(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.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
ambulatoria
amphibryous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
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.
auribromide
aurobromide
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
belorussian
bernoullian
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bicolourous
bicolourous
adj
Misspelling of bicolorous.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
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
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
birdmouthed
biscuitroot
biscuitroot
noun
Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium, with edible, starchy roots.
bistournage
bittencourt
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boilersuits
boilersuits
noun
plural of boilersuit
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
borofluoric
borofluorin
boroughship
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
borzicactus
bothridiums
bouleuteria
bouleuteria
noun
plural of bouleuterion
bouquetiere
bourbonisms
bourbonnais
bourgeoises
bourgeoises
noun
plural of bourgeoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeois
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
noun
(Marxism) The capitalist class.
(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
bourgeoning
bourgeoning
adj
That bourgeons
noun
sprouting or blossoming
verb
present participle of bourgeon
bourguignon
bourguignon
noun
Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.
bourneville
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.
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
bromalbumin
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
broomsquire
brotuliform
brucellosis
brucellosis
noun
(pathology) Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
bucciniform
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bulgarophil
burglarious
burglarious
adj
Being or resembling a burglar
byelorussia
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
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.
chloriambus
coinsurable
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
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
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
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.
corybulbine
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
covarrubias
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.
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
doxorubicin
doxorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
exuberation
febriferous
febriferous
adj
Causing fever.
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromucous
fibroserous
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluobromide
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
globularity
globularity
noun
The state of being globular.
globuliform
gubernation
gubernation
noun
The act of governing; government.
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
helicorubin
herbicolous
herbiferous
herbiferous
adj
Bearing herbs or vegetation.
herbivorous
herbivorous
adj
Feeding chiefly on plants.
homebuilder
homebuilder
noun
A person or company which builds houses
illecebrous
illecebrous
adj
(formal, obsolete) Tending to attract; enticing.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
interbourse
interbourse
noun
(skiing, attributive) A skiing event for financiers.
inumbration
irresoluble
irresoluble
adj
difficult if not impossible to resolve; irresolvable
irrevoluble
irrevoluble
adj
That has no finite period of revolution; not revolving.
isobutyrate
isobutyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isobutyric acid
laboriously
laboriously
adv
With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.
labouringly
labouringly
adv
With labour; strenuously.
labrosaurid
limbiferous
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.
lumbricosis
macrobiotus
madisonburg
maraboutism
maraboutism
noun
Support for marabouts (Muslim holy men or mystics).
microburner
microbursts
microbursts
noun
plural of microburst
microbusses
microtubule
microtubule
noun
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.