A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
artsybashev
artzybashev
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
baresthesia
baresthesia
noun
barognosis
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
barthianism
basehearted
basilarchia
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachmaster
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearishness
bearishness
noun
The characteristic of being bearish.
beauharnais
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
bergamasche
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
beshivering
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
birthrights
birthrights
noun
plural of birthright
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
birtwhistle
bitterbrush
bitterbrush
noun
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
blackfisher
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blanchester
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blepharitis
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bondholders
bondholders
noun
plural of bondholder
boorishness
boorishness
noun
The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
boroughship
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
bottlebrush
bottlebrush
noun
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyprism
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
brahmanists
brahminists
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
bramblebush
branchiness
branchiness
noun
The quality of being branchy.
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
branchstand
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
brashnesses
brashnesses
noun
plural of brashness
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breathalyse
breathalyse
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of breathalyze
breathiness
breathiness
noun
The result or product of being breathy.
The state or quality of being breathy.
breconshire
breconshire
Proper noun
Brecknockshire
bredestitch
breshkovsky
brethrenism
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
brighteners
brighteners
noun
plural of brightener
brightsmith
brightsmith
noun
A whitesmith.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brinishness
brinishness
noun
The state of being brinish.
britishhood
britishness
britishness
Noun
The state or quality of being British.
brittlebush
brittlebush
noun
A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
brotherless
brotherless
adj
Without a brother.
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushpopper
brutishness
brutishness
noun
the characteristic of being brutish
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
burgheristh
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burnishable
burnishings
burnishings
noun
plural of burnishing
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).