(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
balneologies
balneologies
noun
plural of balneology
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
baragouinish
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
baronetising
bastinadoing
bastinadoing
verb
present participle of bastinado
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battologised
battologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologise
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
begottenness
begottenness
noun
(theology) The quality of being begotten.
bibliologies
bibliologies
noun
plural of bibliology
bibliologist
bibliologist
noun
One who studies bibliology.
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bioecologies
bioecologies
noun
plural of bioecology
bioecologist
bioecologist
noun
One who studies bioecology.
bioengineers
bioengineers
noun
plural of bioengineer
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
biosociology
biosociology
noun
Synonym of sociobiology
blennogenous
blennogenous
adj
Generating mucus.
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodlusting
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
boardsailing
boardsailing
noun
windsurfing
bobsleddings
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bonefishings
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booksellings
boondogglers
boondogglers
noun
plural of boondoggler
borborygmies
boringnesses
borotungstic
boswellizing
bourgeoisies
bourgeoisies
noun
plural of bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
bourignonism
bourignonist
boussingault
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
brachigerous
brachylogies
bradyglossia
braggadocios
braggadocios
noun
plural of braggadocio
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
bromegrasses
bromegrasses
noun
plural of bromegrass
bulldoggings
burgettstown
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
crossbanding
crossbanding
noun
An arrangement or pattern of crossbands.
verb
present participle of crossband
crossbarring
crossbarring
noun
A pattern of lines crossing each other.
demobilising
demobilising
verb
present participle of demobilise
desobligeant
diagnoseable
diagnoseable
adj
Alternative form of diagnosable
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
disembargoed
disembodying
disembodying
verb
present participle of disembody
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
dislodgeable
dislodgeable
adj
Able to be dislodged.
doubtingness
doubtingness
noun
The quality of doubting something.
doughbellies
elliottsburg
embryogenies
embryogenies
noun
plural of embryogeny
embryologies
embryologies
noun
plural of embryology
embryologist
embryologist
noun
An expert or specialist in embryology
exobiologies
exobiologies
noun
plural of exobiology
exobiologist
exobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
fingerboards
fingerboards
noun
plural of fingerboard
frostbitings
gadsbodikins
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
ganglioblast
gastrolobium
geobotanists
geobotanists
noun
plural of geobotanist
gibbonsville
gigantoblast
gigantoblast
noun
A large erythroblast, or nucleated red blood corpuscle.
glabrousness
glabrousness
noun
The quality of being glabrous.
glassblowers
glassblowers
noun
plural of glassblower
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glioblastoma
glioblastoma
noun
A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
globigerinas
globularness
globularness
noun
The quality of being globular.
globulolysis
glossolabial
glossolabial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and the lips.
glossophobia
glossophobia
noun
Speech anxiety
The fear of public speaking.
gnotobiotics
gnotobiotics
noun
The science involved with maintaining a microbiologically controlled environment.
gobiesocidae
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
gooseberries
gooseberries
noun
plural of gooseberry
granoblastic
granoblastic
adj
(geology) Containing equidimensional grains of metamorphic rock formed by recrystallization
granuloblast
granuloblast
noun
Synonym of myeloblast (an immature granulocyte)
groundbursts
groundbursts
noun
plural of groundburst
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
gymnoblastea
gymnoblastic
gymnoblastic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
haptoglobins
haptoglobins
noun
plural of haptoglobin
harrisonburg
harrisonburg
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
heliogabalus
heliogabalus
Proper noun
A Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.
herringbones
herringbones
noun
plural of herringbone
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
hillsborough
hillsborough
Proper noun
A number of places in English-speaking countries, see Wikipedia:Hillsborough
A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
ignobilities
ignobilities
noun
plural of ignobility
immobilising
immobilising
verb
present participle of immobilise
interrobangs
interrobangs
noun
plural of interrobang
jacobinising
jacobinising
verb
present participle of jacobinise
johannesburg
johannesburg
Proper noun
The largest city of South Africa.
jonesborough
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
labioglossal
labioglossal
adj
Relating to the lips and tongue.
laboursaving
lobotomising
lobotomising
verb
present participle of lobotomise
loganberries
loganberries
noun
plural of loganberry
lugubriosity
lugubriosity
noun
lugubriousness
lugubriously
lugubriously
adv
In a lugubrious manner.
mastigamoeba
megaloblasts
megaloblasts
noun
plural of megaloblast
mesobregmate
metabolising
metabolising
verb
present participle of metabolise
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
misbuttoning
misbuttoning
verb
present participle of misbutton
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
negrophobias
negrophobist
neighborless
neighborless
adj
Without neighbors.
neighborship
neighborship
noun
A community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbors; a community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
neighbouress
neighbouress
noun
(rare) A female neighbor.
nonabsorbing
nonabsorbing
adj
That does not absorb (sound, radiation, fluid etc.)