(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
abscission
abscission
noun
(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
accendible
accendible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
albication
albication
noun
The process of becoming white, or developing white patches or streaks.
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
anabolitic
anabolitic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to anabolism or to anabolites
antibiotic
antibiotic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
(pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
azobenzoic
bacchantic
bacchantic
adj
Bacchanalian.
Pertaining to the clergy of Bacchus.
bacitracin
bacitracin
noun
(pharmacology) A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria.
backaching
backbiting
backbiting
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backliding
backstring
backwinded
badacsonyi
balanchine
balantidic
balatronic
balatronic
adj
buffoonish
baldachini
baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
balenciaga
balopticon
balopticon
noun
(historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector.
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
baryphonic
basiliscan
batocrinus
batonistic
batrachian
batrachian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
noun
(rare) A frog or toad.
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beautician
beautician
noun
One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bejaundice
beneficial
beneficial
adj
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Relating to a benefice.
noun
Something that is beneficial.
beneplacit
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
benzaminic
benzocaine
benzocaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.
berecyntia
besanctify
bicarinate
bicarinate
adj
(biology) Dividing into two points at the end.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bienseance
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
bilicyanin
bilicyanin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.
bilocation
bilocation
noun
(Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.
biloculina
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binucleate
binucleate
adj
(biology) having two nuclei
noun
A cell that has two nuclei
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
bionomical
bionomical
adj
Alternative form of bionomic
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blackprint
blanchinus
blatancies
blatancies
noun
plural of blatancy
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bosporanic
brachering
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
braconidae
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
branchiata
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchipus
branchiura
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
branchling
branchling
noun
A small or young branch.
bratticing
bratticing
noun
The material used for forming brattices.
verb
present participle of brattice
brickmason
brilliance
brilliance
noun
(chiefly Britain) Magnificence; resplendence.
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
brilliancy
brilliancy
noun
(chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
A shining quality; brilliance.
An act of being brilliant.
britannica
brunnichia
buccanning
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
buccinidae
bucconidae
bucconinae
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bucorvinae
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cabineting
cabinetted
cabinetted
adj
Furnished with a cabinet or cabinets.
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cairnbrook
calabrians
calcinable
calcinable
adj
That may be calcined.
calibanism
cambodians
cambresine
cambresine
noun
Alternative form of cambrasine
cankerbird
cannabinol
cannabinol
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
cannabises
cannabises
noun
plural of cannabis
cannibalic
cannibalic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cannibal.
cannibally
cannibally
adv
In the manner of a cannibal.
cantabrian
cantabrian
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Cantabria
Proper noun
A Romance language spoken in Cantabria.
Noun
Someone from Cantabria.
Someone from Canterbury
cantabrize
carabineer
carabineer
noun
(obsolete) A cavalry soldier
carabinero
carabinero
noun
(historical) A member of an armed force, in Spain between 1829 and 1940, whose mission was to patrol the coasts and borders of the country.
A member of the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmerie, the "Carabineros de Chile".
carabinier
carabinier
noun
Alternative spelling of carabineer
carbanilic
carbanilid
carbineers
carbineers
noun
plural of carbineer
carbomycin
carbomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.