(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
accusably
accusably
adv
in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault
acetylbiuret
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acrobryous
amblyacousia
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bacury
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bathycurrent
baycuru
becurry
bescurvy
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bidactylous
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
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.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blastomycetous
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
borofluohydric
botrychium
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
bounceably
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
bouncy
bouncy
adj
Easily bounced.
Lively, exuberant, energetic.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachyoura
brachyphyllum
brachypleural
brachypodous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyura
brachyural
brachyural
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Brachyura.
brachyuran
brachyuran
adj
Of or pertaining to crabs.
noun
(zoology) A crab.
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
brachyure
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
brachyurus
bradyacousia
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradycauma
bronchiloquy
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopleurisy
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchotyphus
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
bucayo
bucayo
noun
Candied coconut meat.
buccally
buccally
adv
(dentistry, medicine) Via buccal administration; via absorption through the mucosa of the cheek.
(dentistry, medicine, referring to force, movement, or both) In the buccal direction; toward the cheek.
In a buccal manner, such as:
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckayro
buckayro
noun
Obsolete form of buckaroo.
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckberry
buckberry
noun
The deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum.
The huckleberry, Gaylussacia ursina, found in the Southern United States.
The silver buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea.
buckety
buckety
adj
Resembling a bucket.
buckeye
buckeye
noun
(US) A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.
(US, slang) A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut.
Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
The Junonia coenia butterfly.
The seed or fruit of these plants.
buckeyed
buckeyes
buckeyes
noun
plural of buckeye
buckeystown
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
buckley
buckleya
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
bucky
bucky
noun
(Britain, slang) A gun.
(medicine, informal) Alternative form of Bucky (“a Potter-Bucky diaphragm”)
bucolically
bucolically
adv
In a bucolic manner.
bucyrus
bucyrus
Proper noun
A city in Ohio, USA
A city/village in North Dakota.
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
bullocky
bullocky
noun
(Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
bullyrock
bumicky
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
bunchy
bunchy
adj
Having, or growing in bunches.
buoyance
buoyance
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
buoyancy
buoyancy
noun
(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.
(physics) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
bureaucracy
bureaucracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
(chiefly derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
bureaucratically
bureaucratically
adv
In a bureaucratic manner.
burleycue
burleycue
noun
Alternative form of burlecue
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
busycon
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
butylic
butylic
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of butyl
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyric
butyric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
butyrically
butyrochloral
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
buyback
buyback
noun
(countable) A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.
A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
buybacks
buybacks
noun
plural of buyback
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
cabuya
cabuyas
calculability
calculability
noun
The condition of being calculable
calculably
calculably
adv
In a calculable manner
cambyuskan
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carnaubyl
cassabully
cassabully
noun
(UK, Cornwall, dialect, obsolete) winter cress
causability
causability
noun
The condition of being causable
cayubaba
cayubaban
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
cherubically
cherubically
adv
In a cherubic way.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chrysobalanus
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chubbily
chubbily
adv
In a chubby manner.
chubby
chubby
adj
Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.
Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
noun
(LGBT slang) An overweight or obese gay man.
(slang) A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner.