(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
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
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.
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
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlighted
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
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
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
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
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.
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
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.
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.
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
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
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
bodicemaker
boldfacedly
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
brachiopode
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
brancardier
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.
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.
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
carbonnades
carbonnades
noun
plural of carbonnade
carburetted
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
catabolized
catabolized
adj
(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catabolize
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
claybrained
clodbreaker
clubionidae
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
commandable
commandable
adj
Capable of being commanded.
commendable
commendable
adj
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
commendably
commendably
adv
In a commendable manner.
concludable
concludable
adj
That can be concluded.
concordable
concordable
adj
Capable of according; agreeing; harmonious
condemnable
condemnable
adj
Deserving of condemnation.
condemnably
condemnably
adv
In a condemnable manner.
condensable
condensable
adj
That is able to be condensed; that can undergo condensation
conglobated
conglobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglobate
cornbraided
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
counterband
crabbedness
crabbedness
noun
The state or quality of being crabbed.
cradleboard
cradleboard
noun
A board of the kind traditionally used by Native Americans for carrying a baby.
crispbreads
crispbreads
noun
plural of crispbread
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
crossbanded
crossbanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossband
crossbarred
crossbarred
adj
Made or patterned in lines crossing each other.
Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars.
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
debauchedly
debauchedly
adv
In a debauched manner.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decapitable
decapitable
adj
Able or fit to be decapitated.
decarbonate
decarbonate
verb
To remove carbon dioxide from something
decarbonise
decarbonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize