(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
abjectly
abjectly
adv
In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
aborally
aborally
adv
In an aboral way; away from the mouth.
abruptly
abruptly
adv
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
abshenry
absurdly
absurdly
adv
In an absurd fashion.
The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
absyrtus
abulyeit
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acrobacy
acrobacy
noun
acrobatics
acrobats collectively
adorably
adorably
adv
In an adorable manner.
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
againbuy
aleberry
aleberry
noun
A beverage made by boiling ale with spice and sugar and sops of bread.
alliably
amberley
ambiency
ambilogy
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
amblypod
ambonnay
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
amburgey
amenably
amenably
adv
In an amenable manner.
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
anybodyd
arabiyeh
arabiyeh
noun
(historical) An Arabic native cart or carriage.
arborary
arborary
adj
(dated) Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal.
arborway
arborway
noun
avenue (lined with trees)
arguably
arguably
adv
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent.
arnberry
aryballi
aryballi
noun
plural of aryballus
ashberry
assembly
assembly
noun
(computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.
(computing, Microsoft .NET) A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.
(military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
(politics) A legislative body.
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
The act of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
asylabia
attababy
auxobody
avowably
avowably
adv
In an avowable manner.
ayenbite
babaylan
babaylan
noun
A Philippine shaman.
babbitry
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
babyhood
babyhood
noun
The state or period of infancy.
babylike
babylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a baby.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bacilary
backachy
backstay
backstay
noun
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backyard
backyard
noun
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
baetylic
baetylic
adj
Of or relating to a baetyl.
baetylus
baetylus
noun
Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”)
bailiary
bailiery
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
balangay
balangay
noun
A type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Alternative form of barangay (“local government unit in the Philippines”)
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.
ballyhoo
ballyhoo
noun
An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Noisy shouting or uproar.
Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
verb
To sensationalise or make grand claims.
ballyrag
ballyrag
Verb
To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
balneary
balneary
noun
A room for bathing.
baloneys
baloneys
noun
plural of baloney
banality
banality
noun
(countable) Something which is banal.
(rare, historical) A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.
(uncountable) The quality of being banal.
bandboxy
bandboxy
adj
resembling a bandbox
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bandyman
bangalay
bantayan
barangay
barangay
noun
(Philippines) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
(Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
barberry
barberry
noun
Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
bareilly
barnsley
barnsley
Proper noun
A town in the county of South Yorkshire in the north of England.
barnyard
barnyard
adj
Of food or drink: having an earthy flavor.
Vulgar, scatological.
noun
The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
barology
barology
noun
(obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
barotaxy
barratry
barratry
noun
(admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
barrenly
barrenly
adv
unfruitfully; unproductively
barretry
barretry
noun
Archaic form of barratry.
barryton
bartlemy
barukhzy
barylite
barylite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
barytine
barytone
barytone
adj
(linguistics) Not having an accent on the last syllable.
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
Archaic form of baritone.
noun
(linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.
(linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basicity
basicity
noun
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.
(uncountable) The condition of being basic.
basigamy
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basilary
basilary
adj
Alternative form of basilar
basilyst
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
basocyte
bastardy
bastardy
noun
(law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
bathybic
bathybic
adj
(archaic) Living in the depths of the water, or near the bottom under the deep water.
baublery
baublery
noun
gaudy decoration; baubles; trinkets
bayadeer
bayadeer
noun
Archaic form of bayadère.
bayadere
bayadere
noun
(attributive) A type of fabric having strongly contrasting stripes.
(countable, dated) A female dancer.
bayardly
bayardly
adj
(obsolete) blind; stupid
bayberry
bayberry
noun
(Canada, US) The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
Other species in the family Myricaceae, especially in genus Myrica; bay-rum tree, candleberry.
The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.
bayesian
bayesian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Bayesian
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
baypines
bayreuth
bayshore
baysmelt
bayville
baywoods
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
beadeyes
beadlery
beadlery
noun
The office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
bearably
bearably
adv
In a bearable manner.
beastily
beastily
adv
in a beasty manner
beatably
beauetry
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
bebryces
beggarly
beggarly
adj
(by extension) inadequate or meagre.
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
adv
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
belaying
belaying
verb
present participle of belay
belayneh
belikely
belikely
adv
(archaic) Probably.
bellaghy
bellboys
bellboys
noun
plural of bellboy
bellelay
bellyful
bellyful
noun
(informal) An undesirably large quantity of something.
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
bellying
bellying
adj
Bulging or billowing.
noun
A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.