(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
aghlabite
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
ambigenal
arbitrage
arbitrage
noun
(archaic) Arbitration.
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
verb
(intransitive, finance) To employ arbitrage
(transitive, finance) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
backening
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badinaged
badinaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badinage
badinages
badinages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage
bagginess
bagginess
noun
The characteristic of being baggy.
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
baigneuse
baignoire
baignoire
noun
(dated) A box of the lowest tier in a theatre.
bailliage
baldridge
ballinger
ballinger
noun
Alternative spelling of balinger
bangiales
bantering
bantering
adj
That teases
noun
joking; jesting
teasing
verb
present participle of banter
barbering
barbering
noun
(informal) The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.
The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargainee
bargainee
noun
(law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property being sold.
bargainer
bargainer
noun
A person who makes a bargain.
bargelike
bargelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barge.
bariolage
bariolage
noun
(music) A rapid alternation of two notes on two strings of a violin etc
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkleigh
barreling
barreling
noun
(mechanical engineering) A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.
Synonym of barrel distortion
barringer
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
basigenic
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
battening
battening
noun
(construction) Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”)
verb
present participle of batten
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
beastings
beastings
noun
plural of beasting
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
beavering
beavering
noun
Hunting or trapping beaver.
verb
present participle of beaver
bebington
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becapping
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becriming
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bednights
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedstring
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
beegerite
beestings
beestings
noun
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
plural of beesting
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
befalling
befalling
adj
(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
noun
A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
verb
present participle of befall
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befleaing
befleaing
verb
present participle of beflea
befogging
befogging
verb
present participle of befog
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befreight
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
begalling
begalling
verb
present participle of begall
begarnish
begemming
begemming
verb
present participle of begem
begetting
begetting
noun
The act or product of one who begets.
verb
present participle of beget
beggaries
beggaries
noun
plural of beggary
beggaring
beggaring
verb
present participle of beggar
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
beggiatoa
beggingly
beggingly
adv
in a begging manner
beginners
beginners
noun
plural of beginner
beginning
beginning
adj
(informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
noun
(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
verb
present participle of begin
begirding
begirding
verb
present participle of begird
begirdled
begirdled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begirdle
begirdles
begirdles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begirdle
beglitter
beglitter
verb
To cover with glitter; to make glittery.
begriming
begriming
verb
present participle of begrime
begrimmed
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
beguiling
beguiling
adj
That beguiles or beguile.
noun
A beguilement.
verb
present participle of beguile
begulfing
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
beingless
beingless
adj
Devoid of being; nonexistent.
Devoid of living beings; uninhabited.
beingness
beingness
noun
Existence; the condition of a thing that is.
bejelling
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
belgravia
belgravia
Proper noun
An area of central London, noted for being one of the wealthiest districts in the world.
believing
believing
noun
Belief.
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
verb
present participle of believe
belington
belitoeng
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
belonging
belonging
noun
(countable, chiefly in the plural) Something physical that is owned.