(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
abigailship
abigailship
noun
(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
acarophobia
acarophobia
noun
(medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
agoraphobia
agoraphobia
noun
(rare) An aversion to markets.
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albedograph
albitophyre
albumoscope
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
alphesiboea
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
anabaptisms
anabaptists
anabaptists
noun
plural of anabaptist
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anablepidae
analphabete
analphabete
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of analphabet
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobia
anglophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobia
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anthophobia
anthophobia
noun
Fear of flowers.
antlophobia
antlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of floods or inundation.
apoembryony
apometaboly
applaudable
applaudable
adj
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable.
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
appointable
appointable
adj
Capable of being appointed.
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approachabl
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approbation
approbation
noun
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbatory
approbatory
adj
Tending to approve or confirm
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
attemptable
attemptable
adj
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpointer
backscraper
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspierer
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
baffleplate
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
balanophora
balanophore
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
baptizement
baptizement
noun
(archaic) baptism
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
bardolphian
barkpeeling
baroceptors
baroceptors
noun
plural of baroceptor
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basiophitic
basiotripsy
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
basophilias
basophilias
noun
plural of basophilia
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathophobia
bathophobia
noun
The fear of depths
The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
battipaglia
battlepiece
battleplane
battleplane
noun
An airplane for military use.
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
belleplaine
bellmanship
beneplacito
beneplacity
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bespatterer
bespatterer
noun
One who bespatters.
bespeakable
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
bibliopolar
bibliopolar
adj
(nonce word, obsolete) Concerned with bookselling.
bibliotaphe
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics