(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
aleknagik
aleknight
aleksandr
alikeness
alikeness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being alike.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alkaligen
alkaligen
noun
(obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkaptone
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkekengi
alkekengi
noun
A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.
alkylogen
amerikani
angellike
angellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an angel.
anglehook
animikean
animikite
aniselike
aniselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of anise.
ankerhold
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
anklejack
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arakanese
archknave
areskutan
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
arsnicker
ashkenazi
askewness
askewness
noun
The quality of being askew.
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backening
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backstein
backstone
baekeland
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
balkanize
balkanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrider
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkstone
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
baskonize
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
beakerman
beakermen
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
bearskins
bearskins
noun
plural of bearskin
beaverkin
beaverkin
noun
(diminutive) A small or young beaver.
A small hat made of beaver fur.
beckerman
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
benedikta
bengkalis
benkelman
bentincks
beothukan
bepranked
berezniki
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
betrinket
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bickleton
blackbine
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blackneck
blackneck
noun
A redneck of black ethnicity.
blackness
blackness
noun
The experiences and culture of African-American people.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blanketer
blanketry
blankness
blankness
noun
The characteristic of being blank.
bleakness
bleakness
noun
The characteristic of being bleak.
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blockline
bockstein
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bookiness
bookiness
noun
The quality of being booky.
boskiness
boskiness
noun
The state or quality of being bosky.
boscage
brackened
bracknell
bracknell
Proper noun
a town in Berkshire, England.
brainlike
brainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brain.
brakehand
brakesman
brakesman
noun
A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
brakesmen
brakesmen
noun
plural of brakesman
brankiest
breakbone
breakbone
adj
Violent; rough and painful.
noun
(US dialect, countable) A chicken's wishbone.
(pathology, uncountable) dengue fever
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breakneck
breakneck
adj
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
noun
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall badly.
A fall that breaks the neck.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brideknot
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
briskness
briskness
noun
The property of being brisk.
brokenbow
bromeikon
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brookneal
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketman
buckstone
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bullsnake
bullsnake
noun
Pituophis catenifer sayi, a large non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the central United States, northern Mexico, and southwestern Canada.
bumpkinet
bungmaker
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
bunkerman
bunkerman
noun
(historical) A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker.
bunkermen
bunkermen
noun
plural of bunkerman
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
cabinlike
cabinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabin.
canakkale
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
canebrake
canebrake
noun
(US) A dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants.