simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bacterioidal
bacteroideae
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
batocrinidae
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
benedictions
benedictions
noun
plural of benediction
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
bleachground
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bloodcurdler
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bocedization
bocedization
noun
(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bostrychidae
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brachypodine
brachypodous
bradyacousia
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
braggadocian
braggadocian
noun
(obsolete) Someone given to empty boasting; a braggart.
braggadocios
braggadocios
noun
plural of braggadocio
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
broadcasters
broadcasters
noun
plural of broadcaster
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
bromidically
bromocyanide
cannabinoids
cannabinoids
noun
plural of cannabinoid
cannonballed
cannonballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cannonball
carbodiimide
carbodiimide
noun
(chemistry) the compound HN=C=NH, or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbonadoing
carbonadoing
verb
present participle of carbonado
carbonitride
carbonitride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed carbide and nitride
verb
To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen
carbonylated
carbonylated
adj
Subjected to carbonylation.
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
centerboards
centerboards
noun
plural of centerboard
cercolabidae
cerebropedal
cerebropedal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
cerebrosides
cerebrosides
noun
plural of cerebroside
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
clapperboard
clapperboard
noun
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
coambassador
coambassador
noun
A joint ambassador.
cobblestoned
cobblestoned
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting cobblestoning.
Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
cobridgehead
cogitabundly
collaborated
collaborated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collaborate
combinedness
combinedness
noun
The state or quality of being combined.
commoditable
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
considerable
considerable
adj
Large in amount.
Significant; worth considering.
noun
(obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
considerably
considerably
adv
Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
cornbraiding
corroborated
corroborated
adj
Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corroborate
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
crossbanding
crossbanding
noun
An arrangement or pattern of crossbands.
verb
present participle of crossband
crossbreeded
cryptodouble
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
daunorubicin
daunorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decarbonated
decarbonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate
decarbonates
decarbonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarbonate
decarbonator
decarbonised
decarbonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonise
decarboniser
decarbonized
decarbonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize
decarbonizer
decarbonizer
noun
One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
decarbonizes
decarbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarbonize
decasyllabon
decasyllabon
noun
(obsolete) A line of ten syllables.
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
decomposable
decomposable
adj
Able to be decomposed
decorability
decorability
noun
The quality of being decorable; ability to be decorated.
diabetogenic
diabetogenic
adj
(pathology) That produces diabetes
diabolically
diabolically
adv
In a diabolical manner.
diabological
diabological
adj
Relating to diabology.
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
dibranchious
dicarboxylic
dicarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups
diploblastic
diploblastic
adj
(biology) Having two embryonic germ layers (the ectoderm and the endoderm)
disboscation
disboscation
noun
Deforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.
discoblastic
discoblastic
adj
(biology) Having a form of egg cleavage where only a small disc separates from the rest of the egg, associated with osseous fishes.
discountable
discountable
adj
That can be discounted (in all senses).
discoverable
discoverable
adj
(law) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
Able to be discovered.
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
disobedience
disobedience
noun
Refusal to obey.
documentable
documentable
adj
Capable of being supported by documentary evidence.
dolichoblond
domesticable
domesticable
adj
Capable of being domesticated; tameable.
doxorubicins
doxorubicins
noun
plural of doxorubicin
embarcaderos
embarcaderos
noun
plural of embarcadero
embiotocidae
embryocardia
embryocardia
noun
(pathology) A symptom of myocardial disease in which the cadence of the heart sounds resembles that of a foetus
eproboscidea
forbiddances
forbiddances
noun
plural of forbiddance
foredescribe
globulicidal
globulicidal
adj
Destroying blood corpuscles.
gobiesocidae
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
hydrocarbide
hydrocarbide
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) hydrocarbon
hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons
noun
plural of hydrocarbon
improducible
incorrodable
incorrodible
incorrodible
adj
Incapable of being corroded or eaten away.
indocibility
indocibility
noun
The state of being indocible.
introducible
introducible
adj
able to be introduced
irrecordable
irrecordable
adj
Not capable of, or suitable for, being recorded.
labradoritic
labradoritic
adj
Containing or relating to the mineral labradorite.
malacobdella
mediocubital
mediocubital
adj
(anatomy, entomology) median and cubital
microbicidal
microbicidal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
microrhabdus
misobedience
misobedience
noun
(obsolete) Mistaken obedience.
(obsolete) disobedience
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
molybdocolic
molybdomancy
molybdomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting shapes formed when molten metal, typically lead or tin, is dropped into water.