One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
abactor
abactor
noun
(law, obsolete) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
abaculi
abaculi
noun
plural of abaculus
abbotcy
abbotcy
noun
(obscure) abbacy
office of the superior of a monastery.
abcissa
abduced
abduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduce
abduces
abduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduce
abducts
abducts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduct
abience
abience
noun
(psychology) Withdrawal from, or avoidance of a stimulus.
abietic
abietic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abiotic
abiotic
adj
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
noun
Any such material
abjunct
abjunct
adj
(obsolete) detached, disconnected
aboulic
aboulic
adj
Alternative form of abulic
abreact
abreact
verb
(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
abricot
abroach
abroach
adj
Astir; moving about.
Tapped; broached.
adv
(obsolete) Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
(obsolete) In a state to be diffused or propagated.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
abscess
abscess
noun
(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
verb
(intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.
abscind
abscind
verb
(transitive, archaic) To cut off.
abscise
abscise
verb
(intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
(transitive) To cut off.
absciss
absciss
noun
Alternative form of abscissa
verb
(intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission.
(transitive) To cut off by abscission.
abscond
abscond
verb
(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
(intransitive, of bee colonies) To abandon a hive.
(law) To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
(obsolete, transitive) To conceal; to take away.
(transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
absecon
absence
absence
noun
(fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
(medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.
The period of someone being away.
accable
accable
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To overwhelm; to encumber.
acerbas
acerber
acerber
adj
comparative form of acerb: more acerb
acerbic
acerbic
adj
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Tasting sour or bitter.
acerbly
acerbly
adv
In an acerb manner.
acrobat
acrobat
noun
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
(figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
To practise acrobatics.
actable
actable
adj
Able to be acted, as by an actor.
acubens
acumble
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
albacea
albarco
alberca
alberic
albinic
albinic
adj
Synonym of albino
albitic
albitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral albite.
alcaaba
alembic
alembic
noun
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
ambatch
ambatch
noun
(countable) A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant.
A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood.
ambolic
ambreic
ambrica
ambsace
ambsace
noun
(archaic) Bad luck, worthlessness.
(archaic) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
amoebic
amoebic
adj
(biology, pathology) Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
arabica
arabica
noun
A species of coffee plant, Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia.
Coffee made from these coffee beans.
The bean of this plant.
arbacia
arbacin
arbacin
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance prepared from the sea urchin of genus Arbacia.
arcubos
arecibo
ascribe
ascribe
verb
(nonstandard, with to) To believe in or agree with; subscribe.
(transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
(transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
aucubas
aucubas
noun
plural of aucuba
autocab
autocab
noun
(dated) A motor vehicle operating as a cab, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn cabs.
babasco
babcock
babelic
babiche
babiche
noun
(Canada, US) Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.
bacalao
bacalao
noun
Alternative spelling of bacalhau
bacardi
bacauan
baccara
baccara
noun
Alternative form of baccarat (“French card game”)
baccare
baccare
intj
(obsolete) Stand back! give place!
baccate
baccate
adj
(botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.
Looking like a berry.
bacchae
bacchar
bacchic
bacchic
adj
(prosody) Relating to a bacchius.
Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; bacchanalian.
bacchii
bacchii
noun
plural of bacchius
bacchus
bacchus
Proper noun
Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.
baccies
baccies
noun
plural of baccy
baching
baching
verb
present participle of bach
bachman
bacilli
bacilli
noun
plural of bacillus
backage
backare
backare
intj
Alternative form of baccare
backbar
backbit
backbit
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backbite
backcap
backers
backers
noun
plural of backer
backhoe
backhoe
noun
(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader and an excavator/digger.
A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth. Used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.
verb
To excavate using such equipment.
backing
backing
adj
(music) Providing support for the main performer.
noun
(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
(television, film) A backdrop.
A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
Support, especially financial.
The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.
The mounting of a horse or other animal.
verb
present participle of back
backjaw
backler
backlet
backlit
backlit
adj
Lit or illuminated from behind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlight
backlog
backlog
noun
A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
A log containing text previously read, as in text-based video games or chat rooms.
A reserve source or supply.
An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
backoff
backoff
noun
(computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
(surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.
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.
backsaw
backsaw
noun
A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
backset
backset
noun
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
verb
(US, especially Western US) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.
backsey
backups
backups
noun
plural of backup
backway
backway
noun
A back alley.
baclava
baclava
noun
Alternative form of baklava
bacliff
bacolod
baconer
baconer
noun
A pig raised to produce bacon.
baconic
bacquet
bactria
bactris
baculum
baculum
noun
A bone found in the penis of some mammals.
A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.
baculus
badchan
baddock
baecher
baiocco
baiocco
noun
Alternative form of bajocco
bajocco
bajocco
noun
(archaic, historical) A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.
bajochi
balance
balance
noun
(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
(law, business) The remainder.
(literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
(obsolete, astrology) Libra.
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
(uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
(uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
(uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
(watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
A pair of scales.
verb
(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
(intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
(intransitive, obsolete) To hesitate or fluctuate.
(nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
(transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
(transitive, dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
(transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
(transitive, obsolete) To weigh in a balance.
balanic
balanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis or to the glans clitoridis
balcone
balcony
balcony
noun
(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
baldric
baldric
noun
A broad belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast, and under the opposite arm); less properly, any belt.
ballico
ballock
ballock
noun
Alternative spelling of bollock
balmunc
balochi
baluchi
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.
bannack
bannock
bannock
noun
(Canada) A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
(especially Scotland, Northern England) An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal.
baracoa
barbica
barchan
barchan
noun
An arc-shaped sand ridge comprising well-sorted sand.
barclay
barcone
barlach
barlock
barocco
barrace
barrace
noun
(obsolete) The lists in a tournament.
barrack
barrack
noun
(Ireland, colloquial, usually in the plural) A police station.
(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
(by extension, chiefly in the plural) Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
(chiefly in the plural) A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand, intransitive) To cheer for or support a team.
(Britain, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
(intransitive) To live in barracks.
(transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
barrico
barvick
barwick
barytic
barytic
adj
Containing barium
Of or pertaining to baryta
bascomb
bascule
bascule
noun
(firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
basilic
basilic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, such as the basilic vein.
basilican
royal; kingly
noun
A basilica.
basoche
basoche
noun
A guild of legal clerks in pre-revolutionary France.
batched
batched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batch
batcher
batcher
noun
A machine for preparing batches, especially of concrete, of a fixed size or volume.
batches
batches
noun
plural of batch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of batch
bathmic
bathmic
adj
Relating to bathmism.
bauchle
bauchle
noun
(Scotland) A bungled or muddled situation; a mess.
(Scotland) A fool.
(Scotland, chiefly in the plural) An old shoe.
verb
(Scotland) To insult, to upbraid, to make a fool of someone.
(Scotland) To misuse, to bungle.
bauckie
bawcock
bawcock
noun
(archaic) A fine fellow.
bawdric
baycuru
beacham
beached
beached
adj
(archaic, literary) Having a beach.
It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.