A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjudicator
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
adarbitrium
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
archaimbaud
archbuilder
arnoldsburg
auribromide
aurobromide
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
bauckiebird
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
beleaguered
beleaguered
adj
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
belinuridae
benzdifuran
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
bluehearted
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
boulderhead
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucerotidae
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
budgerigars
budgerigars
noun
plural of budgerigar
bullyragged
bullyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullyrag
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burglarised
burglarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarise
burglarized
burglarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarize
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carburetted
counterband
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
curveballed
curveballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curveball
daubreelite
daubreelite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decarburize
decarburize
verb
To decarbonize.
demibuckram
denumerable
denumerable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being assigned a bijection to the natural numbers. Applied to sets which are not finite, but have a one-to-one mapping to the natural numbers.
denumerably
denumerably
adv
In a denumerable manner
disbursable
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
dullbrained
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
durableness
durableness
noun
durability
edwardsburg
elucubrated
elucubrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elucubrate
equidurable
fauxbourdon
flaughtbred
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fullerboard
guerdonable
guerdonable
adj
(obsolete) Deserving of a reward.
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
hardinsburg
harrodsburg
headborough
headborough
noun
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
hubbardston
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
husbandress
husbandries
husbandries
noun
plural of husbandry
inturbidate
inturbidate
verb
(transitive) To render turbid; to darken; to confuse.
labiduridae
labrosaurid
landlubbers
landlubbers
noun
plural of landlubber
launderable
launderable
adj
Capable of being laundered.
liquidambar
liquidambar
noun
A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
The tree itself, also called sweetgum.
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
lumberyards
lumberyards
noun
plural of lumberyard
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
lumbricidae
madisonburg
mandibulary
mandibulary
adj
(anatomy, relational, archaic) Synonym of mandibular.
manubriated
manubriated
adj
Having a manubrium.
masturbated
masturbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masturbate
muddybreast
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
orbiculated
orbiculated
adj
Alternative form of orbiculate
outbrazened
outbrazened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbrazen
outbreathed
outbreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbreathe
overabounds
overabounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overabound
packbuilder
paperbounds
paperbounds
noun
plural of paperbound
persuadable
persuadable
adj
Able to be persuaded or convinced.
noun
(usually in the plural) Someone or something that can be persuaded.
persuadably
persuadably
adv
In such a way that one may be persuaded.
plunderable
plunderable
adj
which can be plundered, robbed
which is worth plundering, promising a rich prize
poundbreach
preabundant
precludable
precludable
adj
That may be precluded.
produceable
produceable
adj
Alternative form of producible
protrudable
protrudable
adj
That may be protruded.
pseudolobar
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
quadribasic
quadribasic
adj
(chemistry) tetrabasic
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quebradilla
reboundable
reboundable
adj
Able to rebound or be rebounded.
redoubtable
redoubtable
adj
(obsolete) Valiant.
Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.
redoubtably
redoubtably
adv
In a redoubtable manner.
retabulated
retabulated
adj
tabulated again
rhabdovirus
rhabdovirus
noun
Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae.
ribaudequin
ribaudequin
noun
Alternative form of ribauldequin
roundabouts
roundabouts
noun
plural of roundabout
roundtables
roundtables
noun
plural of roundtable
slumberland
slumberland
noun
An imaginary place inhabited by those who are asleep; (by extension) the state of slumber.
soundboards
soundboards
noun
plural of soundboard
straddlebug
stubbleward
stubbleward
adv
Toward the stubble.
subacridity
subarcuated
subarcuated
adj
subarcuate
subbranched
subcardinal
subcardinal
adj
(anatomy) Located beneath a cardinal vein
subchondral
subchondral
adj
(bone) Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.
subcoracoid
subcoracoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula.