(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
abulyeit
abusious
abusious
adj
Alternative form of abusive
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
accubita
aerobium
againbuy
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albiculi
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albumoid
alburtis
ambuling
ammobium
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
aubepine
aubretia
aubretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Aubrieta
aubrieta
aubrieta
noun
Alternative spelling of aubrietia.
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
babirusa
babirusa
noun
Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
baculoid
badineur
bagpuize
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
baillaud
baillieu
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
bakupari
bakupari
noun
Alternative form of bacupari
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
banausic
banausic
adj
(formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
(formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian.
bandusia
banlieue
banlieue
noun
The outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing
bannimus
bannimus
noun
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
barocius
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
basileus
basileus
noun
A title of the Byzantine emperor.
basilius
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
batukite
baubling
baubling
adj
Obsolete form of bawbling.
baudekin
baudouin
bauhinia
bauhinia
noun
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
baulking
baulking
noun
Alternative form of balking
verb
present participle of baulk
bautista
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bauxitic
bauxitic
adj
Containing or relating to bauxite.
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
beaudoin
beaulieu
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beausire
beautied
beautied
adj
(obsolete, poetic) beautiful; embellished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beauty
beauties
beauties
noun
plural of beauty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beauty
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
beauvais
beauvoir
beauxite
beauxite
noun
Archaic form of bauxite.
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
beguiled
beguiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beguile
beguiler
beguiler
noun
A person who beguiles
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
behistun
bejesuit
bejesuit
verb
(rare, transitive) To subject (someone) to Jesuits or Jesuit belief.
belgique
beliquor
belitung
belluine
belluine
adj
(obsolete) Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to beasts; animal, bestial; brutal.
belugite
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
berairou
besquirt
bettinus
beziques
beziques
noun
plural of bezique
bhikkuni
bhojpuri
bhumibol
bhumidar
bhungini
biannual
biannual
adj
(proscribed) Occurring once every two years; biennial.
Occurring twice a year; semiannual.
bibulous
bibulous
adj
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.
Very absorbent.
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
biennium
biennium
noun
A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
bienvenu
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
biforous
biforous
adj
biforate
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bijugate
bijugate
adj
(botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
(botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral
bijugous
bijugous
adj
(botany, archaic) bijugate
bikkurim
billbugs
billbugs
noun
plural of billbug
bimanous
bimanous
adj
(biology) Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
bimanual
bimanual
adj
Involving or using both hands
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
binarium
binaural
binaural
adj
Of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.
binnogue
binodous
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
bipalium
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
biporous
biquartz
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
birdglue
biscuits
biscuits
noun
plural of biscuit
bisetous
bisetous
adj
Alternative form of bisetose
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
biunique
biunique
adj
(mathematics, of two sets) that have a one-to-one correspondence in each direction
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
blissful
blissful
adj
(obsolete) Blessed; glorified.
Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.
blousier
blousier
adj
comparative form of blousy: more blousy
blousily
blousily
adv
In a blousy manner.
blousing
blousing
verb
present participle of blouse
blubbing
blubbing
noun
Crying; whining; blubbering.
verb
present participle of blub
bludging
bludging
verb
present participle of bludge
bluebill
bluebill
noun
Any of the genus Spermophaga of estrildid finches found in tropical Africa.
The scaup (of genus Aythya).
bluebird
bluebird
noun
Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.