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
bainbrudge
banebrudge
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
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
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
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.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
concluding
concluding
adj
(obsolete) Conclusive; convincing; decisive.
Finishing; closing; final.
noun
A conclusion.
verb
present participle of conclude
conducting
conducting
verb
present participle of conduct
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
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
cosounding
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cudgelling
cudgelling
Noun
A beating with a cudgel.
cundurango
cundurango
noun
Alternative form of condurango
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
daemonurgy
daguerrean
daguerrean
Adjective
Relating to (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.
dagusmines
daigneault
daundering
daundering
verb
present participle of daunder
dauntingly
dauntingly
adv
In a daunting manner.
deadtongue
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decangular
decangular
adj
(rare) Having ten angles.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
deertongue
deertongue
noun
Alternative form of deer's tongue (Trilisa odoratissima).
Dichanthelium clandestinum, a grass native to eastern North America.
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
degaussing
degaussing
noun
The process of something being degaussed.
verb
present participle of degauss
deludingly
deludingly
adv
So as to delude or cause delusion.
demisangue
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
denouncing
denouncing
noun
denunciation
verb
present participle of denounce
dentiloguy
denudating
denudating
verb
present participle of denudate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
destuffing
desugaring
desugaring
verb
present participle of desugar
dialoguing
dialoguing
verb
present participle of dialogue
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diffugient
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
diminuting
disabusing
disabusing
verb
present participle of disabuse
disaugment
disbudding
disbudding
noun
(agriculture) Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.
(veterinary) In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.
disburgeon
disbursing
disbursing
verb
present participle of disburse
discussing
discussing
verb
present participle of discuss
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
disguising
disguising
noun
A masque or masquerade.
verb
present participle of disguise
disgusting
disgusting
adj
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
verb
present participle of disgust
displuming
displuming
verb
present participle of displume
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
dissuading
dissuading
noun
A dissuasion.
verb
present participle of dissuade
distinguee
distinguee
adj
Alternative form of distingue
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
disuniting
disuniting
verb
present participle of disunite
disvaluing
disvaluing
verb
present participle of disvalue
divulgence
divulgence
noun
Something that is divulged.
The act of divulging.
doublehung
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
draguignan
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
drudgingly
drudgingly
adv
In a drudging manner; laboriously.
druggeting
druggeting
noun
Coarse, hard-wearing, woollen cloth, usually woven in narrow strips, used as an underlay or protective covering, especially for carpets.
duanesburg
dugongidae
dulanganes
dulcifying
dulcifying
verb
present participle of dulcify
dulcigenic
duncifying
duncifying
verb
present participle of duncify
duodecagon
duodecagon
noun
Alternative form of dodecagon
duplifying
dutymonger
eglandular
eglandular
adj
Having no glands.
elinguated
elinguated
Adjective
Deprived of the tongue.
encouraged
encouraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encourage
endogamous
endogamous
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
endogenous
endogenous
adj
Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.
Produced, originating or growing from within.
enduringly
enduringly
adv
In an enduring manner or fashion; so as to endure or last.
engendrure
engendrure
Noun
The act of generation.
enhungered
enhungered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enhunger
euglandina
euglenidae
everduring
everduring
adj
(obsolete) Everlasting.
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
fainaigued
fainaigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fainaigue
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
fluidising
fluidising
verb
present participle of fluidise
fluidizing
fluidizing
verb
present participle of fluidize
foreground
foreground
noun
(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
verb
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
forjudging
forjudging
verb
present participle of forjudge
foundering
foundering
noun
The act by which a vessel founders.
verb
present participle of founder
foundlings
foundlings
noun
plural of foundling
fredenburg
fundmonger
fungicidal
fungicidal
adj
Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
Of, or relating to fungicide.
noun
A fungicide.
fungicides
fungicides
noun
plural of fungicide
fusilading
gadolinium
gadolinium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal.
gauntleted
gauntleted
adj
(rail transport) Having a gauntlet (Etymology 2, sense 4)
Adorned with one or more gauntlets
gerundival
gerundival
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
gesundheit
gesundheit
intj
(Canada, US) Said to someone who has just sneezed.
(humorous) Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.
glanderous
glanderous
adj
Characteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders
glandulose
glandulose
adj
Alternative form of glandulous
glandulous
glandulous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of glands; glandular, glandulose.
glycuronid
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.