(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
acidalium
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adlumidin
adularias
adularias
noun
plural of adularia
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulterer
adulterer
noun
A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aguadilla
aguadulce
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
ailuridae
alaudidae
aleurodes
almuredin
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
alumbrado
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
andalusia
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
androclus
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annuloida
applauded
applauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applaud
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
appliqued
appliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applique
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
assaulted
assaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assault
assumedly
assumedly
adv
(chiefly US) In an assumed manner; presumably.
assuredly
assuredly
adv
In an assured manner; certainly.
audhumbla
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
aulacodus
auslander
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
balbusard
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
barleducs
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
bdelloura
beadflush
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
befuddled
befuddled
adj
confused or perplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befuddle
befuddler
befuddler
noun
One who befuddles.
befuddles
befuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befuddle
bejumbled
bejumbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejumble
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
bemuddled
bemuddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemuddle
bemuddles
bemuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemuddle
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
bemuzzled
beruffled
beslushed
betumbled
betumbled
adj
Tossed in confusion; disordered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betumble
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
bifluorid
bimodulus
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
blackduck
blandburg
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
bloodnoun
bloodsuck
blubbered
blubbered
adj
Of the face: swollen from weeping.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blubber
bludgeons
bludgeons
noun
plural of bludgeon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bludgeon
bluebeard
bluebeard
Proper noun
A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.
The nobleman who is the title character of the story.
Noun
A man who marries and then murders one wife after another.
bluebirds
bluebirds
noun
plural of bluebird
blueblood
blueblood
noun
Alternative form of blue blood
bluefield
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
bluenosed
bluenosed
adj
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed
bluesides
bluesides
noun
plural of blueside
blueweeds
blueweeds
noun
plural of blueweed
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
bluffdale
blundered
blundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunder
blunderer
blunderer
noun
One who blunders.
blunthead
blurredly
blustered
blustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluster
bodefully
bodybuild
bodybuild
verb
To take part in bodybuilding.
boieldieu
bollandus
bouldered
bouldered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boulder
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
boundable
boundable
adj
Able to be bounded or circumscribed.
boundedly
boundedly
adv
In a bounded manner
boundless
boundless
adj
Without bounds, unbounded.
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
brautlied
brunhilda
brunhilde
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
buckfield
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buddleias
buddleias
noun
plural of buddleia
buddleman
budgetful
buffaloed
buffaloed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffalo
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
buildable
buildable
adj
(construction) Suitable for building on.
That can be built.
buildings
buildings
noun
plural of building
buildress
buildress
noun
(rare, obsolete, nonstandard) A female builder.
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bulldoggy
bulldoggy
adj
(informal) Resembling a bulldog.
bulldozed
bulldozed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulldoze
bulldozer
bulldozer
noun
(by extension) A bully; an overbearing individual.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents.
A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
One who bulldozes.
verb
To bulldoze (push through forcefully).
bulldozes
bulldozes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulldoze
bullheads
bullheads
noun
plural of bullhead
bullweeds
bullweeds
noun
plural of bullweed
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bumbledom
bumbledom
noun
bureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious officials.
bundlings
bundlings
noun
plural of bundling
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
burdalone
burladero
burladero
noun
(bullfighting) A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
bushelled
bushelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushel
bushlands
bushlands
noun
plural of bushland
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
butylated
butylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified to contain one or more butyl groups