(obsolete) The state or condition of being a neighbour; neighbourhood; neighbourship.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neighbour
neighbourer
neighbourly
neighbourly
adj
(Britain, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
neurofibril
neurofibril
noun
(anatomy) Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites
nimbiferous
nimbiferous
adj
(rare) Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.
nonbursting
nonbursting
adj
Not bursting
nonruinable
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.
nourishable
nourishable
adj
Capable of being nourished.
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.
opprobrious
opprobrious
adj
Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful.
opprobriums
orbiculares
orbiculares
noun
plural of orbicularis
orbicularis
orbicularis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle surrounding an opening.
orbicularly
orbicularly
adv
In an orbicular fashion.
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
overabusing
overabusing
verb
present participle of overabuse
overabusive
overbuilded
overbulkily
overburning
overburning
noun
The action of overburning; excessive burning.
verb
present participle of overburn
overdubbing
overdubbing
verb
present participle of overdub
overobvious
overobvious
adj
Excessively obvious.
oversublime
oversublime
adj
Excessively sublime.
oversubtile
oversubtile
adj
Excessively subtile.
pleurotribe
politbureau
politbureau
noun
Alternative form of politburo
pourability
pourability
noun
The state or condition of being pourable.
preglobulin
probuilding
probusiness
probusiness
adj
In favour of business.
procambiums
productible
productible
adj
(archaic) Capable of being produced; producible.
protrusible
protrusible
adj
Capable of being protruded
pyrobitumen
pyrobitumen
noun
An amorphous fossilized petroleum mineraloid.
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
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.
rhabdovirus
rhabdovirus
noun
Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae.
rhomboideus
rhomboideus
noun
(anatomy) Any of the rhomboid muscles.
ribonucleic
ribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives
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
rubrospinal
rubrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the rubrospinal tract, part of the nervous system and a major motor control pathway in humans.
rumbustious
rumbustious
adj
(chiefly Britain, informal) Boisterous and unruly.
russophobia
russophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of Russophobia
saburration
saburration
noun
A sand bath (immersion of the body in hot sand).
sanguisorba
scorbutical
scorbutical
adj
Alternative form of scorbutic
scribacious
scribacious
adj
Prone to excessive writing.
scribatious
scribatious
adj
Alternative spelling of scribacious
scrobicular
scrobicular
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae.
scrobiculus
scrobiculus
noun
(anatomy) A pit or depression.
seaborgiums
serglobulin
seroalbumin
seroalbumin
noun
Alternative form of seralbumin
serofibrous
soldierbush
soubrettish
soubrettish
adj
Like a soubrette; cheeky and mischievous.
soubriquets
soubriquets
noun
plural of soubriquet
sourbellies
sourbellies
noun
plural of sourbelly
sourberries
sourberries
noun
plural of sourberry
southbridge
southbridge
noun
(computing, electronics) A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
spinobulbar
spinobulbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the spinal cord and the medulla oblongata
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.
subacromial
subacromial
adj
(anatomy) Below the acromion.
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.
subchloride
subchloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chloride that contains a smaller proportion of chlorine than the normal / typical chloride of a particular metal
subchorioid
subcoracoid
subcoracoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula.
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
subcrossing
subcrossing
noun
An underpass.
verb
present participle of subcross
subdendroid
subdirector
subdirector
noun
(business) A director who reports to another director.
subflooring
subflooring
noun
A level of flooring below the main floor.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
subfusiform
subfusiform
adj
Almost or imperfectly fusiform.
subgrouping
subgrouping
noun
A subgroup
verb
present participle of subgroup
subharmonic
subharmonic
adj
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
noun
Such a frequency
subinferior
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.
submediocre
submediocre
adj
Worse than mediocre.
submersions
submersions
noun
plural of submersion
subnarcotic
subnarcotic
adj
(medicine) Moderately narcotic.
subofficers
subofficers
noun
plural of subofficer
suborbitary
suborbitary
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of suborbital
subordinacy
subordinacy
Noun
The property or condition of being subordinate.
subordinary
subordinary
noun
(heraldry) Any device that is less common than the normal ordinaries
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.
subprioress
subprioress
noun
A female subprior.
subprovince
subprovince
noun
A province making up part of a larger province.
subpyriform
subpyriform
adj
Somewhat pyriform.
subrational
subrational
adj
(of thought etc.) Below or not fully rational; almost logical or reasonable.
subregional
subregional
adj
Of or pertaining to a subregion
noun
(sports) A tournament, especially a qualifier, held below the regional level
subrelation
subreligion
subreligion
noun
A secondary or subordinate religion.
subreniform
subreniform
adj
Somewhat kidney-shaped
subreptions
subreptions
noun
plural of subreption
subrhomboid
subrhomboid
adj
(mycology) Somewhat rhomboid.
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.