(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.
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
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
alburnett
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
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.
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.
atoneable
azobenzil
azobenzol
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
balaenoid
balaenoid
adj
Relating to whales of the family Balaenidae, certain of the baleen whales.
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
balanidae
balanites
balbinder
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
balearian
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
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
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
balminess
balminess
noun
The characteristic of being balmy.
balmonies
balsamine
balsamine
noun
A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
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.
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
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).
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
bangweulu
banjulele
banjulele
noun
Alternative form of banjolele
bannerole
bannerols
bannerols
noun
plural of bannerol
barcelona
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
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.
baselines
baselines
noun
plural of baseline
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
batesland
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
bealtuinn
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
beanballs
beanballs
noun
plural of beanball
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beanpoles
beanpoles
noun
plural of beanpole
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.
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
bedangled
befalling
befalling
adj
(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
noun
A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
verb
present participle of befall
beflannel
befleaing
befleaing
verb
present participle of beflea
beflounce
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
begalling
begalling
verb
present participle of begall
beggingly
beggingly
adv
in a begging manner
begruntle
begruntle
verb
(transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
beguiling
beguiling
adj
That beguiles or beguile.
noun
A beguilement.
verb
present participle of beguile
begulfing
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
beingless
beingless
adj
Devoid of being; nonexistent.
Devoid of living beings; uninhabited.
bejelling
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
belafonte
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
belection
belemnite
belemnite
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
belemnoid
belemnoid
adj
dart-shaped; styloid
noun
(anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.
(zoology) A member of the Belemnoidea, an extinct group of marine cephalopods.
believing
believing
noun
Belief.
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
verb
present participle of believe
belington
belinurus
belitoeng
bellemina
bellibone
bellibone
noun
(obsolete) A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.
bellonian
bellonion
bellonion
noun
Alternative form of belloneon
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellyband
bellyband
noun
(equestrianism) A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
(nautical) A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
A band worn by babies to protect the navel.
A band worn by expectant mothers to constrict and support the fetus.
A haramaki: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.
A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.
bellyland
belomancy
belomancy
noun
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
belonging
belonging
noun
(countable, chiefly in the plural) Something physical that is owned.