An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
batidaceous
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
becushioned
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
bescribbled
bescribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescribble
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
blockbusted
bloodstanch
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
branchstand
breadstitch
bredestitch
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
cablecasted
cablecasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cablecast
candelabras
candelabras
noun
plural of candelabra
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbonadoes
carbonnades
carbonnades
noun
plural of carbonnade
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cerebroside
cerebroside
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
chubbedness
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
coboundless
cockscombed
colorbreeds
colorbreeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colorbreed
condensable
condensable
adj
That is able to be condensed; that can undergo condensation
condensible
condensible
adj
Capable of being condensed.
contrabands
contrabands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
corpsbruder
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
crabbedness
crabbedness
noun
The state or quality of being crabbed.
crispbreads
crispbreads
noun
plural of crispbread
crossbanded
crossbanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossband
crossbarred
crossbarred
adj
Made or patterned in lines crossing each other.
Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars.
crossbolted
crossbreeds
crossbreeds
noun
plural of crossbreed
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
decarbonise
decarbonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
deckswabber
deductibles
deductibles
noun
plural of deductible
delectables
delectables
noun
plural of delectable
descendable
descendable
adj
Alternative spelling of descendible
descendible
descendible
adj
(law) Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs.
Able to be physically descended.
describable
describable
adj
Capable of being described.
describably
disbenching
disbenching
verb
present participle of disbench
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
discardable
discardable
adj
That can be discarded.
noun
An item that can be discarded.
discernable
discernable
adj
Alternative spelling of discernible
discernably
discernably
adv
In a way that can be discerned; observably.
discernible
discernible
adj
Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
discernibly
discernibly
adv
In a discernible manner.
discerpible
discerpible
adj
Capable of being discerped.
disclosable
disclosable
adj
(law) That must be disclosed
Able to be disclosed
discordable
discordable
adj
That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
discubation
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
discussable
discussable
adj
That can be discussed.
discussible
discussible
adj
Alternative spelling of discussable
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
dissectible
dissectible
adj
Alternative spelling of dissectable
dissociable
dissociable
adj
Able to be dissociated, divided or separated.
Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuited to society; unsociable.
Not well associated or assorted; incongruous.
dissociably
dissociably
adv
In a dissociable manner.
dissyllabic
dissyllabic
adj
Archaic form of disyllabic.
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
docibleness
docibleness
noun
(obsolete) Teachableness; docility.
dorsibranch
doublecross
doublecross
noun
(plant breeding, animal breeding) The hybrid product of double-crossing.
An instance of betrayal of one who has been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting them.
verb
To betray someone by leading them into a trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
endoblastic
endoblastic
adj
(biology) Relating to the endoblast.
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
frescobaldi
hebecladous
hippoboscid
hippoboscid
noun
Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hydrosorbic
idioblastic
idioblastic
adj
of, or relating to an idioblast
incrossbred
isodiabatic
isodiabatic
adj
Pertaining to the transmission to or from a body of equal quantities of heat.
jacobinised
jacobinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jacobinise
labdacismus
labdacismus
noun
Alternative form of lambdacism
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
misbalanced
misbalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbalance
misdescribe
misdescribe
verb
(transitive) To incorrectly explain or detail something or someone.
musclebound
musclebound
adj
(derogatory) Having excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).
(figuratively) Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.
Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.