(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abruptiones
abstractive
abstractive
adj
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
alabastrine
alabastrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
albumeniser
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
arabilities
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitraries
arbitraries
noun
plural of arbitrary
arbitresses
arbitresses
noun
plural of arbitress
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
babbittries
babooneries
babooneries
noun
plural of baboonery
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteriosis
bacteriosis
noun
(pathology, botany) Any infection by bacteria
bacteroides
bairnliness
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
banderillas
banderillas
noun
plural of banderilla
baneberries
baneberries
noun
plural of baneberry
banisterine
banisterine
noun
(organic chemistry) harmine
banjermasin
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
barbarities
barbarities
noun
plural of barbarity
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
bardesanism
bardesanist
bardesanite
baresthesia
baresthesia
noun
barognosis
bargainwise
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barnesville
barnesville
Proper noun
a ghost town in Alabama, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small town in Maryland, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
barometries
barometries
noun
plural of barometry
baronetcies
baronetcies
noun
plural of baronetcy
baronetised
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
barristress
barristress
noun
(rare, dated) A female barrister.
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
basilateral
basilateral
adj
(anatomy) basal and lateral
basiventral
basiventral
adj
At the base of the front
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
bastardised
bastardised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastardise
bastardises
bastardises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardise
bastardized
bastardized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastardize
bastardizes
bastardizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize
bearberries
bearberries
noun
plural of bearberry
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearishness
bearishness
noun
The characteristic of being bearish.
beauharnais
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beerinesses
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
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.
belletrists
belletrists
noun
plural of belletrist
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
belorussian
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
berascaling
berkeleyism
berninesque
bersagliere
bersagliere
noun
A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
bersaglieri
bersaglieri
noun
plural of bersagliere
berylliosis
berylliosis
noun
(medicine) A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds.
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bescreening
bescreening
verb
present participle of bescreen
bescribbled
bescribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescribble
beshivering
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprizorni
bessarabian
bessarabian
Adjective
Of Bessarabia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Bessarabia.
bessemerize
bessemerize
verb
To convert iron to steel by the Bessemer process.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bialystoker
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bijouteries
bijouteries
noun
plural of bijouterie
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
biliverdins
biliverdins
noun
plural of biliverdin
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biopiracies
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bioreactors
bioreactors
noun
plural of bioreactor
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
birtwhistle
bisectrices
bisectrices
noun
plural of bisectrix
biseriately
biseriately
adv
In two rows or series.
bistournage
bistriazole
bistriazole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having two triazole rings
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
bitartrates
bitartrates
noun
plural of bitartrate
bitterbrush
bitterbrush
noun
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
bitterroots
bitterroots
noun
plural of bitterroot
bittersweet
bittersweet
adj
Both bitter and sweet.
Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
Of bittersweet color.
The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
noun
(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
Bittersweetness.
Solanum dulcamara.
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
bizarreness
bizarreness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being bizarre.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being bizarre.