(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
bauxitite
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
beeswaxes
beeswaxes
noun
plural of beeswax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax
bellatrix
benzoxate
betelgeux
bioxalate
bioxalate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HC₂O₄, or any salt containing it.
bisectrix
bisectrix
noun
The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bissextus
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
boisseaux
boomboxes
boomboxes
noun
plural of boombox
boudreaux
boudreaux
Proper noun
that comes from the French word for farmer. A family surname that means leader of the group. This is a common last name for Cajun people.
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
boxholder
boxholder
noun
A renter of a post office box.
An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc.
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
bruxelles
butterbox
butterbox
noun
(US, regional) The bufflehead duck.
A wooden box in which butter is contained.
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
buxerries
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
buxtehude
candlebox
carboxide
carboxide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical.
cashboxes
cashboxes
noun
plural of cashbox
cheesebox
cheesebox
noun
A box for holding cheese
coalboxes
coalboxes
noun
plural of coalbox
exactable
exactable
adj
Having the capability of being exacted.
excalibur
excambion
excambion
noun
(law, Scotland) exchange or barter, especially of lands.
excepable
excisable
excisable
adj
Liable or subject to excise.
excitable
excitable
adj
(physics) Able to be promoted to an excited state
Easily excited
excitably
excitably
adv
In an excitable manner.
excusable
excusable
adj
Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
excusably
excusably
adv
In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
execrable
execrable
adj
Hateful.
Of the poorest quality.
execrably
execrably
adv
In an execrable way.
exhalable
exhalable
adj
Capable of being exhaled or evaporated.
exhibited
exhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhibit
exhibiter
exhibiter
noun
One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge, or bill.
exhibitor
exhibitor
noun
Someone who exhibits something.
Someone who organizes an exhibition.
exhusband
exhusband
noun
Alternative form of ex-husband
exibilate
existible
existible
adj
(philosophy) Capable of existence.
exorbital
exorbital
adj
(anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)
expetible
expetible
adj
(obsolete) Worthy of being wished for; desirable.
expirable
expirable
adj
That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.
exponible
exponible
adj
Able to be, or requiring to be, explained.
exposable
exposable
adj
Capable of being exposed.
exprobate
exprobate
verb
Obsolete form of exprobrate.
extrabold
extrabold
adj
(typography) Very bold.
exuberant
exuberant
adj
(literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant.
(of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
exuberate
exuberate
verb
(now rare) To develop into (something), by an exuberance of growth.
(obsolete) To abound; to be in great abundance.
To delight, to make exuberant
exuviable
exuviable
adj
Capable of being cast off in the form of exuviae.
feedboxes
feedboxes
noun
plural of feedbox
fiberfrax
fireboxes
fireboxes
noun
plural of firebox
flambeaux
flambeaux
noun
plural of flambeau
gearboxes
gearboxes
noun
plural of gearbox
gogglebox
gogglebox
noun
Alternative spelling of goggle box
hellboxes
hellboxes
noun
plural of hellbox
hexabasic
hexabasic
adj
(chemistry, of a salt) having six atoms of a univalent metal
(chemistry, of an acid) containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms
hexabiose
hexobiose
immixable
immixable
adj
Not mixable.
indexable
indexable
Adjective
That can be indexed.
intaxable
jukeboxes
jukeboxes
noun
plural of jukebox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jukebox
lockboxes
lockboxes
noun
plural of lockbox
luxemburg
mailboxes
mailboxes
noun
plural of mailbox
malaxable
malaxable
adj
Capable of being malaxated.
myxamoeba
myxamoeba
noun
A cell, having characteristics similar to a simple amoeba, that is produced by a spore of some slime molds etc.
obnoxiety
obnoxiety
noun
(obsolete, rare) obnoxiousness
obstetrix
obstetrix
noun
(formal) A midwife.
oxberries
oxybenzyl
pepperbox
pepperbox
noun
(architecture) A tower capped by a cupola, looking similar to a giant pepper shaker.
(architecture, slang, chiefly in the plural) Any of the buildings of the Royal Academy and National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, having cupolas on the roof.
(firearms) A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.
A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives.
A pepper shaker.
pillboxes
pillboxes
noun
plural of pillbox
postboxes
postboxes
noun
plural of postbox, an alternative spelling of post box
rattlebox
rattlebox
noun
A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod.
Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
reexhibit
reexhibit
verb
(transitive) To exhibit again.
relaxable
relaxable
adj
Able to be relaxed; capable of being relaxed.
roxburghe
saltboxes
saltboxes
noun
plural of saltbox
sandboxes
sandboxes
noun
plural of sandbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandbox
soapboxer
soapboxer
noun
One who soapboxes.
soapboxes
soapboxes
noun
plural of soapbox
subconvex
subcortex
subcortex
noun
The part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.
subexcite
subluxate
subluxate
verb
(medicine, intransitive, of a joint, tooth, etc.) To become partially dislocated or displaced; to undergo subluxation.
(medicine, transitive) To partially dislocate or displace.
suboxides
suboxides
noun
plural of suboxide
subplexal
textbooks
textbooks
noun
plural of textbook
tinderbox
tinderbox
noun
(by extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
(figurative) A potentially dangerous situation.
(historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
toolboxes
toolboxes
noun
plural of toolbox
tubifexes
tubifexes
noun
plural of tubifex
unboraxed
unboraxed
adj
Not boraxed.
unfixable
unfixable
adj
Not capable of being fixed (attached).
Not capable of being fixed (mended or repaired).
unmixable
unmixable
adj
Not mixable, not able to mix
untaxable
untaxable
adj
On which tax is not paid.
That cannot be taxed.
woodboxes
woodboxes
noun
plural of woodbox
workboxes
workboxes
noun
plural of workbox
xenoblast
xenoblast
noun
A crystal forming in a metamorphic rock that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and which gets its shape from bordering crystals.