Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
albedograph
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
ambisporangiate
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
anemobiagraph
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
bacteriopathology
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
bagpipe
bagpipe
noun
attributive form of bagpipes
singular of bagpipes (normally used in plural)
verb
(nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
(slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.
To play the bagpipes.
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bagpiper
bagpiper
noun
One who plays the bagpipes.
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
bagpuize
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balneophysiology
bandspreading
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
barkpeeling
barometrograph
barometrograph
noun
A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
barometrography
barothermograph
barothermograph
noun
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
baseplug
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
becapping
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beekeepings
beeping
beeping
noun
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
verb
present participle of beep
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
begripe
begripe
verb
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
belgophile
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzophloroglucinol
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
bepimpling
beplague
bergaptene
bergaptene
noun
Archaic form of bergapten.
berrypicking
bespangle
bespangle
verb
To cover something with spangles.
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bespreng
bespring
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bethpage
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
bibliopegic
bibliopegic
adj
Of or pertaining to bookbinding.
bibliopegically
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliopegistic
bibliopegistic
adj
Relating to bookbinding.
bibliopegistical
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
biobibliographer
biobibliographer
noun
The author of a biobibliography.
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biopsychologies
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
bismutoplagionite
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
bleeping
bleeping
adj
(UK, euphemistic, slang) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
verb
present participle of bleep
blennophlogisma
blennophlogosis
blephariglottis
blepharoplegia
blepharoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of an eyelid
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
boltuprightness
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
borghalpenny
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bridegroomship
bridgehampton
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
bridgepot
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
bronchoaspergillosis
bronchoegophony
bronchoesophagoscopy
bronchoesophagoscopy
noun
Visual exam of bronchi and esophagus with scope.
bronchoplegia
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
burghalpenny
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burglarproofed
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
cambridgeport
campbellsburg
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
(derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
(politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.