An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdicating
abdicating
verb
present participle of abdicate
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(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
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backliding
badinaging
badinaging
verb
present participle of badinage
bagpudding
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balladling
balladling
noun
A short ballad.
bandfiling
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
banebrudge
bangladesh
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedazzling
bedazzling
verb
present participle of bedazzle
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedizening
bedizening
noun
The act of adorning gaudily.
verb
present participle of bedizen
bedlington
bednighted
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedticking
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begladding
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
belozenged
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bidiagonal
bidiagonal
adj
(mathematics) Describing a matrix that has non-zero entries along the main diagonal and either the diagonal above or the diagonal below.
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
blindingly
blindingly
adv
In a blinding manner.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
bobsleding
bodymaking
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
boondoggle
boondoggle
noun
(Canada, US, figuratively) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.
(especially Scouting) A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
verb
(intransitive) To waste time on a pointless activity.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bowldering
brandering
brandering
verb
present participle of brander
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
bridgeland
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brigandage
brigandage
noun
The lifestyle of a brigand.
brigandine
brigandine
noun
(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn or riveted to linen or other material.
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
bromindigo
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bumgardner
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
dabblingly
dabblingly
adv
As a dilettante or amateur; superficially.
With a dabbling motion.
debasingly
debasingly
adv
In a debasing manner.
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
debriefing
debriefing
noun
The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
verb
present participle of debrief
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
designable
designable
adj
Capable of being designed.
dinglebird
disabusing
disabusing
verb
present participle of disabuse
disbanding
disbanding
noun
A disbandment.
verb
present participle of disband
disbarring
disbarring
noun
A disbarment.
verb
present participle of disbar
disbudding
disbudding
noun
(agriculture) Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.
(veterinary) In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.
disburgeon
disbursing
disbursing
verb
present participle of disburse
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
doublehung
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
duanesburg
embrangled
embrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrangle
forbidding
forbidding
adj
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
noun
The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
verb
present participle of forbid
foreboding
foreboding
adj
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
noun
A sense of evil to come.
An evil omen.
verb
present participle of forebode
fredenburg
gabardines
gabardines
noun
plural of gabardine
gaberdines
gaberdines
noun
plural of gaberdine
gableended
garbardine
garbardine
noun
Alternative form of gabardine
gardenable
gardenable
adj
Of land, etc.: suitable for gardening.
giddybrain
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
goldenberg
graubunden
greenboard
groundable
groundable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
Capable of being electrically grounded.
Capable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
groundably
groundbird
gunbuilder
hardenberg
highbinder
highbinder
noun
(US, dated) A swindler, especially a corrupt politician.
(US, obsolete) A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and prostitution.
(US, obsolete) A ruffian, especially one of a gang.
hindenburg
hindenburg
Proper noun
The German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.
husbandage
husbandage
noun
(nautical) The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's manager, or "husband".
husbanding
husbanding
verb
present participle of husband
imbrangled
imbrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrangle
inbreeding
inbreeding
noun
(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.
verb
present participle of inbreed
ingeldable
landenberg
landisburg
longobardi
minibudget
minibudget
noun
(chiefly UK, finance) A budget statement proposed by a government between annual budgets, involving special economic measures.
A small budget.
misbandage
misbinding
misbinding
verb
present participle of misbind
neighbored
neighbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neighbor
nonabiding
nonabiding
noun
(Buddhism) The practice of avoiding mental constructs during daily life, except when meditating.
nonbending
nonbending
adj
Not bending.
nonbigoted
nonbinding
nonbinding
adj
Alternative spelling of non-binding
nonbudding
nonbudding
adj
That does not bud.
obdurating
obdurating
verb
present participle of obdurate
oblongated
oblongated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oblongate