(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
audibilities
audibilities
noun
plural of audibility
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bareknuckled
barramundies
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
bdellouridae
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becudgelling
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
belimousined
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
benumbedness
benumbedness
noun
The state or quality of being benumbed.
benzinduline
benzinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from phenazine.
benzotoluide
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
bleachground
bloodcurdler
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bluebeardism
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunthearted
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
boudoiresque
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
bubbleheaded
bubbleheaded
adj
(informal) Stupid; vacuous.
buddenbrooks
buffleheaded
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
bulletheaded
bullheadedly
bullheadedly
adv
In a bullheaded manner.
bundlerooted
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burfordville
busybodyness
busybodyness
noun
The quality of being a busybody.
buttonholder
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
buttstrapped
candelabrums
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
childersburg
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
cryptodouble
dealbuminize
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
deambulatory
deambulatory
adj
Going about from place to place; wandering.
noun
(dated) A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
debitumenize
debituminize
debituminize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of bitumen.
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
debussyanize
decarburised
decarburised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarburise
decarburized
decarburized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarburize
decarburizes
decarburizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarburize
deducibility
deducibility
noun
The condition of being deducible
deliberandum
denumberment
depasturable
destructible
destructible
adj
Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
deutobromide
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disburdening
disburdening
verb
present participle of disburden
disbursement
disbursement
noun
Money paid out or spent.
The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
discountable
discountable
adj
That can be discounted (in all senses).
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disencumbers
disencumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber
dishabituate
dishabituate
verb
(intransitive) To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.
To reach a state of dishabituation.
dismountable
dismountable
adj
capable of being dismounted
disreputable
disreputable
adj
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
noun
A person who is not reputable.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
distributees
distributees
noun
plural of distributee
distributive
distributive
adj
(grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
(logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
Relating to distribution.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
noun
(grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
(grammar) distributive case
(mathematics) A distributive numeral.
distritbuted
distritbutes
disturbances
disturbances
noun
plural of disturbance
disturbative
disturbative
adj
(chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing.
documentable
documentable
adj
Capable of being supported by documentary evidence.
doubleganger
doubleganger
noun
A doppelganger.
doublehanded
doublehanded
adj
(sailing) Requiring or using a crew consisting of two people.
Alternative form of double-handed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of doublehand
doubleheader
doubleheader
noun
Alternative form of double-header
doublehorned
doublelunged
doublenesses
doublenesses
noun
plural of doubleness
doublespeaks
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
doubtingness
doubtingness
noun
The quality of doubting something.
doughbellies
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
dubitatively
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
dumbstricken
durabilities
durabilities
noun
plural of durability
emandibulate
emandibulate
adj
Not mandibulate.
emballonurid
emballonurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Emballonuridae.
endoglobular
endoglobular
adj
Synonym of endoglobar
endurability
endurability
noun
The state or quality of being endurable.
entablatured
entablatured
adj
Having an entablature.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equilibrated
equilibrated
adj
Subject to equilibration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate
faussebrayed
federalsburg
feudalizable
filibustered
filibustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filibuster
flutterboard
flutterboard
noun
(US) A buoyancy board made of foam, used to support the body when in water.
friedensburg
funambulated
funambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of funambulate
greenthumbed
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
hebetudinous
hebetudinous
adj
Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.
hemibasidium
homebuilders
homebuilders
noun
plural of homebuilder
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
housebuilder
housebuilder
noun
One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
househusband
househusband
noun
A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
hucklebacked
husbandfield
hydroturbine
improducible
inadjustable
indisputable
indisputable
adj
Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true
indissoluble
indissoluble
adj
Lasting; indestructible; not possible to dissolve, disintegrate or break up.
ineducabilia
introducible
introducible
adj
able to be introduced
irreductible
jitterbugged
jitterbugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jitterbug