An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdicating
abdicating
verb
present participle of abdicate
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acidifying
acidifying
verb
present participle of acidify
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adfreezing
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
adsmithing
advantaged
advantaged
adj
(of a person) Financially secure; elite and economically successful.
Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a competition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advantage
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
aftergrind
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agalenidae
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agrionidae
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
aldolizing
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgonia
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
anecdotage
anecdotage
noun
anecdotes considered as a group
garrulous old age
angadresma
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguinidae
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anteceding
anteceding
verb
present participle of antecede
antedating
antedating
noun
(lexicography) An earlier citation of a lexical item.
The action of marking with an earlier date.
verb
present participle of antedate
antegarden
antidoting
antidoting
verb
present participle of antidote
apogonidae
appendaged
appendaged
adj
Having appendages.
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
argelander
argentamid
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backliding
badinaging
badinaging
verb
present participle of badinage
bagpudding
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balladling
balladling
noun
A short ballad.
bandfiling
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
banebrudge
bangladesh
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedazzling
bedazzling
verb
present participle of bedazzle
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedizening
bedizening
noun
The act of adorning gaudily.
verb
present participle of bedizen
bedlington
bednighted
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedticking
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begladding
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
belozenged
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bidiagonal
bidiagonal
adj
(mathematics) Describing a matrix that has non-zero entries along the main diagonal and either the diagonal above or the diagonal below.
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
blindingly
blindingly
adv
In a blinding manner.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
bobsleding
bodymaking
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
boondoggle
boondoggle
noun
(Canada, US, figuratively) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.
(especially Scouting) A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
verb
(intransitive) To waste time on a pointless activity.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bowldering
brandering
brandering
verb
present participle of brander
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
bridgeland
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brigandage
brigandage
noun
The lifestyle of a brigand.
brigandine
brigandine
noun
(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn or riveted to linen or other material.
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
bromindigo
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bumgardner
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.