(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Pertaining to an archdeacon.
archididascalian
archididascalian
adj
of, like or pertaining to headmasters
archididascalos
archididascalos
noun
(formal, rare) A school principal.
archleader
archleader
noun
(rare) The foremost leader.
archplunderer
archradical
archscoundrel
archswindler
arcimboldi
arecolidin
arecolidine
aristodemocratical
aristodemocratical
adj
Alternative form of aristodemocratic
articled
articled
adj
bound under the articles of an apprenticeship
verb
simple past tense and past participle of article
articodactyla
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
artiodactyla
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
artiodactyls
artiodactyls
noun
plural of artiodactyl
ascaricidal
ascaricidal
adj
That kills roundworms (Ascaridida).
ascaridol
ascaridole
ascaridole
noun
(biochemistry) A bicyclic monoterpene peroxide found in plants of the Chenopodium genus; it is explosive
asterospondylic
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
atelocardia
atelocardia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.
atelorachidia
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurichlorohydric
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
auriculoid
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
aviculariidae
azodicarboxylic
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bacterioidal
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldcrown
baldric
baldric
noun
A broad belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast, and under the opposite arm); less properly, any belt.
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladromic
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balmarcodes
bardocucullus
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
bareknuckled
barleduc
barleducs
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barraclade
batchelder
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
benzalcyanhydrin
berascaled
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bicylindrical
bicylindrical
adj
Of or relating to two cylinders.
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bidirectionally
bidirectionally
adv
In opposite directions.
birchdale
birdcall
birdcall
noun
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
An imitation of this cry.
Any vocalisation of a bird.
verb
(rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
birdcalls
birdcalls
noun
plural of birdcall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdcall
birdclapper
bituberculated
blackbeard
blackbeard
Proper noun
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackfigured
blackford
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.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
blancard
blancard
noun
A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanched before it is woven.
blanchard
blanchard
Proper noun
A village in Iowa, US.
A town in Louisiana, US.
A city in Oklahoma, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
blanchardville
blandarch
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
bleachground
bleachyard
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockaderunning
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
bordulac
bostrychoidal
braceleted
braceleted
adj
Wearing a bracelet or bracelets.
brachioradial
brachioradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
brachioradialis
brachioradialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
brachydactyl
brachydactylia
brachydactylia
noun
brachydactyly
brachydactylic
brachydactylic
adj
Relating to brachydactyly
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydactyly
brachydactyly
noun
(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachydomal
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
bradyauxetically
bradydactylia
bradyseismical
bradyteleocinesia
bradytelic
bradytelic
adj
Of or relating to bradytely.
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators