In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
abominable
abominable
adj
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
Very bad or inferior.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
abominably
abominably
adv
In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abominator
abominator
noun
One who abominates.
abonnement
abonnement
noun
A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term.
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamsen
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absinthism
absinthism
noun
The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
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
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
adamsbasin
alabamians
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabathmoi
anabathmos
anabathrum
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anaerobium
andabatism
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antelabium
antenumber
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antilobium
ashburnham
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
avondbloem
avondbloem
noun
Alternative form of aandblom
babblement
babblement
noun
(obsolete) babble
babylonism
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
baggageman
baggageman
noun
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.
bakuninism
balanceman
balanceman
noun
A man employed to sit on the trunk of a tree while it is transported and keep it horizontal.
baldmoneys
bamangwato
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
bartramian
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bathomania
battambang
battements
battements
noun
plural of battement
batteryman
battlement
battlement
noun
(poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Any high wall for defense.
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
bayminette
bazookaman
bazookamen
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaumontia
becalmment
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
belamcanda
bellarmine
bellarmine
noun
A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
bellowsman
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
bemaddened
bemaddened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemadden
bemoanable
bemoanable
adj
Fit to be bemoaned; lamentable.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
benthamite
benthamite
Adjective
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Noun
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
benzaminic
bermudians
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bibliomane
bibliomane
noun
Synonym of bibliomaniac
biedermann
bigamizing
bigamizing
verb
present participle of bigamize
bigeminate
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
bilaminate
bilaminate
adj
Composed of two laminae
noun
A lamination of two laminae
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
binomially
binomially
adv
In a binomial manner
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
bionomical
bionomical
adj
Alternative form of bionomic
birmingham
birmingham
Proper noun
A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, with a population of over one million.
A city in Alabama, United States
A city in Michigan, United States.
birnamwood
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
blancmange
blancmange
noun
(historical) A dish, eaten in the Middle Ages, generally consisting of chicken (or sometimes capon or fish), milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar.
A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla.
blazonment
blazonment
noun
The act of blazoning.
blubberman
blumenthal
boanergism
bodymaking
bogomilian
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombardman
bombardman
noun
(obsolete) One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard.
bombardmen
bombardmen
noun
plural of bombardman
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
boomslange
boomslange
noun
Dated form of boomslang.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottomland
bottomland
noun
(chiefly US) Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, often consisting of alluvial deposits and naturally fertile.
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
bowdoinham
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
brahmaness
brahmaness
noun
Alternative form of brahminess
brahmanism
brahmanism
Proper noun
The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.
The conduct or attitudes ascribed to the social or cultural elite within a given society.