(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolitions
abolitions
noun
plural of abolition
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
absinthole
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
anabathmos
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
antibiosis
antibiosis
noun
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
bakerstown
balloonist
balloonist
noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
baptistown
bargestone
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
baronetise
barrientos
bassoonist
bassoonist
noun
A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family.
bastillion
bastillion
noun
A fortress or fortified position.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
batocrinus
batonistic
battalions
battalions
noun
plural of battalion
beardstown
belonesite
benevolist
bernstorff
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
binotonous
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
blackstone
blairstown
blastogeny
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bluestoner
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
boehmenist
boethusian
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonesetter
bonesetter
noun
One who realigns broken or disjointed bones.
bonnetless
bonnetless
adj
Without a bonnet.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bostonians
botanising
botanising
verb
present participle of botanise
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bottlenest
bottlenose
bottlenose
noun
The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.
bottlenose dolphin.
bottlenose skate.
bottlenose whale.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bovinities
bovinities
noun
plural of bovinity
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brainstone
brainstorm
brainstorm
noun
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”)
verb
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
brantsford
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breastbone
breastbone
noun
(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.
brimstones
brimstones
noun
plural of brimstone
brissotine
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.
bronstrops
brontesque
brontosaur
brontosaur
noun
Any member of the genus Brontosaurus.
brotherson
brownistic
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownstown
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
butternose
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
buttonless
buttonless
adj
Without buttons.
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
catabasion
catabasion
noun
A vault under the altar of a Greek church.
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coenoblast
coenoblast
noun
(zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms
combatants
combatants
noun
plural of combatant
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
concubitus
constables
constables
noun
plural of constable
consubsist
consubsist
verb
(intransitive) To subsist together.
contrabass
contrabass
noun
Any of the several contrabass instruments.
Double bass; string bass.
The part or section one octave lower than bass.
The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
corybantes
cottonbush
culbertson
curbstoner
curbstoner
noun
(slang, auto) A freelancer used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address.
curbstones
curbstones
noun
plural of curbstone
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
eastbourne
eastbourne
Proper noun
A coastal town in East Sussex, England
ebionitism
ebionitism
Noun
The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.
ebionitist
embossment
embossment
noun
The process or act of embossing.
The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
forbestown
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
gilbertson
gnathobase
gnathobase
noun
(invertebrate zoology) A lower appendage of many arthropods, used to macerate food items.
grantsboro
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
inhibitors
inhibitors
noun
plural of inhibitor
insobriety
insobriety
noun
The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.
isobronton
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
knobnoster
lambertson
lobstering
lobstering
verb
present participle of lobster
lobsterman
lobsterman
noun
(fiction) A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid.
A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
minirobots
monostable
monostable
adj
(electronics) Having more than one state, only one of which is stable.
narcobatus
nearabouts
nearabouts
adv
Synonym of nearabout
nebulosity
nebulosity
noun
(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).
neoblastic
neoblastic
adj
Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.
neuroblast
neuroblast
noun
The embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell
nobilities
nobilities
noun
plural of nobility
nonboaster
nonstabile
nonsubject
nonsubject
noun
(chiefly grammar) That which is not a subject.
nonsubtile
normoblast
normoblast
noun
An erythroblast in its normal course of maturation.