A basic bismuth arsenate that occurs as a yellow-green mineral
atlantides
atmologist
atmologist
noun
One who is versed in atmology.
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
austerlitz
australian
australite
australite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of tektite found in Australia.
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
austrophil
autoclasis
autoclasis
noun
(geology) spontaneous rupture of crystals within a rock (due, especially, to sudden cooling)
(pathology) destruction of tissue due to internal (or immunological) processes
autolesion
autologist
autopilots
autopilots
noun
plural of autopilot
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
autotelism
autotelism
noun
(art) In literature or art, the belief that a work, having been created, is a justification in and of itself. Poems with a unified rhetorical device to frame the poem in a singular idea.
The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose.
axialities
axialities
noun
plural of axiality
axiologist
axiologist
noun
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value.
bairnliest
bairnliest
adj
superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balistarii
balistarii
noun
plural of balistarius
balistidae
ballasting
ballasting
noun
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast
The addition of ballast to a ship
The application of ballast to a railway line
verb
present participle of ballast
ballistics
ballistics
noun
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.
ballistite
ballistite
noun
A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, developed in the late 19th century.
balloonist
balloonist
noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
basilicata
basilicata
Proper noun
a region of southern Italy.
basilicate
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
bastillion
bastillion
noun
A fortress or fortified position.
batesville
batesville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
a city in and Indiana, USA.
a city in Mississippi, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Texas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
batholiths
batholiths
noun
plural of batholith
battailous
battailous
adj
(obsolete) Warlike, battle-ready.
battalions
battalions
noun
plural of battalion
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.
battlewise
beastliest
beastliest
adj
superlative form of beastly: most beastly
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beautiless
beautiless
adj
Lacking beauty.
belemnites
belemnites
noun
plural of belemnite
belittlers
belittlers
noun
plural of belittler
belletrist
belletrist
noun
A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
belonesite
beltsville
beminstrel
benevolist
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
bestialise
bestialise
verb
Alternative form of bestialize
bestialism
bestialism
noun
bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal)
bestialness; quality of being bestial or subhuman
bestialist
bestialist
noun
A person who has sexual relations with non-human animals.
bestiality
bestiality
noun
(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
(archaic) A status of lower animal.
(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
bestialize
bestialize
verb
to bring or reduce to the state or condition of a beast
to make like a beast
bettsville
bibliotics
bibliotics
noun
The study of documents and handwriting in order to verify authorship or authenticity
bibliotist
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bicyclists
bicyclists
noun
plural of bicyclist
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
bimestrial
bimestrial
adj
Occurring once every two months
bimetalism
bimetalism
noun
Alternative form of bimetallism
bioblastic
biologists
biologists
noun
plural of biologist
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
birthstool
birthstool
noun
A special type of seat to provide balance and support during childbirth.
bisilicate
bisilicate
noun
A salt of metasilicic acid, in which the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is two to one.
bissextile
bissextile
adj
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.
noun
Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
bistipular
bistipuled
bisulcated
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterless
bitterless
adj
Free from bitterness.
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
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.
blackstick
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blairstown
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blastoidea
blatancies
blatancies
noun
plural of blatancy
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blisterous
blitheness
blitheness
noun
The characteristic of being blithe.
blithesome
blithesome
adj
Happy or spriteful; carefree.
blitzstein
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
boistously
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bolshevist
bolshevist
Noun
A Bolshevik (also used attributively).
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
botulismus
botulismus
noun
Obsolete form of botulism.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
brambliest
brambliest
adj
superlative form of brambly: most brambly
brasiletto
brasiletto
noun
Alternative form of braziletto
bratislava
breastrail
breastrail
noun
The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony, the railing of a quarterdeck, etc.
brilliants
brilliants
noun
plural of brilliant
briolettes
briolettes
noun
plural of briolette
bristliest
bristliest
adj
superlative form of bristly: most bristly
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
brutalizes
brutalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutalize
bryologist
bryologist
noun
A scientist specialising in bryology.
bugologist
bugologist
noun
(informal) One who studies insects.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
bustlingly
bustlingly
adv
in a bustling manner
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
cabalistic
cabalistic
adj
Of or relating to Kabballah.
Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish.
cabriolets
cabriolets
noun
plural of cabriolet
cacomistle
cacomistle
noun
The Bassariscus sumichrasti.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cagliostro
calamities
calamities
noun
plural of calamity
calamitous
calamitous
adj
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
calathisci
calcsinter
calibrates
calibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate
caliphates
caliphates
noun
plural of caliphate
callisteia
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calvinists
calystegia
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
cantilenes
capillatus
capitalise
capitalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalize.
capitalism
capitalism
noun
(economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
(economics, economic liberalism) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
(politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
capitalist
capitalist
adj
Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
noun
A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
capitulars
capitulars
noun
plural of capitular
capsulitis
capsulitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of a capsule, such as the shoulder capsule or that of the crystalline lens.