(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
absolutist
absolutist
adj
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.
noun
(metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
antilobium
arboretums
arbusterol
arcboutant
archibuteo
atrorubent
attributor
attributor
noun
One who attributes; an imputer.
auburntown
autobahnen
autobolide
autobusses
autobusses
noun
(dated) plural of autobus
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
bacterious
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
barotrauma
barotrauma
noun
(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
barracouta
barracouta
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The snoek, Thyrsites atun, a foodfish.
barratrous
barratrous
adj
(law) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
batocrinus
battailous
battailous
adj
(obsolete) Warlike, battle-ready.
bauernbrot
beartongue
beaumontia
beautihood
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
beeftongue
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bertolucci
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
betancourt
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bijouterie
bijouterie
noun
Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binotonous
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bistouries
bistouries
noun
plural of bistoury
bituminoid
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
blisterous
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
blottesque
blottesque
adj
(art) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; lacking delineation.
noun
(art) An artwork characterized by blots or heavy touches.
bluebonnet
bluebonnet
noun
Alternative form of blue bonnet
bluebottle
bluebottle
noun
(UK, Australia, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A police officer.
A blue ant, Diamma bicolor, a parasitic wasp native to Australia.
A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war.
Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.
Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium, also called triangles, etc.
bluebutton
bluecoated
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bluestoner
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
bluetongue
bluetongue
noun
A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc
blusterous
blusterous
adj
(of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boethusian
boisterous
boisterous
adj
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
Having or resembling animal exuberance.
boistously
boltcutter
boltcutter
noun
Alternative form of bolt cutter
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
borgerhout
boroughlet
botaurinae
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
botulismus
botulismus
noun
Obsolete form of botulism.
boucicault
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
bouteselle
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brodehurst
bromaurate
brontesque
brontosaur
brontosaur
noun
Any member of the genus Brontosaurus.
brontozoum
brotulidae
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
bugologist
bugologist
noun
(informal) One who studies insects.
buitenzorg
bulbotuber
bulbotuber
noun
A corm.
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
bullockite
bumblefoot
bumblefoot
noun
(countable) A clubfoot.
(uncountable) Ulcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.
bumboatman
bumboatman
noun
A man who pilots a bumboat.
bumboatmen
bumboatmen
noun
plural of bumboatman
bunnymouth
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
buonarroti
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butomaceae
butternose
butterroot
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
buttonball
buttonball
noun
A tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.
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.
buttonhold
buttonhole
buttonhole
noun
(attributive) So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
(chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
(lightly vulgar) anus, batty hole.
(obsolete) vagina, coin slot.
(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
The mouth and/or nose and/or eyes if appearing tiny.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.
(transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.
(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
(transitive, intransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in).
(transitive, rare) To apply a flowery formation in.
(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).
buttonhook
buttonhook
noun
(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
verb
(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
buttonless
buttonless
adj
Without buttons.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
buttonmold
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
buttonwood
buttonwood
noun
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
carburator
carburator
noun
Misspelling of carburetor.
carburetor
carburetor
noun
(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
(slang, drugs) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
clubfooted
clubfooted
adj
Having a clubfoot.
coambulant
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.