A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abjective
abjective
adj
Tending to make abject.
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
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.
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
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
aghlabite
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albertina
albertine
albertist
albertite
albertite
noun
(mineralogy) A bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anatabine
anatabine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid [2R,(+)]-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,3'-bipyridine present in the nightshades
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
appetible
appetible
adj
Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.
arbitrage
arbitrage
noun
(archaic) Arbitration.
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
verb
(intransitive, finance) To employ arbitrage
(transitive, finance) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
arbitrate
arbitrate
verb
(mathematics, rare) To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily.
To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
arbitress
arbitress
noun
A female arbiter.
artmobile
artmobile
noun
A vehicle that operates as a mobile art exhibition.
asbestine
asbestine
adj
Resembling or relating to asbestos.
noun
A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
attribute
attribute
noun
(computer graphics, dated) A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
(computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
(programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
verb
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
aubrietia
aubrietia
noun
A creeping perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, Aubrieta deltoidea, grown as a groundcover and in rock gardens for its dense foliage and purple, pink or white flowers.
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
avertible
avertible
adj
Capable of being averted; preventable.
babbitted
babbitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babbitt
babbitter
babbitter
noun
A worker who applies Babbitt metal.
bacillite
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
backstein
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
baikalite
baikerite
baileyton
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
bairnteam
bairnteem
bairntime
balaamite
balaamite
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Balaam (a Biblical figure).
Resembling Balaam, as described in Revelation 2:14.
Noun
A Balaamite person.
balanites
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
ballistae
ballistae
noun
plural of ballista
ballsiest
ballsiest
adj
superlative form of ballsy: most ballsy
baltimore
baltimore
Proper noun
A city in central Maryland, USA
banisters
banisters
noun
plural of banister
bannister
bannister
noun
Alternative form of banister
bantamize
bantamize
verb
(transitive) To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.
bantering
bantering
adj
That teases
noun
joking; jesting
teasing
verb
present participle of banter
bapistery
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
barberite
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
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barnabite
barrister
barrister
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
basaltine
basaltine
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basipetal
basipetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
bassanite
bassanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of calcium sulfate, found at Vesuvius.
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
bassetite
bassetite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
bassinets
bassinets
noun
plural of bassinet
bastilles
bastilles
noun
plural of bastille
bastiment
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
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
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batholite
batholite
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of batholith
bathylite
batonnier
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
battening
battening
noun
(construction) Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”)
verb
present participle of batten
batteried
batteried
adj
Having a (specified kind of) battery.
batteries
batteries
noun
plural of battery
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
battiness
battiness
noun
The state or condition of being batty.
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
bauxitite
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
bealtuinn
beastings
beastings
noun
plural of beasting
beastlier
beastlier
adj
comparative form of beastly: more beastly
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beastlily
beastlily
adv
In a beastly manner.
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beatinest
beatinest
adj
Alternative form of beatingest
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
beautiful
beautiful
adj
(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Good, admirable.
Well executed.
noun
Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
beaverite
beaverite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
bebington
beblister
beblister
verb
(transitive, archaic) To blister (cause to be blistered); blister badly; cover with blisters.
beckelite
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bedirtied
bedirtied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedirty
bedirties
bedirties
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedirty
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bednights
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bedsitter
bedsitter
noun
bedsit
bedstring
beechiest
beechiest
adj
superlative form of beechy: most beechy
beegerite
beestings
beestings
noun
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
plural of beesting
beestride
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befreight
begetting
begetting
noun
The act or product of one who begets.
verb
present participle of beget
beggiatoa
beglitter
beglitter
verb
To cover with glitter; to make glittery.
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.