The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
abusefulness
abusefulness
noun
The characteristic of being abuseful.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
albopruinose
albuginaceae
albumeniizer
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminiform
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
anteambulate
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antialbumose
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antibusiness
antibusiness
adj
Opposed to or biased against business, or private enterprise
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antiscabious
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
aquocarbonic
archpublican
ashurbanipal
assurbanipal
atmidalbumin
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
audubonistic
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
baculiticone
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
baragouinish
bareknuckled
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barramundies
barranquilla
barranquilla
Proper noun
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
barranquitas
baserunnings
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycurrent
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becudgelling
beelzebubian
beelzebubian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Beelzebub.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
belimousined
bellybuttons
bellybuttons
noun
plural of bellybutton
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
benumbedness
benumbedness
noun
The state or quality of being benumbed.
benzinduline
benzinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from phenazine.
benzoazurine
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
benzotoluide
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
berceaunette
bibulousness
bibulousness
noun
The quality of being bibulous.
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilingualism
bilingualism
noun
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
bilinguality
bilinguality
noun
(rare) bilingualism
bilipurpurin
bimillennium
binauricular
binauricular
adj
Alternative form of biauricular
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
biquadrantal
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
bituminizing
bituminizing
verb
present participle of bituminize
biuniqueness
biuniqueness
noun
The quality of being biunique.
bivoluminous
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blastulation
blastulation
noun
(biology) The process of forming blastocoels and blastulas.
bleachground
blennogenous
blennogenous
adj
Generating mucus.
blepharoncus
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodlusting
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloomingburg
bloomsburian
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluishnesses
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blurrinesses
blurrinesses
noun
plural of blurriness
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
boistousness
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
borotungstic
bougainville
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouleuterion
bouleuterion
noun
(architecture, historical) A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourbonesque
bourignonism
bourignonist
boussingault
boutonnieres
boutonnieres
noun
plural of boutonniere
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
bramantesque
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.