(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
ablush
ablush
adj
Blushing; ruddy.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(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
abush
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alebush
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
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antihumbuggist
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
arrowbush
aschaffenburg
ashbaugh
ashburn
ashburn
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
ashburnham
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
ashtabula
ashurbanipal
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
babushka
babushka
noun
(By association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.
A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.
Russian doll, matryoshka
babushkas
babushkas
noun
plural of babushka
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacchus
bacchus
Proper noun
Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.
bacchuslike
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backhaus
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bahadurs
bahadurs
noun
plural of bahadur
bahuts
bahuts
noun
plural of bahut
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
ballhausplatz
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baltheus
baluchis
baluchistan
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
bankruptship
baragouinish
bargehouse
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
barytosulphate
bashful
bashful
adj
Indicating bashfulness.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
bashmuric
bashuk
basiophthalmous
basommatophorous
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
bathtubs
bathtubs
noun
plural of bathtub
bathurst
bathurst
Proper noun
a regional city in New South Wales, Australia.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachospermum
bauhaus
bauhaus
Proper noun
a style in modernist architecture and modern design, from "Staatliches Bauhaus" in Weimar, Germany
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
bausch
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
baybush
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beamhouse
bearbush
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
beauharnais
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
beaumarchais
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautyship
bechuanas
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
behusband
belshazzaresque
bequeathals
bequeathals
noun
plural of bequeathal
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bhutanese
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismutosphaerite
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbush
blanchinus
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
bleachhouse
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.