A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abruptiones
accentuator
accentuator
noun
An agent that accentuates.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adenoneural
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
aluniferous
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anchtherium
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
antecardium
antennarius
antennulary
antestature
antesternum
antesunrise
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
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.
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antiguggler
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antineutral
antineutral
Adjective
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antireducer
antiseizure
antiseizure
adj
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
anzengruber
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
appurtenant
appurtenant
adj
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
noun
(law, nominalized, informal) An appurtenance.
An appendage or attachment.
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archfounder
archineuron
arcocentrum
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argentarius
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
arlequinade
arnaudville
arsenofuran
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
attenuators
attenuators
noun
plural of attenuator
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
aureateness
auricyanide
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
austereness
austereness
noun
harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
severity; strictness; austerity.
austrianize
austrogaean
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxohormone
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
barbecueing
bareknuckle
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beauharnais
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
belinuridae
beliquoring
belorussian
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bemurmuring
benzdifuran
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
berninesque
bernoullian
bescoundrel
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bettencourt
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bistournage
bittencourt
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
bludgeoneer
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
blunderbore
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
bonaventura
bonaventure
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bourgeoning
bourgeoning
adj
That bourgeons
noun
sprouting or blossoming
verb
present participle of bourgeon
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
bourneville
boutonniere
boutonniere
noun
A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.