(filler) used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word
in a fundamental, essential or basic manner
mostly; generally; for the most part
battycake
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
bellyache
bellyache
noun
Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
verb
To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
belomancy
belomancy
noun
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
berycidae
biacetyls
bicyanide
bicyanide
noun
(chemistry) dicyanide
bicyclers
bicyclers
noun
plural of bicycler
bicycling
bicycling
noun
The act of riding a bicycle.
verb
present participle of bicycle
bicyclism
bicyclism
noun
(dated) The art of riding a bicycle.
bicyclist
bicyclist
noun
Rare form of cyclist.
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bidactyle
billycans
billycans
noun
plural of billycan
billycock
billycock
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.
biocycles
biocycles
noun
plural of biocycle
biophysic
biplicity
biplicity
noun
Doubleness, the state of being double.
The state of being twice folded; reduplication.
birdyback
biscayner
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
bleachery
bleachery
noun
A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.
bleomycin
bleomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus.
blotchily
blotchily
adv
In a blotchy manner.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bombycids
bombycids
noun
plural of bombycid
bombycina
bombycine
bombycine
adj
Pertaining to silkworms; bombic.
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
botcherly
botcherly
adj
bungling; awkward
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
boycotted
boycotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boycott
boycotter
boycotter
noun
Someone who engages in a boycott
brachytic
brachyura
brachyure
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
brassylic
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
bryceland
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckberry
buckberry
noun
The deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum.
The huckleberry, Gaylussacia ursina, found in the Southern United States.
The silver buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea.
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
bullyrock
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
burleycue
burleycue
noun
Alternative form of burlecue
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
bydgoszcz
bydgoszcz
Proper noun
A city in Poland.
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
cabinetry
cabinetry
noun
High-quality wooden furniture; cabinetwork.
The craft of making high-quality wooden furniture; cabinetmaking.
cableways
cableways
noun
plural of cableway
cacochymy
cacochymy
noun
Alternative form of cacochymia
cacodylic
cacodylic
adj
Of or pertaining to cacodylic acid or its derivatives
caconymic
cacopathy
cacophony
cacophony
noun
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
caddisfly
caddisfly
noun
Alternative spelling of caddis fly
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
caduciary
cadyville
caecotomy
cageyness
cageyness
noun
Alternative form of caginess
caitanyas
calcedony
calcedony
noun
Alternative form of chalcedony
calcipexy
calculary
calculary
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to calculus (stony concretions).
caliology
caliology
noun
The study of birds' nests.
calisayas
calisayas
noun
plural of calisaya
callidity
callidity
noun
(obsolete) craftiness, cunning
callitype
callosity
callosity
noun
(countable) A callus
(uncountable) A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness
callously
callously
adv
In a callous manner; done without regard to others' sensitivities.
calmingly
calmingly
adv
In a calming manner.
calotypic
calotypic
adj
Of or relating to calotypes.
calycanth
calycanth
noun
A plant of the family Calycanthaceae.
calycinal
calycinal
adj
(botany) Alternative form of calycine
calycozoa
calycular
calycular
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or resembling, the bracts of a calycle.
calyculus
calyculus
noun
(botany, Britain) A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx.
(zoology) Any cup-shaped structure.
calypsist
calypsoes
calypters
calypters
noun
plural of calypter
calyptras
calyptras
noun
plural of calyptra
cambistry
cambistry
noun
The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.
camphanyl
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
campylite
campylite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.
camsteary
camsteery
camstrary
candidacy
candidacy
noun
The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
candyweed
caneology
caneology
noun
(obsolete, humorous) The disciplinary practice of caning.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
cantatory
cantatory
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to singing or singers
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or containing cant
cantingly
cantingly
adv
In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
capillary
capillary
adj
Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
Of or pertaining to hair.
Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
A narrow tube.
capitally
capitally
adv
(dated) Excellent.
(not comparable) By capital punishment.
Chiefly; principally.
caprylate
caprylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of caprylic acid
caprylene
caprylone
captaincy
captaincy
noun
(historical) An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.
The jurisdiction of a captain.
The rank or status of a captain.
captainly
captainly
adj
Befitting a captain.
captainry
captainry
noun
(obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
captivity
captivity
noun
(obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
The state of being captive.
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
capybaras
capybaras
noun
plural of capybara
carbamoyl
carbamoyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical NH₂-CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group
carbamyls
carbamyls
noun
plural of carbamyl
carbaryls
carbaryls
noun
plural of carbaryl
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
carbonyls
carbonyls
noun
plural of carbonyl
carboxyls
carboxyls
noun
plural of carboxyl
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
careywood
cariosity
cariosity
noun
(medicine) caries
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carlylean
carlylean
Adjective
Relating to (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
carlylese
carlylese
Noun
A style of writing characteristic of (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
carlylian
carlylism
carnality
carnality
noun
A preoccupation with sexual desire.
The state of being carnal.
carnaubyl
carnosity
carnosity
noun
(countable) A fleshy caruncle or excrescence.
(uncountable) Fleshiness.
carnovsky
carolynne
carpentry
carpentry
noun
(countable) A carpenter's workshop.
(uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.