Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
aspectable
aspectable
adj
Capable of being seen; visible.
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
beautyship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
bespatters
bespatters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespatter
besplatter
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bestrapped
beterschap
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bistipuled
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
blastplate
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
boltspreet
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
buttercups
buttercups
noun
plural of buttercup
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
catoblepas
catoblepas
noun
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
epiblastic
epiblastic
adj
of, or relating to the epiblast
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
misbaptize
obstipated
obstipated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obstipate
palebreast
pasteboard
pasteboard
adj
(figurative) unsubstantial; flimsy
noun
(computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items.
(slang, obsolete) A person's visiting card.
(usually uncountable) Card stock.
pasturable
pasturable
adj
Fit for pasture.
penobscots
pentabasic
pentabasic
adj
(chemistry, of a salt) Having five atoms of a univalent metal.
(chemistry, of an acid) Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.
petersburg
petersburg
Proper noun
An independent city in Virginia, USA.
Various other towns and cities, including:
A CDP in Alaska, and the borough seat of
A city in Illinois
A city in Indiana
A small city in Michigan.
A small city in North Dakota.
A town in and Tennessee.
A small city in Texas.
A city in West Virginia
a campaign in the American Civil War
Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia
plebescite
plebiscite
plebiscite
noun
A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
possiblest
possiblest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of possible: most possible
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
postscribe
postscribe
verb
To make a postscript.
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
potbellies
potbellies
noun
plural of potbelly
potboilers
potboilers
noun
plural of potboiler
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
pratdesaba
predisturb
presbytere
presbyters
presbyters
noun
plural of presbyter
presbytery
presbytery
noun
A body of elders in the early Christian church.
A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy.
Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
presbytism
presbytism
noun
Presbyopia.
presubject
presubsist
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
rebaptizes
rebaptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rebaptize
reprobates
reprobates
noun
plural of reprobate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprobate
sebastopol
septembral
septembral
adj
Characteristic of September
sheepbiter
sheepbiter
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of sheep-biter
slipgibbet
speedboats
speedboats
noun
plural of speedboat
spitballer
spitballer
noun
(baseball) A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
One who spitballs or informally discusses ideas.
spittlebug
spittlebug
Noun
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
splintbone
splittable
splittable
adj
Capable of being split.
stipulable
stipulable
adj
Capable of being stipulated.
strappable
strippable
strippable
adj
Suitable for strip-mining.
subception
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
subconcept
subconcept
noun
A secondary or subsidiary concept.
subdeposit
subdeposit
noun
That which is deposited beneath something else.
subhepatic
subhepatic
adj
(anatomy) Below the liver
suboctuple
suboctuple
adj
(obsolete) Containing one part of eight; in the ratio of one to eight.
subpalmate
subpalmate
adj
Almost or imperfectly palmate.
subparties
subparties
noun
plural of subparty
subpattern
subpattern
noun
A pattern that is contained in another, larger pattern.
subpeltate
subpotency
subpotency
noun
The quality of being subpotent.
subprefect
subprefect
noun
the executive of a subprefecture
subproject
subproject
noun
A project within a larger project.
subreptary
subreption
subreption
noun
The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
subreptive
subreptive
adj
(obsolete) surreptitious
subseptate
subtepidly
subterpose
superbrute
tablespoon
tablespoon
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
unbaptised
unbaptised
adj
Alternative spelling of unbaptized
upsettable
upsettable
adj
Capable of being upset (distressed, made unhappy).