(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abbotship
abbotship
noun
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abkhasian
abkhazian
abkhazian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Abkhazia, a disputed territory in Georgia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
Proper noun
The Abkhaz language, spoken in Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
abrachias
abrachias
noun
plural of abrachia
abrahamic
abrahamic
Adjective
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch.
Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthin
absinthin
noun
(organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
abthainry
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
aghlabite
ahmadabad
ahmedabad
airphobia
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
allahabad
allahabad
Proper noun
A large city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amphibali
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibion
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
anabranch
anabranch
noun
(hydrology, of a water channel) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream.
angrbodha
anthobian
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
apiphobia
apiphobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bees.
arabophil
arbuthnot
archbancs
archebanc
archibald
archibold
archrebel
armbrecht
arrowbush
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
ashkhabad
ashtabula
athabasca
athabasca
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
athabaska
athelbert
auberbach
audhumbla
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
babbishly
baboonish
baboonish
adj
Like a baboon.
babushkas
babushkas
noun
plural of babushka
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
babyishly
babyishly
adv
In a babyish manner.
bacchanal
bacchanal
adj
Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago, informal) drama, ruckus, fiasco
(in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
A devotee of Bacchus.
A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Drunken revelry; an orgy.
Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
bacchante
bacchante
noun
a female bacchanal
a priestess of Bacchus
bacchants
bacchants
noun
plural of bacchant
baccharis
baccheion
bacchelli
bacchical
bacchical
adj
Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication.
bacchides
bacharach
bacharach
Noun
A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.
bacheller
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
backaches
backaches
noun
plural of backache
backchain
backchain
verb
(computing, artificial intelligence) To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backhatch
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backshish
backshish
noun
Alternative spelling of baksheesh
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backslash
backslash
noun
(computing, rare, proscribed) Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
The punctuation mark \.
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verb
(computing, transitive) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
baddishly
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
baduhenna
bahamians
bahaullah
bahuvrihi
bahuvrihi
noun
(grammar, also attributive) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
bakhtiari
bakshaish
baksheesh
baksheesh
noun
(military slang) A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.
in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.
verb
To bribe with a baksheesh.
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
balaghaut
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldheads
baldheads
noun
plural of baldhead
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
ballyhack
ballyhoos
ballyhoos
noun
plural of ballyhoo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballyhoo
balmorhea
balthasar
balthazar
balthazar
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balthazar
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
banishers
banishers
noun
plural of banisher
banishing
banishing
noun
A magical ritual intended to remove negative spiritual influences.
verb
present participle of banish
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
baraithas
baratheas
baratheas
noun
plural of barathea
barathron
barathrum
barathrum
noun
A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.
The abyss, hell.
barberish
barberish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barber.
barghests
barghests
noun
plural of barghest
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
bariloche
barkleigh
barmcloth
barmcloth
Noun
An apron.
barocchio
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
bartholdi
baryphony
bashalick
bashawdom
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bashemath
bashemeth
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashkiria
bashkiria
Proper noun
A republic of Russia in the south of the country, with capital Ufa.
bashmuric
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
batchelor
batchelor
noun
(Britain) Archaic spelling of bachelor.
batchtown
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batheable
batheable
adj
(rare) Able to be bathed.
(rare) Of a body of water: suitable for bathing in.