(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
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
abundantia
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
andabatism
antebridal
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antibridal
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backtender
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
balantidic
bandcutter
bandelette
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bandstands
bandstands
noun
plural of bandstand
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.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
baptanodon
barneveldt
barrandite
barrandite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral (Al,Fe³⁺)PO₄⋅2H₂O, related to taranakite.
bartenders
bartenders
noun
plural of bartender
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bartizaned
bastinaded
bastinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinade
bastinades
bastinades
noun
plural of bastinade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beardstown
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedlington
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
bednighted
bedticking
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
benedicite
benedicite
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite
benedictus
benediktov
benefitted
benefitted
verb
Alternative form of benefited
bennetweed
bernadette
bernadotte
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestridden
bestridden
verb
past participle of bestride
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bettendorf
beturbaned
beturbaned
adj
wearing a turban
beudantite
beudantite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
bidentalia
bilineated
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
birdnester
bituminoid
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
blandation
blandation
noun
(obsolete) flattery
blendwater
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bonnethead
bonnethead
noun
A form of hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
bordentown
bottomland
bottomland
noun
(chiefly US) Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, often consisting of alluvial deposits and naturally fertile.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brandisite
brantsford
breastband
breastband
noun
(nautical) A band of canvas, attached to a ship's rigging, that provides support for the man heaving the lead in heavy weather.
A strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
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.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brominated
brominated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with bromine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with bromine or hydrobromic acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brominate
bulletined
bulletined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletin
bundesrath
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
buttonhold
buttonmold
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
buttonwood
buttonwood
noun
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
bynedestin
bynedestin
noun
A globulin found in malt.
bystanders
bystanders
noun
plural of bystander
cabinetted
cabinetted
adj
Furnished with a cabinet or cabinets.
carbonated
carbonated
adj
(mineralogy) Containing calcium carbonate, often as a result of mineral carbonation.
Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonate
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
contraband
contraband
adj
Prohibited from being traded.
noun
(countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
verb
(obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
(obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
contradebt
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
cybernated
cybernated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cybernate
dambonitol
dambonitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A di-O-methylinositol obtained from Dyera species.
dbridement
dealbation
dealbation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
debarkment
debasement
debasement
noun
The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
debatement
debatement
noun
controversy; deliberation; debate
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
debentured
debentured
adj
Entitled to drawback or debenture.
debentures
debentures
noun
plural of debenture
debilitant
debilitant
noun
(medicine) A substance which debilitates; a weakening agent; a remedy for excessive excitement.
debonairty
debordment
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
debunkment
debunkment
noun
Synonym of debunking
debutantes
debutantes
noun
plural of debutante
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
deliberant
deliberant
noun
(rare) A person who deliberates
describent
describent
Noun
A generatrix.
detainable
detainable
adj
Capable of being detained.
detubation
diabantite
disbarment
disbarment
noun
(law) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
discabinet
disinhabit
disturbant
disturbant
adj
(archaic) disturbing
noun
(archaic) Something that disturbs.
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
doubletone
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
dubitation
dubitation
noun
(countable) A pang or expression of doubt.
(countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
dunderbolt
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
embodiment
embodiment
noun
(countable) A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
The process of embodying.
endobiotic
endobiotic
adj
(medicine) Originating within an organ or biological system.
(of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
noun
(medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process.
extendable
extendable
adj
capable of being extended
extendible
extendible
adj
(law) Liable to be taken by a writ of extent.
Alternative spelling of extendable
fatbrained
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
hibernated
hibernated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hibernate
hotbrained
imbodiment
inbreathed
inbreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inbreathe
indebtment
indebtment
noun
indebtedness
indictable
indictable
adj
(of a person) Able or deserving to be indicted.
(of an act) Subjecting one to an indictment.
indictably
indictably
adv
(law) Subject to indictment.
indubitate
indubitate
adj
Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain.
verb
(obsolete) To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted.