(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes Canada, rare in the US) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
(UK, Philippines) A cracker.
(US, slang) A plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack.
(US, slang, hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver.
(chiefly Canada, US, rare in Scotland and Guernsey) A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.
(ice hockey, shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck).
(nautical) The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes, and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.
(woodworking) A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.
A form of unglazed earthenware.
A light brown colour.
bivouac
bivouac
noun
(dated) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.
(zoology) A structure formed by migratory ants out of their own bodies to protect the queen and larvae.
A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights.
An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
Any temporary encampment.
verb
To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
To set up camp.
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
bonucci
bruchid
bruchid
noun
(zoology) Any of the bean weevils in the family Bruchidae, now considered to be the chrysomelid subfamily Bruchinae.
brucina
brucine
brucine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
brucins
brucite
brucite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.
bubonic
bubonic
adj
Of or pertaining to buboes.
buccina
buccina
noun
(historical, music) A curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
buchite
bucking
bucking
noun
(forestry) The process of cutting a felled and delimbed tree into logs.
The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching.
The liquid used in this process.
The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
verb
present participle of buck
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
buckism
bucklin
bucolic
bucolic
adj
Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
noun
A pastoral poem.
A rustic, peasant.
bucrnia
buddhic
buddhic
Adjective
Buddhist.
bulchin
bulchin
noun
(obsolete) A little bull; a bull calf.
bulimic
bulimic
adj
Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.
Suffering from bulimia nervosa.
noun
A person suffering from bulimia nervosa.
bumicky
burdick
bustics
bustics
noun
plural of bustic
butylic
butylic
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of butyl
butyric
butyric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
cambium
cambium
noun
(anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
(obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
caribou
caribou
noun
Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.
chibouk
chibouk
noun
A Turkish tobacco pipe.
ciboule
ciboule
noun
Alternative form of cibol
cimabue
cimbura
cubbies
cubbies
noun
plural of cubby
cubbing
cubbing
noun
The activities of Cub Scouts.
verb
present participle of cub
cubbish
cubbish
adj
Reminiscent of a cub, i.e. shy and naive.
cubical
cubical
adj
Of or pertaining to a cube; cubic.
cubicle
cubicle
noun
(UK, Australia) A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.
A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
cubicly
cubicly
adv
Alternative form of cubically
cubisms
cubisms
noun
plural of cubism
cubists
cubists
noun
plural of cubist
cubital
cubital
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
(entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
Measured in cubits.
Of the length of a cubit.
noun
(entemology) Synonym of cubitus
cubited
cubitus
cubitus
noun
(anatomy) The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
(anatomy) The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.
(archaic) The ulna.
(entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
cuboids
cuboids
noun
plural of cuboid
cumbria
cumbria
Proper noun
A county of Northern England bordering Lancashire, North Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland.
cupiuba
curbing
curbing
noun
A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb).
verb
present participle of curb
cymbium
cymbium
noun
(zoology) The tarsus of the copulatory pedipalp in certain spiders.
discumb
hibunci
impubic
incubee
incubus
incubus
noun
(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
(entomology) One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.
(mediaeval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
kubachi
kubrick
lucible
plumbic
plumbic
adj
(chemistry) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds.
publica
publice
publici
publics
publics
noun
plural of public
rubbico
rubican
rubican
adj
(rare, of a horse) Coloured mostly red, bay, or black, with flecks of white or grey especially on the flanks.
rubicon
rubicon
noun
(card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty.
A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed.
verb
(transitive, card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
rubidic
rubidic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to, or containing, rubidium.
rubific
rubific
adj
(obsolete) Making red.
rubrica
rubrics
rubrics
noun
plural of rubric
sibucao
subacid
subacid
adj
Somewhat acidic.
noun
A mild acidic taste.
Any substance that is moderately acid.
subcity
subcity
noun
A subdivision of a city.
subclei
suberic
suberic
adj
(dated) Of or relating to the layer of cells in trees just below the epidermis
subiaco
subicle
succubi
succubi
noun
plural of succubus
tubicen
umbilic
umbilic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having a navel or umbilicus
noun
(geometry) An umbilicus.
The navel; the center.
umbonic
umbonic
adj
Pertaining to an umbo.
unbrick
unbrick
verb
(transitive) To reopen something bricked up.
(transitive, slang, computing) To repair a device that was bricked (rendered inoperative).
unclimb
unclimb
verb
(transitive) To undo the climbing of; to climb down or back from.