(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibolostylous
anabathrum
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihumbuggist
arbuthnot
arceuthobium
archambault
archboutefeu
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archibuteo
arthrobacterium
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
ashtabula
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
autobahnen
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bahut
bahut
noun
(obsolete) A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
(obsolete, architecture) A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.
bahuts
bahuts
noun
plural of bahut
bahutu
bakhmut
balaghaut
ballhausplatz
balmuth
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baltheus
baluchistan
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
bankruptship
barathrum
barathrum
noun
A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.
The abyss, hell.
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
bartholomeus
barthou
barytosulphate
basiophthalmous
basommatophorous
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
bathtub
bathtub
noun
A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
bathtubs
bathtubs
noun
plural of bathtub
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathulda
bathurst
bathurst
Proper noun
a regional city in New South Wales, Australia.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
bathycurrent
batrachium
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachospermum
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
bayreuth
beautihood
beautyship
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behistun
bellarthur
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
bellyflaught
belzebuth
bemouth
bemouth
verb
(transitive) To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim.
(transitive) To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat.
benzothiofuran
beothuk
beothuk
Noun
A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Proper noun
The extinct language of these people.
beothukan
bequeath
bequeath
verb
(law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
To give; to offer; to commit.
To hand down; to transmit.
bequeathable
bequeathable
adj
Capable of being bequeathed.
bequeathal
bequeathal
noun
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
bequeathals
bequeathals
noun
plural of bequeathal
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
bequeather
bequeather
noun
One who bequeaths.
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
berthoud
bescutcheon
beshout
beshout
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To shout at.
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
besouth
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bethought
bethought
adj
(of a person) Minded; disposed.
(of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethink
bethuel
bethumb
bethumb
verb
(transitive) To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bethunder
bethune
betrough
betthezul
beuthel
beuthen
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
beyrouth
bhaktapur
bhavabhuti
bhut
bhutan
bhutanese
bhutani
bhutani
Proper noun
A Baloch tribe residing in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The language of the aforementioned people.
bhutatathata
bhutatathata
noun
(Buddhism) The unchanging essence of all things.
bhutia
bhuts
bhuts
noun
plural of bhut
bhutto
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bibliothque
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.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.