(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptable
adaptable
adj
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adoptable
adoptable
adj
Able to be adopted.
Desirable to adopt.
noun
(online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
albaspidin
albedograph
alphabeted
alphabeted
adj
(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
amblycephalidae
amblyopsidae
amblypod
amblypoda
amblypodous
anablepidae
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
applaudable
applaudable
adj
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable.
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
balaenopteridae
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
baldpate
baldpate
noun
A bald-headed person.
A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
baldpated
baldpated
adj
(archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
baldpatedness
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bardolph
bardolphian
bardulph
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
becrippled
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedimplies
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedlamp
bedlamp
noun
A bedside lamp.
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
bedplate
bedplate
noun
(engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed.
bedplates
bedplates
noun
plural of bedplate
beldamship
beleaped
bellerophontidae
belltopperdom
benzaldiphenyl
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzalphthalide
benzosulphimide
bepillared
bepillared
adj
Furnished with pillars.
bepimpled
bepimpled
adj
pimply; covered with pimples
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
beplaided
beplaided
adj
Wearing plaid.
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bepuddle
bepuddle
verb
(by extension) To soil or debase.
To cover or fill with puddles.
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
bespelled
bespelled
adj
Endued with magical power; enchanted; charmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespell
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
biddulphia
biddulphiaceae
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bipaliidae
bipedal
bipedal
adj
Having two feet or two legs; biped.
Pertaining to a biped.
bipedalisms
bipedalities
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
bipyridyl
bipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds consisting of two pyridine groups joined directly together in a manner analogous to biphenyl
birdclapper
bistipuled
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
bleeped
bleeped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleep
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharoadenoma
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodiastasis
blepharodyschroia
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharydatis
blipped
blipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blip
bloodalp
blooddrop
blooddrops
blooddrops
noun
The plant Adonis annua.
bloodripe
bloodripeness
bloodspiller
bloodspilling
blooped
blooped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloop
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
bodyplate
bonpland
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
bretwaldaship
bridelope
buildup
buildup
noun
(dentistry) The construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth.
An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
burglarproofed
cerebropedal
cerebropedal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
clapboard
clapboard
noun
(archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
(film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
(uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
verb
To cover with clapboards.
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clapbread
clapbread
noun
clapcake
clapperboard
clapperboard
noun
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
cryptodouble
decapitable
decapitable
adj
Able or fit to be decapitated.
deceptibility
deceptibility
noun
The property of being deceptible; ability to be deceived.
deceptible
deceptible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being deceived.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
decipherable
decipherable
adj
that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
decomposable
decomposable
adj
Able to be decomposed
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
depasturable
depectible
depectible
adj
(obsolete, rare) tough; thick; capable of extension