(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abatised
abatised
adj
Provided with an abatis.
abatises
abatises
noun
plural of abatis
abattoir
abattoir
noun
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
abbatial
abbatial
adj
Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abderite
abderite
Noun
An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
abdicant
abdicant
adj
(rare) Abdicating; renouncing.
noun
One who abdicates.
abdicate
abdicate
verb
(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.
(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.
(transitive, obsolete) To depose.
(transitive, obsolete) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
(transitive, obsolete) To reject; to cast off; to discard.
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
abditive
abditive
adj
(rare) Having the quality of hiding
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abiathar
abiathar
Proper noun
In the Old Testament, a Hebrew high priest during the reign of King David.
abichite
abichite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of clinoclase
abietate
abietate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of abietic acid; resinate.
abietene
abietene
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).
abietite
abietite
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies alba).
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablative
ablative
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing.
(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortion
abortion
noun
(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
(figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
(now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abrazite
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
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:
absinths
absinths
noun
plural of absinth
absistos
abstains
abstains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
abulyeit
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
accubita
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
adhibits
adhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhibit
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
agtbasic
aibonito
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
albanite
albation
albertin
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
albitite
albitite
noun
(geology) Any rock composed mostly of albite
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
albolith
albolith
noun
A kind of cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica.
albright
alburtis
amberite
amberite
noun
A kind of smokeless powder.
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambition
ambition
noun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
ambonite
amitabha
amoibite
anabatic
anabatic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis
(of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)
noun
Short for anabatic wind.
antibalm
antibank
antibank
adj
Opposing banks (financial institutions).
antibias
antibias
adj
Opposing or countering bias.
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
arabitol
arabitol
noun
(biochemistry) A sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arbitral
arbitral
adj
Relating to arbitration.
arbitrer
arborist
arborist
noun
A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
asbestic
asbestic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
asbolite
atabrine
atabrine
noun
Synonym of quinacrine
atrabile
aubretia
aubretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Aubrieta
aubrieta
aubrieta
noun
Alternative spelling of aubrietia.
ayenbite
babbitry
babbitts
babbitts
noun
plural of babbitt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of babbitt
backbite
backbite
noun
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
verb
(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To speak badly of an absent individual.
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backsite
baconist
bacteria
bacteria
noun
(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
(US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
(dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
(derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
plural of bacterium
bacteric
bacteric
adj
Of or relating to bacteria.
bacterid
bacterid
noun
(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
bacterin
bacterin
noun
A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
bactrian
bactrian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
badenite
baetylic
baetylic
adj
Of or relating to a baetyl.
bagatine
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
bagtikan
bahiaite
bahiaite
noun
(mineralogy) A hornblende hypersthenite mineral.
baiginet
bailment
bailment
noun
(law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
(obsolete) Bail.
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bakelite
bakelite
noun
Alternative form of Bakelite
bakerite
bakerite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
balanite
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
balistes
balistid
balistid
noun
(zoology) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
balletic
balletic
adj
Pertaining to or suitable for ballet.
balliett
ballista
ballista
noun
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
balmiest
balmiest
adj
superlative form of balmy: most balmy
baltetei
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
banality
banality
noun
(countable) Something which is banal.
(rare, historical) A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.
(uncountable) The quality of being banal.
bananist
banatite
banatite
noun
(petrology) granodiorite or rock of similar composition that intruded in the Banat region of Europe in the Cretaceous
bandaite
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
banditti
banditti
noun
(archaic) robbers or outlaws.
bangtail
bangtail
noun
(US) A racehorse.
(marketing) An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
verb
To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
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
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
bantings
bantling
bantling
noun
(archaic) A bastard-child.
(archaic, UK dialectal) An infant or young child.
(archaic, derogatory) A brat.
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
baptized
baptized
adj
(of a person) who has been baptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptize
baptizee
baptizee
noun
One who undergoes baptism.
baptizer
baptizer
noun
One who baptizes.
baptizes
baptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize
bararite
bararite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral white mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, nitrogen, and silicon.
barashit
barbital
barbital
noun
The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
barbiton
barbiton
noun
an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre
barbitos
barbitos
noun
An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre.
bardiest
baritone
baritone
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of barytone.
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass
The male voice between tenor and bass
The musical range between tenor and bass
a brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barmiest
barmiest
adj
superlative form of barmy: most barmy
barniest
barniest
adj
superlative form of barny: most barny
barthian
barthian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1886–1968), Swiss Reformed theologian.