An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdication
abdication
noun
(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.
abdominals
abdominals
noun
plural of abdominal
abdominous
abdominous
adj
Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
badacsonyi
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baldachino
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedlington
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
benediktov
beribboned
beribboned
adj
Adorned, trimmed with ribbons
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beribbon
bernardino
bibionidae
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
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.
bidonville
bidonville
noun
A shantytown or slum, in French-speaking regions.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
birnamwood
bisphenoid
bituminoid
blandation
blandation
noun
(obsolete) flattery
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bloodiness
bloodiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloody.
bloodlines
bloodlines
noun
plural of bloodline
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bobadilian
bobsleding
bodiliness
bodiliness
noun
corporeality; the quality of being bodily
bodkinwise
bodymaking
boedromion
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
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.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bondminder
bondsville
bonebinder
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bopyridian
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borderline
borderline
adj
Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
Showing bad taste.
nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
adv
Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent.
noun
(countable) A boundary or accepted division; a border.
(countable) An individual who has borderline personality disorder.
(uncountable) Short for borderline personality disorder.
verb
(transitive) To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boumdienne
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bowdoinham
bowldering
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
braconidae
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
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.
broadalbin
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
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
bromindigo
broodiness
broodiness
noun
The state of being broody
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
bucconidae
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
byordinary
cambodians
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carbonized
carbonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonize
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coenobioid
coenobioid
adj
Having the form of a coenobium
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
colorblind
colorblind
adj
Alternative form of color blind
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
conducible
conducible
adj
conducive; tending; contributing
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
cornerbind
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
dambonitol
dambonitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A di-O-methylinositol obtained from Dyera species.
dealbation
dealbation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
debonairly
debonairly
adv
In a debonair manner.
debonairty
debonnaire
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
dendrobium
dendrobium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dendrobium.
detubation
dicarbonic
dicarbonic
adj
(chemistry) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl radicals.
disburgeon
disennoble
disennoble
verb
(transitive) To deprive of what ennobles; to degrade.
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
drainboard
drainboard
noun
A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
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.
embodiment
embodiment
noun
(countable) A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
The process of embodying.
endamoebic
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.
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
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
groundbird
hotbrained
imbodiment
imboldened
imboldened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbolden
indorsable
indorsable
adj
Alternative form of endorsable
inobedient
inobedient
adj
(obsolete) Not obedient; disobedient.
inoxidable
interbrood
interbrood
adj
Between broods
jaborandis
jaborandis
noun
plural of jaborandi
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
laminboard
laminboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
libidinous
libidinous
adj
Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.
lombardian
lombardian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1096?–1164), scholastic theologian and bishop and author of which became the standard textbook of theology.
longobardi
lumbodynia
lumbodynia
noun
(pathology) lower back pain
membranoid
membranoid
adj
Resembling a membrane.
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
molybdenic
molybdenic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to molybdenum in a +2 oxidation state
monohybrid
monohybrid
noun
A hybrid between two species that only have a difference of one gene.
montbliard
morbidness
morbidness
noun
The property of being morbid.
moribundly
moribundly
adv
In a moribund way.
muttonbird
muttonbird
noun
Alternative form of mutton bird
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.
nonaudible
nonaudible
adj
Not audible; that cannot be heard.
nonaudibly
nonbending
nonbending
adj
Not bending.
nonbigoted
nonbinding
nonbinding
adj
Alternative spelling of non-binding
nonbudding
nonbudding
adj
That does not bud.
nonsubsidy
nonsubsidy
noun
Absence of subsidy; failure to subsidize something.