(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
adagissimo
adagissimo
adv
(music) Very slowly.
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adsmithing
aegopodium
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
alamogordo
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
angadresma
argentamid
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
bodymaking
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
bromindigo
bugbeardom
bulldogism
bumgardner
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
cardiagram
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
coadmiring
commanding
commanding
adj
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
Impressively dominant.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
noun
The act of giving a command.
verb
present participle of command
commending
commending
verb
present participle of commend
commingled
commingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commingle
condemning
condemning
noun
condemnation
verb
present participle of condemn
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
daemonurgy
dagusmines
damageable
damageable
adj
(obsolete) Hurtful; pernicious.
Capable of being injured or weakened, susceptible to damage.
damageably
damagement
damagement
noun
(rare) damage
damagingly
damagingly
adv
In a damaging manner
damnifying
damnifying
verb
present participle of damnify
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
danglement
decagramme
decagramme
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of decagram
decigramme
decigramme
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of decigram
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
declaiming
declaiming
noun
declamation
verb
present participle of declaim
defamingly
defamingly
Adverb
In a defamatory manner.
dekagramme
delimiting
delimiting
adj
That serves to delimit.
noun
The act or point of something being delimited.
verb
present participle of delimit
demagogies
demagogies
noun
plural of demagogy
demagogism
demagogism
noun
The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
demagogues
demagogues
noun
plural of demagogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagogue
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demifigure
demihagbut
demilegato
demiourgoi
demiourgos
demisangue
demisavage
demiurgism
demivierge
demivirgin
demogorgon
demogorgon
Proper noun
A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo; an incubus.
A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
demonizing
demonizing
verb
present participle of demonize
demonology
demonology
noun
The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatagra
dermatogen
dermatogen
noun
(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
designment
designment
noun
(obsolete) One's design or plan; an objective, an undertaking.
diagometer
diagometer
noun
A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.
diagraming
diagraming
verb
(American spelling) present participle of diagram
diagrammed
diagrammed
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of diagram
diagrammer
diagrammer
noun
(computing) A software program for constructing diagrams.
diagredium
diagrydium
diamidogen
diaminogen
diamonding
diamonding
verb
present participle of diamond
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
dichogamic
dichogamic
adj
Relating to dichogamy
digammated
digammated
adj
Containing the old Greek letter digamma.
digestment
digitalism
digitalism
noun
A medical condition caused by digitalis poisoning.
The condition of living in a digital culture, with computer technology.
digitiform
digitiform
adj
Having the shape of a finger.
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
diglottism
diglottism
noun
bilingualism
dillingham
dimagnesic
dimerizing
dimerizing
verb
present participle of dimerize
diminuting
diosmosing
diosmosing
verb
present participle of diosmose
diplomaing
disaugment
disembargo
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
dishmonger
disimagine
disimagine
verb
(transitive) To banish from the imagination.
dislimning
dislimning
verb
present participle of dislimn
dismasting
dismasting
noun
The act by which a ship is dismasted.
verb
present participle of dismast
dismissing
dismissing
verb
present participle of dismiss
displuming
displuming
verb
present participle of displume
docimology
docimology
noun
scientific testing, as in assaying metals, etc.
dogmatical
dogmatical
adj
Alternative form of dogmatic
dogmatised
dogmatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogmatise
dogmatiser
dogmatiser
noun
Alternative form of dogmatizer
dogmatisms
dogmatisms
noun
plural of dogmatism
dogmatists
dogmatists
noun
plural of dogmatist
dogmatized
dogmatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogmatize
dogmatizer
dogmatizer
noun
One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter.
dollmaking
dollmaking
noun
The manufacture of dolls.
domajigger
domiciling
domiciling
verb
present participle of domicile
dominating
dominating
verb
present participle of dominate
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
doughmaker
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
draegerman
draegermen
dragomanic
dragomanic
adj
Of or relating to a dragoman.
dramalogue
dramaturge
dramaturge
noun
(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare, theater) To act as a dramaturge.
dramaturgy
dramaturgy
noun
(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
dreamingly
dreamingly
Adverb
In a dreamy manner.
drogherman
dromograph
dromograph
noun
A flowmeter used to record the circulation of the blood
dutymonger
dynamiting
dynamiting
noun
The act of blowing something up with dynamite.
verb
present participle of dynamite
dynamogeny
dynamogeny
noun
(psychology) The production of nervous energy, stimulation of the nerves.
edgemaking
edgemaking
noun
The manufacture of the edges of shoes.
embrangled
embrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrangle