(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
arbovale
bavarian
bavarian
noun
A type of custard-like food, made with fruit.
bavarois
bavarois
noun
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
beauvoir
beavered
beavered
adj
(historical) Having or wearing a beaver (part of a helmet covering the lower face).
Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.
Synonym of bearded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beaver
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedivere
bedravel
bedrivel
bedrivel
verb
(transitive) to drivel on, to put or spill saliva on
beetrave
beetrave
noun
(archaic) The common beet, Beta vulgaris.
befavour
behavers
behavers
noun
plural of behaver
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
believer
believer
noun
A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
berdyaev
bereaved
bereaved
adj
having suffered the death of a loved one
bereaven
bereaven
adj
(obsolete) bereft
bereaver
bereaver
noun
Someone who bereaves.
bereaves
bereaves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bereave
berreave
bescurvy
beshiver
besilver
besilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with silver.
beslaver
beslaver
verb
(transitive) To cover with slaver, or anything suggesting slaver.
(transitive, figuratively) To cover with fulsome flattery.
bestarve
betravel
betravel
verb
(transitive) To travel over; overrun with travellers.
bevaring
bevatron
bevatron
noun
A particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies of billions of electron volts.
bevelers
bevelers
noun
plural of beveler
beveller
beveller
noun
A tool or machine used for bevelling.
One who bevels.
beverage
beverage
noun
(Britain, slang, archaic) (A gift of) drink money.
(chiefly Canada, US) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks, usually excluding water.
beverlee
beverley
beverley
Proper noun
name, a mostly British spelling variant of Beverly.
a market town, and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
beverlie
bhairava
bhairavi
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
biventer
biventer
noun
(anatomy) Any digastric part or organ.
biverbal
biverbal
adj
Of or pertaining to two verbs
Of or pertaining to two words
punning
boilover
boilover
noun
A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
bolivars
borislav
boshvark
bouviers
bovarism
bovarism
noun
Alternative spelling of bovarysm
bovarist
bovarysm
bovarysm
noun
(psychology) An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality.
An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.
boviform
boviform
adj
Shaped like an ox.
bratstva
bratstva
noun
plural of bratstvo
bratstvo
bratstvo
noun
(historical) A union of Eastern Orthodox citizens or lay brothers affiliated with individual churches in cities throughout the Ruthenian part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
bravados
bravoing
bravoing
verb
present participle of bravo
bravoite
bravuras
brevetcy
brevetcy
noun
(military) The rank or condition of a brevet officer.
breveted
breveted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brevet
breviary
breviary
noun
(obsolete) A brief statement or summary.
A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
breviate
breviate
noun
A brief missive or dispatch; a note.
A lawyer's brief.
A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
breviers
breviger
breviped
breviped
adj
(zoology) Having short feet or legs.
brevipen
brevipen
noun
(zoology) A brevipennate bird.
brezhnev
bromvoel
bucorvus
buplever
buplever
noun
A bupleurum.
burgrave
burgrave
noun
(historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
cabreuva
cabreuva
noun
The flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.
deverbal
deverbal
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Derived from a verb.
noun
(grammar, linguistics) A word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb.
dobrovir
drivable
drivable
adj
Capable of being driven (as a vehicle).
Capable of being driven on safely or successfully (as a road or other surface).
ebervale
evibrate
evibrate
verb
(obsolete) To vibrate.
ivyberry
liveborn
liveborn
adj
born alive
lovebird
lovebird
noun
(figurative, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
verb
(intransitive) To express romantic affection openly.
november
november
noun
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of November from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
observed
observed
verb
(of a holiday) Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
simple past tense and past participle of observe
observer
observer
noun
(military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
(military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.
A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
observes
observes
noun
plural of observe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of observe
obverses
obverses
noun
plural of obverse
obverted
obverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obvert
obviator
obviator
noun
One who obviates.
outbrave
outbrave
verb
To be more brave than.
To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.
To surpass or outrival.
ovenbird
ovenbird
noun
An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.
Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.
Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff.
overable
overably
overbade
overbait
overbake
overbake
verb
(transitive) To bake for too long.
overbalm
overbank
overbank
adj
(geology) Describing sediments deposited on a floodplain from suspensions in floodwaters
verb
(of an aircraft) To bank excessively
overbark
overbase
overbear
overbear
verb
(intransitive) To produce an overabundance of fruit.
