(rare, plural only) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals.
An abutment.
The act of abutting.
verb
(transitive) To describe a piece of land in terms of its abuttals.
abutted
abutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abut
abutter
abutter
noun
One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
abyssus
abyssus
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abyss
acubens
acumble
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
alarbus
albinus
albruna
albumen
albumen
noun
The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
albumin
albumin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
albunea
alburga
alebush
alibamu
ambitus
ambitus
noun
(botany, zoology) The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
(historical, Roman antiquity) A canvassing for votes.
(music) the range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants
ambulia
amebous
amebous
adj
amebic
amebula
amebula
noun
(biology) A small ameba (or organism that resembles one)
antabus
antibug
antibug
adj
Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).
Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
anubing
aquabib
aquabib
noun
(very rare, obsolete, derogatory) A teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.
arbours
arbours
noun
plural of arbour
arbusta
arbutes
arbutes
noun
plural of arbute
arbutin
arbutin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract
arbutus
arbutus
noun
Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.
Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree.
Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus.
arcubos
aruabea
ashburn
ashburn
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
atumble
atumble
adj
Set in a tumbling motion.
aubades
aubades
noun
plural of aubade
aubaine
aubaine
noun
(historical, law) The inheritance of goods from a foreigner who died in a country where he was not naturalised.
aubanel
aubarta
auberge
auberge
noun
An inn or hostel.
auberon
auberry
auberta
aubigny
aubreir
aubrite
aubrite
noun
An achondrite composed mostly of enstatite
auburns
auburns
noun
plural of auburn
auburta
aucubas
aucubas
noun
plural of aucuba
audible
audible
adj
Able to be heard.
noun
(American football) The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
verb
(intransitive, American football) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
audibly
audibly
adv
In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
audubon
aufgabe
ausable
ausubos
ausubos
noun
plural of ausubo
autobus
autobus
noun
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
(road transport, dated) A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
autocab
autocab
noun
(dated) A motor vehicle operating as a cab, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn cabs.
avebury
ayubite
ayyubid
azumbre
azumbre
noun
An ancient measure of volume of liquids used in Castile, equivalent to 2.016 litres.
babassu
babassu
noun
A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.
babudom
babudom
noun
Administrative bureaucracy, or red tape, in India.
babuina
babuina
noun
(rare) A female baboon.
babuism
babuism
noun
A malapropism or other erroneous form produced by an Indian speaking English.
bacauan
bacchus
bacchus
Proper noun
Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.
backout
backout
noun
(aerospace) A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
backrun
backrun
noun
A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.
backups
backups
noun
plural of backup
bacquet
baculum
baculum
noun
A bone found in the penis of some mammals.
A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.
baculus
badious
badious
adj
(formal) Chestnut-coloured.
badious:
baetuli
baetuli
noun
plural of baetulus
bagfuls
bagfuls
noun
plural of bagful
bagsful
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baguios
baguios
noun
plural of baguio
bahadur
bahadur
noun
(India, historical) A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors.
(originally) A warrior, especially a Mongol.
bahnung
bailout
bailout
noun
(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
bakeout
bakeout
noun
The act of heating a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components
(architecture) An Ionic ornamental band encircling the pulvinus, or bolster of the capital.
(historical) A swordbelt worn by Roman legionaries.
(historical) The girdle of a biblical Jewish priest.
The subcinctorium, a papal garment.
baluchi
balunda
bambuba
bambuco
bambuco
noun
(music) A traditional music genre from Colombia, formed in the 19th and 20th centuries as a blend of Basque folk music and the European waltz.
bambusa
bambute
bamused
banbury
banbury
Proper noun
A market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire.
bandeau
bandeau
noun
(medicine) A band.
A band for the hair.
A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric.
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
bandura
bandura
noun
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
baneful
baneful
adj
(archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
Harmful, injurious.
banjuke
banjuke
noun
Alternative form of banjouke
banlieu
banquer
banquet
banquet
noun
(archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
verb
(intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.
(obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
(transitive) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.