(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphisbaenous
antihumbuggist
ashburnham
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bartholomeus
bashmuric
basiophthalmous
basommatophorous
batrachospermum
beamhouse
beaumarchais
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
benzosulphimide
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
biologicohumanistic
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
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.
bismutosphaerite
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blastophyllum
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bonhomously
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bothridiums
bothriums
boucherism
brachydodromous
brachystomatous
brachystomous
bramblebush
branchiostomous
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bronchomucormycosis
broombush
broombush
noun
Alternative form of broom bush
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bschmusic
buchmanism
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buddhism
budmash
budmash
noun
(India) Alternative spelling of badmash
bumbailiffship
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
bummerish
bumphs
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaker
bushmaking
bushman
bushman
noun
(Australia) A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
bushmen
bushmen
noun
plural of bushman
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
chambersburg
chlamydobacteriaceous
chloriambus
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
creambush
creambush
noun
Holodiscus discolor, a North American shrub.
cymbocephalous
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
diushambe
dumbartonshire
dumbfish
dyushambe
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
embryophagous
embush
embush
verb
(obsolete) To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
ethambutols
furbishment
gastroalbuminorrhea
gebrauchsmusik
guestchamber
guestchamber
noun
A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
hamburgers
hamburgers
noun
plural of hamburger
hamburgs
hamletsburg
harmonsburg
helmsburg
hematobious
hemerobius
hemialbumose
hemialbumose
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone.