(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
arceuthobium
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
bairnsfather
baluchithere
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
barnhardtite
bartholomite
bathetically
bathetically
adv
In a bathetic manner.
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beastishness
beastishness
noun
The state or quality of being beastish.
beethovenian
beethovenian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beethovenish
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
benzthiophen
bertholletia
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bethlehemite
bethlehemite
Noun
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman.
Member of an extinct English order of friars.
Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecas
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliothetic
bibliothetic
adj
Pertaining to libraries.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
biosyntheses
biosyntheses
noun
plural of biosynthesis
biosynthesis
biosynthesis
noun
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
blackshirted
blanchimeter
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
bletheration
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
bolshevistic
bostrychidae
botherations
botherations
noun
plural of botheration
bothriolepis
brachystegia
breastheight
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brightnesses
brightnesses
noun
plural of brightness
brightwaters
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterwright
catechisable
catechizable
catechizable
adj
Able or fit to be catechized.
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
christabella
christabelle
cohesibility
cohesibility
noun
The state of being cohesible.
dibranchiate
dibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having two gills.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata.
dichterliebe
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
disestablish
disestablish
verb
To abolish (an existing position of employment).
To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.
dishabituate
dishabituate
verb
(intransitive) To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.
To reach a state of dishabituation.
disinhibited
disinhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhibit
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
elizabethans
elizabethton
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
ermitophobia
establishers
establishers
noun
plural of establisher
establishing
establishing
noun
The act by which something is established; establishment.
verb
present participle of establish
ethnobiology
ethnobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures
ethnobotanic
ethnobotanic
adj
Synonym of ethnobotanical
exhibitional
exhibitional
adj
Relating to exhibition
exhibitioner
exhibitioner
noun
(Britain) A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an exhibition. The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University of Oxford.
exhibitively
exhibitively
adv
In an exhibitive manner.
exhibitorial
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
featherbrain
featherbrain
noun
Alternative spelling of feather-brain.
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
frightenable
frightenable
adj
Capable of being frightened.
gaithersburg
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
habilimental
habilimented
habilimented
Adjective
clothed
habitualness
habitualness
noun
The characteristic of being habitual.
hairbreadths
hairbreadths
noun
plural of hairbreadth
hairsbreadth
hairsbreadth
noun
A very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair).
hambletonian
heartburning
heartburning
noun
Secret enmity; discountent.
heathberries
hebetudinous
hebetudinous
adj
Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.
hebraisation
hebraistical
hebraization
hebraization
Noun
The act or result of Hebraizing.
hedenbergite
hedenbergite
noun
(mineralogy) The iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.
hematophobia
hematophobia
noun
Alternative form of haematophobia
hemimetabola
hemimetabole
hemimetaboly
hemimetaboly
noun
hemimetabolism
heritability
heritability
noun
(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin
(uncountable) The condition of being inheritable
heterophobia
heterophobia
noun
Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.
Fear or resentment of the opposite sex.
Fear or resentment of what is different.
hexobarbital
hexobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce anesthesia for surgery.
hibernations
hibernations
noun
plural of hibernation
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
hornblendite
hornblendite
noun
A plutonic, ultramafic igneous rock composed mostly of hornblende.
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
hydrobatidae
hydroturbine
hyperbolists
hyperbolists
noun
plural of hyperbolist
hypnotisable
hypnotisable
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnotizable
hypnotizable
hypnotizable
adj
Able to be hypnotized.
noun
One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
hypostilbite
incharitable
incharitable
adj
Obsolete form of uncharitable.
inhabitative
inhabitative
adj
(grammar) demonymic
noun
(grammar) demonym (name for inhabitant of a place)
inhospitable
inhospitable
adj
(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from 16th c.]
(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]
interborough
interborough
adj
Between boroughs.
iodobehenate
iodobehenate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of iodobehenic acid.
kinetophobia
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
labyrinthine
labyrinthine
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the labyrinth of the inner ear.