University Vocabulary
367,698 words and 113,531 expressions at the university level.
plural of bar-mitzvah
simple past and past participle of b******s
third-person singular simple present indicative of b******s
present participle and gerund of b******s
simple past and past participle of b****cks
third-person singular simple present indicative of b****cks
present participle and gerund of b****cks
plural of B-drinker
plural of B-factory
A particular seven-cell methuselah in Conway's Game of Life.
plural of B-heptomino
Resembling or characteristic of a B-movie.
plural of B-picture
The act or process of performing a B-scan ultrasound.
plural of B-scanning
plural of Ba'athist
Alternative form of ba-dum ching
Alternative form of ba-dum ching.
An uninhabited island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives.
Alternative spelling of balebos.
Israel ben Eliezer, founder of the modern Hassidic movement of Judaism.
Synonym of Baalitic.
A town and municipality in North Brabant province, Netherlands, adjacent to Baarle-Hertog, Belgium.
An uninhabited island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives.
A monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Alternative form of Bab el Mandeb.
Synonym of magnesioriebeckite.
plural of babacoote
plural of babalaas
plural of babanriga
A coastal suburb of Torquay, Torbay borough, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9265).
Having thick, protruding lips.
plural of babbitter
Having, or relating to, a complacently materialistic middle-class attitude.
present participle and gerund of babbitt
A complacently materialistic middle-class attitude.
babbling
Alternative form of babble word.
plural of babble-word
babble
plural of babblement
plural of babblemouth
plural of babblery
Characterised or marked by babbling
In a babbling way.
A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal white mineral containing barium, beryllium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate with and understand each other.
Alternative form of babealicious.
The situation where a region that formerly spoke a single language comes to speak several different languages.
present participle and gerund of babelize
Alternative form of Babeldaob.
plural of babesiasis
Alternative form of babesiosis.
That kills parasites of the family Babesiidae.
Any substance that kills parasites of the family Babesiidae.
plural of babesicide
plural of babesiosis
Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.
Relating to babesiosis
plural of baby-to-be
Synonym of babywear.
plural of babillard
plural of babillion
plural of Babilonia
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
plural of Babington
plural of babirousa
Alternative form of babirusa.
plural of babiroussa
plural of babirussa
The state or quality of being babish.
plural of baboonery
plural of babooness
simple past and past participle of baboonize
third-person singular simple present indicative of baboonize
present participle and gerund of baboonize
Resembling or characteristic of a baboon.
plural of babooshka
plural of baboushka
Of or pertaining to Babouvism.
plural of Babouvist
simple past and past participle of babracot
present participle and gerund of babracot
Wearing a babushka (headscarf).
plural of babuvirus
Alternative form of baby bangs.
Alternative form of baby boomer.
plural of baby-daddy
Alternative form of baby daddy.
Having a face that appears childlike, innocent, or youthful.
plural of baby-face
Alternative form of baby farmer.
plural of baby-farmer
plural of baby-farm
Alternative form of babyfather.
plural of baby-father
A doll's house.
plural of baby-house
Alternative spelling of baby jumper.
plural of baby-jumper
plural of baby-killer
One who kisses babies, especially a male politician who does so to ingratiate himself with female voters.
plural of baby-kisser
plural of baby-mama
Alternative spelling of baby mama.
plural of baby-mamma
A childminder or babysitter.
plural of baby-minder
Alternative spelling of baby mama.
plural of baby-momma
Alternative form of babymother.
plural of baby-mother
simple past and past participle of baby-sit
Alternative spelling of babysitter.
plural of baby-sitter
present participle and gerund of baby-sit
plural of baby-sitting
One who kidnaps a baby.
plural of baby-step
simple past and past participle of baby-talk
present participle and gerund of baby-talk
third-person singular simple present indicative of baby-talk
Alternative form of baby trans.
plural of baby-trans
Alternative spelling of baby walker.
plural of baby-walker
Alternative spelling of baby boomer.
plural of babyboomer
Alternative form of baby-brained.
Alternative form of baby-catcher.
plural of babyccino
plural of babydaddy
The biological father of a (woman's) child, especially one to whom she is not married.
plural of babyfather
The process of making babyish, or treating like a baby.
Alternative spelling of babygram.
plural of babygramme
The state or quality of being babyish.
Alternative form of baby-killer.
plural of babykiller
Alternative form of baby-kisser.
plural of babykisser
Absence of babies.
Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
plural of Babylonian
Synonym of Babylonic.
In a Babylonic manner.
Alternative form of Babylonize.
simple past and past participle of Babylonise
third-person singular simple present indicative of Babylonise
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
present participle and gerund of Babylonise
The belief that the Semitic faith and culture of the ancient Israelites was an outgrowth of Babylonian faith and culture.
plural of Babylonism
Alternative form of Babylonize.
simple past and past participle of babylonize
third-person singular simple present indicative of babylonize
present participle and gerund of babylonize
plural of babymaker
The act or process of conceiving or giving birth to a baby.
plural of babymamma
simple past and past participle of babymaxx
third-person singular simple present indicative of babymaxx
present participle and gerund of babymaxx
Someone who takes care of another person's baby
plural of babymomma
simple past and past participle of babymoon
present participle and gerund of babymoon
The biological mother of a baby, especially one who is young and unwed.
plural of babymother
An obsession with babies or infants
Made babyproof.
One who babyproofs a dwelling.
plural of babyproofer
The act or process of making babyproof.
third-person singular simple present indicative of babyproof
plural of babyqueer
Alternative form of babiroussa.
plural of babyroussa
plural of babyrussa
simple past and past participle of babysit
The person who is looked after by a babysitter.
plural of babysittee.
plural of babysitter
present participle and gerund of babysit
plural of babysitting
simple past and past participle of babytalk
present participle and gerund of babytalk
plural of babytrans
The act of wearing a child, carrying them close to the body.
An antibiotic which is converted to ampicillin in the body.
plural of bacbakiri
Resembling a berry.
Relating to a baccalaureate.
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”).
plural of baccalaureat
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
Alternative spelling of bacchanal.
plural of bacchanale
Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
plural of Bacchanalian
plural of bacchanalia
Alternative form of bacchanalize.
simple past and past participle of bacchanalise
third-person singular simple present indicative of bacchanalise
Alternative form of bacchanalianism.
plural of bacchanalism
One who takes part in a bacchanalia.
plural of bacchanalist
To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
simple past and past participle of bacchanalize
third-person singular simple present indicative of bacchanalize
plural of bacchanal
The study of drinking and its preparations, and history.
plural of bacchant
Bacchanalian; drunken or frenzied and unrestrained; orgiastic.
Resembling or characteristic of Bacchus; bacchic.
rare spelling of Bacchus-like
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
Producing berries.
Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
Misspelling of baculoviral.
Misspelling of baculovirus.
Of or relating to Burt F. Bacharach (1928–2023), American pianist, composer and music producer.
plural of bachatero
Of or relating to Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher.
plural of Bachelder
Clipping of bachelor's degree.
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
A female bachelor.
plural of bacheloress
plural of bachelorette
plural of bachelorhood
Alternative form of bachelorize.
simple past and past participle of bachelorise
third-person singular simple present indicative of bachelorise
present participle and gerund of bachelorise
Bachelorhood.
plural of bachelorism
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
simple past and past participle of bachelorize
third-person singular simple present indicative of bachelorize
present participle and gerund of bachelorize
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
Befitting a bachelor.
The state of being a bachelor.
plural of bachelorship
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
plural of bachelorx
plural of bachelour
plural of Bachmeier
A surname from Italian.
plural of Bacigalupo
The presence of bacilli in the bloodstream
Of or pertaining to a bacillus
A form of bacteraemia where the infectious agent is a bacillus.
Of or pertaining to a bacillus; bacterial.
A siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins
Killing bacilli.
Any material that kills bacilli.
plural of bacillicide
bacillicidal
Carrying (infected with) a bacillus
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
plural of bacilliform
A glycoside present in bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
A form of thermolysin present in bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
Any of a family of antifungal polypeptide antibiotics obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
plural of bacillomycin
An antibiotic, produced by Bacillus subtilis, that is active against some pathogenic fungi
Any of a group of cyclic lipopeptide antibiotics present in Bacillus subtilis
The fear of microbes.
Of or relating to bacillophobia.
The amino sugar 2,4-diamino-2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose found in some bacilli
Relating to bacilloscopy.
The examination of a diagnostic smear (typically of skin or sputum) in order to verify the presence of specific bacilli
infection with bacilli
The discharge of urine containing bacilli.
Any of a group of antiplasmodial amicoumacins found in bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
plural of bacilosarcin
Misspelling of bacilloscopic.
Misspelling of bacilloscopist.
Misspelling of bacilloscopy.
A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria.
plural of bacitracin
Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; backstreet.
To carry out back-annotation.
To briefly identify the music or story that has just aired.
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
Alternative form of backbench.
Alternative form of backbencher.
plural of back-bencher
plural of back-bench
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-bite
present participle and gerund of back-bite
past participle of back-bite
plural of back-bone
Alternative form of backbreaking.
Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.
present participle and gerund of back-build
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-build
simple past and past participle of back-build
Having low urgency; not currently important.
simple past and past participle of back-burner
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-burner
plural of back-burn
To apply adhesive to the back of (a tile) before placing it on the substrate.
simple past and past participle of back-butter
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-butter
plural of back-butt
Alternative form of backchannel.
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-channel
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-chat
simple past and past participle of back-chat
present participle and gerund of back-chat
Alternative form of backcheck.
simple past and past participle of back-check
present participle and gerund of back-check
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-check
To retake a failed part of training.
simple past and past participle of back-class
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-class
present participle and gerund of back-class
Alternative spelling of backcloth.
plural of back-cloth
simple past and past participle of back-comb
present participle and gerund of back-comb
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-comb
Alternative form of back cross.
plural of back-cross
A favourite route through a town or city, often used as a shortcut.
plural of back-double
Synonym of reverse-engineer.
Informal; armchair; carried out by people without direct knowledge or formal expertise.
simple past and past participle of back-fill
present participle and gerund of back-fill
plural of back-fill
simple past and past participle of back-form
present participle and gerund of back-form
plural of back-form
Alternative form of backfriend.
plural of back-friend
Behind or late in payment or rent; in arrears.
Alternative form of backhanded.
Alternative form of backhandedly.
Alternative spelling of backhander.
plural of back-hander
present participle and gerund of back-hand
plural of back-hand
simple past and past participle of back-heel
present participle and gerund of back-heel
plural of back-heel
Alternative form of backhouse.
plural of back-house
Alternative form of back matter.
A person employed to superintend the pit during the "back" or afternoon shift, in the absence of the overman.
plural of back-overman
An article published on the back page.
plural of back-page
simple past and past participle of back-pat
present participle and gerund of back-pat
Self-congratulatory or self-aggrandizing.
Alternative spelling of backpedal.
To put (something) into a back pocket.
simple past and past participle of back-pocket
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-pocket
Alternative form of backarapper.
plural of back-rapper
A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
plural of back-rower
Alternative form of backscatter.
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-scatter
plural of back-seat
plural of back-side
Alternative spelling of backslang.
plural of back-slang
Alternative spelling of backslapping.
An unetymological, often hypercorrect, spelling of a word created by analogy with other words which (usually through loss of a sound or its phonetic merger with other sounds) have become similar to it.
Alternative spelling of backstabbing.
Alternative spelling of backstabby.
Alternative form of backstairs.
plural of back-stop
plural of back-story
Alternative form of backstory.
Alternative form of backstreet.
Alternative form of backstretch.
To sweeten (an alcoholic drink) after fermentation by adding further sugar.
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-sweeten
simple past and past participle of back-taxi
present participle and gerund of back-taxi
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-taxi
A technique used in radio, television, and mass media to calculate the amount of remaining time before an event or task ends, by counting down backwards from the end of the program, in order to ensure that the event concludes on time or within a specific time limit.
Alternative form of back to back.
plural of back-to-back
Alternative form of backtrack.
simple past and past participle of back-track
present participle and gerund of back-track
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-track
Alternative form of backwashable.
Alternative form of backwater: the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
plural of back-water
Causing a pain in one's back.
plural of backacter
Any action in an opposite direction
plural of backaction
plural of backactor
A firework made from multiple firecrackers folded together so that they will explode one after the other.
plural of backarapper
White or European.
Alternative form of ass-backwards.
Alternative spelling of back-asswards.
A projection of the azimuth from the origin to the opposite side of the azimuth circle.
plural of backazimuth
An island at the back of a lagoon
plural of backbarrier
A village in Haverthwaite parish, Westmorland and Furness, northeast of Ulverston, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD3584).
plural of backbeach
Alternative form of back bearing
plural of backbearing
plural of backbencher
plural of backbench
simple past and past participle of backbend
present participle and gerund of backbend
Having goods that one has stolen in one's possession.
plural of backbiter
In a backbiting manner.
plural of backbiting
past participle of backbite
plural of backblast
plural of backblock
simple past and past participle of backboard
present participle and gerund of backboard
plural of backboard
Synonym of backdonation.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
present participle and gerund of backbore
plural of backbreaker
Of work, very physically tiring.
plural of backbrief
plural of backbulge
simple past and past participle of backburn
Alternative form of back burner.
simple past and past participle of backburner
present participle and gerund of backburner
plural of backburner
present participle and gerund of backburn
To perform backcalculation
simple past and past participle of backcast
present participle and gerund of backcast
simple past and past participle of backchain
present participle and gerund of backchain
third-person singular simple present indicative of backchain
Alternative form of back channel.
simple past and past participle of backchannel
third-person singular simple present indicative of backchannel
simple past and past participle of backchat
present participle and gerund of backchat
simple past and past participle of backcheck
A player who backchecks.
plural of backchecker
present participle and gerund of backcheck
third-person singular simple present indicative of backcheck
plural of backcloth
simple past and past participle of backcomb
present participle and gerund of backcomb
plural of backcountry
A backcourt player.
A fellow teammate on the backcourt.
plural of backcourtman
plural of backcourt
simple past and past participle of backcross
plural of backcross
The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
plural of backcrossing
plural of backdash
plural of backdater
present participle and gerund of backdate
plural of backdating
diffusion against the flow of a fluid
To dilute a solution that has become concentrated (typically in a quantitative manner)
simple past and past participle of backdilute
The transfer of one or more electrons from an atomic orbital of an atom to an antibonding orbital of a ligand.
plural of backdonation
simple past and past participle of backdoor
present participle and gerund of backdoor
plural of backdraft
Alternative spelling of backdraft.
plural of backdraught
Able to be operated by applying a force to the output, transmitting force through the gear train in the reverse of the usual direction.
present participle of backdrive
simple past and past participle of backdrop
present participle and gerund of backdrop
Autumnal; cold or chilly.
A surname.
Boards used as underlayment for tile, plaster, or other materials.
plural of backerboard
A pig yielding significant backfat.
plural of backfatter
A player stationed in the backfield.
plural of backfielder