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.
avignonese
azogallein
ballington
ballooning
ballooning
adj
Growing rapidly as a balloon.
Rising high in the air.
noun
(uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
The act of something that swells or expands.
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
verb
present participle of balloon
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baroneting
baronizing
baronizing
verb
present participle of baronize
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
basigenous
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beclogging
beclogging
verb
present participle of beclog
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedlington
beglooming
beglooming
verb
present participle of begloom
begoniales
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
beknotting
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
belongings
belongings
noun
plural of belonging
bennington
bennington
Noun
A distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.
Proper noun
a town in Vermont, USA, and one of the two shire towns (county seats) in Bennington County. Named after
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
betainogen
bethorning
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bibliogony
bidiagonal
bidiagonal
adj
(mathematics) Describing a matrix that has non-zero entries along the main diagonal and either the diagonal above or the diagonal below.
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.
biogenesis
biogenesis
noun
Biosynthesis.
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
bishopling
bishopling
noun
A little or petty bishop.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bloomingly
bloomingly
adv
In a blooming manner.
blossoming
blossoming
noun
The act or process by which something blossoms.
verb
present participle of blossom
blottingly
blottingly
adv
So as to blot out or conceal.
So as to produce blots.
bloviating
bloviating
verb
present participle of bloviate
boanergism
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
bobsleding
bobtailing
bobtailing
verb
present participle of bobtail
bodymaking
bogglingly
bogglingly
adv
In a stupefying manner or to a stupefying degree.
While boggling; with an amazed expression.
bogomilian
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
botanising
botanising
verb
present participle of botanise
botanizing
botanizing
verb
present participle of botanize
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.
bourignian
bowldering
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
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.
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
broilingly
broilingly
adv
So as to broil.
bromindigo
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
bubonalgia
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buitenzorg
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
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
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cacogenics
cacogenics
noun
(medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote bad genetic characteristics in people.
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
cajolingly
cajolingly
adv
in a cajoling manner
caligation
caligation
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) dimness; cloudiness
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
camerlingo
canonising
canonising
verb
present participle of canonise
canonizing
canonizing
verb
present participle of canonize
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
caponizing
caponizing
verb
present participle of caponize
caprioling
caprioling
verb
present participle of capriole
captioning
captioning
noun
The act of assigning a caption.
verb
present participle of caption
caracoling
caracoling
noun
A caracole, or half-turn.
verb
present participle of caracole
carcinogen
carcinogen
noun
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
cardington
cariogenic
cariogenic
adj
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Producing dental caries
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
carpogonia
carpogonia
noun
plural of carpogonium
carrington
carrington
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A city in North Dakota.
A village in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Midlothian, Scotland.
cartooning
cartooning
noun
The act of drawing a cartoon or caricature.
verb
present participle of cartoon
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
cataloging
cataloging
noun
Alternative form of cataloguing
verb
present participle of catalog
cautioning
cautioning
noun
The act of giving a warning.
verb
present participle of caution
centigrado
cerulignol
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
chicagoans
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chiriguano
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chittagong
chittagong
Proper noun
A city in Bangladesh.
One of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
chivington
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.