(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
verb
present participle of account
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acquitting
acquitting
verb
present participle of acquit
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agglutinin
agglutinin
noun
(specifically) A protein found in cow's milk.
A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise.
aglutition
aglutition
noun
(medicine) Inability to swallow.
agoranomus
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
agynarious
alfraganus
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
amatungula
amatungula
noun
Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
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.
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angletouch
anglicanum
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguillula
anguillule
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguinidae
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
angulately
angulately
adv
In an angulate manner.
angulating
angulating
verb
present participle of angulate
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
antigyrous
antileague
antileague
adj
Opposing a league or confederation.
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antitegula
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
antiuating
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
archgunner
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argusianus
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
assaulting
assaulting
verb
present participle of assault
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
aufklarung
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
augustness
augustness
noun
The state or quality of being august or noble.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
austinburg
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autogeneal
autogeneal
adj
(archaic) Self-produced; autogenous.
autogenies
autogenous
autogenous
adj
(anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
Produced independently of an external cause or influence.
autognosis
autognosis
noun
self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
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
bagpudding
baigneuses
bainbrudge
banebrudge
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.
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
basigenous
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
battenburg
beartongue
beccabunga
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becrusting
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
beeftongue
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemuzzling
berlinguer
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
biscuiting
blawenburg
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bluetongue
bluetongue
noun
A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blurringly
blurringly
adv
in a blurring manner
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.