(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
azygobranchiate
bacteriopathology
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
barghest
barghest
noun
(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
barghests
barghests
noun
plural of barghest
barometrograph
barometrograph
noun
A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
barometrography
barothermogram
barothermograph
barothermograph
noun
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
bathythermogram
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
bedlingtonshire
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
befreight
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benightmare
berchtesgaden
bergalith
berthage
berthage
noun
A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
betrough
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bigothero
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blephariglottis
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blighter
blighter
noun
(Britain, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
A man or child, especially an annoying one.
One who blights.
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
boltuprightness
borderlight
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
borgerhout
boroughlet
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
brachystegia
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breastheight
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
breathingly
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
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.
bridgehampton
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brighteners
brighteners
noun
plural of brightener
brightening
brightening
noun
An instance of becoming brighter.
verb
present participle of brighten
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brighter
brighter
adj
comparative form of bright: more bright
brightest
brightest
adj
superlative form of bright: most bright
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bright
brighteyes
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brightnesses
brightnesses
noun
plural of brightness
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
brightwaters
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
burghbote
burghbote
noun
(obsolete) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
burghemot
burgheristh
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.
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butterbough
butterwright
chargeability
charlottenburg
chatterbag
chatterbag
noun
(UK, dialect, informal) Synonym of chatterbox (“talkative person”)
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
earthgrubber
eichbergite
embright
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
embryopathology
embryopathology
noun
(pathology) The pathology of embryos
extraburghal
extraburghal
adj
(UK) Outside of a burgh or borough.
eyebright
eyebright
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections.
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
flaughtbred
forestburgh
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
frightable
frightenable
frightenable
adj
Capable of being frightened.
gaithersburg
galbreath
gastroalbuminorrhea
gastroblennorrhea
gatherable
gatherable
adj
Capable of being gathered or collected.
Deducible from premises.
gebhardt
germanophobist
ghiberti
globosphaerite
gothenburg
gothenburg
Proper noun
It is the second-largest city in Sweden.
graphitizable
graphitizable
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
greenthumbed
grithbreach
grithbreach
noun
(obsolete) breach of the peace ; The penalty for breach of the peace.
gubbertush
gudebrother
guestchamber
guestchamber
noun
A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
hambergite
hambergite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, boron, hydrogen, and oxygen.
hamletsburg
harvestbug
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
hattiesburg
hauberget
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartburning
heartburning
noun
Secret enmity; discountent.
hedenbergite
hedenbergite
noun
(mineralogy) The iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.