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.
aberuncator
aberuncator
noun
A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abjudicator
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
archaimbaud
archambault
archbuffoon
archbuilder
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
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
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
barbecueing
bareknuckle
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barracoutas
barracoutas
noun
plural of barracouta
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
bassariscus
bauckiebird
bechauffeur
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biauricular
biauricular
adj
Having or relating to two auricles.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
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.
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.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
borzicactus
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
britannicus
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
bucculatrix
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bulborectal
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bureaucracy
bureaucracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
(chiefly derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
bureaucrats
bureaucrats
noun
plural of bureaucrat
burseraceae
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyrically
callensburg
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
cannonsburg
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carbuncular
carbuncular
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle.
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carburation
carburation
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetion
carburetant
carburetant
noun
Any volatile liquid used in charging illuminating gases.
carburetest
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
carburetors
carburetors
noun
plural of carburetor
carburetted
carburetter
carburetter
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetor
carburettor
carburettor
noun
(automotive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of carburetor (“device in an internal combustion engine”)
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
carburizing
carburizing
verb
present participle of carburize
cartersburg
charbonneau
chloriambus
circuitable
circumbasal
clabularium
coinsurable
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
constabular
construable
construable
adj
That may be construed.
contubernal
contubernal
adj
(historical) Of a relationship between a male and female slave: sexual in nature and somewhat similar to marriage, but not formalized due to the parties being legally unable to marry.
(rare) Living in close proximity (as though sharing a tent); intimate, familiar.
conurbation
conurbation
noun
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
corbiculate
corbiculate
adj
Having corbiculae
noun
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
counterabut
counterband
counterbase
counterbase
noun
Archaic form of contrabass.
covarrubias
crambambuli
crambambuli
noun
(obsolete) A drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.
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
curableness
curableness
noun
The quality or state of being curable.
curveballed
curveballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curveball
cutiterebra
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decarburize
decarburize
verb
To decarbonize.
demibuckram
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.
elucubrated
elucubrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elucubrate
elucubrates
elucubrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elucubrate
encumbrance
encumbrance
noun
(law) One who is dependent on another.
(property law) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
verb
(law) To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.).
escarbuncle
escarbuncle
noun
(heraldry) A carbuncle.
eubacterium
eubacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria
excruciable
excruciable
adj
(archaic) Liable to torment.
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
extrabuccal
extrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the mouth.
extuberance
extuberance
noun
A swelling or rising; protuberance.
exuberances
exuberances
noun
plural of exuberance
fabricature
fracturable
fracturable
adj
Capable of being fractured
gubernacula
gubernacula
noun
plural of gubernaculum
hauberticum
hebecarpous
hibernacula
hibernacula
noun
plural of hibernaculum
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
incicurable
incicurable
adj
(rare) Impossible to tame.
incumbrance
incumbrance
noun
(law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
A burden; a thing that must be carried.
incunabular
incunabular
adj
(by extension) Relating to the earliest stages of any form of publishing or media.
(historical) Relating to an incunabulum.
infrabuccal
infrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath, or at the bottom of the cheek
inscrutable
inscrutable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
noun
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
inscrutably
inscrutably
adv
In an inscrutable manner.
intrabuccal
intrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Within the cheek.
irrecurable
irrecusable
irrecusable
adj
That cannot be challenged or objected to
irrecusably
irrecusably
adv
In an irrecusable manner.
jacksonburg
lambsuccory
lubricating
lubricating
adj
That lubricates.
verb
present participle of lubricate
lubrication
lubrication
noun
The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
lubricative
lubricative
adj
Assisting, or relating to, lubrication.
lubricators
lubricators
noun
plural of lubricator
lubricatory
lubricatory
adj
Serving to lubricate.
lucubrating
lucubrating
verb
present participle of lucubrate
lucubration
lucubration
noun
Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
The product of such study; often, writings.
lucubratory
lucubratory
adj
Composed by candlelight, or at night.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
lumbosacral
lumbosacral
adj
Of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions of the back; the small of the back and the back portion of the pelvis.