(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
acutograve
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
agathyrsus
agoranomus
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agriotypus
aguilarite
aguilarite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
agynarious
alfraganus
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
amphigouri
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
antigyrous
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
archgunner
archhumbug
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argusianus
argusville
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
astragalus
astragalus
noun
(anatomy) The anklebone.
(botany) A herb of the genus Astragalus.
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
aufklarung
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
austinburg
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
austrogaea
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autojigger
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
bainbrudge
banebrudge
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
bargehouse
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
battenburg
beartongue
beauregard
becrusting
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
beefburger
beefburger
noun
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a ground beef patty)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (ground beef)
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
beleaguers
beleaguers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleaguer
berlinguer
berrysburg
bescouring
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blacksburg
blairsburg
blakesburg
blawenburg
blocksburg
bloomsburg
bloomsburg
Proper noun
A town in Pennsylvania
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blurringly
blurringly
adv
in a blurring manner
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
borgerhout
boroughlet
bouguereau
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bourignian
brabagious
breakshugh
bringhurst
brogueneer
brogueries
brownsburg
bruisingly
bruisingly
adv
In a manner that bruises; violently.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
budgerigah
budgerigar
budgerigar
noun
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
budgerygah
bugbeardom
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
buitenzorg
bulgarians
bullbeggar
bullbeggar
noun
(obsolete) Something used or suggested to produce terror; a bugbear.
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
bullragged
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bumgardner
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgeoning
burgeoning
adj
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
noun
(by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.
A bud or branch.
The act of budding or sprouting.
verb
present participle of burgeon
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherage
burgherdom
burgheress
burglaries
burglaries
noun
plural of burglary
burglarise
burglarise
verb
Rare spelling of burglarize.
burglarize
burglarize
verb
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly Canada, US) To commit burglary.
burgullian
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
burlingame
burlingham
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butterjags
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
cannelburg
canonsburg
caprimulgi
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.