A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abercrombie
aberrometer
aberrometer
noun
A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abrahamidae
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
ambassadeur
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambergrease
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
ambrosterol
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amebobacter
ameliorable
ameliorable
adj
Capable of being ameliorated, or improved.
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
apoembryony
arbitrament
arbitrament
noun
The judgement of an arbiter or arbitrator; an arbitration.
arbitrement
arbitrement
noun
Alternative spelling of arbitrament
armorbearer
armorbearer
noun
One who carries armor for another.
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
auribromide
aurobromide
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bacteraemia
bacteraemia
noun
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteriemia
bacteriemia
noun
Alternative form of bacteraemia
bacteriform
bacteririum
balmarcodes
baltimorean
baltimorite
bamboozlers
bamboozlers
noun
plural of bamboozler
bandkeramik
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
banjermasin
bardesanism
bargemaster
bargemaster
noun
The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barnstormer
barnstormer
noun
One who barnstorms.
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barometries
barometries
noun
plural of barometry
barrelmaker
barrelmaker
noun
A maker of barrels, especially a cooper or a container manufacturer.
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartolommeo
basketmaker
basketmaker
noun
A person who weaves baskets.
bathochrome
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachmaster
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benightmare
bereavement
bereavement
noun
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
bergamasche
bergmannite
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bimillenary
bimillenary
adj
Relating to, or happening every two thousand years
noun
A two-thousandth anniversary
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
biomaterial
biomaterial
noun
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blairmorite
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastomeres
blastomeres
noun
plural of blastomere
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
bleacherman
blemmatrope
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bombardelle
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
bowermaiden
brabblement
brabblement
noun
(dated) A brabble; a noisy contest or wrangle.
brachytmema
bracteiform
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brakemaking
bramblebush
branchireme
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bremerhaven
bridemaiden
bridesmaids
bridesmaids
noun
plural of bridesmaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridesmaid
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
brisingamen
bromacetate
bromacetone
bromgelatin
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromoaurate
broomballer
broomballer
noun
A player of broomball.
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
buttermaker
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cambricleaf
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
carbylamine
carbylamine
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) an isocyanide
cerebralism
cerebralism
noun
(countable) Something cerebral.
(philosophy, uncountable) The doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
choriambize
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary