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
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
adarbitrium
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
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
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
ambassadeur
amblypodous
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
applaudable
applaudable
adj
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable.
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
archaimbaud
archbuilder
arnoldsburg
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
auribromide
aurobromide
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
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
batidaceous
bauckiebird
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
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
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
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.
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
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
bubbleheads
bubbleheads
noun
plural of bubblehead
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucerotidae
bucklandite
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
budgerigars
budgerigars
noun
plural of budgerigar
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bulimulidae
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bullyragged
bullyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullyrag
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
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
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
butazolidin
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
caudotibial
clubionidae
concludable
concludable
adj
That can be concluded.
counterband
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
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
daubentonia
daubreelite
daubreelite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.
debatefully
debauchedly
debauchedly
adv
In a debauched manner.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decarburize
decarburize
verb
To decarbonize.
demibuckram
demountable
demountable
adj
(computing, of a hard drive, dated) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
noun
(Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
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
denunciable
denunciable
adj
Fit to be denounced; blameworthy; censurable.
diabolifuge
disbursable
discubation
discussable
discussable
adj
That can be discussed.
disguisable
disguisable
adj
Capable of being disguised.
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
dissuadable
dissuadable
adj
That can be dissuaded.
dissuitable
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
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
dubitations
dubitations
noun
plural of dubitation
dullbrained
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
durableness
durableness
noun
durability
dutiability
educabilian
educability
educability
noun
(countable) The degree to which someone is educable
(uncountable) The state of being educable
edwardsburg
elucubrated
elucubrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elucubrate
equidurable
exobasidium
expoundable
expoundable
adj
Able to be expounded.
fauxbourdon
flaughtbred
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fullerboard
guerdonable
guerdonable
adj
(obsolete) Deserving of a reward.
habitudinal
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)