(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
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.
abjudicated
abjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudicate
abjudicator
abracadabra
abracadabra
intj
Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
noun
A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.
Mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
archaimbaud
archbuilder
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bacillicide
bacillicide
noun
(rare) Any material that kills bacilli.
backadation
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backlighted
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodser
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladromic
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
batidaceous
batrachidae
bauckiebird
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
becowarding
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
berycoidean
bichromated
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
bidialectal
bidialectal
adj
natively using or capable of using two dialects of a language
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
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.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdclapper
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
bivocalized
blackballed
blackballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackball
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackjacked
blackjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackjack
blacklegged
blacklegged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackleg
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
bloodstanch
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bodicemaker
boldfacedly
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachydomal
bradycardia
bradycardia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
bradycardic
bradycardic
adj
Of, pertaining to or afflicted with bradycardia.
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
brancardier
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchstand
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
breadstitch
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
bromocyanid
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucerotidae
bucklandite
bunchbacked
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
byblidaceae
cabbagehead
cabbagehead
noun
(geology) A roughly spherical aggregation of a mineral.
A common type of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris
A head of cabbage.
A stupid person; an idiot.
A style of smokestack on a wood-burning locomotive that has a roughly spherical top on a straight narrow stack.
The larval form (caterpillar) of Crocidolomia pavonana, which is a pest that eats cabbages.
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cablecasted
cablecasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cablecast
candelabras
candelabras
noun
plural of candelabra
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candleberry
candleberry
noun
Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.
cannabidiol
cannabidiol
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
cannabinoid
cannabinoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol
noun
(organic chemistry) Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbanilide
carbanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) N,N'-diphenylurea, used in organic synthesis
carbonadoed
carbonadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonado
carbonadoes
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound