(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albedograph
albitophyre
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
apoembryony
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpointer
backscraper
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backspierer
balanophore
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
barkpeeling
baroceptors
baroceptors
noun
plural of baroceptor
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
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
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bespatterer
bespatterer
noun
One who bespatters.
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biopiracies
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
bipinnariae
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
birdclapper
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
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.
blastopores
blastopores
noun
plural of blastopore
blastospore
blastospore
noun
(mycology) A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding.
blemmatrope
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
boilerplate
boilerplate
adj
(aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
noun
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
(journalism) Syndicated material.
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Formulaic or hackneyed language.
verb
(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
bonapartean
bonapartean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or his family.
brachiopode
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastpiece
breastplate
breastplate
noun
(Judaism) An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.
A piece of armor that covers the chest.
A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
broadspread
broadspread
adj
widespread
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
butterpaste
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
comportable
comportable
adj
(obsolete) Consistent; suitable.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
crispbreads
crispbreads
noun
plural of crispbread
cyberspaces
cyberspaces
noun
plural of cyberspace
depreciable
depreciable
adj
Able to be depreciated.
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
embryophyta
epalpebrate
epalpebrate
adj
(rare) Without eyebrows.
epibaterium
epibaterius
epicerebral
equiparable
equiparable
adj
(archaic, rare) comparable, equatable
ergophobiac
erotophobia
erotophobia
noun
Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
expressable
expressable
adj
Rare spelling of expressible.
febriphobia
forebespeak
francophobe
hebecarpous
hebephrenia
hebephrenia
noun
(clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterised by inappropriate behaviour and emotional responses.
(obsolete) A type of mental disorder occurring during puberty characterized by silly behavior and inappropriate laughter.
hierophobia
hierophobia
noun
Fear of what is religious or sacred.
hormephobia
hyperbarism
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hyperboreal
hyperboreal
adj
hyperborean
hyperborean
hyperborean
adj
Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area.
noun
(Greek mythology) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
(usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north.
hyperbrutal
hypercarbia
hypercarbia
noun
(medicine) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
impermeable
impermeable
adj
Impossible to permeate.
Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
impermeably
impermeably
adv
In an impermeable manner.
imperviable
imperviable
adj
impervious
impregnable
impregnable
adj
(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
impressable
impressable
adj
Alternative form of impressible
imprestable
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
inseparable
inseparable
adj
Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.
noun
Something that cannot be separated from something else.
inseparably
inseparably
adv
In an inseparable manner.
insuperable
insuperable
adj
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
insuperably
insuperably
adv
In an insuperable manner.
irreparable
irreparable
adj
Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.
irreparably
irreparably
adv
Such that it cannot be repaired.
irreputable
irreputable
adj
(obsolete) disreputable
meprobamate
meprobamate
noun
(pharmacology) A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug.
necrophobia
necrophobia
noun
an abnormal fear of death or corpses
negrophobia
negrophobia
Noun
Fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.
nonoperable
nonpartible
nonportable
nonportable
adj
Not portable.
nonprobable
nonprobable
adj
Not probable.
nonprovable
nonprovable
adj
Not provable.
numberplate
numberplate
noun
Alternative spelling of number plate
obtemperate
obtemperate
verb
(obsolete) To obey or to conform to the prescribed rule or law.
operability
operability
noun
The extent to which a system or device is operable.
opprobriate
opprobriate
adj
Expressing opprobrium; disparaging.
verb
To express opprobrium for or to view with opprobrium; to scorn.
overcapable
overcapable
adj
Too capable.
overcapably
packbuilder
paddleboard
paddleboard
noun
The board used in the sport of paddleboarding
pallbearers
pallbearers
noun
plural of pallbearer
palpebritis
paperbacked
paperbacked
adj
Having the sort of flexible binding characteristic of a paperback book.
paperboards
paperboards
noun
plural of paperboard
paperbounds
paperbounds
noun
plural of paperbound
parabematic
parablepsia
parablepsia
noun
Alternative form of parablepsy
parablepsis
parablepsis
noun
(palaeography) A circumstance in which a scribe miscopies text due to inadvertently looking to the side while copying, or accidentally skips over some of it.
parableptic
parabolised
parabolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parabolise
parabolized
parabolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parabolize
parabolizer
parabolizer
noun
One who speaks in parables.
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
pasteboards
pasteboards
noun
plural of pasteboard
pasteboardy
pasteboardy
adj
(informal) Resembling pasteboard.
(informal, figurative) Stiffly formal; starchy; prim and proper.
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
patternable
patternable
adj
Describing a material on which a pattern may be etched