(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
archbeacon
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archibaldo
archibuteo
archrobber
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
baccharoid
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
backhooker
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
baldachino
bambochade
baphometic
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
baryphonic
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
batholitic
batholitic
adj
Of or relating to batholite.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
beachdrops
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
behemothic
behemothic
adj
colossal, of enormous size and power.
benchboard
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
bibliothec
bibliothec
noun
A bibliographer’s catalogue.
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
biorythmic
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bishopscap
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockholer
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockishly
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
boccherini
boschneger
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
botrychium
bouchaleen
boucherism
boucherize
boucherize
Verb
To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.
brachiator
brachiator
noun
Any creature that moves by means of brachiation
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
brachyoura
branchport
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
bromhydric
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
bronchitic
bronchitic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
noun
A person who has bronchitis.
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktooths
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
calciphobe
calciphobe
noun
Any calciphobous plant.
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
celtophobe
chadbourne
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chamberino
charbroils
charbroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil
chatterbox
chatterbox
noun
(computing) Synonym of chatterbot
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device).
chavibetol
chavibetol
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenylpropanoid that is one of the primary constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of the betel plant.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkbooks
checkbooks
noun
plural of checkbook
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
cherubicon
cherubikon
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chifferobe
chifferobe
noun
Alternative spelling of chifforobe
chifforobe
chifforobe
noun
A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers
chimborazo
chimborazo
Proper noun
An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
choliambic
choliambic
adj
(poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs.
noun
(poetry) A choliamb.
chooseable
chooseable
adj
Alternative spelling of choosable
choriambic
choriambic
adj
Of or relating to a choriamb.
noun
A choriamb.
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
chorobates
chosunilbo
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
churubusco
cibophobia
cibophobia
noun
The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
clothesbag
clothesbag
noun
Alternative form of clothes bag
clubhouses
clubhouses
noun
plural of clubhouse
cnibophore
cochabamba
coffeebush
cohabitant
cohabitant
noun
A person who cohabits with another
cohabitate
cohabitate
verb
To cohabit.
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
cohibition
cohibition
noun
(obsolete) hindrance; restraint
cohibitive
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
cohobation
cohobation
noun
(dated, chemistry) The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate.
(dated, chemistry) The concentrated distillate so formed.
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
combwright
cottonbush
croshabell
crossbench
crossbench
adj
Alternative form of cross-bench
crossbirth
crossbirth
noun
Alternative form of cross-birth
crouchback
crumbcloth
crumbcloth
noun
A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cymophobia
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
debouchure
debouchure
noun
The outward opening of a river, valley, or strait.
diabolarch
ecphorable
ecphorable
adj
Able to be retrieved by the process of ecphoria.
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
embouchure
embouchure
noun
(archaic) The mouth of a river or valley.
(music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
frenchboro
gobemouche
gobemouche
noun
A naive, gullible person.
habronemic
habronemic
adj
Of or relating to habronema nematodes.
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
halibiotic
halobiotic
halobiotic
adj
(ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water.
halocarbon
halocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)