(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
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.
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
anthribidae
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.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
backlighted
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
baresthesia
baresthesia
noun
barognosis
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bathvillite
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
batrachiate
batrachidae
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedlamitish
beerbachite
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behindsight
behypocrite
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
berthierite
berthierite
noun
(mineralogy) A steel-gray opaque mineral, with chemical formula FeSb₂S₄.
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bibliotaphe
bibliotheca
bibliotheca
noun
(obsolete) A library.
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
bibliothque
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
bioethicist
bioethicist
noun
An expert in bioethics
biotechnics
biotechnics
noun
The application of biotechnology.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
birtwhistle
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
bitterbrush
bitterbrush
noun
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
bleacherite
bleacherite
noun
(sports, informal) One who sits in the bleachers.
blemishment
blemishment
noun
The state of being blemished; disgrace; damage.
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
blithebread
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blotchiness
blotchiness
noun
The state or condition of being blotchy.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
blytheville
blytheville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
boguechitto
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bolshevists
boltheading
borderlight
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
braithwaite
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.
breathingly
bredestitch
breithablik
brethrenism
bribeworthy
brighteners
brighteners
noun
plural of brightener
brightening
brightening
noun
An instance of becoming brighter.
verb
present participle of brighten
britishness
britishness
Noun
The state or quality of being British.
brittlebush
brittlebush
noun
A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
brutishness
brutishness
noun
the characteristic of being brutish
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
burgheristh
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
chamaebatia
chastisable
chastisable
adj
Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublewidth
eichbergite
elizabethan
elizabethan
Adjective
Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
enetophobia
enetophobia
Noun
A fear of pins and needles.
erotophobia
erotophobia
noun
Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
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
eurybenthic
exhaustible
exhaustible
adj
Capable of being exhausted.
exhibitable
exhibitable
adj
Capable of being exhibited.
exhibitions
exhibitions
noun
plural of exhibition
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
featherbird
furbishment
grithbreach
grithbreach
noun
(obsolete) breach of the peace ; The penalty for breach of the peace.
habiliments
habiliments
noun
plural of habiliment
habilitated
habilitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of habilitate
habilitates
habilitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habilitate
habitancies
habitualize
habitualize
verb
(US, law) To classify as a habitual offender (which has implications for sentencing).
To cause to treat something as habitual; to familiarize or accustom.
To make habitual.
hairbreadth
hairbreadth
noun
the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
hattiesburg
hauberticum
hebetations
hemafibrite
hemafibrite
Noun
synadelphite
hematobious
hemibenthic
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
hereditable
hereditable
adj
Capable of being inherited.
hereditably
hereditably
adv
By inheritance.
hibernating
hibernating
verb
present participle of hibernate
hibernation
hibernation
noun
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
(biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
hildebrandt
holblitzell
holobenthic
holobenthic
adj
(biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life
humboldtine
humboldtine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
humboldtite
hybridities
hybridities
noun
plural of hybridity
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
immatchable
immatchable
adj
(obsolete) matchless; peerless
inbreathing
inbreathing
noun
A breathing in; an inhalation.
verb
present participle of inbreathe
inhabitable
inhabitable
adj
(obsolete) Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited.