(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridgedly
abridgedly
adv
in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
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
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenopharyngitis
adfreezing
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adjiger
adjiger
noun
(India) The snake Python molurus.
adlegiare
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
adstringe
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adversing
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
aegeriid
aegeriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the clearwing moths in the family Aegeriidae.
aegeriidae
aegritude
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterglide
aftergrind
agaristidae
agatharchides
agelacrinitidae
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggrandized
aggrandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrandizer
aggrandizer
noun
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agriochoeridae
agrionidae
agriotypidae
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agromyzidae
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
aigialosauridae
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alderling
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegorized
allegorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorize
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdonitrile
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
androgametangium
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androgyneity
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
andrologies
androsphinges
aneroidograph
angiocardiographies
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angulinerved
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
antieavesdropping
antiprestidigitation
antireducing
antispreading
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
apterygidae
argasidae
argentamid
argentamide
argenticyanide
argentide
argentinidae
argiopidae
argiopoidea
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
aridge
armageddonist
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arraigned
arraigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arraign
arridge
aryepiglottidean
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
autodrainage
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
azogrenadine
bacteriodiagnosis
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
baldridge
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
banderoling
bandspreading
barehanding
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
battledoring
baynebridge
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.