(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
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adsmithing
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alimenting
alimenting
verb
present participle of aliment
allegement
allegement
noun
(archaic) Allegation.
amagansett
amatungula
amatungula
noun
Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
angiometer
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anglemeter
anglemeter
noun
An instrument to measure angles, especially one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.
anglesmith
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antiegoism
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
antimixing
antimixing
adj
Preventing or opposing mixing.
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
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”.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
assignment
assignment
noun
(LGBT) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
(law) A document that effects this transfer.
(law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
(programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
A position to which someone is assigned.
An assigned task.
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
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.
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
avengement
avengement
noun
(rare) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
bamangwato
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
battambang
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
bigeminate
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
brontogram
camletting
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
catamiting
catamiting
verb
present participle of catamite
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
changement
combatting
combatting
verb
present participle of combat
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
commenting
commenting
noun
The making of a comment; commentary.
verb
present participle of comment
committing
committing
noun
The act by which something is committed.
verb
present participle of commit
compacting
compacting
verb
present participle of compact
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
comporting
comporting
verb
present participle of comport
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
contemning
contemning
verb
present participle of contemn
cumanagoto
cummington
cumulating
cumulating
verb
present participle of cumulate
damagement
damagement
noun
(rare) damage
danglement
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
delimiting
delimiting
adj
That serves to delimit.
noun
The act or point of something being delimited.
verb
present participle of delimit
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
dermatogen
dermatogen
noun
(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
designment
designment
noun
(obsolete) One's design or plan; an objective, an undertaking.
digestment
diminuting
disaugment
dismasting
dismasting
noun
The act by which a ship is dismasted.
verb
present participle of dismast
dominating
dominating
verb
present participle of dominate
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
dutymonger
dynamiting
dynamiting
noun
The act of blowing something up with dynamite.
verb
present participle of dynamite
egualmente
eighteenmo
eighteenmo
noun
octodecimo (as a paper size in printing).
elargement
eloignment
eloignment
noun
(obsolete) Removal to a distance; withdrawal.
emaciating
emaciating
verb
present participle of emaciate
emarginate
emarginate
adj
(botany, mycology) Having roughly the same height or width for most of its length, becoming much shallower or narrower before reaching the attachment point.
(botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.
(mineralogy) Of a crystal: having edges or corners of the primitive form beveled, crossed by a face.
(zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
verb
(intransitive) To lose the margin.
(transitive) To take away the margin of.
To marginalize.
embattling
embattling
verb
present participle of embattle
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
emendating
emendating
verb
present participle of emendate
emergently
emergently
adv
In an emergent manner.
emigrating
emigrating
verb
present participle of emigrate
emigration
emigration
noun
A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
engagement
engagement
noun
(countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
(countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
(countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
(fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
(uncountable) Connection or attachment.
(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
engouement
engouement
noun
An infatuation; an irrational liking for something.
engulfment
engulfment
noun
The act of engulfing
enigmatist
enigmatist
noun
One who indulges in enigmas, especially one who often makes such enigmas.
enigmatize
enigmatize
verb
(intransitive) To make or talk in enigmas; to deal in riddles.
(transitive) To make into an enigma; to make mysterious.
enragement
enragement
noun
rage
enregiment
enregiment
verb
(transitive) To form into a regiment.
ensignment
enterogram
entomology
entomology
noun
The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
ergonomist
ergonomist
noun
An expert in ergonomics.
ergotamine
ergotamine
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
estimating
estimating
verb
present participle of estimate
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
fanglement
farmington
farmington
Proper noun
a small village in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England
an unincorporated settlement in the Peace River Country of British Columbia, Canada.
a communities in and Nova Scotia, Canada.
the name of many places in the United States of America:
a city in Arkansas.
a CDP in California.
a town in Connecticut.
a town in Delaware.
a city in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Kentucky.
a town in Maine
a city in Michigan.
a city in Minnesota.
a town in Mississippi.
a city in Missouri
a town in New Hampshire.
a city in New Mexico.
a town in New York.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Oregon.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Pennsylvania.
a city in Utah
an unincorporated community in Virginia.
a small town in Washington.
a small town in West Virginia.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
an unincorporated community in the town of Wisconsin.
towns in and Wisconsin.
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
feltmonger
feltmonger
noun
(historical) A person who sells felt.
fermenting
fermenting
verb
present participle of ferment
flamingant
flemington
flemington
Proper noun
a locality in western New South Wales, Australia.
a suburb of Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.
a rural locality in South New Zealand.
a rural locality in the region of New Zealand.
a built-up area near Scotland
an unincorporated community in Florida, USA.
a small city in Georgia, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
a borough in New Jersey, USA
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
foragement
foragement
noun
The act of foraging
formatting
formatting
noun
The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
verb
present participle of format
fragmental
fragmental
adj
(geology) consisting of fragments
noun
(geology) A fragmentary rock.
fragmented
fragmented
adj
broken into fragments
composed of fragments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fragment
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
fumigating
fumigating
verb
present participle of fumigate
fumigation
fumigation
noun
The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
gabblement
gabblement
noun
Foolish or confused talk; gabble.
galantuomo
gametangia
gametangia
noun
plural of gametangium
gametogeny
gametogony
gametogony
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed
gangmaster
gangmaster
noun
a person who employs, and directs the labour of, temporary or migratory labourers, especially for seasonal agricultural work
ganomalite
ganomalite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
garmenting
garmenting
noun
(archaic) clothing
verb
present participle of garment
garmenture
garmenture
noun
(archaic) clothing; dress
gastronome
gastronome
noun
a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
gastronomy
gastronomy
noun
The art of preparing and eating good food.
The study of the relationship between food and culture.
the cooking of a particular area.
gatewayman
gatewayman
noun
(mining, historical) A kind of road repair worker in coal mines.
gatewaymen
gatewaymen
noun
plural of gatewayman
geminately
geminately
adv
In a geminate manner.
geminating
geminating
verb
present participle of geminate
gemination
gemination
noun
(phonetics) The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.
A doubling.
geminative
geminative
adj
Relating to, or producing gemination.
geneticism
geneticism
noun
The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
gentamicin
gentamicin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
genteelism
genteelism
noun
(countable) A nicer word used instead of a vulgar or distasteful word
Genteel behaviour.
gentiledom
gentiledom
noun
The realm or sphere of non-Jewish people.
gentlemens
genyantrum
geometrina
geometrine
geometrine
noun
Any moth of the subfamily Geometrinae
germantown
germinated
germinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of germinate
germinates
germinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate