(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
becluster
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
bepicture
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
biarcuate
biarcuate
adj
(botany) Having two arcuate curves
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bipunctal
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
blackbutt
blackbutt
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis.
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bonducnut
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bouchette
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
brucetown
brunistic
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
bucerotes
buchalter
buchanite
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
buchonite
bucketeer
bucketeer
noun
The operator of a bucket shop; a fraudulent or deceptive trader.
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketman
buckholts
buckplate
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
bucksport
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
buckstone
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buckteeth
buckteeth
noun
plural of bucktooth
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bucktooth
bucktooth
noun
An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
bucoliast
bucuresti
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
burntcorn
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
busticate
busticate
verb
(transitive, colloquial, rare) To break into pieces.
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
butcherer
butcherer
noun
One who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
buttstock
buttstock
noun
The stock in a firearm located in the rear of the firing mechanism where one's shoulder is held when shooting
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
caestuses
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
cajuputol
cajuputol
noun
Alternative form of cajeputol
calctufas
calctuffs
calculate
calculate
verb
(chess) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.
(intransitive, mathematics) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
calculist
calculist
noun
(obsolete) mathematician
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
cannulate
cannulate
verb
(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
cantharus
cantharus
noun
A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.
A large drinking cup with two handles.
canthuthi
cantorous
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
canutillo
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
capitatum
capiteaux
capitular
capitular
adj
(botany, anatomy) pertaining to a capitulum
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
noun
a member of a chapter
an act passed in a chapter
the head or prominent part
capitulum
capitulum
noun
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
captacula
captacula
noun
plural of captaculum
captandum
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
caraguata
caraguata
noun
Alternative form of caraguatá
caratacus
carburant
carburate
carburate
verb
Alternative form of carburet
carburets
carburets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carburet
caricetum
carryouts
carryouts
noun
plural of carryout
carthamus
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
cartouche
cartouche
noun
(Egyptian hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
(architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
A gunner's bag for ammunition.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
A paper cartridge.
A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
cartulary
cartulary
noun
A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
carucated
caruthers
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
casquette
cassoulet
cassoulet
noun
A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
castellum
castellum
noun
(historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.
casthouse
castoreum
castoreum
noun
(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
casualist
casualist
noun
One who believes in casualism.
casuality
casuistic
casuistic
adj
Overly subtle, hair-splitting.
Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules).
casuistry
casuistry
noun
(derogatory) A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
catacumba
catalogue
catalogue
noun
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
(singular) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
(philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To put into a catalogue.
catalufas
catalufas
noun
plural of catalufa
catamitus
catamount
catamount
noun
(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar or puma (Puma concolor).
(obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
catapults
catapults
noun
plural of catapult
catasetum
catasetum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Catasetum of showy epiphytic orchids.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
catoquina
catullian
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
caudatory
caulotaxy
cauponate
causality
causality
noun
The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.
causation
causation
noun
Cause and effect, considered as a system.
The act of causing.
The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
causative
causative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation.
Acting as a cause.
Involving, or affected by, causality.
noun
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
caustical
caustical
adj
Archaic form of caustic.
causticly
causticly
adv
Archaic form of caustically.
cautelous
cautelous
adj
(obsolete) Cautious, careful.
(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
cauterant
cauterant
noun
Any cauterizing substance.
cauteries
cauteries
noun
plural of cautery
cauterise
cauterise
verb
To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
cauterism
cauterism
noun
(archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
cauterize
cauterize
verb
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, Oxford British English) To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cautioner
cautioner
noun
(Scotland) A surety.
A person who cautions.
cautiones
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
ceintures
ceintures
noun
plural of ceinture
celastrus
celeuthea
cellulate
cellulate
adj
divided into chambers or cells; cellular, cellulated