A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abjudicator
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abruptiones
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
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
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albumimeter
ambulatoria
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.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
archambault
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.
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
attributive
attributive
adj
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
noun
(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
balistarius
balistarius
noun
Alternative form of ballistarius
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
barbiturate
barbiturate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
(pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
barbiturism
barbiturism
noun
(dated, medicine) A morbid condition caused by excessive use of barbiturates.
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barracoutas
barracoutas
noun
plural of barracouta
battarismus
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
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.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
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.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
bistournage
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bluehearted
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bonaventura
bonaventure
borzicactus
bouleuteria
bouleuteria
noun
plural of bouleuterion
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
britannicus
bromoaurate
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
brontosaurs
brontosaurs
noun
plural of brontosaur
brutalising
brutalising
verb
(Britain) present participle of brutalise
brutalities
brutalities
noun
plural of brutality
brutalizing
brutalizing
adj
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
verb
present participle of brutalize
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
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bungstarter
bungstarter
noun
A tool for opening barrels by removing the bung.
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.
bureaucrats
bureaucrats
noun
plural of bureaucrat
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burgraviate
burgraviate
noun
The territory of a burgrave.
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
butterballs
butterballs
noun
plural of butterball
buttermaker
butterpaste
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyrically
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”)
cartersburg
circuitable
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)
counterabut
counterband
counterbase
counterbase
noun
Archaic form of contrabass.
cutiterebra
daubreelite
daubreelite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
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.
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
elucubrated
elucubrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elucubrate
elucubrates
elucubrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elucubrate
entablature
entablature
noun
(architecture) All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof.
epibaterium
epibaterius
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
equilibrate
equilibrate
verb
(intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
(transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
eubacterium
eubacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
extrabuccal
extrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the mouth.
extrabulbar
extrabulbar
adj
Outside of a bulb, especially that of the urethra
extrabureau
extrabureau
adj
Outside of a bureau or office.
extuberance
extuberance
noun
A swelling or rising; protuberance.
exuberantly
exuberantly
adv
In an exuberant manner
exuberating
exuberating
verb
present participle of exuberate
exuberation
exurbanites
exurbanites
noun
plural of exurbanite
fabricature
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
flaubertian
flaughtbred
flutterable
flutterable
adj
able to flutter or be fluttered
fracturable
fracturable
adj
Capable of being fractured
gangbusters
gangbusters
adj
Very successful or profitable.
adv
(colloquial) With great energy or speed; very well. (Frequently with go.)
noun
plural of gangbuster
glastonbury
glastonbury
Proper noun
A town in Somerset, England.
The Glastonbury Festival.
A town in Connecticut.
globularity
globularity
noun
The state of being globular.
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
gubernation
gubernation
noun
The act of governing; government.
gubernative
gubernative
adj
(obsolete) governing
gubernatrix
hamletsburg
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.