(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
ambulatoria
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bijouteries
bijouteries
noun
plural of bijouterie
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
birdmouthed
biscuitroot
biscuitroot
noun
Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium, with edible, starchy roots.
bistournage
bittencourt
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boilersuits
boilersuits
noun
plural of boilersuit
borzicactus
bothridiums
bouleuteria
bouleuteria
noun
plural of bouleuterion
bouquetiere
boutonniere
boutonniere
noun
A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
brotuliform
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
carburation
carburation
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetion
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
contributor
contributor
noun
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
conurbation
conurbation
noun
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
cooruptibly
corbiculate
corbiculate
adj
Having corbiculae
noun
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
distributor
distributor
noun
(printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
One who or that which distributes.
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
exuberation
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
globularity
globularity
noun
The state of being globular.
gubernation
gubernation
noun
The act of governing; government.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
interbourse
interbourse
noun
(skiing, attributive) A skiing event for financiers.
inumbration
isobutyrate
isobutyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isobutyric acid
lubrication
lubrication
noun
The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
lubricators
lubricators
noun
plural of lubricator
lubricatory
lubricatory
adj
Serving to lubricate.
lubritorian
lubritorium
lubritorium
noun
(US, Australia) A facility where vehicles can be oiled.
lucubration
lucubration
noun
Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
The product of such study; often, writings.
macrobiotus
maraboutism
maraboutism
noun
Support for marabouts (Muslim holy men or mystics).
microbursts
microbursts
noun
plural of microburst
microtubule
microtubule
noun
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
monobutyrin
moribundity
moribundity
noun
the state or condition of being moribund
multicarbon
multicarbon
adj
Alternative spelling of multi-carbon
nonbursting
nonbursting
adj
Not bursting
nonurbanite
nonurbanite
noun
One who is not an urbanite.
northumbria
northumbria
Proper noun
North-east England; Northumberland.
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
obituarists
obituarists
noun
plural of obituarist
objurgating
objurgating
verb
present participle of objurgate
objurgation
objurgation
noun
(rare) A strong rebuke or scolding.
objurgative
objurgative
adj
That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
objurgatrix
obscurantic
obscurantic
adj
Employing obscurantism.
obscuration
obscuration
noun
A unit of measurement used in particular for smoke detectors which respond to absorption of light by smoke, in percent absorption per unit length, e.g. % obs/ft, % obs/m.
The state of being obscured.
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
obscurities
obscurities
noun
plural of obscurity
obstructing
obstructing
verb
present participle of obstruct
obstruction
obstruction
noun
Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
obstructive
obstructive
adj
Causing obstructions.
noun
One who obstructs something.
obtrusively
obtrusively
adv
In an obtrusive manner.
obturations
obturations
noun
plural of obturation
obturbinate
obturbinate
adj
inversely top-shaped
obumbrating
obumbrating
verb
present participle of obumbrate
obumbration
obumbration
noun
The act of darkening or obscuring.
orbiculated
orbiculated
adj
Alternative form of orbiculate
outbargains
outbargains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbargain
outbragging
outbragging
verb
present participle of outbrag
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outbreeding
outbreeding
noun
The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
outbridging
outbringing
outbringing
verb
present participle of outbring
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
ovariotubal
oversubtile
oversubtile
adj
Excessively subtile.
pleurotribe
politbureau
politbureau
noun
Alternative form of politburo
pourability
pourability
noun
The state or condition of being pourable.
productible
productible
adj
(archaic) Capable of being produced; producible.
protrusible
protrusible
adj
Capable of being protruded
pyrobitumen
pyrobitumen
noun
An amorphous fossilized petroleum mineraloid.
quitterbone
rabbitmouth
rambouillet
rambouillet
Noun
A sheep of a breed that originated in France.
reambitious
rebuttoning
rebuttoning
verb
present participle of rebutton
retribution
retribution
noun
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
retributory
retributory
adj
Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment.
robusticity
robusticity
noun
robustness
rubefaction
rubefaction
noun
The act or process of making red.
rubrication
rubrication
noun
A form of calligraphy, in medieval manuscripts, in which added text was coloured in red.
rubricators
rubricators
noun
plural of rubricator
rumbustious
rumbustious
adj
(chiefly Britain, informal) Boisterous and unruly.
saburration
saburration
noun
A sand bath (immersion of the body in hot sand).
scorbutical
scorbutical
adj
Alternative form of scorbutic
scribatious
scribatious
adj
Alternative spelling of scribacious
soubrettish
soubrettish
adj
Like a soubrette; cheeky and mischievous.
soubriquets
soubriquets
noun
plural of soubriquet
southbridge
southbridge
noun
(computing, electronics) A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
stourbridge
stourbridge
Proper noun
A large town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England.
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
subaeration
subarration
subarration
noun
The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, such as money or rings, upon the woman.
subcortical
subcortical
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex
subcortices
subcortices
noun
plural of subcortex
subdirector
subdirector
noun
(business) A director who reports to another director.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
sublimatory
sublimatory
adj
Used for sublimation.
noun
(historical) A vessel used for sublimation.
sublittoral
sublittoral
adj
Under the shore.
noun
The area below the shore; the sublittoral region.
subnarcotic
subnarcotic
adj
(medicine) Moderately narcotic.
suborbitary
suborbitary
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of suborbital
subordinate
subordinate
adj
(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
Descending in a regular series.
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
noun
(countable) One who is subordinate.
verb
(transitive) To make subservient.
(transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
(transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
subornation
subornation
noun
The act of suborning
The procuring of someone to do a criminal act, especially to commit perjury
subornative
subornative
adj
Of or pertaining to subornation
subpetiolar
subpetiolar
adj
(botany) Concealed within the base of the petiole.
subrational
subrational
adj
(of thought etc.) Below or not fully rational; almost logical or reasonable.
subrelation
subreptions
subreptions
noun
plural of subreption
subrogating
subrogating
verb
present participle of subrogate
subrogation
subrogation
noun
(law) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
subroutines
subroutines
noun
plural of subroutine
subthoracic
subthoracic
adj
Situated below the thorax.
subtraction
subtraction
noun
(arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting.
(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.
The removal of something.
subtrigonal
subtrigonal
adj
Beneath the trigone.
Somewhat or nearly trigonal.
subtropical
subtropical
adj
(meteorology, of a cyclone) Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.
Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
noun
A subtropical plant.
subtubiform
subvitreous
subvitreous
adj
(mineralogy) Having an almost vitreous lustre.
sulfoborite
talofibular
talofibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the talus and fibula.
tambourines
tambourines
noun
plural of tambourine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tambourine
taurobolium
taurobolium
noun
The ritual slaughter of a bull (in Ancient Rome)
taurophobia
taurophobia
noun
Fear of bulls.
Opposition to bullfighting.
tibiotarsus
tibiotarsus
noun
(anatomy) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
toolbuilder
toolbuilder
noun
A manufacturer of tools.
tourbillion
tourbillion
noun
(archaic) An ornamental firework that turns round in the air so as to form a scroll of fire.