A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abrahamidae
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
adarbitrium
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
ambassadeur
ambassadors
ambassadors
noun
plural of ambassador
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
archaimbaud
auribromide
aurobromide
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
balladromic
balmarcodes
bandkeramik
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanism
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
bdellometer
bdellometer
noun
(medicine) A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
besmottered
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bichromated
biedermeier
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
birdmouthed
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bodhidharma
bodicemaker
bombardelle
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bothridiums
bowermaiden
brachydomal
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
brahmanhood
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridemaiden
bridesmaids
bridesmaids
noun
plural of bridesmaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridesmaid
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromidrosis
bromidrosis
noun
(medicine) Fetid or foul-smelling perspiration.
bromocyanid
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bromoiodide
bromoiodism
bromoiodism
noun
poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
debridement
debridement
noun
(dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.
(medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
demibombard
demibrigade
demibrigade
noun
A half brigade.
demibuckram
denumerable
denumerable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being assigned a bijection to the natural numbers. Applied to sets which are not finite, but have a one-to-one mapping to the natural numbers.
denumerably
denumerably
adv
In a denumerable manner
dihybridism
disbarments
disbarments
noun
plural of disbarment
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembitter
disembitter
verb
(transitive) To free from bitterness, remove bitterness
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
disimbitter
disimbitter
verb
Alternative form of disembitter
dismembered
dismembered
adj
From which the limbs have been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismember
dismemberer
dismemberer
noun
One who, or that which, dismembers.
dismembrate
disremember
disremember
verb
(chiefly US dialectal) To fail to remember; to forget.
disrobement
disrobement
noun
The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes).
dissemblers
dissemblers
noun
plural of dissembler
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dogberrydom
dogberryism
dogberryism
noun
Alternative form of Dogberryism
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
doubtmonger
doubtmonger
noun
One who sows doubts in the minds of others.
dribblement
dromophobia
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drumbledore
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
embarcadero
embarcadero
noun
(rare) A quay; a wharf.
embarrassed
embarrassed
adj
(archaic) Impeded; obstructed.
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embarrass
embarricado
emberizidae
embordering
embordering
verb
present participle of emborder
embroidered
embroidered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embroider
embroiderer
embroiderer
noun
A person who embroiders
embryonated
embryonated
adj
Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop.
fibromatoid
fimbricated
fimbricated
adj
Alternative form of fimbricate
fluobromide
gimberjawed
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
homebuilder
homebuilder
noun
A person or company which builds houses
hummingbird
hummingbird
noun
Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
hydrobromic
hydrobromic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine
hydrobromid
imbreviated
imperturbed
imperturbed
adj
Not perturbed; unflustered.
iodobromite
jimberjawed
labidometer
labidometer
noun
(medicine) A specialized forceps or attachment to a regular forceps for measuring the size and curvature of the head of a fetus in the pelvis.
lamebrained
lamebrained
adj
Foolish; stupid.
liquidambar
liquidambar
noun
A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
The tree itself, also called sweetgum.
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
lumberyards
lumberyards
noun
plural of lumberyard
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
lumbricidae
madisonburg
mandibulary
mandibulary
adj
(anatomy, relational, archaic) Synonym of mandibular.
manubriated
manubriated
adj
Having a manubrium.
masturbated
masturbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masturbate
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
meadowbrook
membracidae
microbicide
microbicide
noun
Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.