In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
aedoeagus
aegopodium
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agglutinoid
aground
aground
adj
(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
aguador
aguilawood
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aigialosauridae
amidoguaiacol
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaloncus
androgametangium
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgeus
androginous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
angulodentate
angurboda
antidecalogue
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
arguendo
arguendo
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
(law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
arnoldsburg
ascogonidium
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiological
audiological
adj
Of or pertaining to audiology, or the study of hearing.
audiologies
audiologies
noun
plural of audiology
audiologist
audiologist
noun
A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders.
audiologists
audiologists
noun
plural of audiologist
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
autodiagnosis
autodiagnosis
noun
Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autodiagrammatic
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autodrainage
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
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
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
begoud
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
berouged
berouged
adj
Wearing rouge.
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bleachground
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodguilts
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
bloodlusting
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bludgeon
bludgeon
noun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
verb
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
bludgeons
bludgeons
noun
plural of bludgeon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bludgeon
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bogued
bogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bogue
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bougainvilliidae
boughed
boughed
adj
Having (a specified kind of) boughs.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bounding
bounding
noun
(uncountable) The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests.
The act of one who bounds or leaps.
verb
present participle and gerund of bound
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bourgade
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
brogued
brogued
adj
Decorated with brogueing.
Having a brogue (accent).
Shod with brogues (type of shoe).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brogue
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
buddhology
buddhology
Noun
The study of the Buddha or Buddhahood.
budgero
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
bugbeardom
bugdom
bugdom
noun
The essence of being a bug.
bulldog
bulldog
noun
(UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
(US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
(professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
A stubborn or determined person.
The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
verb
(transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
bulldogged
bulldogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulldog
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
bulldoggers
bulldoggers
noun
plural of bulldogger
bulldogging
bulldogging
verb
present participle of bulldog
bulldoggings
bulldoggish
bulldoggishly
bulldoggishness
bulldoggy
bulldoggy
adj
(informal) Resembling a bulldog.
bulldogism
bulldogs
bulldogs
noun
plural of bulldog
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.