A Eurasian tree, Populus alba, that is widely cultivated in North America.
abnerval
abnerval
adj
(anatomy, of an electric current in a muscle, rare) Away from the nerve.
abneural
abneural
adj
Away from the neural (cerebrospinal) axis
abnormal
abnormal
adj
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
A person or object that is not normal.
aborally
aborally
adv
In an aboral way; away from the mouth.
abrastol
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abruptly
abruptly
adv
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absurdly
absurdly
adv
In an absurd fashion.
The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
abumbral
abumbral
adj
Alternative form of exumbrellar
acreable
acreable
adj
(archaic) Of an acre; per acre.
adalbert
adelbert
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adorably
adorably
adv
In an adorable manner.
adumbral
adumbral
adj
Dark, shady.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
airbills
airbills
noun
plural of airbill
alabarch
alabarch
noun
The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.
albacora
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albarran
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
alberene
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
alberich
alberoni
albertin
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
alborada
albrecht
albright
albronze
alburnum
alburnum
noun
sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
alburtis
aleberry
aleberry
noun
A beverage made by boiling ale with spice and sugar and sops of bread.
alembert
algaroba
algaroba
noun
The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region.
The edible beans or pods of the carob; St. John's bread.
The honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Aires.
The sweet, pulpy pods of the honey mesquite.
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
alhambra
alhambra
Proper noun
A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.
A solitaire card game played with two decks.
allobars
allobars
noun
plural of allobar
amberley
arabeila
arabella
arabelle
arabitol
arabitol
noun
(biochemistry) A sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose
arbalest
arbalest
noun
A crossbow.
A crossbowman.
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
arbelest
arbitral
arbitral
adj
Relating to arbitration.
arboloco
arboloco
noun
Any of various trees of the genus Montanoa.
arboreal
arboreal
adj
Covered or filled with trees.
Living in or among trees.
Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.
noun
Any tree-dwelling creature.
arbovale
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
archbald
archbold
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
arguably
arguably
adv
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent.
aryballi
aryballi
noun
plural of aryballus
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
atrabile
atremble
atremble
adj
Trembling.
baalbeer
babblers
babblers
noun
plural of babbler
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bacilary
bacillar
bacillar
adj
(biology) Relating to a bacillus.
(biology) Shaped like a rod or staff.
baculere
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
baelbeer
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
bailiary
bailiery
balancer
balancer
noun
An acrobat.
Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
One who, or that which, balances.
balander
balandra
balarama
balarama
Proper noun
The Hindu god who is the brother of Krishna, holding a plough as a weapon.
balatron
balatron
noun
A buffoon; one who speaks a lot of nonsense and is characterized by self-indulgence.
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
baleares
balearic
balearic
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands
Proper noun
A dialect of Catalan used in the Balearic Islands.
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
balestra
balewort
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
ballader
ballader
noun
A writer of ballads.
balladry
balladry
noun
ballads considered as a group; also, the sharing (transmission), making and performing of ballads, ballads as an activity, as a tradition, as a body of work, as a craft, as implying a community of singers, makers and lovers of ballads.
ballarag
ballarag
verb
(archaic, transitive) To bully; to threaten.
ballarat
ballarat
Proper noun
a city and old gold mining town in Victoria, Australia.
balloter
balloter
noun
One who votes by ballot.
ballpark
ballpark
adj
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
noun
(US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
(US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
verb
(transitive) To make a rough estimate of.
ballroom
ballroom
noun
A large room used for dancing and banquets.
A type of elegant dance.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in ballroom dancing.
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
ballyrag
ballyrag
Verb
To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
balmoral
balmoral
noun
(US) An Oxford shoe.
A Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
A figured woollen petticoat.
A heavy walking shoe.
balneary
balneary
noun
A room for bathing.
balsamer
baluster
baluster
noun
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. [from 17th c.]
balwarra
banderol
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
bannerol
barbeled
barbeled
adj
Having barbels
barbells
barbells
noun
plural of barbell
barbicel
barbicel
noun
Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs
barbital
barbital
noun
The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
barbless
barbless
adj
Lacking a barb.
barbules
barbules
noun
plural of barbule
barcella
bardelle
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
bardolph
bardulph
bardwell
bareilly
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
bargelli
bargelli
noun
plural of bargello
bargello
bargello
noun
(historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
(historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
(sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
barillas
barillas
noun
plural of barilla
barkless
barkless
adj
(of a dog) That does not bark.
Without bark (the tree covering).
barkpeel
barleduc
barletta
barnacle
barnacle
noun
(archaic, Britain, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
(electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
(engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
(obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
(slang) A worldly sailor.
(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
verb
To connect with or attach.
To press close against something.
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
barnsley
barnsley
Proper noun
A town in the county of South Yorkshire in the north of England.
barnwell
barology
barology
noun
(obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
barolong
baronial
baronial
adj
Belonging or relating to a baron or barons.
Suitable for a baron.
barrable
barrable
adj
(law) Capable of being barred (prevented).
barrault
barreled
barreled
adj
having the specified number of barrels
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrel
barreler
barrelet
barrelet
noun
Alternative form of barrelette (“structure in mouse brainstem”)
barrenly
barrenly
adv
unfruitfully; unproductively
barrulee
barrulee
adj
Alternative form of barruly
barrulet
barrulet
noun
(heraldry) The smallest diminutive of the bar, one quarter as wide.
barstool
barstool
noun
Alternative form of bar stool
bartelso
barthold
bartlemy
bartlett
bartlett
Proper noun
From the pet form of Bartholomew.
A village in Illinois State.
A city in Kansas State.
A village in Nebraska State.
A town in New Hampshire State.
A city in Tennessee State.
A city in Texas State.
Noun
A kind of English pear.
barylite
barylite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.