An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdication
abdication
noun
(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abdications
abdications
noun
plural of abdication
abdomina
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.
abdominales
abdominalia
abdominalia
noun
(zoology) A group of cirriped crustaceans having abdominal appendages.
abdominalian
abdominalian
adj
Of or relating to the abdominalia.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abdominals
abdominals
noun
plural of abdominal
abdominoanterior
abdominocardiac
abdominocardiac
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the abdomen and the heart.
abdominocentesis
abdominocentesis
noun
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abdominoscope
abdominoscope
noun
An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
abdominous
abdominous
adj
Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
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.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acetobromanilide
acylamidobenzene
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adverbiation
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
amidoazobenzene
amidoazobenzol
aminobenzaldehyde
aminobenzamide
aminobenzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of benzamide
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anobiidae
anomorhomboid
anomorhomboidal
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antibenzaldoxime
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
antitabloid
antitabloid
adj
Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
audubonistic
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
backadation
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bacteriodiagnosis
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
badacsonyi
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
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.
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balaenoid
balaenoid
adj
Relating to whales of the family Balaenidae, certain of the baleen whales.
balaenoidea
balaenoidean
balaenopteridae
balanoglossida
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
balantidiosis
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
baldacchino
baldachino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldoquin
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
banderillero
banderillero
noun
(bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas.
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
banderoling
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
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bandido
bandidos
bandolerismo
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
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
bantoid
bantoid
Adjective
Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
bardolino
bardolphian
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
baronduki
baronetised
baronetized
baronized
baronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baronize
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
basiarachnoiditis
basidiogenetic
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
bastardizations
bastardizations
noun
plural of bastardization
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.
bastinadoed
bastinadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinado
bastinadoes
bastinadoes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinado