(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
abscision
abscision
noun
A cutting away.
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
anabiotic
anabiotic
adj
(medicine, archaic) Serving to resuscitate; restorative.
Relating to, or recovering from, anabiosis.
noun
(medicine, archaic) A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant.
anabrotic
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
antiblock
avicebron
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
baccheion
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backstone
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
baldcrown
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden
banecroft
barbacoan
barcelona
barnstock
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
barracoon
barracoon
noun
A temporary cage for holding slaves, indentured servants or prisoners in the Louisiana Territory and French colonial Africa.
barrancos
barrancos
noun
plural of barranco
basilicon
basilicon
noun
(archaic, medicine) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
batchtown
beaconage
beaconage
noun
(uncountable) Beacons collectively.
Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becrampon
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
beechmont
beflounce
befrounce
belection
belomancy
belomancy
noun
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
benedicto
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
berrichon
bickleton
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
biconical
biconical
adj
consisting of two cones placed together apex to apex
bicornate
bicornate
adj
Alternative form of bicornuate
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bijection
bijection
noun
(set theory) A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.
bilection
bilection
noun
Alternative form of bolection
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
bionomics
bionomics
noun
The study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
bisection
bisection
noun
(computing) The act of bisecting.
A division into two parts, especially into two equal parts.
blechnoid
blendcorn
bleomycin
bleomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus.
blockline
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
bockstein
bolection
bolection
noun
(architecture) A moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels.
bombycina
bombycine
bombycine
adj
Pertaining to silkworms; bombic.
bonducnut
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
bononcini
bonsecour
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
borocaine
botanical
botanical
adj
Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.
noun
Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source
botanicas
botanicas
noun
plural of botanica
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bourbonic
bourbonic
adj
(humorous, very rare) Containing bourbon, or having the flavour of bourbon.
brabancon
braconids
braconids
noun
plural of braconid
branchton
branstock
brantcorn
brittonic
brittonic
Adjective
Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.
Proper noun
The group of P-Celtic languages.
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
brocading
brocading
noun
The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
verb
present participle of brocade
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
brooching
brooching
verb
present participle of brooch
broomcorn
broomcorn
noun
a variety of grass of the species Sorghum vulgare.
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
brucetown
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
buccinoid
buccinoid
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.
(zoology) Resembling the genus Buccinum.
buchonite
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckstone
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buncombes
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
burntcorn
cabezones
cabezones
noun
plural of cabezone
cabochons
cabochons
noun
plural of cabochon
calbroben
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
caliburno
cambodian
cambodian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language.
Noun
A person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent.
Proper noun
The language of the Cambodian people.
canalboat
candlebox
canrobert
cantboard
cantboard
noun
A board, typically at the edge of a roof, that has a slope to divert rainwater.
carbamino
carbamino
noun
(biochemistry, attributive) Designating a compound composed by the addition of carbon dioxide to a free amino group in an amino acid or a protein, such as hemoglobin forming carbaminohemoglobin.
carbanion
carbanion
noun
(organic chemistry) any organic anion of general formula R₃C⁻
carbinols
carbinols
noun
plural of carbinol
carboline
carboline
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered ring of an indole; many of their derivatives have biological action
carbonade
carbonade
noun
a stew of meat cooked in beer
broiled meat or fish; carbonado
carbonado
carbonado
noun
(cooking, dated) Meat or fish that has been scored and broiled.
(mineralogy) A dark, non-transparent, impure form of polycrystalline diamond (also containing graphite and amorphous carbon) used in drilling.
verb
(transitive, dated, also figuratively) To make a carbonado of; to score and broil.
(transitive, obsolete) To cut or hack, as in combat.
carbonari
carbonari
noun
member or members of the carboneria secret society
carbonaro
carbonate
carbonate
noun
Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
verb
(transitive) To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
carbonero
carbonide
carbonide
noun
Archaic form of carbide.
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
carbonise
carbonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of carbonize.
carbonite
carbonite
noun
A naturally occurring carbonaceous material formed from coal, natural coke.
An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpetre, sulfur, and kieselguhr.
An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
carbonium
carbonium
noun
(dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
carbonize
carbonize
verb
(chemistry) To react something with carbon.
To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.
carbonous
carbonous
adj
Of, relating to, or containing carbon.
carbonyls
carbonyls
noun
plural of carbonyl
casabonne
casebound
casebound
adj
(of a book) hardcover (attributive)
catabolin
catabolin
noun
Alternative form of catabolite
Synonym of interleukin
cebriones
cenobites
cenobites
noun
plural of cenobite
cenobitic
cenobitic
adj
Of or pertaining to a cenobite
chadbourn
chawbacon
chawbacon
noun
(archaic) An uncultured rustic person.
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
cheekbone
cheekbone
noun
The small prominent bone of the cheek.
chernobyl
chinbones
chinbones
noun
plural of chinbone
claiborne
clayborne
clubionid
clubionid
noun
(zoology) Any spider in the family Clubionidae.
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cobalamin
cobalamin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several forms of vitamin B₁₂ depending on the upper axial ligand of the cobalt ion.