A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
airphobia
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amphibali
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibion
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
apickback
apiphobia
apiphobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bees.
apobiotic
appetible
appetible
adj
Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.
appliable
appliable
adj
(obsolete) Compliant; accommodating.
Able to be put into use or applied; applicable.
appliably
appliably
adv
(obsolete) In an appliable manner.
arabophil
atabalipa
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.
backspeir
backspier
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backstrip
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagpiping
bagpiping
noun
action of the verb to bagpipe; playing the bagpipes
verb
present participle of bagpipe
bailpiece
bailpiece
noun
(law) A piece of paper containing a recognizance or bail bond.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
bapistery
baptisias
baptisias
noun
plural of baptisia
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
baptistic
baptistic
adj
Of or for baptism; baptismal.
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
baptizing
baptizing
noun
baptism
verb
present participle of baptize
baptornis
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basipetal
basipetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
becapping
becripple
becripple
verb
(transitive) To make cripple; make lame.
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
belesprit
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bephilter
bepicture
bepimpled
bepimpled
adj
pimply; covered with pimples
bepimples
beplaided
beplaided
adj
Wearing plaid.
bepraiser
bepraiser
noun
One who bepraises.
beslipper
beslipper
verb
(transitive) To put slippers on; provide with slippers.
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
bicipital
bicipital
adj
(of a muscle) Having two heads or points of origin.
Of or pertaining to a biceps.
bicompact
bicuspids
bicuspids
noun
plural of bicuspid
binapthyl
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysic
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
biopoesis
biopoesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The formation of life from self-replicating, but not living molecules.
bioscopes
bioscopes
noun
plural of bioscope
bioscopic
bioscopic
adj
Of or relating to the bioscope (early movie projector).
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
bipalmate
bipalmate
adj
(botany) Describing leaves that have a palmate structure on petioles that are themselves palmate
bipartile
bipartile
adj
divisible into two parts
bipartite
bipartite
adj
(botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
(of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
Having two parts.
bipaschal
bipaschal
adj
Including two Passovers.
bipeltate
bipeltate
adj
Resembling a double shield
bipennate
bipennate
adj
(botany, of leaves) Bipinnate (pinnate and having a pinnate leaflet).
(medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the fibres of which attach to a tendon on two sides (as a feather barbed on both sides).
Having two wings; bipennated.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bipinnate
bipinnate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate.
biplicate
biplicate
adj
Twice folded together.
biplicity
biplicity
noun
Doubleness, the state of being double.
The state of being twice folded; reduplication.
biplosion
biplosive
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
bipunctal
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bipyridyl
bipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds consisting of two pyridine groups joined directly together in a manner analogous to biphenyl
biseptate
biseptate
adj
With two partitions or septa
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishopful
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bispinous
bispinous
adj
Between two spines.
Having two spines.
bisporous
bitesheep
bitesheep
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bishop, particularly a Catholic bishop persecuting Protestants.
bitmapped
bitmapped
adj
(computing) Represented by a bitmap.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bloodripe
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
boophilus
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
bopyridae
boskopoid
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
bouphonia
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
brainpans
brainpans
noun
plural of brainpan
bramantip
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
bridelope
brideship
bridgepot
browpiece
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpkinet
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
bypassing
bypassing
verb
present participle of bypass
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chippable
chippable
adj
Capable of being removed by chipping.
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
clippable
clippable
Adjective
Capable of being clipped.
comptible
comptible
adj
(obsolete) accountable; responsible
(obsolete) sensitive
copublish
copublish
verb
(transitive) To jointly with another publisher publish (a work).
(transitive, music business) To have credit as a publisher of (a work published by another).
deiphobus
diplumbic
ecophobia
ecophobia
noun
A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc.
Fear of one’s home.
embaphium
emptiable
emptiable
adj
Capable of being emptied.
ephebeion
ephebeion
noun
(historical) A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.