(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abalation
abdominal
abdominal
adj
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abelonian
abelonian
Noun
An Abelian.
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
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.
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
alabamian
alabamian
Adjective
Pertaining to the American state Alabama, or its natives and residents.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Alabama in the United States of America.
alabamine
alabamine
noun
(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.
albamycin
albamycin
Noun
novobiocin
albanians
albardine
albertina
albertine
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
albinisms
albinisms
noun
plural of albinism
albinoism
albinoism
noun
congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
albinuria
albinuria
noun
Synonym of albiduria
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
alburnett
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
aldebaran
aldebaran
Proper noun
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
alienable
alienable
adj
Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another
altenburg
ambigenal
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
amendable
amendable
adj
Capable of being amended.
anabolism
anabolism
noun
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anabolize
anabolize
verb
(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo anabolism
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
annabella
annabella
Proper noun
name, a variant of Annabel or Annabelle.
annabelle
annabelle
Proper noun
name,
annexable
annexable
adj
Able to be annexed.
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.
atoneable
azobenzil
azobenzol
baalizing
babblings
babblings
noun
plural of babbling
babylonia
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
bacchanal
bacchanal
adj
Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago, informal) drama, ruckus, fiasco
(in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
A devotee of Bacchus.
A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Drunken revelry; an orgy.
Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
bacillian
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlings
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.
baekeland
baileyton
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
bainville
bairnlier
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
balaenoid
balaenoid
adj
Relating to whales of the family Balaenidae, certain of the baleen whales.
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
balancing
balancing
noun
An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
verb
present participle of balance
balanidae
balanites
balanitis
balanitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis.
balbinder
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldcrown
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
baldoquin
balearian
balibuntl
balimbing
balimbing
noun
(Philippines) A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics.
(Philippines) Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”)
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
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.
balkingly
balkingly
adv
in a balking manner
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
ballatoon
ballengee
ballerina
ballerina
noun
(less common, nonstandard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino
(often) A female ballet dancer.
A ballet flat shoe.
Ellipsis of ballerina roll.
Ellipsis of prima ballerina. The star female ballet performer in the company.
ballerine
ballerine
noun
plural of ballerina
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
ballinger
ballinger
noun
Alternative spelling of balinger
ballonets
ballonets
noun
plural of ballonet
ballonnes
ballooned
ballooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balloon
ballooner
ballooner
noun
A balloon sail.
A balloonist.
balloonet
balloting
balloting
noun
A vote or decision made by ballot.
verb
present participle of ballot
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
balmacaan
balmacaan
noun
A loose overcoat of a certain type, with raglan sleeves and a Prussian collar.
balminess
balminess
noun
The characteristic of being balmy.
balmonies
baloskion
balsamina
balsamine
balsamine
noun
A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
balsaming
balsaming
verb
present participle of balsam
balzacian
balzacian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the French novelist (1799–1850) or his writings.
Noun
A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.
balzarine
balzarine
noun
A lightweight fabric made from cotton and wool, used for summer dresses.
banalness
banalness
noun
banality
bandalore
bandalore
noun
(historical) A yo-yo.
bandarlog
banderlog
banderole
banderole
noun
(architecture) A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
A little banner, flag, or streamer.
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
bandfiled
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
bandoleer
bandoleer
noun
Alternative form of bandolier
bandolero
bandolero
noun
An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandoline
bandoline
noun
(dated) A glutinous pomatum for the hair.
verb
(dated, transitive) To apply bandoline to (the hair).
bandyball
bandyball
noun
(historical) An old game resembling hockey.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bangalore
bangalore
Proper noun
The state capital of Karnataka (India).
Verb
To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.
bangiales
bangtails
bangtails
noun
plural of bangtail
bangweulu
banjulele
banjulele
noun
Alternative form of banjolele
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
bannerole
bannerols
bannerols
noun
plural of bannerol
bantlings
bantlings
noun
plural of bantling
barbaloin
barbaloin
noun
(organic chemistry) aloin
barcelona
bardolino
baritonal
baritonal
adj
Pertaining to or having the character of a baritone
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
barneveld
barnsdall
barreling
barreling
noun
(mechanical engineering) A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.
Synonym of barrel distortion
basaltine
basaltine
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
baseliner
baseliner
noun
(tennis) A player who plays from the baseline, seldom moving to the net.