An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abbotsford
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
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
abmodality
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
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
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
archibaldo
arcimboldi
aryballoid
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
astarboard
astarboard
adv
(nautical) Over to the starboard side.
autobolide
avondbloem
avondbloem
noun
Alternative form of aandblom
baccharoid
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
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
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bactritoid
bactritoid
noun
Any extinct cephalopod of the order Bactritida
badacsonyi
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
baldachino
baldmoneys
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
balourdise
bambochade
bamboozled
bamboozled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bamboozle
banderoled
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
baptanodon
bardolater
bardolater
noun
Alternative spelling of bardolator
bardolatry
bardolatry
noun
(usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
barleyhood
barricados
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
baseboards
baseboards
noun
plural of baseboard
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
batterdock
battledore
battledore
noun
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.
(obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
The racket used in this game.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
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
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
beachdrops
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beadlehood
beadlehood
noun
beadledom
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
beautihood
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
bebothered
bebothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bebother
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becowarded
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedecorate
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedlington
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
behaviored
beholdable
beholdable
adj
Able to be beheld.
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
belderroot
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
belladonna
belladonna
noun
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
belozenged
benchboard
benediktov
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
beribboned
beribboned
adj
Adorned, trimmed with ribbons
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beribbon
bernadotte
bernardino
berycoidea
berycoidei
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
bettendorf
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
bibionidae
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
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
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.