(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
aboulia
aboulia
noun
Alternative spelling of abulia
aboulic
aboulic
adj
Alternative form of abulic
acholia
acholia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Deficiency or absence of bile.
acholic
acholic
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile (or bile pigments) (for example, making feces light-colored).
acritol
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
adinole
adoulie
aeolian
aeolian
adj
(geology) carried, deposited or eroded by the wind.
(music) Aeolian mode
of, or relating to the wind.
noun
A lightweight fabric with a ribbed surface, generally made by combining silk and cotton, or silk and worsted warp and weft.
aeolina
aeoline
aeolism
aeolism
noun
Alternative form of Aeolism
aeolist
aeonial
aetolia
ailanto
ailanto
noun
ailanthus (tree)
aileron
aileron
noun
(architecture) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
aionial
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airfoil
airfoil
noun
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
A wing of an aircraft.
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airplot
alation
alation
noun
(countable) A wing or wing-like structure.
(uncountable) The state of being winged.
albinos
albinos
noun
plural of albino
albireo
albireo
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.
alditol
alditol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.
alduino
alebion
alerion
alerion
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
alfiona
alfione
alfione
noun
(dated) A species of surfperch found in the eastern Pacific California (Rhacochilus toxotes).
algomic
algosis
alienor
alienor
noun
A person who alienates a property.
aliform
aliform
adj
(of a building) Having wings
Shaped like a wing
aliipoe
aliipoe
noun
The plant Canna indica.
alimony
alimony
noun
(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
The means to support life.
alinota
aliofar
aliquot
aliquot
adj
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
noun
(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.
verb
(chemistry, biotechnology, transitive, informal) To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
aliyoth
alkoxid
allison
allison
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname; mostly of persons born before 1950.
name taken into general use in the 1940s; usually interpreted as a spelling variant of Alison.
a small city in Iowa, USA
allodia
allodia
noun
plural of allodium
alluvio
almoign
alnoite
alochia
aloddia
alodial
alodial
adj
Alternative form of allodial
alodian
alodies
alodium
alodium
noun
Alternative form of allodium
aloetic
aloetic
adj
Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
noun
A medicine containing mainly aloes.
alogian
alogian
Noun
A member of the Alogi, a group of Christian heretics in Asia Minor that flourished around 170 CE.
alogism
alogism
noun
(art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.
(art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.
An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.
An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.
Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.
aloidae
aloisia
alopias
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
aloysia
altoist
altoist
noun
A person playing alto saxophone or some other alto instrument.
alveoli
alveoli
noun
plural of alveolus
ambolic
amidols
amidols
noun
plural of amidol
amiloun
amolish
amyloid
amyloid
adj
(mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent
Containing or resembling starch.
noun
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
Any of various starchlike substances.
angloid
angloid
noun
(slang, derogatory) An English person or person of English ancestry.
anilino
anilino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from aniline
anisole
anisole
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ether methoxybenzene; it is used in perfumery and in organic synthesis; any derivative of this compound
anisoyl
anisoyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anisic acid
anolian
anouilh
antilog
antilog
noun
(mathematics) An antilogarithm.
antlion
antlion
noun
Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
apiolin
apionol
apostil
apostil
noun
A marginal note; a gloss.
A method of verification for international documents.
aquilon
ardelio
argolic
argolic
Adjective
Relating to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
argolid
argolis
argolis
Proper noun
A periphery in eastern Peloponnese which has its modern capital at Nafplion. Its original capital was at Argos.
aribold
aristol
aristol
noun
(medicine) An antiseptic made from thymol and iodine.
arolium
arolium
noun
(entomology) A median lobe into which the pretarsus expands, in an insect's leg.
asbolin
asbolin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrid oil obtained from wood soot.
asocial
asocial
adj
(sometimes proscribed) Antisocial.
Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.
Not social, not relating to society.
noun
A person considered to be antisocial or to exhibit antisocial behaviour, especially as a classification used by the Nazi regime in Germany.
assoils
assoils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assoil
aurelio
avilion
azeglio
bailors
bailors
noun
plural of bailor
bailout
bailout
noun
(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
bairoil
balitao
ballico
balliol
balochi
basilio
belloir
belonid
belonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Belonidae of needlefishes.
belzoni
belzoni
Proper noun
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Humphreys County.
a place name and former settlement in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA.
berlioz
berlioz
Proper noun
A surname, usually applying to French composer Hector Berlioz
bibelot
bibelot
noun
A bauble, knickknack or trinket.
A miniature book of an elegant design.
bibliog
bicolor
bicolor
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of bicolour
bicyclo
bicyclo
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A radical having two rings (either fused, or having a common bridgehead atom)
bifocal
bifocal
adj
(of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision
(optics) Having two focal lengths
bifolia
bifolia
noun
plural of bifolium
bigelow
bilboas
bilboes
bilboes
noun
An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
bilcock
bilcock
noun
The European water rail.
bilious
bilious
adj
(pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
Resembling bile, especially in color.
billion
billion
noun
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹; a milliard
(colloquial, hyperbolic) An unspecified very large number.
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,000^2): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 10¹²
billons
billons
noun
plural of billon
billows
billows
noun
plural of billow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of billow
billowy
billowy
adj
Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.
bilobed
bilobed
adj
Having two lobes.
biltong
biltong
noun
(South Africa, Zimbabwe) A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
bimodal
bimodal
adj
(mathematics, of a distribution) Having two modes (local maxima)
Having two modes or forms
binocle
binocle
noun
A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
binodal
binodal
adj
Having two nodes
biolite
biolith
biolith
noun
(petrology) A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.
biology
biology
noun
The living organisms of a particular region.
The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
The study of all life or living matter.
bipolar
bipolar
adj
(physics) Relating to a bipole.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
Relating to both polar regions.
Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
noun
(countable) A bipolar cell.
(uncountable) Ellipsis of bipolar disorder.
bisabol
bitolyl
bitonal
bitonal
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to bitonality
(music, of a musical instrument) That has two tonic centres simultaneously
Of two tones, or shades of colour.
bivocal
bivocal
noun
A diphthong
bizonal
bizonal
adj
Having or involving two zones.
blaseio
bleriot
blissom
blissom
adj
in heat; said of ewes
lascivious
verb
(stative) To be lustful; to be lascivious.
blodite
blondie
blondie
noun
(informal, endearing) Nickname for a person with blond hair.
A sweet, chewy, generally vanilla-flavoured and chocolate-free baked good: a blond-colored brownie.
blowier
blowier
adj
comparative form of blowy: more blowy
blowing
blowing
noun
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
verb
present participle of blow
blowpit
boabdil
boatlip
bobadil
bobtail
bobtail
noun
(agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer.
(poker, often attributive) An open-ended straight or four flush.
A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer
verb
(agriculture) To drive a tractor without its trailer.
To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.
bogomil
bogomil
Noun
A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.
boileau
boilers
boilers
noun
plural of boiler
boilery
boilery
noun
A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in the manufacture of salt.
boiling
boiling
adj
(informal, hyperbolic) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
(informal, hyperbolic) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
(informal, hyperbolic) Of the weather: very hot.
That boils or boil.
adv
(of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely
noun
(uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
verb
present participle of boil
boiloff
boiloff
noun
The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the environment in which it is stored.
boldine
boldine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the boldo tree and in Lindera aggregata.