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
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
aboriginal
aboriginal
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
noun
An animal or plant native to a region.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
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
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
albigenses
algarrobin
algarrobin
noun
(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
antiboxing
antiboxing
adj
Opposing the sport of boxing.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
arborizing
arborizing
verb
present participle of arborize
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assignable
assignable
adj
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
Capable of being specified or shown.
assignably
austinburg
babbitting
babbitting
verb
present participle of babbitt
babblingly
babblingly
adv
In a babbling way.
babelising
babelizing
babelizing
verb
present participle of babelize
backaching
backbiting
backbiting
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
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
backstring
badinaging
badinaging
verb
present participle of badinage
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
baggageman
baggageman
noun
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.
bagpudding
baigneuses
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balbriggan
balbriggan
noun
An unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.
balenciaga
balladling
balladling
noun
A short ballad.
ballasting
ballasting
noun
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast
The addition of ballast to a ship
The application of ballast to a railway line
verb
present participle of ballast
ballington
ballooning
ballooning
adj
Growing rapidly as a balloon.
Rising high in the air.
noun
(uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
The act of something that swells or expands.
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
verb
present participle of balloon
balneology
balneology
noun
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.
bamangwato
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
bangiaceae
bangladesh
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
bansalague
bansalague
noun
(Philippines) The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
bantingize
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barasingha
barasingha
noun
Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barcolongo
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bargaining
bargaining
noun
The act of one who bargains.
verb
present participle of bargain
bargestone
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barnacling
barnacling
verb
present participle of barnacle
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
baronizing
baronizing
verb
present participle of baronize
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
barrelling
barrelling
noun
Alternative form of barreling
verb
present participle of barrel
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bashilange
basigenous
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
battambang
battenburg
batterfang
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
beartongue
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
beccabunga
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beclogging
beclogging
verb
present participle of beclog
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
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
beeftongue
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.