(obsolete) Physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse.
(obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour.
acinous
acinous
adj
Alternative spelling of acinose
acinuni
adlumin
aequian
agonium
aguijan
agustin
albinus
albumin
albumin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
alduino
aliunde
aliunde
adv
(law) From another source; from elsewhere.
alumian
alumian
noun
(mineralogy) natroalunite
alumina
alumina
noun
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics.
alumine
alumine
noun
(obsolete) alumina
alumins
alunite
alunite
noun
(mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
amiloun
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
anaudia
anaudia
noun
(medicine) Inability to speak; loss of one's voice.
anaudic
andaqui
aneuria
aneuric
aneurin
aneurin
noun
Archaic form of aneurine.
anguier
anguine
anguine
adj
Pertaining to snakes or serpents
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anguria
animous
animous
adj
animose
annicut
annicut
noun
Alternative form of anicut
annuity
annuity
noun
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
annulli
anouilh
antibug
antibug
adj
Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).
Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
anticum
anticus
antigua
antigun
antigun
adj
(politics) Supportive of greater gun control, often including opposition to the idea of gun rights.
Opposed to guns, especially widespread individual use of guns.
antihum
antihum
noun
(historical) A device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.
antipus
antiqua
antiqua
noun
Alternative form of Antiqua (“typeface”)
antique
antique
adj
(bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
(obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
(typography) Designating a style of type.
Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
noun
(figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
(in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
(obsolete) A man of ancient times.
(typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
An object of ancient times.
An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
verb
(intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.
(transitive) To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
(transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.
antirun
antisun
antisun
noun
(astrophysics, countable) A hypothetical sun composed of antimatter.
sunblock, sunscreen
anubing
anunaki
anurias
anurias
noun
plural of anuria
anxious
anxious
adj
(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
Earnestly desirous.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Nervous and worried.
apianus
apulian
apulian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Apulia.
Noun
An inhabitant or a resident of Apulia.
aquilon
aquinas
arbutin
arbutin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract
arguing
arguing
noun
argument
verb
present participle of argue
asquint
asquint
adj
Looking sideways, as though warily.
adv
With narrowed eyes.
auantic
aubaine
aubaine
noun
(historical, law) The inheritance of goods from a foreigner who died in a country where he was not naturalised.
aubigny
auction
auction
noun
(bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
verb
To sell at an auction.
audient
audient
adj
Listening, paying attention.
noun
(obsolete) A hearer; a member of an audience
(obsolete, specifically) A catechumen (“convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism”) in the early Christian Church.
audings
auksinu
aunties
aunties
noun
plural of auntie
plural of aunty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auntie
auntish
auntish
adj
Characteristic of an aunt; auntlike
auramin
austina
austine
autodin
autoing
autoing
verb
present participle of auto
autrain
autumni
auxinic
auxinic
adj
Relating to, or composed of, auxins.
azonium
azuline
azuline
noun
A striking blue dye derived from carbolic acid or rosolic acid.
azurine
azurine
adj
Sky-blue; azure.
noun
A type of rudd or redeye, the blue roach of Europe (Scardinius erythrophthalmus, syn. Leuciscus caeruleus), so called from its color.
babuina
babuina
noun
(rare) A female baboon.
bakunin
balduin
banlieu
barouni
barundi
baudoin
bautain
beaufin
beaufin
noun
Alternative form of biffin
beauing
bedouin
bedouin
noun
A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.
beduins
beguine
beguine
noun
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
betulin
betulin
noun
(biochemistry) A naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid
bhutani
bhutani
Proper noun
A Baloch tribe residing in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The language of the aforementioned people.
binukau
binzuru
bisitun
bisutun
bitumen
bitumen
noun
(Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
(Canada) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
(by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
verb
To cover or fill with bitumen.
biunial
biunial
adj
Synonym of biune
biunity
biunity
noun
The quality of being biune.
bluefin
bluefin
noun
bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
blueing
blueing
noun
An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing
bluings
bluings
noun
plural of bluing
bluming
bluntie
boguing
boguing
verb
present participle of bogue
bonucci
botulin
botulin
noun
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
boursin
bousing
bousing
verb
present participle of bouse
brucina
brucine
brucine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
brucins
bruning
brunion
brunion
noun
A hybrid of a plum and a peach.
A nectarine
bruting
bruting
verb
present participle of brute
bubinga
bubinga
noun
Brachystegia spp.
Copaifera spp.
Didelotia africana
The timber of various species of Guibourtia.
bubonic
bubonic
adj
Of or pertaining to buboes.
buccina
buccina
noun
(historical, music) A curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
bucking
bucking
noun
(forestry) The process of cutting a felled and delimbed tree into logs.
The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching.
The liquid used in this process.
The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
verb
present participle of buck
bucklin
bucrnia
budding
budding
adj
Beginning to develop.
noun
(horticulture) The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark
(horticulture) The result of this practice.
verb
present participle of bud
budging
budging
verb
present participle of budge
budling
budling
noun
A small, young, or immature bud.
bufagin
bufagin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of toxic steroids found in bufotoxin.
buffing
buffing
noun
Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.
verb
present participle of buff
bufidin
bufonid
bufonid
noun
(zoology) Any toad in the family Bufonidae.
bugging
bugging
noun
Electronic surveillance.
verb
present participle of bug
bugling
bugling
noun
The act of playing a bugle.
verb
present participle of bugle
builtin
builtin
adj
Alternative form of built in
noun
(software) Clipping of builtin function.
buisson
buisson
noun
A fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.
bulbine
bulchin
bulchin
noun
(obsolete) A little bull; a bull calf.
bulging
bulging
noun
The shape or motion of something that bulges.
verb
present participle of bulge
bulking
bulking
noun
(bodybuilding) A period of intentional weight gain.
verb
present participle of bulk
bulling
bulling
noun
The mating of a cow with a bull.
verb
present participle of bull
bullion
bullion
noun
(obsolete) A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.
(obsolete) Base or uncurrent coin.
(obsolete) Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.
A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
bumkins
bumkins
noun
plural of bumkin
bumming
bumming
verb
present participle of bum
bumping
bumping
noun
(chemistry) The violent boiling when an homogenous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container
Form of racing for coxed fours traditional at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; bumps race
The sound or action of a bump.
verb
present participle of bump
bumpkin
bumpkin
noun
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
bundeli
bundies
bundist
bunging
bunging
verb
present participle of bung
bunions
bunions
noun
plural of bunion
bunking
bunking
verb
present participle of bunk
bunnies
bunnies
noun
plural of bunny
bunning
bunning
noun
(Australian Aboriginal) The echidna.
verb
present participle of bun
buntine
buntine
noun
bunting; woollen cloth for flags
bunting
bunting
noun
(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
(obsolete) An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
A pushing action.
A strong timber; a stout prop.
A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
Flags considered as a group.
Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.