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
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
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
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
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
bougainvilliidae
bourgade
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
bugbeardom
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
burglarproofed
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
cubitodigital
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
diabolifuge
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
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
doubleganger
doubleganger
noun
A doppelganger.
doublegear
doublehatching
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
dravosburg
endoglobular
endoglobular
adj
Synonym of endoglobar
gadabout
gadabout
noun
A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.
gadabouts
gadabouts
noun
plural of gadabout
globulicidal
globulicidal
adj
Destroying blood corpuscles.
gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium
noun
A blastostyle.
groundable
groundable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
Capable of being electrically grounded.
Capable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
groundably
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
guerdonable
guerdonable
adj
(obsolete) Deserving of a reward.
guideboard
guideboard
noun
A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions.
hardbought
harrodsburg
headborough
headborough
noun
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
hollidaysburg
hollidaysburg
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
houghband
inguinoabdominal
inguinoabdominal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the groin and abdomen.
madisonburg
mandibulopharyngeal
mandibulopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the mandible and the pharynx.
nondistinguishable
nondistinguishable
adj
indistinguishable
nondistinguishableness
nondistinguishably
nonguidable
nonsubordinating
nonsubordinating
adj
(grammar) Not subordinating.
obdurating
obdurating
verb
present participle of obdurate
objurgated
objurgated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of objurgate
oblongitudinal
outbargained
outbargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbargain
outbragged
outbragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbrag
outdebating
outdebating
verb
present participle of outdebate
outgabbled
outgabbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgabble
outgambled
outgambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgamble
overabounding
overabounding
verb
present participle of overabound
plugboard
plugboard
noun
An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.
presubordinating
pseudobiographic
pseudobiographical
pseudobiographical
adj
Apparently, but not truly, biographical.
pseudobiographically
pseudobiological
pseudobiological
adj
Of, relating to, or employing pseudobiology.
pseudobiologically
pseudobiologically
adv
In a pseudobiological manner; by means of pseudobiology.
pterygomandibular
subastragaloid
subdelegation
subdelegation
noun
(archaic) Early administrative division of Chile
Act of subdelegating.
subdemonstrating
subelongated
subelongated
adj
(biology) Somewhat elongated; having the length extended to a limited degree.
subganoid
subgelatinoid
subordinating
subordinating
verb
present participle of subordinate
subordinatingly
subordinatingly
adv
So as to subordinate.
subpagoda
subrogated
subrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of subrogate
surfboarding
surfboarding
verb
present participle of surfboard
turbocharged
turbocharged
adj
Having a turbocharger
verb
simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge
turbosupercharged
unabandoning
unabandoning
adj
That does not abandon.
verb
present participle of unabandon
unabrogated
unabrogated
adj
Which has not been abrogated.
unconglobated
undiagnosable
undiagnosable
adj
That cannot be diagnosed.
undiscourageable
undiscourageable
adj
Not discourageable.
undislodgeable
undislodgeable
adj
Not dislodgeable.
ungamboled
ungambolled
ungroundable
ungroundable
adj
(philosophy) Impossible to ground.
Not groundable.
Unable to be electrically grounded.
ungroundably
unknowledgeable
unknowledgeable
adj
Lacking knowledge, ignorant, naive, or foolish.
unobligated
unobligated
adj
Not obligated.
unsabotaged
unsabotaged
adj
Not sabotaged.
unsubrogated
vagabondismus
vagabondismus
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A dark brown discoloration of the skin resulting from uncleanliness and prolonged exposure to the weather.