
bastilles
bastilles
noun
plural of bastille
bastiment
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
bastinado
bastinado
noun
A blow with a cudgel or stick.
Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
verb
(transitive) To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
bastionet
bastionet
noun
A small bastion.
bastonite
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
battalias
battalias
noun
plural of battalia
battarism
batteries
batteries
noun
plural of battery
battiness
battiness
noun
The state or condition of being batty.
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beastings
beastings
noun
plural of beasting
beastlier
beastlier
adj
comparative form of beastly: more beastly
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beastlily
beastlily
adv
In a beastly manner.
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beatinest
beatinest
adj
Alternative form of beatingest
beblister
beblister
verb
(transitive, archaic) To blister (cause to be blistered); blister badly; cover with blisters.
bedirties
bedirties
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedirty
bednights
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bedsitter
bedsitter
noun
bedsit
bedstring
beechiest
beechiest
adj
superlative form of beechy: most beechy
beestings
beestings
noun
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
plural of beesting
beestride
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
belesprit
belialist
belittles
belittles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belittle
bellicist
bellicist
adj
Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.
noun
An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war.
beltlines
beltlines
noun
plural of beltline
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemoisten
bemoisten
verb
(intransitive, rare) Become moist.
(transitive) Make moist.
benedicts
benedicts
noun
plural of benedict
bentincks
bentiness
bereshith
bergquist
bergstein
berkovtsi
bernstein
besetting
besetting
adj
Deeply rooted; persistent.
Obsessive
noun
The act of one who besets or attacks.
verb
present participle of beset
besotting
besotting
verb
present participle of besot
bestially
bestially
adv
In a bestial manner.
bestirred
bestirred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestir
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrided
bestrides
bestrides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestride