(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.
abominably
abominably
adv
In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abominator
abominator
noun
One who abominates.
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
aglobulism
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
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
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
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.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambiparous
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
amblyopsis
ambocoelia
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
ametabolia
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
amoebiasis
amoebiasis
noun
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
anabathmoi
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anaerobium
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antilobium
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
arcimboldi
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
babylonism
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baphometic
barbatimao
barbatimao
noun
A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
basigamous
bathomania
beaumontia
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beforetime
beforetime
adv
(archaic) Formerly, previously.
beglooming
beglooming
verb
present participle of begloom
behemothic
behemothic
adj
colossal, of enormous size and power.
bergsonism
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
biacromial
biacromial
adj
(anatomy) interacromial
bibliofilm
bibliofilm
noun
(historical) microfilm, as a means of storing books and documents in public libraries
bibliomane
bibliomane
noun
Synonym of bibliomaniac
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
billionism
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
binomially
binomially
adv
In a binomial manner
binominous
binominous
adj
(obsolete) binomial
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biometries
biometries
noun
plural of biometry
biometrika
biometrist
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
bionomical
bionomical
adj
Alternative form of bionomic
biophagism
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
biorythmic
birnamwood
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bitterworm
bituminoid
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
blattiform
blithesome
blithesome
adj
Happy or spriteful; carefree.
bloomeries
bloomeries
noun
plural of bloomery
bloomerism
bloomerism
Noun
Support for equal rights for women; an early form of feminism.
bloomfield
bloomfield
Proper noun
A town in Connecticut
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A township in New Jersey
A city in New Mexico
A village in New York
A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Vermont
bloomingly
bloomingly
adv
In a blooming manner.
bloomville
blossoming
blossoming
noun
The act or process by which something blossoms.
verb
present participle of blossom
boanergism
bobadilism
bodymaking
boedromion
boedromius
boehmenism
boehmenist
boehmenite
bogomilian
bogomilism
bogomilism
Noun
the beliefs and practices of the Bogomils
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
bolshevism
bolshevism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombardier
bombardier
noun
(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.
(Canada, US) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombiccite
bombsights
bombsights
noun
plural of bombsight
bombycidae
bombycilla
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
bondminder
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
boosterism
boosterism
noun
(US) Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
bosominess
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
bottomried
bottomries
bottomries
noun
plural of bottomry
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
botulismus
botulismus
noun
Obsolete form of botulism.
boucherism
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boumdienne
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdoinham
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brainstorm
brainstorm
noun
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”)
verb
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
bravadoism
bravissimo
bravissimo
intj
The intensive form of bravo.
brevicomis
brickmason
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.