A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abouchement
albitophyre
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
anthophobia
anthophobia
noun
Fear of flowers.
antlophobia
antlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of floods or inundation.
archbotcher
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baronethood
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
basiophitic
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathofloric
batholithic
batholithic
adj
Containing or relating to batholith.
bathophobia
bathophobia
noun
The fear of depths
The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathychrome
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathysophic
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
beechbottom
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behypocrite
belchertown
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
benthoscope
bescutcheon
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
bibliotaphe
bibliotheca
bibliotheca
noun
(obsolete) A library.
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
bibliothque
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
bioethicist
bioethicist
noun
An expert in bioethics
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
biotechnics
biotechnics
noun
The application of biotechnology.
birdmouthed
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
bishopstool
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastocheme
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastophaga
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
bloodstanch
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
bloodworthy
blotchiness
blotchiness
noun
The state or condition of being blotchy.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boguechitto
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
bolshevists
boltheading
borderlight
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
bothridiums
boththridia
bottlebrush
bottlebrush
noun
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiotomy
breechcloth
breechcloth
noun
An apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth.
breechclout
breechclout
noun
(dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
bribeworthy
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
britishhood
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromothymol
bromothymol
noun
(organic chemistry) A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
broncholith
broncholith
noun
(pathology) calcified or ossified material within the lumen of the bronchus
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
brontothere
brontothere
noun
Alternative form of brontotheriid
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherhood
brotherhood
noun
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
An association or people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
brotherless
brotherless
adj
Without a brother.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
brotherwort
brotherwort
noun
pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bulbochaete
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
butterbough
buttermouth
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
buttonholed
buttonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole
buttonholer
buttonholer
noun
An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.
One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
buttonholes
buttonholes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhole
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
changeabout
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
cohabitancy
cohabitancy
noun
Cohabitation.
cohabitants
cohabitants
noun
plural of cohabitant
coinhabitor
coitophobia
coitophobia
noun
The fear of coitus, or sexual intercourse.
corybantish
cuthbertson
cyclobothra
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
dithyrambos
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublewidth
dukhobortsy
electrobath
embouchment
embryophyta
embryophyte
embryophyte
noun
(botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
embryotroph
embryotroph
noun
(biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
enetophobia
enetophobia
Noun
A fear of pins and needles.
erotophobia
erotophobia
noun
Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
erythorbate
erythorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid
ethambutols
ethnobotany
ethnobotany
noun
(botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.
(pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups.