A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abominate
abominate
adj
(rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
abortient
abortient
adj
(archaic, medicine) Reproductively sterile or miscarrying.
noun
(archaic, medicine) Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.
abreption
abreption
noun
(obsolete) A snatching away.
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
artmobile
artmobile
noun
A vehicle that operates as a mobile art exhibition.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
bacteriol
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
baileyton
baltimore
baltimore
Proper noun
A city in central Maryland, USA
barbitone
barbitone
noun
barbital
barbotine
barbotine
noun
A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery
baritenor
baritenor
noun
A singing voice combining parts of baritone and tenor
baritones
baritones
noun
plural of baritone
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
bastionet
bastionet
noun
A small bastion.
bastonite
batholite
batholite
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of batholith
batonnier
bebington
beggiatoa
belection
belington
belitoeng
bemoisten
bemoisten
verb
(intransitive, rare) Become moist.
(transitive) Make moist.
benedicto
benitoite
benitoite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
bentonite
bentonite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.
berkovtsi
berkowitz
bertillon
besotting
besotting
verb
present participle of besot
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
betsileos
bettongia
betulinol
bevington
bevomited
bevomited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevomit
bickleton
bicornate
bicornate
adj
Alternative form of bicornuate
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bicostate
bicostate
adj
(botany) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as in a leaf.
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bigothero
bigotries
bigotries
noun
plural of bigotry
bijection
bijection
noun
(set theory) A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
bilection
bilection
noun
Alternative form of bolection
bilestone
bilestone
noun
A gallstone, or biliary calculus.
bilobated
bilobiate
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
bimotored
bimotored
adj
twin-engine
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
biometric
biometric
adj
Of or pertaining to biometry.
Of, pertaining to or using biometrics
bioseston
bioseston
noun
The living particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas.
biosterin
biosterol
biostrome
biostrome
noun
(geology) A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms
biovulate
bioxalate
bioxalate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HC₂O₄, or any salt containing it.
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
birdstone
bisection
bisection
noun
(computing) The act of bisecting.
A division into two parts, especially into two equal parts.
bisectors
bisectors
noun
plural of bisector
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bisontine
bisontine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a bison
bivoltine
bivoltine
adj
(biology) Having two broods or generations in a year
noun
(biology) A bivoltine organism.
bletonism
blobbiest
blobbiest
adj
superlative form of blobby: most blobby
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
bloodiest
bloodiest
adj
superlative form of bloody: most bloody
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloomiest
bloomiest
adj
superlative form of bloomy: most bloomy
blotchier
blotchier
adj
comparative form of blotchy: more blotchy
blottiest
blottiest
adj
superlative form of blotty: most blotty
blousiest
blousiest
adj
superlative form of blousy: most blousy
bloviated
bloviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloviate
bloviates
bloviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloviate
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
bluejoint
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bobbinets
bobbinets
noun
plural of bobbinet
bobbinite
bobbinite
noun
(historical) A form of black powder modified to reduce the risk of gas explosions in mines.
bobinette
bobtailed
bobtailed
adj
Having a bobtail
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bobtail
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bockstein
boehmites
boehmites
noun
plural of boehmite
boettiger
bolection
bolection
noun
(architecture) A moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels.
boltonite
boltonite
noun
(mineralogy) A granular chrysolite mineral of a greyish or yellowish color.
bombilate
bombilate
verb
(rare) To hum or buzz.
bombinate
bombinate
verb
to buzz or hum
bonneting
bonneting
noun
The act of a person being bonneted, i.e. having their cap pulled down over their head.
verb
present participle of bonnet
booteries
booteries
noun
plural of booterie
plural of bootery
boracites
boracites
noun
plural of boracite
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
borickite
borickite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternate name for delvauxite.
bornstein
bostonite
bostonite
Adjective
Bostonian: of, from, or pertaining to Boston.
Noun
A fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock, which consists essentially of alkali-feldspar.
A Bostonian: a person who lives in or comes from Boston.
botanised
botanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of botanise
botaniser
botaniser
noun
Alternative spelling of botanizer
botanises
botanises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of botanise
botanized
botanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of botanize
botanizer
botanizer
noun
An amateur botanist, especially one who enjoys finding plants in nature and identifying them.
botanizes
botanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of botanize
botchiest
botchiest
adj
superlative form of botchy: most botchy
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
bothsided
bottineau
bottineau
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
bowralite
bretonian
bretonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1896–1966), French writer, anarchist, and founder of surrealism.
brideknot
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgepot
bridgeton
brierroot
brimstone
brimstone
noun
(archaic) Used attributively as an intensifier in exclamations.
(archaic) sulfur.
(obsolete) A whore.
The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.
The sulfur of Hell; Hell, damnation.
briolette
briolette
noun
An oval or pear-shaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets.
britoness
britoness
Noun
A British woman.
brominate
brominate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.
bromyrite
bromyrite
noun
bromargyrite
brontides
brontides
noun
plural of brontide
bronziest
bronziest
adj
superlative form of bronzy: most bronzy
broodiest
broodiest
adj
superlative form of broody: most broody
brookiest
brookites
brookites
noun
plural of brookite
broomiest
broomiest
adj
(rare) superlative form of broomy: most broomy
brothiest
brothiest
adj
superlative form of brothy: most brothy
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
buchonite
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
burtonize
buteonine
buteonine
noun
(ornithology) Any bird in the accipitrid subfamily Buteoninae
byssolite
byssolite
noun
(mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
cabriolet
cabriolet
noun
(originally) A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.
An automobile with a retractable top.
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.
cebollite
cebollite
Noun
An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.