(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
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
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
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.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
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
aftergrind
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
ahmednagar
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.
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.
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
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
apogonidae
appendaged
appendaged
adj
Having appendages.
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
argelander
argentamid
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.
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
bainbridge
bainbrudge
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
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
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
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bowldering
brandering
brandering
verb
present participle of brander
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.
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
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
bumgardner
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
carangidae
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
challenged
challenged
adj
(euphemistic) Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill ; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
(humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of challenge
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
changedale
changedale
noun
(Ireland, historical) A system of land tenure in which fields were reallotted when they went out of cultivation.
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
coderiving
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
commending
commending
verb
present participle of commend
commingled
commingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commingle
condemning
condemning
noun
condemnation
verb
present participle of condemn
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
conjugated
conjugated
adj
(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
Joined together in pairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjugate
contending
contending
noun
contention
verb
present participle of contend
cordelling
coregonoid
corndodger
corndodger
noun
Alternative form of corn-dodger
corrigenda
corrigenda
noun
plural of corrigendum
cotingidae
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
cudgelling
cudgelling
Noun
A beating with a cudgel.
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
cynghanedd
cynghanedd
noun
(prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
daemonurgy
daguerrean
daguerrean
Adjective
Relating to (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.
dagusmines
daigneault
damagement
damagement
noun
(rare) damage
dangerless
dangerless
adj
Without danger.
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
danglement
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
daringness
daringness
noun
The state or quality of being daring.
darjeeling
darjeeling
Proper noun
A city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Noun
A type of tea from the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.