(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
afluking
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
akolouthia
akoluthia
akoulalion
akule
akule
noun
(Hawaii) The bigeye scad, Selar crumenophthalmus.
alakanuk
aleikoum
aleikum
aleukaemic
aleukaemic
adj
Relating to aleukaemia.
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alikuluf
alikulufan
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkalous
alkalurops
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allokurtic
alumbank
ambushlike
anakoluthia
anklung
anklung
noun
Alternative form of angklung
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
arbuckle
arguslike
arkabutla
arumlike
auchinleck
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
aufklarung
aufklrung
auklet
auklet
noun
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
auklets
auklets
noun
plural of auklet
auldfarrantlike
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
autarkical
autarkical
adj
Autarkic.
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autarkikal
autoalkylation
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
bacchuslike
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
bakula
bakula
noun
(India) The tree Mimusops elengi.
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
baulk
baulk
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of balk
baulked
baulked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baulk
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
baulking
baulking
noun
Alternative form of balking
verb
present participle of baulk
baulks
baulks
noun
plural of baulk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baulk
baulky
baulky
adj
Alternative spelling of balky
bazluke
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beakful
beakful
noun
As much (food) as a creature's beak will hold or carry.
beauclerk
bellbuckle
belouke
belucki
benkulen
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
bikukulla
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbuck
blackbuck
noun
An Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackbush
blackbutt
blackbutt
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis.
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackduck
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackgum
blackgum
noun
Alternative form of black gum (“tree”)
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blackmun
blackmur
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
verb
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black out
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blacksburg
blacktongue
blakesburg
blaubok
blaubok
noun
(archaic) The bluebuck.
blauboks
blauboks
noun
plural of blaubok
blautok
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
blesbuck
blesbuck
noun
A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
blockaderunning
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
blockout
blockout
noun
(construction) A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework.
blocksburg
blockus
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
blueblack
bluebook
bluebook
noun
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
verb
(law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluebuck
bluebuck
noun
An extinct mammal, Hippotragus leucophaeus, the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times (circa 1800).
The nilgai.
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
blunk
blunk
verb
(dialect, colloquial, informal) simple past tense of blink
(intransitive) To blench, blink; turn aside.
(transitive, Scotland) To spoil, mismanage.
blunker
blunket
blunket
adj
(obsolete) Gray; grayish or light blue.
noun
(obsolete) A cloth, or kind of cloth (blanket cloth), generally but not always of this color.
(obsolete) A color, generally a light bluish gray or blue or gray, but sometimes seemingly a dark red or violet.
blunks
blunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunk
boguslawsky
bookful
bookful
adj
(obsolete) Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.
noun
As much as a book holds.
bookfuls
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.