(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.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
angurboda
arnoldsburg
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
bagpudding
bainbrudge
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
banebrudge
basiglandular
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
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelling
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bedung
bedung
verb
(transitive) To cover with dung or manure.
(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To bedaub or defile.
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
berglund
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bladensburg
blandburg
bleachground
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
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
bludging
bludging
verb
present participle of bludge
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blunged
blunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunge
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.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bougainvilliidae
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.
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
brandenburger
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
brundidge
budding
budding
adj
Beginning to develop.
noun
(horticulture) The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark
(horticulture) The result of this practice.
verb
present participle of bud
buddings
buddings
noun
plural of budding
buddling
buddling
verb
present participle of buddle
buddying
buddying
verb
present participle of buddy
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
budging
budging
verb
present participle of budge
budling
budling
noun
A small, young, or immature bud.
buganda
building
building
noun
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
verb
present participle of build
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
buildings
buildings
noun
plural of building
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bulldogging
bulldogging
verb
present participle of bulldog
bulldoggings
bulldoggishness
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bumgardner
bundaberg
bundestag
bundestag
Proper noun
The federal/state parliament of Germany.
bundling
bundling
noun
(countable, uncountable) Arrangement in a bundle or collection.
(uncountable, historical) An old custom in Wales, New England, and elsewhere for sweethearts to sleep on the same bed without undressing.
verb
present participle of bundle
bundlings
bundlings
noun
plural of bundling
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
bunged
bunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bung
bungled
bungled
adj
Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bungle
burdening
burdening
verb
present participle of burden
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgeoned
burgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burgeon
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
burgundy
burgundy
adj
Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.
noun
(color) A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.
Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butteryfingered
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
counterbuilding
daubigny
daubing
daubing
noun
A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; roughcast.
In currying horses, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; dubbing.
Something daubed, such as graffiti.
verb
present participle of daub
daubingly
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
debugging
debugging
noun
(computing) The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.
verb
present participle of debug
debunking
debunking
noun
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
verb
present participle of debunk
debusing
debussing
debussing
verb
present participle of debus
debuting
debuting
verb
present participle of debut
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decarburizing
decarburizing
verb
present participle of decarburize
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
disabusing
disabusing
verb
present participle of disabuse
disambiguating
disambiguating
verb
present participle of disambiguate
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disambiguations
disambiguations
noun
plural of disambiguation
disbudding
disbudding
noun
(agriculture) Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.
(veterinary) In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.