(obsolete, transitive) To carry over.
(transitive) To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.
(transitive) To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome.
overbeat
overbeat
verb
(transitive) To beat (eggs, cream, etc.) for too long, impairing the texture.
overbend
overbend
verb
To bend over.
To bend to excess; to bend too far.
overberg
overberg
adj
(South Africa) beyond a mountain
overbets
overbets
noun
plural of overbet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbet
overbias
overbias
noun
The use of more bias current in an analog magnetic recorder than is required for maximum sensitivity.
verb
To use more bias current in an analog magnetic recorder than is required for maximum sensitivity.
overbide
overbide
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To outlive; survive.
overbids
overbids
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbid
overbill
overbill
verb
(transitive) To bill an excessive amount, particularly an amount greater than one is legally entitled to.
overbite
overbite
noun
(dentistry) A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.
verb
To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.
overblew
overblew
verb
simple past tense of overblow
overblow
overblow
verb
(intransitive) To blow hard or with much violence.
(intransitive, music) Of a wind instrument, to move from its lower to its higher register.
(intransitive, obsolete) To blow over; pass over; pass away.
(transitive) To blow away; dissipate by or as by wind.
(transitive) To blow over or across.
(transitive) To cover with blossoms or flowers.
(transitive) To exaggerate the significance of something.
(transitive, music) To blow a wind instrument (typically a whistle, recorder or flute) hard to produce a higher pitch than usual.
overbody
overbody
noun
(archaic) A garment worn over the body.
(fishing) The upper portion of a jig or lure.
verb
(transitive) To give too much body to.
overboil
overboil
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To boil excessively.
overbold
overbold
adj
Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.
overbook
overbook
verb
(transitive) To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.
overboot
overboot
noun
A heavy-duty overshoe; a boot that is an overshoe.
overbore
overbore
adj
(firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
verb
(firearms, transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
simple past tense and past participle of overbear
overborn
overborn
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of overbear
overbowl
overbowl
verb
(cricket) To bowl excessively
overbrag
overbray
overbred
overbred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overbreed
overbrim
overbrim
verb
(intransitive) To be so full as to overflow.
(transitive) To flow over the brim of; to overflow.
overbrow
overbrow
noun
A projecting shelf of rock on the face of a cliff.
The area immediately above the eyebrow and below the forehead.
verb
(poetic, transitive) To hang over like a brow; to impend over.
overbulk
overbulk
verb
To oppress by bulk; to tower over.
overburn
overburn
noun
(rare) An excessive burn; a severe physical injury caused by such a burn; the act of excessively burning something with fire.
verb
(intransitive, figurative) To be overzealous.
(transitive) To burn too much or for too long.
(transitive, computing) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
overbusy
overbusy
adj
Excessively busy; officious.
verb
(transitive) To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.
overbuys
overbuys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbuy
overdubs
overdubs
noun
plural of overdub
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdub
provable
provable
adj
Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
provably
provably
adv
With proof; in a provable manner.
proverbs
proverbs
noun
plural of proverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proverb
rebelove
reverbed
reverbed
adj
Having had a reverb effect added.
riverbed
riverbed
noun
(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
roberval
servable
servable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being preserved.
Capable (as a meal, lawsuit, etc.) of being served.
servolab
servotab
subcover
subcover
noun
(topology) A cover which is a subset of another cover.
subserve
subserve
verb
To assist in carrying out.
To serve to promote (an end); to be useful to.
subverse
subverse
verb
(obsolete) To subvert.
subverts
subverts
noun
plural of subvert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subvert
subvicar
subviral
subviral
adj
Pertaining to a structural part of a virus.
svalbard
svedberg
svedberg
noun
A non-SI unit of sedimentation rate (symbol S or Sv), the rate at which particles of a given size and shape travel to the bottom of a tube under centrifugal force.
unbraved
unbraved
adj
Not braved.
unverbal
vambrace
vambrace
noun
(historical) The piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
(historical) The pieces of armor protecting the arm from the shoulder to the wrist.