(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.
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.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
archaimbaud
archbuilder
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
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
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladromic
balmarcodes
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.
batrachidae
bauckiebird
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
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
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
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
bodicemaker
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
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
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carburetted
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
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.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
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
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
claybrained
clodbreaker
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
concordable
concordable
adj
Capable of according; agreeing; harmonious
concordably
contrabands
contrabands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband
cornbraided
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
counterband
crabbedness
crabbedness
noun
The state or quality of being crabbed.
craborchard
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.
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
decarbonate
decarbonate
verb
To remove carbon dioxide from something
decarbonise
decarbonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize
decarbonize
decarbonize
verb
To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production systems and processes.
To remove carbon from something, especially from an engine.
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decarburize
decarburize
verb
To decarbonize.
decerebrate
decerebrate
adj
(biology) Having the cerebrum removed.
verb
To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.
deckswabber
demibuckram
depreciable
depreciable
adj
Able to be depreciated.
describable
describable
adj
Capable of being described.
describably
diabolarchy
dicarbonate
dicarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
discardable
discardable
adj
That can be discarded.
noun
An item that can be discarded.
discernable
discernable
adj
Alternative spelling of discernible
discernably
discernably
adv
In a way that can be discerned; observably.
discordable
discordable
adj
That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
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.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
divorceable
divorceable
adj
Able to divorce.
That can be divorced (separated, e.g. conceptually); separable.
doctrinable
doctrinable
adj
(obsolete) Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine.
dorsibranch
elucubrated
elucubrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elucubrate
embarcadero
embarcadero
noun
(rare) A quay; a wharf.
embarricado
exacerbated
exacerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate
fimbricated
fimbricated
adj
Alternative form of fimbricate
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
frescobaldi
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
irradicable
irradicable
adj
(rare) Incapable of being rooted out or eradicated.