A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
aberration
aberration
noun
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
(astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
(electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
(medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(zoology, botany) A typical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
A partial alienation of reason.
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abominable
abominable
adj
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
Very bad or inferior.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
absinthole
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
akenobeite
alboranite
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
anaerobian
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobion
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anaerobium
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
azobenzoic
babylonite
babylonize
ballottine
balneation
balneation
noun
(formal) The act of bathing.
The administration of public baths.
baroneting
baronetise
baronetize
barrientos
basigenous
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beaumontia
bebization
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beclogging
beclogging
verb
present participle of beclog
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becousined
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedlington
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beglooming
beglooming
verb
present participle of begloom
begoniales
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
beknotting
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
bellinzona
belonesite
belongings
belongings
noun
plural of belonging
benediktov
benevolist
bennington
bennington
Noun
A distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.
Proper noun
a town in Vermont, USA, and one of the two shire towns (county seats) in Bennington County. Named after
bentonitic
bentonitic
adj
Formed of, or containing, bentonite.
benzocaine
benzocaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
beribboned
beribboned
adj
Adorned, trimmed with ribbons
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beribbon
bernalillo
bernalillo
Proper noun
a town in New Mexico, USA
bernardino
bernouilli
berrettino
bertolonia
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
betainogen
bethorning
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
betorcinol
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bibionidae
bibliomane
bibliomane
noun
Synonym of bibliomaniac
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bidonville
bidonville
noun
A shantytown or slum, in French-speaking regions.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binoxalate
binoxalate
noun
(chemistry) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biocenotic
biocenotic
adj
Relating to a biocenosis
biocentric
biocentric
adj
Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism.
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
biogenesis
biogenesis
noun
Biosynthesis.
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bisphenoid
blazonries
blazonries
noun
plural of blazonry
blobbiness
blobbiness
noun
The state or condition of being blobby.
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
bloodiness
bloodiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloody.
bloodlines
bloodlines
noun
plural of bloodline
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
boanergism
bobsleding
boccherini
bodiliness
bodiliness
noun
corporeality; the quality of being bodily
bodkinwise
boedromion
boehmenism
boehmenist
boehmenite
boethusian
boissevain
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonairness
bondminder
bondsville
bonebinder
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
boninesses
boninesses
noun
plural of boniness
bonnetiere
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bonneville
bonnibelle
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
booneville
booneville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
an unincorporated community in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Mississippi, USA
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borderline
borderline
adj
Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
Showing bad taste.
nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
adv
Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent.
noun
(countable) A boundary or accepted division; a border.
(countable) An individual who has borderline personality disorder.
(uncountable) Short for borderline personality disorder.
verb
(transitive) To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
borinqueno
borolanite
borolanite
noun
(mineralogy) A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
bosominess
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
botaurinae
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.