Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad.
apoblast
baaskaap
baaskaap
noun
Alternative form of baasskap
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
backslap
backslap
verb
To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
balanops
bandpass
bandpass
adj
Alternative spelling of band-pass
noun
A bandpass filter
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bapparts
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptises
baptises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise
baptisia
baptisia
noun
(horticulture) Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia
baptisms
baptisms
noun
plural of baptism
baptista
baptiste
baptists
baptists
noun
plural of baptist
baptizes
baptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize
baptlsta
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
barkeeps
barkeeps
noun
plural of barkeep
barspoon
baseplug
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
baypines
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
beaupers
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beclasps
beclasps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclasp
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
bedposts
bedposts
noun
plural of bedpost
bedrapes
bedrapes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrape
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint
bepester
bepester
verb
(transitive) To vex or pester greatly.
bephrase
bepraise
bepraise
verb
(transitive) To praise greatly or extravagantly.
bescrape
bescrape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scrape all over; scrape excessively.
bespeaks
bespeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespeak
bespeech
bespeech
verb
(transitive) To address in speech
bespirit
besplash
besplash
verb
(transitive) To splash all over; to wet by splashing.
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
bespouse
bespouse
verb
(transitive) To marry
bespread
bespread
verb
(transitive) To spread over; to cover with.
bespreng
besprent
besprent
adj
(archaic) besprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besprenge
bespring
bestripe
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bicepses
bicepses
noun
(rare) plural of biceps
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bioplasm
bioplasm
noun
(biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
biopsies
biopsies
noun
plural of biopsy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biopsy
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
An early form of movie projector
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotopes
biotopes
noun
plural of biotope
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
bipedism
bipedism
noun
Synonym of bipedalism
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
biplanes
biplanes
noun
plural of biplane
biporose
biporous
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blippers
bloopers
bloopers
noun
plural of blooper
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
boarship
boatshop
bondship
bonspell
bonspell
noun
Alternative form of bonspiel
bonspiel
bonspiel
noun
A tournament in the sport of curling.
bookshop
bookshop
noun
A shop that sells books.
bosporan
bosporus
bosporus
noun
A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a sea.
bossship
bothrops
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bradypus
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
brontops
browpost
brushups
brushups
noun
plural of brushup
budapest
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
bullpens
bullpens
noun
plural of bullpen
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
buphagus
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
bypassed
bypassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bypass
bypasser
bypasser
noun
Alternative form of passer-by (“one who passes by”)
one who or that which bypasses
bypasses
bypasses
noun
plural of bypass
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bypass
cobishop
cobishop
noun
A joint or coadjutant bishop.
copaibas
copaibas
noun
plural of copaiba
copyboys
copyboys
noun
plural of copyboy
epibasal
epibatus
epiblast
epiblast
noun
(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
epipubes
epipubes
noun
plural of epipubis
epipubis
epipubis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.
haphsiba
hapsburg
hempbush
hepsibah
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
ipsambul
lapsable
lapsable
adj
Alternative form of lapsible
lapsible
lapsible
adj
Liable to lapse.
leptobos
lipscomb
pabulous
pabulous
adj
(obsolete) nourishing
pabulums
pageboys
pageboys
noun
plural of pageboy
palabras
palabras
noun
plural of palabra
panabase
panabase
noun
(mineralogy) tetrahedrite
parables
parables
noun
plural of parable
parboils
parboils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parboil
parsable
parsable
adj
(grammar, computing) able to be parsed
passable
passable
adj
(sociology) able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.
That may be passed or traversed.
Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory.
passably
passably
adv
In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
passback
passback
noun
circumvention of an access restriction to a physical site by passing one's access card to another person after having entered
passband
passband
noun
The range of frequencies or wavelengths that can pass through a filter without being reduced in amplitude.
passbook
passbook
noun
(South Africa, historical) A kind of internal passport used during apartheid to limit the movements of citizens outside of their homelands or designated areas.
(banking) A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps its own record, which is final in any dispute.
(dated) A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.
passerby
passerby
noun
Alternative spelling of passer-by
passible
passible
adj
(chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain.
Able to feel emotion.
Capable of suffering injury or detriment.
Liable to experience change or decay.
patrisib
pausably
payables
payables
noun
debts and liabilities owed by a business
paybacks
paybacks
noun
plural of payback
pedicabs
pedicabs
noun
plural of pedicab
peebeens
pegboxes
pegboxes
noun
plural of pegbox
pembinas
pembinas
noun
plural of pembina
perturbs
perturbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perturb
phoebads
piasabas
piassaba
pibrochs
pibrochs
noun
plural of pibroch
piebalds
piebalds
noun
plural of piebald
pigboats
pigboats
noun
plural of pigboat
pinballs
pinballs
noun
plural of pinball
pinbones
pinbones
noun
plural of pinbone
pinebush
pissabed
pissabed
noun
(dialect) Any of various other wild plants with diuretic properties; bluet, oxeye daisy, etc.
The dandelion, formerly much used for its diuretic properties.