Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words cabinetmaking noun The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture. calcariferous adjective Lime-yielding; calciferous calcification noun The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; — normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words bubbling jock The male wild turkey, the gobbler; — so called in allusion to its notes. buffle-headed adjective Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. bullen-bullen noun The lyre bird. bullock’s-eye noun See Bull’s-eye, 3. bumptiousness noun Conceitedness. bureaucratist noun An advocate for , or supporter … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words babbitt metal A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. baccalaureate noun The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words babbitt metal A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. baccalaureate noun The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words anachoretical adjective See Anchoret, Anchoretic. anachronistic adjective Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. anagrammatism noun The act or practice of making anagrams. anagrammatist noun A maker anagrams. anagrammatize verb t. To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. anallantoidea noun pl. The division … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words abdominoscopy noun Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease. abnormalities plural of Abnormality aboriginality noun The quality of being aboriginal. abortifacient verb Producing miscarriage., A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery. absent-minded adjective Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. absorbability noun The state or quality of being … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words wagon-headed adjective Having a top, or head, shaped like the top of a covered wagon, or resembling in section or outline an inverted U, thus /; as, a wagonheaded ceiling. wagon-roofed adjective Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed. waistcoateer noun One wearing a waistcoat; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words unabsorbable adjective Not absorbable; specifically (Physiol.), not capable of absorption; unable to pass by osmosis into the circulating blood; as, the unabsorbable portion of food. unacceptable adjective Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. unaccessible adjective Inaccessible. unaccustomed adjective Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; — … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words tranquilized imp. & past participle of Tranquillize tranquillize verb t. To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind. tranquilizer noun Alt. of Tranquillizer tranquillity noun The quality or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words tolerabolity noun The quality or state of being tolerable. tongue-shell noun Any species of Lingula. tonquin bean See Tonka bean. top-draining noun The act or practice of drining the surface of land. top-dressing present participle & vb. noun of Top-dress, The act of applying a dressing of manure to … Read more