(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
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
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aglutition
aglutition
noun
(medicine) Inability to swallow.
agoranomus
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
agynarious
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
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.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angletouch
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
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
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
antigyrous
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.
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
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
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.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
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
basigenous
beartongue
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beeftongue
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
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
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.
verb
present participle of boulder
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bourignian
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
brogueneer
brownsburg
bubonalgia
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buitenzorg
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bunglesome
bunglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent
burgeoning
burgeoning
adj
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
noun
(by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.
A bud or branch.
The act of budding or sprouting.
verb
present participle of burgeon
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canonsburg
cautioning
cautioning
noun
The act of giving a warning.
verb
present participle of caution
cenogonous
cerulignol
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chiriguano
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chorussing
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
cienfuegos
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clubmonger
coagulants
coagulants
noun
plural of coagulant
coassuming
coassuming
verb
present participle of coassume
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
coinsuring
coinsuring
verb
present participle of coinsure
collingual
collingual
adj
Having, or relating to, the same language.
colloguing
colloguing
verb
present participle of collogue
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
concluding
concluding
adj
(obsolete) Conclusive; convincing; decisive.
Finishing; closing; final.
noun
A conclusion.
verb
present participle of conclude
concurring
concurring
verb
present participle of concur
concussing
concussing
verb
present participle of concuss
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.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
conglution
congruence
congruence
noun
(algebra) More generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.
(mathematics, geometry) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
(mathematics, linear algebra) Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
conjugable
conjugable
adj
Capable of being conjugated.
conjugably
conjugales
conjugally
conjugally
adv
In a conjugal manner; as husband and wife
conjugatae
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
conjugates
conjugates
noun
plural of conjugate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjugate
conjugator
conjugator
noun
An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs.
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
construing
construing
noun
The act of one who construes.
verb
present participle of construe
consulting
consulting
noun
Short for consulting physician.
verb
present participle and gerund of consult
contagious
contagious
adj
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
contiguate
contiguate
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous; touching.
contiguity
contiguity
noun
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
contiguous
contiguous
adj
Adjacent; neighboring.
Connected; touching; abutting.
Connecting without a break.
continuing
continuing
noun
A continuation.
verb
present participle of continue
contouring
contouring
noun
a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face
the building up of muscles with exercise
the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable
walking along contour lines, usually to save energy or simplify navigation
verb
present participle of contour
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
cornigeous
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
cosingular
cosingular
adj
(algebra) Having the same singularities.
cosounding
counseling
counseling
noun
Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
verb
present participle of counsel
countering
countering
verb
present participle of counter
countertug
countertug
noun
A tug in the opposite direction.
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cumanagoto
cummington
cundurango
cundurango
noun
Alternative form of condurango
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
cynomolgus
cynomolgus
noun
(often attributive) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
cytogenous
cytogenous
adj
(anatomy) Producing cells; applied especially to lymphatic or adenoid tissue.