Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abasing
abasing
verb
present participle of abase
abencerrages
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abiogeneses
abiogeneses
noun
plural of abiogenesis
abiogenesis
abiogenesis
noun
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
ablings
ablings
adv
(Britain, dialectal) Alternative form of aiblins
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
abolitionising
abolitionising
verb
present participle of abolitionise
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscising
abscising
verb
present participle of abscise
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agreeablenesses
agreeablenesses
noun
plural of agreeableness
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albategnius
albigenses
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albigensianism
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albugines
albuginitis
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobist
angulatogibbous
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
antihumbuggist
arnoldsburg
arraignableness
aschaffenburg
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assibilating
assibilating
verb
present participle of assibilate
assignability
assignability
noun
The quality of being assignable.
assignable
assignable
adj
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
Capable of being specified or shown.
assignably
austinburg
babblings
babblings
noun
plural of babbling
babelising
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bacillogenous
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlings
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspang
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.