(biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
ambiopia
amphibia
amphibia
noun
The amphibians.
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
aphlebia
aphlebia
noun
(botany) An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)
aubepine
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bagpiper
bagpiper
noun
One who plays the bagpipes.
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
bakupari
bakupari
noun
Alternative form of bacupari
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptises
baptises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise
baptisia
baptisia
noun
(horticulture) Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia
baptisms
baptisms
noun
plural of baptism
baptista
baptiste
baptists
baptists
noun
plural of baptist
baptized
baptized
adj
(of a person) who has been baptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptize
baptizee
baptizee
noun
One who undergoes baptism.
baptizer
baptizer
noun
One who baptizes.
baptizes
baptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
baypines
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
bediaper
bediaper
verb
(transitive, usually used in passive) To put a diaper on (someone).
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint
bepierce
bepimple
bepraise
bepraise
verb
(transitive) To praise greatly or extravagantly.
bespirit
bespring
bestripe
betipple
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bhojpuri
bicepses
bicepses
noun
(rare) plural of biceps
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
biophore
biophore
noun
Alternative spelling of biophor
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
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.
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
biopsies
biopsies
noun
plural of biopsy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biopsy
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
An early form of movie projector
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotopes
biotopes
noun
plural of biotope
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
bipalium
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
biparted
bipedism
bipedism
noun
Synonym of bipedalism
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
biplanal
biplanal
adj
Of or relating to two planes; biplanar.
biplanar
biplanar
adj
(anatomy, of the foot) Both frontal and sagittal
(mathematics) Between two tangent planes
biplanes
biplanes
noun
plural of biplane
biporose
biporous
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bleeping
bleeping
adj
(UK, euphemistic, slang) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
verb
present participle of bleep
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blippers
blipping
blipping
verb
present participle of blip
blooping
blooping
verb
present participle of bloop
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blurping
boarship
bondship
bonspiel
bonspiel
noun
A tournament in the sport of curling.
bossship
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
braincap
brainpan
brainpan
noun
(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The brain or mind.
(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The skull.
breviped
breviped
adj
(zoology) Having short feet or legs.
brevipen
brevipen
noun
(zoology) A brevipennate bird.
bricktop
bridecup
bridport
bridport
Proper noun
A town in Dorset, England
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
buphonia
capibara
capibara
noun
Dated form of capybara.
cobishop
cobishop
noun
A joint or coadjutant bishop.
copaibas
copaibas
noun
plural of copaiba
copaibic
copiable
copiable
adj
Able to be copied.
crampbit
deiphobe
dippable
dippable
adj
Suitable for being dipped into something.
ephebeia
ephebeia
noun
plural of ephebeion
epibasal
epibatus
epiblast
epiblast
noun
(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
epiblema
epiblema
noun
(botany) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
epibolic
epibolic
adj
Of or pertaining to epiboly
epilabra
epipubes
epipubes
noun
plural of epipubis
epipubic
epipubic
adj
Relating to the epipubis.
epipubis
epipubis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.
expiable
expiable
adj
Capable of being expiated or atoned for.
haphsiba
hepsibah
hepzibah
hipberry
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
ipsambul
lapsible
lapsible
adj
Liable to lapse.
lipcombe
lipscomb
openbill
openbill
noun
Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.
opinable
opinable
adj
Capable of being opined or thought.
opinably
paintbox
paintbox
noun
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
panbroil
panbroil
verb
(cooking, transitive) To broil in a pan.
parabien
parboils
parboils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parboil
parnaiba
partible
partible
adj
Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
Pertaining to property that can be divided between heirs on inheritance, or to an inheritance system based on such division.
passible
passible
adj
(chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain.
Able to feel emotion.
Capable of suffering injury or detriment.
Liable to experience change or decay.
patrisib
peabrain
peabrain
adj
(derogatory, informal) stupid, clumsy, idiot
noun
(derogatory, informal) a stupid or clumsy person; a cretin.
(derogatory, informal) the brain of such a person.
pebblier
pebblier
adj
comparative form of pebbly: more pebbly
pebbling
pebbling
noun
A way of graining leather with a ribbed or roughened appearance.
The placing of pebbles in any of several board games.
verb
present participle of pebble
pedicabs
pedicabs
noun
plural of pedicab
pembinas
pembinas
noun
plural of pembina
periblem
periblem
noun
(botany) nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark
periboea
periboli
periboli
noun
plural of peribolus
philabeg
philbert
philibeg
philibeg
noun
A little kilt.
phleboid
piasabas
piassaba
piblokto
piblokto
noun
A condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.
A condition affecting the Inuit peoples in winter, characterised by a period of frenzied activity or irrational behaviour, followed by unconsciousness or stupor.