A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abderhalden
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
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.
abrahamidae
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
abranchiata
abranchiata
noun
(obsolete, zoology) An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
(obsolete, zoology)Any of a number of other groupings of gill-less animals.
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
acarophobia
acarophobia
noun
(medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
achroglobin
achtehalber
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
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.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albedograph
albitophyre
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
anthribidae
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
approachabl
archaimbaud
archambault
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archbotcher
archbuffoon
archbuilder
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
artsybashev
artzybashev
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
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.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
balanophora
balanophore
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
bardolphian
barehanding
baresthesia
baresthesia
noun
barognosis
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
baronethood
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
barthianism
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
basehearted
basilarchia
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathofloric
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
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
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
batrachiate
batrachidae
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.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachmaster
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearishness
bearishness
noun
The characteristic of being bearish.
beauharnais
bechauffeur
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beerbachite
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.
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benightmare
bergamasche
bhaiyachara
bhaktimarga
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bihydrazine
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.
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birobidzhan
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blackfisher
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blanchester
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
bleacherite
bleacherite
noun
(sports, informal) One who sits in the bleachers.
bleacherman
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blennorrhea
blennorrhea
noun
(medicine) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.
(medicine) gonorrhea
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
blithebread
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
bluehearted
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
bodhidharma
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
bolographic
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
boththridia
boulderhead
bowlderhead
brachelytra
brachialgia
brachialgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the arm
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.