(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abthainry
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
alibility
alibility
noun
The quality of being alible; nourishingness.
alterably
alterably
adv
In an alterable manner.
amability
amability
noun
(obsolete) lovableness
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
ambystoma
amebocyte
amebocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte
ametaboly
arability
arability
noun
(agriculture) The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation.
arbitrary
arbitrary
adj
(linguistics) Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.
(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
(usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed.
Determined by independent arbiter.
noun
Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.
atabyrian
atterbury
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
babbittry
babbittry
noun
Narrow-minded materialism.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
bagataway
bagataway
noun
Alternative form of baggataway
baileyton
bandytown
bapistery
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
barbarity
barbarity
noun
(countable) A barbaric act
(countable) A crude act
(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
(uncountable) crudity
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barometry
barometry
noun
The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
barotropy
barotropy
noun
(physics) The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure
baroxyton
barrulety
barrytown
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
bastardly
bastardly
adj
Having been born out of marriage.
Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
adv
In a bastardly manner.
bastardry
bastardry
noun
(dated) The state of being a bastard (illegitimate child).
(rare) The unpleasant behaviour of a bastard (objectionable person).
bathybian
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
bathylite
bathylith
bathysmal
battology
battology
noun
Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
battycake
batyphone
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
baysmelts
beastlily
beastlily
adv
In a beastly manner.
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
beetrooty
beetrooty
adj
Containing beetroot.
Resembling or characteristic of beetroot in colour, texture, etc.
belatedly
belatedly
adv
In a belated manner; tardily.
bemajesty
benignity
benignity
noun
(countable) A benign act.
(uncountable) The state of being benign.
beryllate
beryllate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BeO₂²⁻ or any salt containing this anion
berytidae
bestially
bestially
adv
In a bestial manner.
betrayals
betrayals
noun
plural of betrayal
betrayers
betrayers
noun
plural of betrayer
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bharatiya
bharatiya
Proper noun
Indian; A person nationally identified with India.
biacetyls
bialystok
bicyclist
bicyclist
noun
Rare form of cyclist.
bidactyle
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bimethyls
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
binapthyl
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
biplicity
biplicity
noun
Doubleness, the state of being double.
The state of being twice folded; reduplication.
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
bismethyl
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bithynian
blanketry
blatantly
blatantly
adv
In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
blavatsky
blotchily
blotchily
adv
In a blotchy manner.
boatyards
boatyards
noun
plural of boatyard
bodyplate
bodyshirt
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bombastry
bombastry
noun
Bombastic language.
bootyless
bootyless
adj
Not having any booty.
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
botcherly
botcherly
adj
bungling; awkward
botrydium
botryllus
botryogen
botryogen
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.
boycotted
boycotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boycott
boycotter
boycotter
noun
Someone who engages in a boycott
boyertown
brachytic
bradytely
bradytely
noun
(biology) Unusually slow evolution.
braystone
breathily
breathily
adv
In a breathy manner.
brimstony
brimstony
adj
Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
britishly
britishly
Adverb
In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British.
brittaney
brittlely
brittlely
adv
in a brittle way
bromethyl
bromyrite
bromyrite
noun
bromargyrite
brothelry
brothelry
noun
prostitution, especially in brothels
brotherly
brotherly
adj
Of or characteristic of brothers.
adv
In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.
brutality
brutality
noun
A cruel or savage act.
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
bryanthus
bryantown
brynathyn
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
buoyantly
buoyantly
adv
In a buoyant manner.
burgality
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
buttinsky
buttinsky
noun
(derogatory) One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.
(telecommunications) Alternative spelling of buttinski (“a robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line”)
butylated
butylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified to contain one or more butyl groups
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butylate
butylates
butylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butylate
butylenes
butylenes
noun
plural of butylene
butyrates
butyrates
noun
plural of butyrate
byelostok
byestreet
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byrdstown
bysmalith
byssolite
byssolite
noun
(mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
bystander
bystander
noun
A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.
bystreets
bystreets
noun
plural of bystreet
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
byzantian
byzantine
byzantine
adj
Alternative spelling of Byzantine
noun
(historical) A byzant (coin).
byzantium
byzantium
Noun
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple
Proper noun
The ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 and now known as Istanbul.
The Byzantine Empire.
cabinetry
cabinetry
noun
High-quality wooden furniture; cabinetwork.
The craft of making high-quality wooden furniture; cabinetmaking.
cambistry
cambistry
noun
The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.
celebrity
celebrity
noun
(obsolete) A rite or ceremony.
(uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
chalybite
chalybite
noun
(mineralogy) Native iron carbonate.
clitocybe
collybist
collybist
Noun
A money changer.
corybants
countably
countably
adv
(mathematics) In a way that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
In a countable manner; in a way that can be counted.
crosbyton
crosbyton
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
cybernate
cybernate
verb
(transitive) To automate (an industrial process, etc.) using a computer system.
cymbalist
cymbalist
noun
A musician who plays the cymbals.
cytoblast
cytoblast
noun
(rare) That part of a cell (especially the nucleus) in which its development takes place
daftberry
debatably
debatably
adv
In a way subject to challenge or worthy of debate.
deboistly
deboistly
adv
(obsolete) debauchedly
derbylite
derbylite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.