A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abjudicator
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
ablatitious
ablatitious
adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abouchement
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abruptiones
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutista
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acutilobate
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.
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albumoscope
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblypodous
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
antibilious
antibilious
adj
(pharmacology) Countering liver disorder.
antibubonic
antibubonic
adj
Countering bubonic plague.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archbuffoon
arnoldsburg
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
auribromide
aurobromide
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
autobasisii
autobiology
autoboating
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
ballouville
bangiaceous
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
barbarously
barbarously
adv
In a barbarous manner.
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barracoutas
barracoutas
noun
plural of barracouta
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
batidaceous
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beaugregory
beauteously
beauteously
adv
In a beauteous manner.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
belorussian
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bernoullian
betulaceous
betulaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Betulaceae.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bidactylous
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bisinuation
bistournage
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blacktongue
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
bleachhouse
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
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
boguslawsky
boletaceous
boletaceous
adj
Belonging to the family Boletaceae of mushrooms.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bontequagga
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
borzicactus
boulderhead
bouleuteria
bouleuteria
noun
plural of bouleuterion
bourbonnais
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
bromalbumin
bromoaurate
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
brontosaurs
brontosaurs
noun
plural of brontosaur
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buccolabial
buccolabial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cheek and the lip.
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and labial vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and labial aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
bucolically
bucolically
adv
In a bucolic manner.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
buffalofish
bulbocapnin
bulbochaete
bulborectal
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
bulgarophil
buoyantness
buoyantness
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burglarious
burglarious
adj
Being or resembling a burglar
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.