(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
bacchuslike
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
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.
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.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baluchistan
basilarchia
basiophitic
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachmaster
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bellechasse
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
bergamasche
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blanchester
blastocheme
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
bleachhouse
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bloodstanch
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyprism
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
branchiness
branchiness
noun
The quality of being branchy.
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
branchstand
breadstitch
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
buckwashing
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
cannibalish
chaenolobus
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalybeates
chalybeates
noun
plural of chalybeate
chastisable
chastisable
adj
Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chelyabinsk
cherishable
cherishable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chloriambus
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
cohabitants
cohabitants
noun
plural of cohabitant
corybantish
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dorsibranch
escheatable
escheatable
adj
Liable to escheat.
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
habitancies
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
halocarbons
halocarbons
noun
plural of halocarbon
hebecarpous
hebecladous
hobbistical
holoblastic
holoblastic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Cleaving, and separating into separate blastomeres.
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hypoblastic
hypoblastic
adj
of, or relating to the hypoblast
lobachevsky
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
micawberish
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
phlebectasy
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.
pseudobchia
puboischiac
puboischial
puboischial
adj
Synonym of ischiopubic
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
purchasable
purchasable
adj
able to be purchased; available for purchase
affordable
quackenbush
rechabitism
rhomboclase
rhomboclase
noun
(mineralogy) An acidic orthorhombic iron sulfate mineral.
scarborough
scarborough
Proper noun
A coastal town in England.
A district and former municipality in Toronto, Canada.
schabzieger
schedulable
schedulable
adj
Able to be scheduled.
schwabacher
scotophobia
scotophobia
noun
Fear of darkness.
scratchable
scratchable
adj
Capable of being scratched.
scratchably
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scutibranch
scutibranch
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Scutibranchiata.
sennacherib
shacklebone
shcherbakov
starchboard
staunchable
stenobathic
stenobathic
adj
(zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths (of water).
stomachable
stomachable
adj
tolerable; capable of being stomached; not so distasteful as to be unacceptable.
stretchable
stretchable
adj
Capable of being stretched.
subaetheric
subakhmimic
subbrachial
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
subchapters
subchapters
noun
plural of subchapter
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
subhatchery
subhatchery
noun
A lesser or subsidiary hatchery.
subthalamic
subthalamic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the subthalamus
subthoracal
subthoracic
subthoracic
adj
Situated below the thorax.
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
symbranchia
tablecloths
tablecloths
noun
plural of tablecloth
trichoblast
trichoblast
noun
A hair-like filamentous protrusion from the side of an organism, especially, an alga.
unchoosable
unchoosable
adj
Not choosable.
uncrushable
uncrushable
adj
Not crushable; that cannot be crushed.
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).