A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abjective
abjective
adj
Tending to make abject.
ablactate
ablactate
verb
(rare) To wean.
abococket
abococket
noun
Alternative form of bycoket
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
abreacted
abreacted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abreact
abscessed
abscessed
adj
(medicine) Affected by an abscess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscess
abscesses
abscesses
noun
plural of abscess
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscess
abscissae
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.
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
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.
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acerbated
acerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acerbate
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
acrobates
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albacores
albacores
noun
plural of albacore
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
allocable
allocable
adj
Able to be allocated.
almocrebe
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
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.
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
amebocyte
amebocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte
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.
arabicize
arabicize
Verb
To make Arabic.
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
archebanc
archrebel
armbrecht
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
auberbach
avicebron
azobacter
babacoote
babacoote
noun
Alternative form of babakoto
bacchante
bacchante
noun
a female bacchanal
a priestess of Bacchus
baccheion
bacchelli
bacchides
bacheller
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
bacillite
backaches
backaches
noun
plural of backache
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backbiter
backbiter
noun
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backdated
backdated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdate
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backening
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backframe
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backpiece
backpiece
noun
A decorated comb that attaches a veil to the back of a bride's head.
A large tattoo on a person's back.
A piece or plate of armour protecting a person's back.
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.
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backropes
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backspace
backspace
noun
(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
(computing) The non-printable text character representing a backspace.
The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
verb
(computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.
(computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstein
backstone
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backtrace
backtrace
noun
(computing) A stack trace.
verb
(by extension) To find the cause of something by examining past events
(computing) To examine a stack trace
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
bacterial
bacterial
adj
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bacteriol
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bacterize
bacterize
verb
To treat with bacteria.
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.
bactrites
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
bailpiece
bailpiece
noun
(law) A piece of paper containing a recognizance or bail bond.
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
baldfaced
baldfaced
adj
Alternative form of bald-faced
balearica
balearica
noun
Any crowned crane of the genus Balearica.
banecroft
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barbecuer
barbecuer
noun
One who (or a device which) barbecues.
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barbicels
barbicels
noun
plural of barbicel
barcarole
barcarole
noun
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in ⁶⁄₈ or ¹²⁄₈ time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion.
(music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
barcelona
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
bariloche
barleducs
barmecide
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.
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
barracker
barracker
noun
One who barracks.
barricade
barricade
noun
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
verb
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
barricoes
baryecoia
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
basigenic
basilicae
batchelor
batchelor
noun
(Britain) Archaic spelling of bachelor.
battycake
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
beachcomb
beachcomb
noun
An instance of beachcombing.
verb
To go beachcombing.
beachhead
beachhead
noun
(by extension) A coastal landing place.
(by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material