A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
abranchiata
abranchiata
noun
(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.
achtehalber
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
albitophyre
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
anthribidae
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.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
archambault
archbotcher
artsybashev
artzybashev
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
baresthesia
baresthesia
noun
barognosis
baronethood
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barthianism
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
basehearted
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathofloric
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
batrachiate
batrachidae
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachmaster
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
beerbachite
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
benightmare
bhaktimarga
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blanchester
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
bleacherite
bleacherite
noun
(sports, informal) One who sits in the bleachers.
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
blithebread
bluehearted
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
boththridia
brachelytra
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.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiotomy
brachytmema
brahmanists
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
brahminists
braithwaite
branchstand
brantingham
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breathalyse
breathalyse
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of breathalyze
breathiness
breathiness
noun
The result or product of being breathy.
The state or quality of being breathy.
breathingly
breithablik
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
charterable
charterable
adj
Capable of being chartered.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
coinhabitor
corybantish
crabcatcher
cyclobothra
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
electrobath
embryophyta
erotophobia
erotophobia
noun
Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
erythorbate
erythorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid
establisher
establisher
noun
A person who establishes something.
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
flaughtbred
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
gristhorbia
grithbreach
grithbreach
noun
(obsolete) breach of the peace ; The penalty for breach of the peace.
habilitator
habilitator
noun
(US, obsolete) One who supplies money to work a mine.
hairbreadth
hairbreadth
noun
the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
halterbreak
halterbreak
verb
To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hamletsburg
handbreadth
handbreadth
noun
A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
hartebeests
hartebeests
noun
plural of hartebeest
harvestable
harvestable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being harvested.
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
hattiesburg
hauberticum
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heartthrobs
heartthrobs
noun
plural of heartthrob
hemafibrite
hemafibrite
Noun
synadelphite
hereditable
hereditable
adj
Capable of being inherited.
hereditably
hereditably
adv
By inheritance.
hibernating
hibernating
verb
present participle of hibernate
hibernation
hibernation
noun
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
(biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
hildebrandt
houseboater
houseboater
noun
One who lives in a houseboat.
hubbardston
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hyperbrutal
inbreathing
inbreathing
noun
A breathing in; an inhalation.
verb
present participle of inbreathe
inhabitress
inhabitress
noun
(archaic) A female inhabitant.
inheritable
inheritable
adj
Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.