(geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Free from constraint; uninhibited.
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abandon
abandonee
abandonee
noun
(law) One to whom something is abandoned.
abandoner
abandoner
noun
One who abandons.
abbandono
abdominal
abdominal
adj
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abradants
abradants
noun
plural of abradant
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
abundance
abundance
noun
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
abundancy
abundancy
noun
A state of plentifulness.
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
afterband
albardine
aldebaran
aldebaran
Proper noun
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
amendable
amendable
adj
Capable of being amended.
anabantid
anabantid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Anabantidae of climbing perches.
angerboda
angrbodha
angurboda
anobiidae
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbrand
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badinaged
badinaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badinage
badinages
badinages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage
badinerie
badinerie
noun
A brief and lively dance.
The music to accompany this dance, or in this style.
badminton
badminton
noun
(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
badnesses
badnesses
noun
plural of badness
baduhenna
baekeland
balaenoid
balaenoid
adj
Relating to whales of the family Balaenidae, certain of the baleen whales.
balanidae
balbinder
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldcrown
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
baldoquin
ballooned
ballooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balloon
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
bandaging
bandaging
noun
Strips of cloth or other material used to create a bandage.
verb
present participle of bandage
bandagist
bandagist
noun
One who applies bandages.
Someone who produces or sells bandages.
bandalore
bandalore
noun
(historical) A yo-yo.
bandanaed
bandanaed
adj
Wearing a bandana.
bandannas
bandannas
noun
plural of bandanna
bandarlog
bandboxes
bandboxes
noun
plural of bandbox
banderlog
banderole
banderole
noun
(architecture) A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
A little banner, flag, or streamer.
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
bandfiled
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden
bandiness
bandiness
noun
The state or quality of being bandy.
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
bandobust
bandoleer
bandoleer
noun
Alternative form of bandolier
bandolero
bandolero
noun
An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandoline
bandoline
noun
(dated) A glutinous pomatum for the hair.
verb
(dated, transitive) To apply bandoline to (the hair).
bandonion
bandonion
noun
Alternative spelling of bandoneon
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bandstand
bandstand
noun
A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.
A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
bandurria
bandurria
noun
A bird, the black-faced ibis.
A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.
bandusian
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandyball
bandyball
noun
(historical) An old game resembling hockey.
bandytown
bangboard
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankrider
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
barbadian
barbadian
Noun
A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.
Adjective
Of, from, or relating to Barbados or the people of Barbados.
bardiness
bardolino
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bareboned
bareboned
adj
Alternative spelling of bare-boned
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargander
bargander
noun
(Norfolk, dialect) Synonym of shelduck
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barneveld
barnsdall
barnstead
barnyards
barnyards
noun
plural of barnyard
baronduki
baroneted
baronized
baronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baronize
bartended
bartended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bartend
bartender
bartender
noun
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from 19th c.]
basilidan
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
bastinado
bastinado
noun
A blow with a cudgel or stick.
Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
verb
(transitive) To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
batesland
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beadiness
beadiness
noun
The state or quality of being beady.
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beaproned
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechanced
bechanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechance
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedangled
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedeafens
bedeafens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedeafen
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedewoman
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedizened
bedizened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedizen
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bednights
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedridden
bedridden
adj
Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
bedsonias
bedsonias
noun
plural of bedsonia
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedstands
bedstands
noun
plural of bedstand
bedstring
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
beewinged
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
begirding
begirding
verb
present participle of begird
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.