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
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
abrahamidae
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
adarbitrium
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
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
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambulatoria
ameliorable
ameliorable
adj
Capable of being ameliorated, or improved.
amobarbital
amobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
arbitrament
arbitrament
noun
The judgement of an arbiter or arbitrator; an arbitration.
arbitrement
arbitrement
noun
Alternative spelling of arbitrament
archaimbaud
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
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
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
balladromic
baltimorean
baltimorite
bandkeramik
banjermasin
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barbitalism
barbitalism
noun
(pathology) barbital poisoning
barbiturism
barbiturism
noun
(dated, medicine) A morbid condition caused by excessive use of barbiturates.
bardesanism
barlafummil
barlafummil
intj
Alternative form of barlafumble
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barometries
barometries
noun
plural of barometry
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
barthianism
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
battarismus
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
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.
benightmare
bergmannite
bhaktimarga
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.
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bimaxillary
bimaxillary
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
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.
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
biracialism
biracialism
noun
A situation where two races of people are segregated.
bisacromial
bisacromial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two acromial processes
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blairmorite
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
bodhidharma
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.
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bowermaiden
brachiotomy
brachyprism
bracteiform
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
braggartism
braggartism
noun
boasting, boastfulness
brahmachari
brahmachari
noun
A man who practises brahmacharya.
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahmanists
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
brahminists
brainstorms
brainstorms
noun
plural of brainstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainstorm
brakemaking
branchiform
branchireme
brantingham
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
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
britomartis
bromalbumin
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
bromination
bromination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction which introduces a bromine atom into a compound.
bromisation
bromization
bromization
noun
The process of bromizing.
bromocyanid
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
broommaking
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
cambricleaf
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
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.
carbonarism
carbonarism
Proper noun
The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.
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.
chloriambus
choriambize
circumbasal
clabularium
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.
combinators
combinators
noun
plural of combinator
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
crambambuli
crambambuli
noun
(obsolete) A drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.