(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
batodendron
battledored
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
bdellometer
bdellometer
noun
(medicine) A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
bernardston
besmottered
betrousered
betrousered
adj
(usually humorous) Wearing pants or trousers.
bichromated
birdmouthed
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blindstorey
bloodletter
bloodletter
noun
One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of curing illness).
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
bloodworthy
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
borderlight
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
botryllidae
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
britishhood
brittlewood
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
broadwayite
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
brotherhood
brotherhood
noun
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
An association or people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
bucerotidae
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
contrabands
contrabands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
counterband
counterbend
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
crossbolted
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarration
debonairity
debonairity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decarbonate
decarbonate
verb
To remove carbon dioxide from something
deliberator
deliberator
noun
A person who deliberates
dendrobates
deobstruent
deobstruent
adj
(medicine) Removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
noun
Any medicine that removes obstructions; an aperient.
destroyable
destroyable
adj
Able to be destroyed.
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
dicarbonate
dicarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
disrobement
disrobement
noun
The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes).
distortable
distortable
adj
Capable of being distorted.
distributor
distributor
noun
(printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
One who or that which distributes.
dithyrambos
doctrinable
doctrinable
adj
(obsolete) Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine.
doubtmonger
doubtmonger
noun
One who sows doubts in the minds of others.
dukhobortsy
embryonated
embryonated
adj
Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop.
erodability
erodability
noun
Misspelling of erodibility.
erodibility
erodibility
noun
The quality or degree of being erodible.
fibromatoid
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
groundburst
groundburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.
gudebrother
gutterblood
gutterblood
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A person of low pedigree; one of the common rabble.
hubbardston
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
iodobromite
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
labidometer
labidometer
noun
(medicine) A specialized forceps or attachment to a regular forceps for measuring the size and curvature of the head of a fetus in the pelvis.
labradorite
labradorite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar mineral, calcium sodium aluminum silicate, often very coarsely crystalline, used as a decorative stone for carvings and building façades.
letterboxed
letterboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of letterbox
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
morbidities
morbidities
noun
plural of morbidity
moribundity
moribundity
noun
the state or condition of being moribund
mortarboard
mortarboard
noun
A square board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
motorboated
motorboated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of motorboat
nonbristled
nontimbered
nontimbered
adj
untimbered
obdormition
obdormition
noun
(obsolete) Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep.
The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it "falls asleep" due to pressure on a nerve.
obedientiar
obedientiar
noun
Alternative form of obedientiary
obliterated
obliterated
adj
(slang) Very drunk, intoxicated, wasted.
Destroyed, broken beyond repair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obliterate
orbiculated
orbiculated
adj
Alternative form of orbiculate
orobatoidea
outbrazened
outbrazened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbrazen
outbreathed
outbreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbreathe
outbreeding
outbreeding
noun
The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
outbridging
outnumbered
outnumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outnumber
outrebounds
outrebounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrebound
outthrobbed
outthrobbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outthrob
overdebated
pasteboards
pasteboards
noun
plural of pasteboard
pasteboardy
pasteboardy
adj
(informal) Resembling pasteboard.
(informal, figurative) Stiffly formal; starchy; prim and proper.
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
preballoted
precombated
predoubtful
preobedient
preobtained
preobtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preobtain
preobtruded
preobviated
productible
productible
adj
(archaic) Capable of being produced; producible.
protrudable
protrudable
adj
That may be protruded.
rebroadcast
rebroadcast
verb
To broadcast again.
redhibition
redhibition
noun
(law) The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect.
redhibitory
redhibitory
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).
(non-native speakers' English) Prohibitive (cf. French rédhibitoire).
redoubtable
redoubtable
adj
(obsolete) Valiant.
Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.
redoubtably
redoubtably
adv
In a redoubtable manner.
reobligated
roadability
roadability
noun
The quality or degree of being roadable.
robertsdale
roundabouts
roundabouts
noun
plural of roundabout
roundtables
roundtables
noun
plural of roundtable
shortbreads
shortbreads
noun
plural of shortbread
skateboards
skateboards
noun
plural of skateboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skateboard
smoothbored
smoothbored
adj
(firearms) Synonym of smoothbore
softbrained
southbridge
southbridge
noun
(computing, electronics) A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
speedboater
speedboater
noun
A speedboat user.
starboarded
starboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of starboard