(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
atelomyelia
atelomyelia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the spinal cord.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometry
atmocautery
atrabiliary
atrabiliary
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.
Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious.
atramentary
atramentary
adj
Alternative form of atramentarious
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attackingly
attendantly
attendantly
adv
In an attendant manner.
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
attentively
attentively
adv
In an attentive manner.
attorneydom
attorneydom
noun
The realm or sphere of attorneys.
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
attractancy
attractancy
noun
A measure of the ability of something (especially a pheromone) to attract; attractive power.
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
augitophyre
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
auricularly
auricularly
adv
In an auricular manner.
auricyanide
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autaesthesy
autantitypy
auteciously
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
autobiology
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autochthony
autochthony
noun
An aboriginal condition or state.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autolysates
autolysates
noun
plural of autolysate
autolyzates
autolyzates
noun
plural of autolyzate
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autorrhaphy
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxinically
auxoamylase
avifaunally
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
avyayibhava
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azodiphenyl
azoerythrin
azygomatous
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
babylonians
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bacterially
bacterially
adv
In reference to bacteria
baddeleyite
baddeleyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
baggyrinkle
baileyville
balinghasay
balinghasay
noun
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
ballyragged
ballyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyrag
bandylegged
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
barbarously
barbarously
adv
In a barbarous manner.
barbeyaceae
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barleybrake
barleybrake
noun
An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
barleybreak
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
baryglossia
basiotripsy
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathylithic
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
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
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
baynebridge
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
bearability
bearability
noun
bearableness
beattyville
beaugregory
beauteously
beauteously
adv
In a beauteous manner.
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
bendability
bendability
noun
The quality or degree of being bendable.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
beneplacity
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
benzylamine
benzylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic primary amine C₆H₅-CH₂-NH₂ or its derivatives
berycoidean
beryllonate
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bhaiyachara
biacetylene
bialystoker
biblicality
biblicality
noun
A biblical subject.
The quality of being biblical.
bibliolatry
bibliolatry
noun
Excessive admiration for a book.
Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Koran, especially as taken literally.
bibliomancy
bibliomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible.
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
biconically
biconically
adv
In a biconical manner.
bidactylous
biddability
biddability
noun
The extent to which something or someone is biddable.
The quality of being biddable.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bihydrazine
bilaterally
bilaterally
adv
In a bilateral manner.
bilingually
bilingually
adv
In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
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
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bioactivity
bioactivity
noun
(biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
bioassaying
bioassaying
verb
present participle of bioassay
biocatalyst
biocatalyst
noun
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
biosocially
biosocially
adv
In a biosocial context.
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
bisaxillary
biscayanism
biseriately
biseriately
adv
In two rows or series.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.