(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abashing
abashing
adj
Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abderian
abderian
adj
Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abdicant
abdicant
adj
(rare) Abdicating; renouncing.
noun
One who abdicates.
abdomina
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abhinaya
abhinaya
noun
(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abidance
abidance
noun
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
abietene
abietene
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
ablastin
ablastin
noun
(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablation
ablation
noun
(geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
(meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
(obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortion
abortion
noun
(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
(figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
(now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
abscisin
abscisin
noun
Alternative spelling of abscissin
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinths
absinths
noun
plural of absinth
abstains
abstains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobion
againbuy
aibonito
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
albanian
albanite
albation
alberoni
albertin
albicans
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albinoni
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
alibiing
alibiing
verb
present participle of alibi
amberina
ambiance
ambiance
noun
(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
ambience
ambience
noun
Alternative spelling of ambiance
ambiency
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambilian
ambition
ambition
noun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
ambonite
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambuling
amoebian
amoebian
noun
(zoology) One of the Amoebea.
anabasin
anabasis
anabasis
noun
(historical) A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.
(obsolete) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.
anabatic
anabatic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis
(of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)
noun
Short for anabatic wind.
anabolic
anabolic
adj
Of or relating to anabolism.
noun
An anabolic steroid.
anabolin
anaxibia
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
animable
animable
adj
Capable of being put into life or receiving animation.
annibale
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
antibalm
antibank
antibank
adj
Opposing banks (financial institutions).
antibias
antibias
adj
Opposing or countering bias.
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antiboss
antiboss
adj
hostile to the authority of bosses
antisnob
antisnob
adj
Opposing snobbery.
noun
One who opposes snobbery.
arabians
arabinic
arbinose
asboline
atabrine
atabrine
noun
Synonym of quinacrine
aubepine
ayenbite
baahling
babbling
babbling
noun
(countable, uncountable) A confused murmur, as of a stream.
(countable, uncountable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
(uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
verb
present participle of babble
bacchian
bacchian
adj
(rare) jovial or drunken
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlins
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
baconian
baconian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.
Noun
One who adheres to the philosophy of Francis Bacon.
One who believes that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
baconism
baconist
baconize
baconize
verb
(transitive, cooking) To prepare like bacon, by smoking etc.
(transitive, cooking) To prepare with bacon as an ingredient.
bacterin
bacterin
noun
A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
bactrian
bactrian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
badarian
badenite
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badineur
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bagatine
baggings
baggings
noun
plural of bagging
bagtikan
bahamian
bahamian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.
Noun
A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
bahmanid
baianism
baianism
Noun
A school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.
baiginet
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
baillone
bailment
bailment
noun
(law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
(obsolete) Bail.
bailsman
bailsman
noun
(law) A person who provides bail for another
bailsmen
bailsmen
noun
plural of bailsman
bairnish
bairnish
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
baladine
balaenid
balaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balaenidae.
balanism
balanite
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
baldakin
baldling
balinese
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
balkanic
balkanic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
balkline
balkline
noun
baulk line
ballmine
bambinos
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
banality
banality
noun
(countable) Something which is banal.
(rare, historical) A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.
(uncountable) The quality of being banal.
banalize
banalize
verb
(transitive) To make banal or commonplace.
bananist
banatite
banatite
noun
(petrology) granodiorite or rock of similar composition that intruded in the Banat region of Europe in the Cretaceous
banausic
banausic
adj
(formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
(formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian.
bandaite
bandfile
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bandidos
bandikai
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
banditti
banditti
noun
(archaic) robbers or outlaws.
bandusia
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bangling
bangling
noun
Contention; squabbling
verb
present participle of bangle
bangtail
bangtail
noun
(US) A racehorse.
(marketing) An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
verb
To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banishes
banishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish