Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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butat

noun

100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia

butadiene

noun

a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

butene

noun

any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making...

butanone

noun

colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent...

buteonine

noun

any hawk of the genus Buteo

butyl

noun

a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)

buteo

noun

broad-winged soaring hawks

butylene

noun

any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making...

butanol

noun

a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solven...

butacaine

noun

a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membrane...

butyrin

noun

any of three glycerides of butyric acid

byblos

noun

an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city st...

bydgoszcz

noun

an industrial city and river port in northern Poland

byelorussian

noun

the Slavic language spoken in Belarus

byrnie

noun

a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly wor...

byzant

noun

a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Eu...

byelorussia

noun

a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European...

byname

noun

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a...

bypath

noun

a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

byroad

noun

a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

byssus

noun

tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself...

byplay

noun

incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effec...

byzantinism

noun

the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ec...

cabasset

noun

a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century

cabalist

noun

a student of the Jewish Kabbalah

cabalism

noun

adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or...

caaba

noun

(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like...

cabbala

noun

an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is...

cabell

noun

United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)

cabbageworm

noun

toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly

cabinetwork

noun

the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high...

cabinetry

noun

the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high...

cachalot

noun

large whale with a large cavity in the head containing sperm...

cabochon

noun

a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facet...

cabinetmaking

noun

the craft of a joiner

cachinnation

noun

loud convulsive laughter

cacodyl

noun

the univalent group derived from arsine

cabotage

noun

navigation in coastal waters

cacoethes

noun

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

cacodemon

noun

an evil spirit

cackler

noun

any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud inc...

cacomixle

noun

raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwester...

cacodaemon

noun

an evil spirit

cacogenics

noun

the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration i...

cadger

noun

someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

cacomistle

noun

raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwester...

caddoan

noun

a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in...

caddisworm

noun

larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered w...

caesarea

noun

an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roma...

caecum

noun

the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into whic...