A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
abundance
abundance
noun
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
archebanc
avicebron
bacchante
bacchante
noun
a female bacchanal
a priestess of Bacchus
baccheion
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backening
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backstein
backstone
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
banecroft
barcelona
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
basigenic
beaconage
beaconage
noun
(uncountable) Beacons collectively.
Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becapping
becassine
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechanced
bechanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechance
bechances
bechances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechance
bechuanas
beckerman
becrampon
belomancy
belomancy
noun
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benedicta
benincasa
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
betacaine
bianchite
bicentral
bicentral
adj
Having, or affecting two centres
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
bicornate
bicornate
adj
Alternative form of bicornuate
bicrenate
bicrenate
adj
(botany) Crenate, with the teeth themselves crenate; twice crenate.
bicyanide
bicyanide
noun
(chemistry) dicyanide
binnacles
binnacles
noun
plural of binnacle
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
biscayner
bivalence
bivalence
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
blackbine
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blackneck
blackneck
noun
A redneck of black ethnicity.
blackness
blackness
noun
The experiences and culture of African-American people.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
bleachman
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
borocaine
brackened
bracknell
bracknell
Proper noun
a town in Berkshire, England.
brainache
braincase
braincase
noun
The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium.
branchage
branchage
noun
The law in Jersey and Guernsey that requires the trimming of such where it overhangs public roads.
branches, vegetation
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
branchiae
branchiae
noun
plural of branchia
branchier
branchier
adj
comparative form of branchy: more branchy
branchlet
branchlet
noun
A small branch; a twig or sprig.
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breakneck
breakneck
adj
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
noun
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall badly.
A fall that breaks the neck.
brechtian
brechtian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
brisances
brisances
noun
plural of brisance
bryceland
bsarcheng
buccaneer
buccaneer
noun
(nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
A pirate.
verb
To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
buccanned
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
buchanite
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
bucketman
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
caballine
caballine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, a horse.
cabernets
cabernets
noun
plural of cabernet
cabezones
cabezones
noun
plural of cabezone
cabineted
cabineted
adj
Alternative form of cabinetted
cabinetry
cabinetry
noun
High-quality wooden furniture; cabinetwork.
The craft of making high-quality wooden furniture; cabinetmaking.
cabinlike
cabinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabin.
calbroben
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
candlebox
canebrake
canebrake
noun
(US) A dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants.
cannabine
cannabine
adj
Relating to hemp; hempen.
canrobert
cantabile
cantabile
adj
(music) Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical
adv
(music) Played in this style; singingly, lyrically
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
carabiner
carabiner
noun
A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.
carabines
carabines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carabine
carbamine
carbamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An isocyanide of a hydrocarbon radical.
carbazine
carbineer
carbineer
noun
(military) A soldier armed with a carbine.
carboline
carboline
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered ring of an indole; many of their derivatives have biological action
carbonade
carbonade
noun
a stew of meat cooked in beer
broiled meat or fish; carbonado
carbonate
carbonate
noun
Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
verb
(transitive) To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
carbonero
carbonide
carbonide
noun
Archaic form of carbide.
carbonise
carbonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of carbonize.
carbonite
carbonite
noun
A naturally occurring carbonaceous material formed from coal, natural coke.
An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpetre, sulfur, and kieselguhr.
An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
carbonize
carbonize
verb
(chemistry) To react something with carbon.
To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.
carbuncle
carbuncle
noun
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
(heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
caribbean
caribbean
Adjective
Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).
Proper noun
The Caribbean Sea
The countries that occupy the region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola)
casabonne
casebound
casebound
adj
(of a book) hardcover (attributive)
celebrant
celebrant
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals.
A person who is celebrating something.
A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.
cerberean
cerberean
Adjective
Of or relating to, or resembling, Cerberus.
chalybean
chalybean
Adjective
Of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.
changable
changable
adj
Misspelling of changeable.
chantable
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
churnable
churnable
adj
able to be churned
claiborne
clayborne
cleanable
cleanable
adj
That can be cleaned
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
cobaltine
cobaltine
noun
Synonym of cobaltite
coenobiar
coenobiar
adj
Alternative form of coenobian
collabent
combinate
combinate
adj
united; joined; betrothed
noun
The result of a combining of two or more components.
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
congeable
congeable
adj
Lawful; done with permission from authority.
constable
constable
noun
(Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
(US) An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
(historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
The warden of a castle.
verb
(intransitive, dated) To act as a constable or policeman.
conusable
conusable
adj
(obsolete) cognizable; liable to be tried or judged.