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.
abigailship
abigailship
noun
(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abolishable
abolishable
adj
Capable of being abolished.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
absinthiate
absinthiate
verb
To impregnate with wormwood.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphesiboea
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
bacchuslike
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
balinghasay
balinghasay
noun
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
baluchistan
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
baresthesia
baresthesia
noun
barognosis
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barthianism
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basilarchia
basiophitic
basophilias
basophilias
noun
plural of basophilia
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathysophic
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearishness
bearishness
noun
The characteristic of being bearish.
beauharnais
bedlamitish
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.
bellmanship
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
blankenship
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
blepharitis
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
bohemianism
bohemianism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyprism
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
brahmanists
brahminists
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
branchiness
branchiness
noun
The quality of being branchy.
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breadstitch
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breathiness
breathiness
noun
The result or product of being breathy.
The state or quality of being breathy.
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckwashing
buffalofish
burnishable
bushbashing
bushbashing
verb
present participle of bushbash
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cannibalish
chastisable
chastisable
adj
Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.
chelyabinsk
cherishable
cherishable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
chloriambus
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
cohabitants
cohabitants
noun
plural of cohabitant
corybantish
deshabilles
deshabilles
noun
plural of deshabille
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dishabilles
dishabilles
noun
plural of dishabille
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dorsibranch
englishable
established
established
adj
(Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of establish
establisher
establisher
noun
A person who establishes something.
establishes
establishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of establish
exhaustible
exhaustible
adj
Capable of being exhausted.
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
furbishable
furbishable
adj
Capable of being furbished.
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
garnishable
garnishable
adj
Able to be garnished.
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
gristhorbia
habiliments
habiliments
noun
plural of habiliment
habilitates
habilitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habilitate
habitancies
habitations
habitations
noun
plural of habitation
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hairbrushes
hairbrushes
noun
plural of hairbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hairbrush
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)