(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
abhiseka
abhiseka
noun
Alternative spelling of abhisheka
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abscised
abscised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscise
abscises
abscises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscise
abscisse
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
ambaries
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambroise
arabizes
arbinose
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arborise
arborise
verb
(intransitive) To develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure.
asbestic
asbestic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
asboline
asbolite
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
ascribes
ascribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
babelise
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
babelism
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
babesias
babesias
noun
plural of babesia
babiches
babiches
noun
plural of babiche
babished
babished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babish
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backsite
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
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.
bailsmen
bailsmen
noun
plural of bailsman
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
balinese
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
balistes
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
ballised
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
balmiest
balmiest
adj
superlative form of balmy: most balmy
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banishes
banishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish
banister
banister
noun
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
verb
To act as a banister
To construct a banister
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
banshies
banshies
noun
plural of banshie
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
baptiste
baptizes
baptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize
bardiest
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barmiest
barmiest
adj
superlative form of barmy: most barmy
barnaise
barniest
barniest
adj
superlative form of barny: most barny
baronies
baronies
noun
plural of barony
barriers
barriers
noun
plural of barrier
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barrier
basanite
basanite
noun
(geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
bascinet
bascinet
noun
A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
baselike
baselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses).
baseline
baseline
noun
(engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
(typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
verb
(engineering, computing) To provide a baseline for measurement.
(tennis) To play from the baseline.
basenjis
basiated
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
basilect
basilect
noun
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
basileis
basileus
basileus
noun
A title of the Byzantine emperor.
basinets
basinets
noun
plural of basinet
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
bassinet
bassinet
noun
A bascinet (type of helmet).
A newborn baby's bed, traditionally made of woven reeds or straw.
bastiles
bastiles
noun
plural of bastile
bastille
bastille
noun
A prison or jail.
Confusion of bastille with bastion (bulwark).
verb
To confine as though in a bastille; to imprison.
batistes
batistes
noun
plural of batiste
battiest
battiest
adj
superlative form of batty: most batty
battiste
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bayesian
bayesian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Bayesian
baypines
baziotes
beadiest
beadiest
adj
superlative form of beady: most beady
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beakiest
beakiest
adj
superlative form of beaky: most beaky
beamiest
beamiest
adj
superlative form of beamy: most beamy
beaniest
beaniest
adj
superlative form of beany: most beany
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
beasties
beasties
noun
plural of beastie
plural of beasty
beastily
beastily
adv
in a beasty manner
beastish
beastish
adj
Like a beast; brutal; beastly.
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
beatrisa
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beausire
beauties
beauties
noun
plural of beauty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beauty
beauvais
becrimes
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedevils
bedevils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedismal
bedizens
bedizens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedizen
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedrails
bedrails
noun
plural of bedrail
bedsides
bedsides
noun
plural of bedside
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
bedtimes
bedtimes
noun
plural of bedtime
beefiest
beefiest
adj
superlative form of beefy: most beefy
beehives
beehives
noun
plural of beehive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beehive
beelines
beelines
noun
plural of beeline
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeline
beeriest
beeriest
adj
superlative form of beery: most beery
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beetiest
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
behistun
beignets
beignets
noun
plural of beignet
beinness
beisance
bejesuit
bejesuit
verb
(rare, transitive) To subject (someone) to Jesuits or Jesuit belief.
bekissed
bekissed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bekiss
bekisses
bekisses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bekiss
beladies
beladies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belady
belaites
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
belgians
believes
believes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of believe