(transitive, rare) To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
abaciscus
abaciscus
noun
(archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
abactinal
abactinal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abaisance
abaisance
noun
Obsolete form of obeisance.
abbatical
abbatical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abbatial
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abdicable
abdicable
adj
Capable of being abdicated.
abdicated
abdicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abdicate
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abdicator
abdicator
noun
(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abenteric
abenteric
adj
(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abietinic
abietinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietin.
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abiotical
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abjective
abjective
adj
Tending to make abject.
abrachias
abrachias
noun
plural of abrachia
abrahamic
abrahamic
Adjective
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch.
Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
abrazitic
abscising
abscising
verb
present participle of abscise
abscisins
abscisins
noun
plural of abscisin
abscision
abscision
noun
A cutting away.
abscissae
abscissas
abscissas
noun
plural of abscissa
abscissin
abscissin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission of certain plant parts, notably the leaves of trees in autumn or cotton bolls.
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
abstricts
abstricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstrict
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
accubitus
acockbill
acockbill
adv
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
acrobatic
acrobatic
adj
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
vigorously active
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adiabatic
adiabatic
adj
(physics, quantum mechanics, of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system from its initial value to a final value.
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).
noun
An adiabatic curve or graph
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albamycin
albamycin
Noun
novobiocin
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
albitical
albricias
albricias
noun
(historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
allobaric
allobaric
adj
Concerning changes in atmospheric pressure.
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
amicrobic
amicrobic
adj
Not caused by microbes
anabiotic
anabiotic
adj
(medicine, archaic) Serving to resuscitate; restorative.
Relating to, or recovering from, anabiosis.
noun
(medicine, archaic) A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant.
anabrotic
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
antiblack
antiblack
adj
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.
antiblock
antirabic
antirabic
adj
Preventing or curing rabies.
apickback
apobiotic
arabicism
arabicize
arabicize
Verb
To make Arabic.
arborical
arborical
adj
(obsolete) Relating to trees; arboreal.
archibald
archibold
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
asyllabic
asymbolic
avicebron
baalistic
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
bacbakiri
bacbakiri
noun
Archaic form of bokmakierie.
baccharis
baccheion
bacchelli
bacchical
bacchical
adj
Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication.
bacchides
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
baccillla
baccillum
bacillary
bacillary
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacillus
bacillian
bacillite
backbiter
backbiter
noun
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backchain
backchain
verb
(computing, artificial intelligence) To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
backening
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backlings
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backpiece
backpiece
noun
A decorated comb that attaches a veil to the back of a bride's head.
A large tattoo on a person's back.
A piece or plate of armour protecting a person's back.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backshish
backshish
noun
Alternative spelling of baksheesh
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backspeir
backspier
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstein
backstick
backstick
noun
(field hockey, often attributively) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstrip
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
backtrick
bacterial
bacterial
adj
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bacteriol
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bacterize
bacterize
verb
To treat with bacteria.
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
bactrites
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
bailpiece
bailpiece
noun
(law) A piece of paper containing a recognizance or bail bond.
balancing
balancing
noun
An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
verb
present participle of balance
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
balearica
balearica
noun
Any crowned crane of the genus Balearica.
ballastic
ballistic
ballistic
adj
(comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
(comparable, slang) Very angry.
(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.
balzacian
balzacian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the French novelist (1799–1850) or his writings.
Noun
A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden
baptistic
baptistic
adj
Of or for baptism; baptismal.
barbicans
barbicans
noun
plural of barbican
barbicels
barbicels
noun
plural of barbicel
bariloche
barmecide
barocchio
barricade
barricade
noun
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
verb
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
barricado
barricado
noun
(archaic) barricade
verb
(archaic) To barricade
barricoes
baryecoia
bashalick
bashmuric
basically
basically
adv
(filler) used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word
in a fundamental, essential or basic manner
mostly; generally; for the most part
basigenic
basilicae
basilical
basilical
adj
basilic
basilican
basilican
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling a basilica; basilical.
basilicas
basilicas
noun
plural of basilica
basilicon
basilicon
noun
(archaic, medicine) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
batrachia
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).