(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acusector
adeodatus
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aetobatus
alentours
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
alouettes
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amounters
amourette
amourette
noun
A cupid.
A petty love affair.
The love grass, or quaking grass.
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
antecornu
antecourt
antonescu
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
aposthume
aquatones
aquatones
noun
plural of aquatone
arboretum
arboretum
noun
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
areithous
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
arterious
arterious
adj
(archaic) arterial
asbestous
asbestous
Adjective
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
astounded
astounded
adj
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astound
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
aulophyte
aureation
aureation
noun
(rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
autecious
autexousy
authoress
authoress
noun
(dated) A female author.
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
authorize
authorize
verb
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
(transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
authotype
autobuses
autobuses
noun
plural of autobus
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocoder
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autodrome
autodrome
noun
A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing
autodynes
autodynes
noun
plural of autodyne
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autogauge
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autohemic
autoindex
autolater
autolater
noun
A worshipper of the self.
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
autolyzes
autolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autolyze
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
automated
automated
adj
Made automatic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automate
automates
automates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automate
automedon
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
autometry
autometry
noun
(mathematics) An isometry of a metric space to itself
automower
automower
noun
An automatic lawnmower.
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autopsies
autopsies
noun
plural of autopsy
autoriser
autoroute
autoroute
noun
(in Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
An expressway in any Francophone country.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoserum
autoserum
noun
A serum obtained from a patient's own blood and then used for autoserotherapy
autosomes
autosomes
noun
plural of autosome
autospore
autospore
noun
An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
autostage
autostage
noun
(historical) An electric bus.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
autotimer
autotimer
noun
An automatic timer.
autotypes
autotypes
noun
plural of autotype
autourine
autovalet
autovalve
autrefois
auxometer
auxometer
noun
An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
beauteous
beauteous
adj
(literary, formal) beautiful.
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
benvenuto
beothukan
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
bethought
bethought
adj
(of a person) Minded; disposed.
(of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethink
betulinol
betutored
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
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.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
biovulate
blousiest
blousiest
adj
superlative form of blousy: most blousy
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluejoint
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bluestone
bluestone
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A bluish grey basalt or olivine basalt.
(Australia, South Australia) Slate, such as comes from quarries in or near Adelaide.
(UK) A form of dolerite which appears blue when wet or freshly broken.
(UK) Any of the several (massive) kinds of non-local stone (particularly dolerite) used to construct Stonehenge.
(US) A form of limestone found in the Shenandoah Valley and some other places.
(US, Canada) A feldspathic sandstone found in the US and Canada.
Any of several bluish grey varieties of stone used for construction:
Chalcanthite, a water-soluble sulfate mineral, CuSO₄·5H₂O.
Copper(II) sulfate, CuSO₄(H₂O)ₓ where x is 0-5, used as a coloring agent in glass-making and pottery and for other purposes.
Lapis lazuli, or its core constituent, lazurite.
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
boletuses
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bosanquet
bottineau
bottineau
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
bottleful
bottleful
noun
as much as a bottle will hold
bouchette
bouffante
boulterer
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bounteous
bounteous
adj
(of a gift, etc.) Liberal or abundant.
(of a person) Inclined to be generous.
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
bourrelet
bourrelet
noun
(firearms, weaponry) An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel.
bourtrees
bouteloua
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
brucetown
brumstone
bubbletop
bubbletop
noun
An automobile with a transparent dome on top, instead of the usual windows and roof.
bucerotes
buchonite
buckstone
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
buglewort
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
burghbote
burghbote
noun
(obsolete) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
burghemot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
burgonets
burgonets
noun
plural of burgonet
burrstone
burrstone
noun
A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.
burstones
burstones
noun
plural of burstone
burtonize
butanones
butanones
noun
plural of butanone
buteonine
buteonine
noun
(ornithology) Any bird in the accipitrid subfamily Buteoninae
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
butterbox
butterbox
noun
(US, regional) The bufflehead duck.
A wooden box in which butter is contained.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks