(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
abduced
abduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduce
abduces
abduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduce
abelard
abetted
abetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abet
abidden
abidden
verb
(obsolete) past participle of abide
abiders
abiders
noun
plural of abider
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abjured
abjured
adj
Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjure
ablated
ablated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablate
abluted
abluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablute
aborted
aborted
adj
(biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
Brought forth prematurely.
Checked in normal development at an early stage.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abort
abraded
abraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrade
abrader
abrader
noun
(archaeology) A primitive artifact made of sandstone used for smoothing, sharpening, or shaping.
(medicine) A surgical instrument used to abrade bone or other tissue.
Something that abrades; a tool or machine for abrading.
abrades
abrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrade
abrased
abrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrase
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(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.
abutted
abutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abut
addable
addable
adj
Alternative spelling of addible
noun
Something that can be added to a basic model or formulation; an add-on or enhancement.
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
adebayo
adverbs
adverbs
noun
plural of adverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adverb
aidable
aidable
adj
Capable of being rectified with a hearing aid.
Qualifying for financial aid.
albedos
albedos
noun
plural of albedo
albetad
alibied
alibied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alibi
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
arbored
arbored
adj
Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees.
aubades
aubades
noun
plural of aubade
audible
audible
adj
Able to be heard.
noun
(American football) The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
verb
(intransitive, American football) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
aweband
babbled
babbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babble
baddest
baddest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of bad: most bad
(slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful; wicked.
baddies
baddies
noun
plural of baddie
badgers
badgers
noun
plural of badger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badger
badiner
badmeng
badness
badness
noun
The quality or degree of being bad.
badoeng
baffled
baffled
adj
(not comparable) having baffles
thoroughly confused, puzzled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baffle
baisden
baldest
baldest
adj
superlative form of bald: most bald
baldies
baldies
noun
plural of baldie
plural of baldy
ballade
ballade
noun
(music) Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.
(poetry) A poem of one or more triplets of seven- or eight-line stanzas, each ending with the same line as refrain, and usually an envoi; more generally, any poem in stanzas of equal length.
bamused
banande
bandage
bandage
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
verb
To apply a bandage to something.
bandeau
bandeau
noun
(medicine) A band.
A band for the hair.
A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric.
bandeen
bandeng
bandera
banders
banders
noun
plural of bander
bandied
bandied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandy
bandies
bandies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandy
bandler
bandlet
bandlet
noun
Alternative form of bandelet
bandore
bandore
noun
A stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
bardane
bardeen
bardess
bardess
noun
A female bard.
bardier
bardlet
bardlet
noun
An inferior bard or poet.
bartend
bartend
verb
To tend a bar; to act as a barman.
basined
basined
adj
Enclosed in a basin.
Having a basin or basins, especially if qualified by the type of basin.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basin
basqued
basqued
adj
Having a basque.
bastide
bastide
noun
A mansion in Provence.
new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
batarde
batched
batched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batch
batiked
batiked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batik
battled
battled
adj
(heraldry) Embattled.
(poetic, archaic) Battlemented.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battle
baudery
baulked
baulked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baulk
bawdier
bawdier
adj
comparative form of bawdy: more bawdy
bawdies
bayhead
bayhead
noun
(ecology) A swamp habitat dominated by bay laurels.
bayside
bayside
adj
Located along a bay
beached
beached
adj
(archaic, literary) Having a beach.
It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.
Run or brought ashore
Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beach
beadeye
beadier
beadier
adj
comparative form of beady: more beady
beadily
beadily
adv
(usually of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner.
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
beadles
beadles
noun
plural of beadle
beadlet
beadlet
noun
A small bead
beadman
beadman
noun
Alternative form of beadsman
beadmen
beadmen
noun
plural of beadman
beadrow
beancod
bearded
bearded
adj
(Of an axe) having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.
(in combination) Having a beard (or similar appendage) of a specified type.
Having a beard; involving a beard.
Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).
noun
(informal, botany, horticulture) A bearded iris.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beard
bearden
bearder
bearder
noun
One who beards.
beardie
beardie
noun
(Scotland) A fish, the bearded loach or stone loach, Barbatula barbatula.
(informal) Alternative form of beardy
beardom
beardom
noun
The state of being a bear (in homosexual subculture).
The state, essence, or quality of being a bear (the mammal).
bedamns
bedamns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedamn
bedaubs
bedaubs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedaub
bedawee
bedazed
bedazed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedaze
bedcase
bedegar
bedelia
bedeman
bedeman
noun
(obsolete) beadsman
bedfast
bedfast
adj
Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.
noun
A joint or hook that attaches a bedrail to a headboard or footboard.
One who is bedfast.
bedikah
bedikah
noun
(Judaism) A ritual inspection or examination.
bedlamp
bedlamp
noun
A bedside lamp.
bedlams
bedlams
noun
plural of bedlam
bedmate
bedmate
noun
A person with whom one shares a bed.
bedpans
bedpans
noun
plural of bedpan
bedrail
bedrail
noun
A rail at the head, foot, or side of a bed.
bedrape
bedrape
verb
(archaic) To dress, clothe.
To drape, cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
bedread
bedward
bedward
adv
Toward bed.
bedwarf
bedwarf
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
bedways
beehead
beeyard
beeyard
noun
An apiary.
begaudy
begazed
begazed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begaze
beghard
beghard
Noun
One of an association of religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines, and influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the
beglads
beguard
behaved
behaved
adj
(in combination) Exhibiting the specified kind of behaviour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behave
beheads
beheads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behead
belaced
belaced
adj
Bordered or adorned with lace
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belace
beladle
beladle
verb
(transitive) To pour out with a ladle; ladle out.
belanda
belated
belated
adj
Lacking education or sophistication.
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belate
belauds
belauds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belaud
belayed
belayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belay
beldame
beldame
noun
(now archaic) An old woman, particularly an ugly one.
(obsolete) A grandmother.
beldams
beldams
noun
plural of beldam
belgard
belgard
noun
(obsolete) A loving look, an amorous glance.
belinda
belinda
Proper noun
The ninth satellite of Uranus.
belldas
bemadam
bemadam
verb
(archaic, transitive) To call by the title of madam.
bemazed
bemazed
adj
stupefied, bewildered.
benamed
benamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bename
bendays
bendays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benday