The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absinthole
abstrahent
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
alsbachite
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
anabathmos
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
archiblast
athabascan
athabascan
Adjective
Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
Proper noun
The family of languages spoken by these peoples.
Noun
Any member of these peoples.
athabaskan
babbittish
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
batholiths
batholiths
noun
plural of batholith
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
bathyseism
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
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
benetnasch
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
beterschap
betrothals
betrothals
noun
plural of betrothal
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
birthdates
birthdates
noun
plural of birthdate
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
birthrates
birthrates
noun
plural of birthrate
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
birthstool
birthstool
noun
A special type of seat to provide balance and support during childbirth.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitcheries
bitcheries
noun
plural of bitchery
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
bitterbush
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blitheness
blitheness
noun
The characteristic of being blithe.
blithesome
blithesome
adj
Happy or spriteful; carefree.
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
bluehearts
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boehmenist
boethusian
bolshevist
bolshevist
Noun
A Bolshevik (also used attributively).
bombsights
bombsights
noun
plural of bombsight
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
brahmanist
brahmanist
Noun
An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.
brahminist
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breathiest
breathiest
adj
superlative form of breathy: most breathy
breathless
breathless
adj
Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.
Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
bredstitch
brighteyes
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brihaspati
brihaspati
Proper noun
The name of the priest of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter.
bringhurst
britishers
britishism
britishism
Noun
A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Great Britain.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
brodehurst
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brotherson
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bundesrath
bushbeater
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
butterbush
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
byrthynsak
cattlebush
chesterbed
chorobates
christabel
clothesbag
clothesbag
noun
Alternative form of clothes bag
cottonbush
crossbirth
crossbirth
noun
Alternative form of cross-birth
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
dishabited
dishabited
adj
(obsolete) Rendered uninhabited.
disinhabit
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
eightballs
eightballs
noun
plural of eightball
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
exhibiters
exhibiters
noun
plural of exhibiter
exhibitors
exhibitors
noun
plural of exhibitor
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
gnathobase
gnathobase
noun
(invertebrate zoology) A lower appendage of many arthropods, used to macerate food items.
gubbertush
habituates
habituates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate
haemoblast
haemoblast
noun
Synonym of haematoblast
hartebeest
hartebeest
noun
A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.
harvestbug
hatchbacks
hatchbacks
noun
plural of hatchback
hautboyist
hautboyist
noun
Someone who plays the hautboy.
heartbeats
heartbeats
noun
plural of heartbeat
heartburns
heartburns
noun
plural of heartburn
hebraistic
hebraistic
Adjective
Pertaining to, or resembling, the Hebrew language or idiom.
herbalists
herbalists
noun
plural of herbalist
herbescent
herbescent
adj
Growing into herbs.
hereabouts
hereabouts
adv
Near here.
hibernates
hibernates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate