(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
archbeadle
archbuilder
archdissembler
archdisturber
aspidobranchiate
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
batchelder
batrachidae
batrachoididae
beachdrops
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
benchboard
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benzalcyanhydrin
benzhydroxamic
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
berchtesgaden
berdache
berdache
noun
(anthropology, dated, now offensive) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
birchdale
birched
birched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birch
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blanchardville
bleachground
bleachyard
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
bostrychidae
boucharde
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachioganoidei
brachiopode
brachydodrome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachypodine
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchdale
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
branchedness
branchiobdella
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
branchipodidae
breached
breached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breach
breadstitch
bredestitch
bredstitch
breeched
breeched
adj
Dressed in breeches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breech
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bretschneideraceae
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
brodench
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
brooched
brooched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brooch
bruchidae
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
buchbinder
burchfield
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbohydrogen
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cerebrorachidian
chadbourne
chamberdeacon
chambered
chambered
adj
(often in combination) Having chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamber
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
checkbird
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkerboarded
checkerboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkerboard
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chesterbed
chickenbreasted
childbear
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childersburg
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlorobromide
chlorobromide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any mixed chloride and bromide.
(photography) A photographic paper containing such silver salts; a print made on such paper.
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
cobridgehead
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
cryptobranchidae
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cubododecahedral
cushewbird
dacryoblenorrhea
dacryocystoblennorrhea
debaucher
debaucher
noun
Somebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
debauchery
debauchery
noun
(archaic) Seduction from duty.
Indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
debouchure
debouchure
noun
The outward opening of a river, valley, or strait.
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
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