A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
airphobia
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amphibion
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
apiphobia
apiphobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bees.
apobiotic
arabophil
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
baptornis
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
beworship
bicompact
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysic
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
biopoesis
biopoesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The formation of life from self-replicating, but not living molecules.
bioscopes
bioscopes
noun
plural of bioscope
bioscopic
bioscopic
adj
Of or relating to the bioscope (early movie projector).
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
biplosion
biplosive
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishopful
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bispinous
bispinous
adj
Between two spines.
Having two spines.
bisporous
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bloodripe
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
boophilus
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
bopyridae
boskopoid
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
bouphonia
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bridelope
bridgepot
browpiece
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
comptible
comptible
adj
(obsolete) accountable; responsible
(obsolete) sensitive
copublish
copublish
verb
(transitive) To jointly with another publisher publish (a work).
(transitive, music business) To have credit as a publisher of (a work published by another).
deiphobus
ecophobia
ecophobia
noun
A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc.
Fear of one’s home.
ephebeion
ephebeion
noun
(historical) A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.
epibiotic
epibiotic
adj
Living on the surface of another organism.
epibolies
epibolies
noun
plural of epiboly
epibolism
epilobium
epilobium
noun
Any plant of the genus Epilobium.
euphorbia
euphorbia
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
exponible
exponible
adj
Able to be, or requiring to be, explained.
hypobaric
hypobaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure.
hypobasis
hypobulia
hypobulia
noun
Difficulty in making decisions; impaired willpower.
hypobulic
ibuprofen
ibuprofen
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
verb
(rare) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to.
iliopubic
iliopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or between, the ilium and the pubis.
imposable
imposable
adj
Capable of being imposed or laid on.
impotable
impotable
adj
(rare) not drinkable
improbate
improbate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disallow.
(obsolete, transitive) To disapprove of.
improbity
improbity
noun
a lack of probity, honesty or integrity
koopbrief
lipoblast
lipoblast
noun
An adipocyte precursor.
lyophobic
lyophobic
adj
(chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
nabobship
nabobship
noun
The rank or condition of a nabob.
neophobia
neophobia
noun
The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
neophobic
neophobic
adj
Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new
noun
(psychology) A person or animal that fears or dislikes new or novel experiences or food.
nonphobic
nonphobic
adj
Not phobic.
noun
One who does not have a phobia.
nonpublic
nonpublic
adj
Not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private.
obreption
obreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
(obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
obstipant
obstipate
obstipate
verb
(medicine) To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage
(rare) To become or cause to become blocked up
ombrophil
ombrophil
noun
Alternative form of ombrophile
operabily
palombino
palombino
noun
A variety of marble.
panphobia
panphobia
noun
(neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of pansexual people and/or pansexuality.
The fear of everything.
parabolic
parabolic
adj
(chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.
noun
(mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc.
parboiled
parboiled
adj
partially boiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parboil
pebrinous
pebrinous
adj
Having the disease called pébrine.
pedotribe
pelobatid
pelobatid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pelobatidae of spadefoot toads.
periboloi
periboloi
noun
plural of peribolos
peribolos
peribolos
noun
(architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.
peribolus
peribolus
noun
Alternative form of peribolos
perilobar
perilobar
adj
(anatomy) Around a lobe.
periorbit
periorbit
adj
Alternative form of periorbital
petrobium
pettibone
philbrook
piblockto
pibloktos
pibroches
pillboxes
pillboxes
noun
plural of pillbox
pillowber
pilobolus
pinbefore
pinbefore
noun
Obsolete form of pinafore.
pinebrook
pittsboro
pittsboro
Proper noun
a town in Indiana, USA.
a village in Mississippi, USA
a town in North Carolina, USA
pivotable
pivotable
adj
Capable of being pivoted.
planorbis
planorbis
noun
(zoology) Any of the freshwater air-breathing mollusks belonging to Planorbis and allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.
plumbicon
poblacion
poblacion
noun
(Philippines) A town center, or the barangay where one is located.
poindable
pointable
pointable
adj
Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.
politburo
politburo
noun
(by extension, sometimes derogatory) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations.
The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
polybasic
polybasic
adj
(chemistry, of a base) Having two or more basic groups; see also polybase and polyprotic
(chemistry, of a salt) having two or more atoms of a univalent metal
(chemistry, of an acid) containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic
polybrids
polyfibre
possibile
possibler
possibler
adj
(nonstandard) comparative form of possible: more possible
possibles
possibles
noun
The essential personal equipment carried by an American frontiersman
plural of possible
postcibal
postcibal
adj
(uncommon) Synonym of postprandial
posthabit
postpubic
postpubic
adj
Relating to the postpubis
postpubis
postpubis
noun
(anatomy) The posterior part of the pubis
potboiled
potboiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of potboil
potboiler
potboiler
noun
Alternative spelling of pot boiler
pourboire
pourboire
noun
A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.
prebiotic
prebiotic
adj
(of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial.
Before the advent of life.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
preboding
preboiled
preboiled
adj
boiled in advance
premorbid
premorbid
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) Approaching a morbid condition, especially of mental functioning shortly prior to the onset of schizophrenia, etc.
preoblige
preobtain
preobtain
verb
(transitive) To obtain beforehand.
probating
probating
verb
present participle of probate
probation
probation
noun
(archaic) The act of testing; proof
(law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions
A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance
A testing period of time
probative
probative
adj
(law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
probities
probities
noun
plural of probity
proboscis
proboscis
noun
(entomology, malacology) The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
(informal, mildly humorous) A large or lengthy human nose.
The trunk of an elephant.
proboxing
probridge
probuying
prohibita
prohibits
prohibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prohibit