(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
(veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abbreviating
abbreviating
verb
present participle of abbreviate
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abigeat
abigeat
noun
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenetic
abiogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
ablegate
ablegate
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
aghlabite
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
aktiebolag
albategnius
albergatrice
albrightsville
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
altenburg
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antagonizable
antagonizable
adj
Capable of being antagonized.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihemoglobin
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
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
arbitrager
arbitrager
noun
(finance) One who participates in arbitrage.
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitrages
arbitrages
noun
plural of arbitrage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrage
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
astrobiologies
atabeg
atabeg
noun
(historical) A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
azygobranchiate
babingtonite
babingtonite
noun
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
backlighted
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologic
bacteriologic
adj
bacteriological
bacteriological
bacteriological
adj
Of or pertaining to bacteriology.
bacteriologically
bacteriologically
adv
In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
bactetiophage
bagatelle
bagatelle
noun
(literature, music) A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.
(transitive, rare) To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.
bagatelles
bagatelles
noun
plural of bagatelle
bagatine
bagehot
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
bagganet
baggett
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
bagnet
bagnet
noun
(Philippines) crispy pork belly
bagnette
bagonet
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
baguet
baguet
noun
(architecture, zoology) Alternative form of baguette
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
baguettes
baguettes
noun
plural of baguette
baiginet
baignet
ballastage
ballastage
noun
A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbour.
ballotage
ballotage
noun
In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
bangwaketsi
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).