(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abalation
abbatical
abbatical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abbatial
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
abiotical
ablactate
ablactate
verb
(rare) To wean.
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatival
ablatival
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the ablative case.
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abolition
abolition
noun
(historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation.
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
(obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
The state of being abolished.
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
acroblast
acroblast
noun
(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
adaptable
adaptable
adj
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adderbolt
adderbolt
noun
(now UK dialectal) A dragonfly.
adoptable
adoptable
adj
Able to be adopted.
Desirable to adopt.
noun
(online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
afterblow
aghlabite
alabaster
alabaster
adj
Made of alabaster.
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
noun
(color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
alabastoi
alabastos
alabastra
alabastra
noun
plural of alabastron
albatross
albatross
noun
(figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
(golf) A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
albertina
albertine
albertist
albertite
albertite
noun
(mineralogy) A bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
albertlea
albertson
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
albitical
alburnett
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
alibility
alibility
noun
The quality of being alible; nourishingness.
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
altenburg
alterable
alterable
adj
Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable
noun
Something that can be altered; a variable.
alterably
alterably
adv
In an alterable manner.
amability
amability
noun
(obsolete) lovableness
ambulante
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambulatio
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ametabola
ametabole
ametaboly
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
antiblack
antiblack
adj
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.
antiblock
antilabor
antilabor
adj
In opposition to labor unions.
In opposition to the labor party.
appetible
appetible
adj
Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.
arability
arability
noun
(agriculture) The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation.
arbalests
arbalests
noun
plural of arbalest
arbalists
arbalists
noun
plural of arbalist
arkabutla
artmobile
artmobile
noun
A vehicle that operates as a mobile art exhibition.
ashtabula
astrolabe
astrolabe
noun
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
atabalipa
athelbert
atlasburg
atoneable
atrabilar
attleboro
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
autoblast
auxoblast
avertable
avertable
adj
Preventable.
avertible
avertible
adj
Capable of being averted; preventable.
baalistic
bacillite
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
bacterial
bacterial
adj
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacteriol
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
bagatelle
bagatelle
noun
(literature, music) A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.
(transitive, rare) To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.
baikalite
baileyton
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
balaamite
balaamite
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Balaam (a Biblical figure).
Resembling Balaam, as described in Revelation 2:14.
Noun
A Balaamite person.
balaghaut
balanites
balanitis
balanitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis.
balaustre
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
baldpated
baldpated
adj
(archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
balibuntl
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
balladist
balladist
noun
One who composes or performs ballads.
ballasted
ballasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballast
ballaster
ballastic
ballatoon
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.
ballonets
ballonets
noun
plural of ballonet
balloonet
ballotade
ballotade
noun
(dressage) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or on a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.
ballotage
ballotage
noun
In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.
balloters
balloters
noun
plural of balloter
balloting
balloting
noun
A vote or decision made by ballot.
verb
present participle of ballot
ballotist
ballotist
noun
One who supports the use of the secret ballot in elections.
ballplatz
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
ballsiest
ballsiest
adj
superlative form of ballsy: most ballsy
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baltassar
balthasar
balthazar
balthazar
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balthazar
baltimore
baltimore
Proper noun
A city in central Maryland, USA
balusters
balusters
noun
plural of baluster
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
bangtails
bangtails
noun
plural of bangtail
bantlings
bantlings
noun
plural of bantling
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.
barbastel
barbastel
noun
Alternative form of barbastelle (“type of bat”)
barbitals
barbitals
noun
plural of barbital
barbulate
barbulate
adj
Synonym of barbellate
baritonal
baritonal
adj
Pertaining to or having the character of a baritone
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barmcloth
barmcloth
Noun
An apron.
barrulety
barstools
barstools
noun
plural of barstool
bartholdi
bartletts
bartolemo
bartolome
basaltine
basaltine
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
basaltoid
basaltoid
adj
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
baseplate
baseplate
noun
(rail transport) Synonym of tie plate
A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.
basipetal
basipetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence