Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abdicator
abdicator
noun
(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abdominal
abdominal
adj
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
aboudikro
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
adiabatic
adiabatic
adj
(physics, quantum mechanics, of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system from its initial value to a final value.
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).
noun
An adiabatic curve or graph
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
alabamide
albardine
amberoids
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
amoebidae
anabantid
anabantid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Anabantidae of climbing perches.
anobiidae
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
arborized
arborized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arborize
archibald
archibold
arribadas
arribadas
noun
plural of arribada
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
babbitted
babbitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babbitt
babelised
babelized
babelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babelize
babillard
babillard
noun
The lesser whitethroat of Europe
bacchides
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
baddishly
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
badinerie
badinerie
noun
A brief and lively dance.
The music to accompany this dance, or in this style.
badminton
badminton
noun
(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
baidarkas
baidarkas
noun
plural of baidarka
bairdford
balaenoid
balaenoid
adj
Relating to whales of the family Balaenidae, certain of the baleen whales.
balanidae
balbinder
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
baldoquin
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
baldridge
balladier
balladier
noun
Alternative form of balladeer
balladise
balladism
balladist
balladist
noun
One who composes or performs ballads.
balladize
balladize
verb
(intransitive) To perform ballads.
(transitive) To adapt or convert into a ballad.
ballfield
ballfield
noun
Baseball playing field.
bandaging
bandaging
noun
Strips of cloth or other material used to create a bandage.
verb
present participle of bandage
bandagist
bandagist
noun
One who applies bandages.
Someone who produces or sells bandages.
bandfiled
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden
bandiness
bandiness
noun
The state or quality of being bandy.
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandoline
bandoline
noun
(dated) A glutinous pomatum for the hair.
verb
(dated, transitive) To apply bandoline to (the hair).
bandonion
bandonion
noun
Alternative spelling of bandoneon
bandurria
bandurria
noun
A bird, the black-faced ibis.
A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.
bandusian
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bankrider
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
barbadian
barbadian
Noun
A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.
Adjective
Of, from, or relating to Barbados or the people of Barbados.
bardiglio
bardiglio
noun
An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
bardiness
bardolino
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
barmecide
baronduki
baronized
baronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baronize
barricade
barricade
noun
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
verb
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
barricado
barricado
noun
(archaic) barricade
verb
(archaic) To barricade
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
bartholdi
basaltoid
basaltoid
adj
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
basilidan
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basisidia
bassfield
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
bastinado
bastinado
noun
A blow with a cudgel or stick.
Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
verb
(transitive) To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
batteried
batteried
adj
Having a (specified kind of) battery.
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bdellidae
bdelloida
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beadiness
beadiness
noun
The state or quality of being beady.
beadleism
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedlamise
bedlamism
bedlamism
noun
(dated) insanity
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bedlamize
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedsonias
bedsonias
noun
plural of bedsonia
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
belonidae
benamidar
benamidar
noun
(South Asia) The person who acts as a proxy in a benami transfer of property.