(obsolete, zoology) An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
(obsolete, zoology)Any of a number of other groupings of gill-less animals.
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
achroglobin
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antibacchic
antibacchic
adj
Relating to an antibacchius
antibacchii
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
archbuffoon
bacchanalia
bacchanalia
noun
Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baluchistan
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benzalcohol
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blackhander
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blanchester
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
bleacherman
bloodstanch
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
brachycrany
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
branchiform
branchihyal
branchiness
branchiness
noun
The quality of being branchy.
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoo
branchireme
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
branchstand
branchville
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bronchially
bronchially
adv
In a bronchial way.
bronchiolar
bronchiolar
adj
Of or pertaining to the bronchioles of the lung
buckwashing
bunchbacked
cannibalish
chaenolobus
chainbearer
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
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channelbill
channelbill
noun
Synonym of channel-billed cuckoo
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
charabancer
charabancer
noun
One who travels by charabanc.
charbonneau
charbonnier
charbonnier
noun
A species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.
chelyabinsk
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
cirribranch
clinophobia
clinophobia
noun
fear of going to bed
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
cnidophobia
cohabitancy
cohabitancy
noun
Cohabitation.
cohabitants
cohabitants
noun
plural of cohabitant
coinhabitor
corybantish
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dorsibranch
finchbacked
foliobranch
francophobe
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
habitancies
halocarbons
halocarbons
noun
plural of halocarbon
hibernacula
hibernacula
noun
plural of hibernaculum
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
inhabitance
inhabitance
noun
Alternative form of inhabitancy
inhabitancy
inhabitancy
noun
The condition of inhabiting or of being inhabited; occupancy
interbranch
interbranch
adj
Between branches of an institution.
labyrinthic
labyrinthic
Adjective
labyrinthine
lophobranch
lophobranch
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Lophobranchii of fishes.
machineable
machineable
adj
Alternative form of machinable
malebranche
necrophobia
necrophobia
noun
an abnormal fear of death or corpses
nonbachelor
nonbachelor
noun
One who is not a bachelor.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
nyctophobia
nyctophobia
noun
A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
pantophobic
pantophobic
adj
Having or relating to pantophobia.
poundbreach
prosobranch
prosobranch
adj
(of a gastropod) Having gills placed in front of the heart.
(of gills) Placed in front of the heart.
noun
(zoology) A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
quackenbush
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
rebranching
rebranching
noun
A secondary branching.
verb
present participle of rebranch
reichenbach
rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy
noun
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
scutibranch
scutibranch
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Scutibranchiata.
sennacherib
shacklebone
staunchable
stenobathic
stenobathic
adj
(zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths (of water).
subbrachian
subbrachian
adj
(ichthyology) Relating to fish of the order Subbrachiales.
noun
(ichthyology, obsolete) Any fish of the order Subbrachiales (syn. Malacopterygii)
subbranched
subbranches
subbranches
noun
plural of subbranch
subchairman
subchairman
noun
A secondary or subordinate chairman.
subchairmen
subchairmen
noun
plural of subchairman
subchannels
subchannels
noun
plural of subchannel
subchondral
subchondral
adj
(bone) Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.
subharmonic
subharmonic
adj
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
noun
Such a frequency
symbranchia
tectibranch
tectibranch
noun
(zoology) One of the order Tectibranchiata.
tetrabranch
tetrabranch
noun
A tetrabranchiate cephalopod
trenchboard
unbleaching
unbleaching
adj
Not to be bleached away.
unbranching
unbranching
Adjective
That does not branch.
uncatchable
uncatchable
adj
Not catchable; that cannot be caught.
unchainable
unchainable
adj
That cannot be chained.
unchambered
unchambered
adj
Not divided into chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchamber
uncharmable
uncharmable
adj
Not susceptible to charm.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncheerable
uncheerable
adj
Unable to be cheered up.
unchippable
unchoosable
unchoosable
adj
Not choosable.
uncoachable
uncoachable
adj
Impossible or very difficult to coach
uncrushable
uncrushable
adj
Not crushable; that cannot be crushed.
undebauched
undebauched
adj
Not debauched.
underbranch
underbranch
noun
(obsolete) A twig or branchlet.
A lower branch.
unfetchable
unfetchable
adj
Incapable of being fetched.
unhatchable
unhatchable
adj
Not hatchable.
unmatchable
unmatchable
adj
Unable to be matched.
Uniquely good; not approached by anything else in quality or excellence.
noun
Something that cannot be matched.
unmatchably
unmatchably
adv
In a way that cannot be matched.
unreachable
unreachable
adj
Unable to be reached; impossible to attain.
noun
A person or thing that cannot be reached.
unreachably
unreachably
adv
In an unreachable way.
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unteachable
unteachable
adj
Not teachable.
noun
Someone who cannot be taught.
unteachably
unteachably
adv
In an unteachable manner.
untouchable
untouchable
adj
Not able to be defeated or bested.
Not able to be touched.
noun
(India) A member of the lowest and most despised caste in traditional Indian society.
A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.