Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
ambleocarpus
amblyaphia
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
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
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypod
amblypoda
amblypodous
amphibali
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
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
amphiblestritis
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
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
antebaptismal
antirepublicanism
aplomb
aplomb
noun
(ballet) The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.
Self-confidence; poise; composure.
The perpendicular; perpendicularity.
aplombs
aplombs
noun
plural of aplomb
apometabolic
apometabolism
apometabolous
apometaboly
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
aquopentamminecobaltic
aristorepublicanism
arteriophlebotomy
attemptability
attemptability
noun
The property of being attemptable.
attemptable
attemptable
adj
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
balmawhapple
bamalip
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.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
becompliment
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedimplies
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedlamp
bedlamp
noun
A bedside lamp.
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
befrumple
beldamship
bellmanship
belltopperdom
belmopan
benzomorpholine
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzosulphimide
bepimple
bepimpled
bepimpled
adj
pimply; covered with pimples
bepimples
bepimpling
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bepommel
bepommel
verb
(transitive) To pommel; to beat, as with a stick.
(transitive, figuratively) To assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bespecklement
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
bibliopolism
bibliopolism
noun
(rare) bookselling
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bioplasm
bioplasm
noun
(biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipalium
bipalmate
bipalmate
adj
(botany) Describing leaves that have a palmate structure on petioles that are themselves palmate
bipedalisms
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
bismutoplagionite
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blastophyllum
blemmatrope
blennophlogisma
blennophthalmia
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharemphysema
blepharism
blepharoadenoma
blepharoatheroma
blepharocarcinoma
blepharochromidrosis
blepharocoloboma
blepharohematidrosis
blepharomelasma
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharophthalmia
blepharophyma
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blimp
blimp
noun
(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
(by extension) Any large airborne inflatable.
(film, television) A soundproof cover for a video camera.
(slang) An obese person.
A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man.
verb
(slang, intransitive) To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.
(transitive) To fit (a video camera) with a soundproof cover.
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blimps
blimps
noun
plural of blimp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blimp
blowlamp
blowlamp
noun
A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch