(botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.
Having sharp points like needles.
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
ackerley
acranial
acranial
adj
Without a skull.
acreable
acreable
adj
(archaic) Of an acre; per acre.
acredula
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
acromial
acromial
adj
Of or pertaining to the acromion.
acrylate
acrylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
adrectal
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
agricola
agricole
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
alabarch
alabarch
noun
The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
albacora
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
alberich
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albrecht
alcalzar
alcandre
alcargen
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcatraz
alcazars
alcester
aldarcie
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
allecret
allecret
noun
Alternative form of halecret
allergic
allergic
adj
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
Having an allergy.
Of or pertaining to allergy.
noun
A person who has an allergy.
almicore
altincar
altincar
noun
(obsolete) tincal
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
amelcorn
amelcorn
noun
A variety of wheat from which starch is produced (Triticum spelta).
amilcare
anarchal
anarchal
adj
(archaic) lawless; anarchic
anicular
apicilar
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
aprickle
aprickle
adj
Prickling.
arboloco
arboloco
noun
Any of various trees of the genus Montanoa.
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
archaeol
archaeol
noun
(organic chemistry) Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.
archbald
archbold
archdolt
archearl
archelon
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archical
archical
adj
(obsolete) chief; primary; primordial
archilla
archival
archival
adj
Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
noun
(uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this.
archliar
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
archpall
arctalia
arcualia
arculite
arecales
arecolin
argillic
argillic
adj
(geology, soil science) Of or pertaining to clay or clay minerals.
noun
A soil of this kind.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
articled
articled
adj
bound under the articles of an apprenticeship
verb
simple past tense and past participle of article
articles
articles
noun
(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
(slang) Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
plural of article
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of article
arvicola
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
arzachel
atrickle
atrickle
adj
Trickling.
atrochal
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
auricula
auricula
noun
(anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
(anatomy) The external part of the ear.
(horticulture, plural: auriculas) The ornamental primrose Primula auricula
(palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
auriculo
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bacilary
bacillar
bacillar
adj
(biology) Relating to a bacillus.
(biology) Shaped like a rod or staff.
baculere
balancer
balancer
noun
An acrobat.
Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
One who, or that which, balances.
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
balearic
balearic
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands
Proper noun
A dialect of Catalan used in the Balearic Islands.
barbicel
barbicel
noun
Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs
barcella
barleduc
barnacle
barnacle
noun
(archaic, Britain, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
(electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
(engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
(obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
(slang) A worldly sailor.
(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
verb
To connect with or attach.
To press close against something.
bechtler
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
belcourt
bellcore
belleric
berascal
berascal
verb
(archaic) To accuse of being a rascal or to treat as a rascal.
bercelet
berclair
bernacle
bernacle
noun
(of horses) Obsolete spelling of barnacle
bernicle
bernicle
noun
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A form of torture in which the legs were crushed between pieces of wood.
A barnacle goose.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
bicolors
bicolors
noun
plural of bicolor
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicycler
bicycler
noun
(rare) Bicyclist, cyclist.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
biracial
biracial
adj
Having parents of two races
Of or pertaining to two races
noun
A person belonging to two races.
birdcall
birdcall
noun
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
An imitation of this cry.
Any vocalisation of a bird.
verb
(rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
blackarm
blackmur
blackrag
blancard
blancard
noun
A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanched before it is woven.
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
bleacher
bleacher
noun
(US, television, usually in the plural, by extension) The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
(US, usually in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
One who, or that which, bleaches.
blencher
blencher
noun
(obsolete) One who flinches or shrinks back.
(obsolete) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
blencorn
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bockerel
bordulac
borecole
borecole
noun
A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, used as the vegetable spring greens / collard greens.
bracelet
bracelet
noun
(historical) A piece of defensive armour for the arm.
A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass.
brachial
brachial
adj
Of the nature of an arm.
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
noun
(zoology) Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
braciola
braciola
noun
A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
braciole
braciole
noun
Synonym of braciola
plural of braciola
brackely
bracteal
bracteal
adj
(botany) Relating to bracts.
Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
bractlet
bractlet
noun
(botany) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers
breccial
breccial
adj
Of or relating to breccia.
brechtel
bricelyn
bricklay
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
bricoles
bricoles
noun
plural of bricole
briscola
britchel
brocatel
brocatel
noun
A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
A kind of marble, clouded and veined with white, grey, red, and especially yellow; Siena marble.
broccoli
broccoli
noun
A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
plural of broccolo
brocklin
brocolis
brocolis
noun
plural of brocoli
brucella
brucella
noun
Any of a group of pathogenic bacteria of the genus Brucella.