(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
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
amalbergas
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
amerceable
amerceable
adj
Liable to be amerced.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anaerobium
antenumber
arboretums
armbruster
assemblers
assemblers
noun
plural of assembler
asssembler
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
bamboozler
bamboozler
noun
One who bamboozles; a trickster.
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barometers
barometers
noun
plural of barometer
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barthelemy
bartholemy
bartolomeo
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
batteryman
baumeister
beachlamar
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beckemeyer
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
beetmister
beforetime
beforetime
adv
(archaic) Formerly, previously.
begrimming
bellarmine
bellarmine
noun
A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.
bellmaster
beminstrel
bemirement
bemirement
noun
The condition of being bemired.
bemistress
bemurmured
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bergamasca
bergsonism
bermudians
bersiamite
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bescramble
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
betterment
betterment
noun
(law) An improvement to a property that adds to its value.
bettermost
bettermost
adj
(colloquial) best, superior
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bichelamar
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biedermann
bilamellar
bilamellar
adj
Having two lamellae
bimestrial
bimestrial
adj
Occurring once every two months
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biometries
biometries
noun
plural of biometry
biometrika
biometrist
birkremite
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bitterbump
bitterworm
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastomere
blastomere
noun
(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
blepharism
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
bloomeries
bloomeries
noun
plural of bloomery
bloomerism
bloomerism
Noun
Support for equal rights for women; an early form of feminism.
blubberman
boanergism
boatmaster
boatmaster
noun
(nautical) A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category.
boedromion
boedromius
bohmerwald
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
bombardier
bombardier
noun
(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.
(Canada, US) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
bombardmen
bombardmen
noun
plural of bombardman
bondminder
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
bookmarker
bookmarker
noun
A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one's place in reading a book; a bookmark.
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
boosterism
boosterism
noun
(US) Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.
bordermark
boresomely
botherment
botherment
noun
bother; annoyance
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
bottomried
bottomries
bottomries
noun
plural of bottomry
boucherism
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
brachtmema
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
brahmaness
brahmaness
noun
Alternative form of brahminess
brahmanize
brainstems
brainstems
noun
plural of brainstem
brakemaker
brakemaker
noun
A manufacturer of brakes.
brambliest
brambliest
adj
superlative form of brambly: most brambly
brandamore
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
breadmaker
breadmaker
noun
(dated) One who makes bread; a baker.
Alternative form of bread maker
breakerman
breakermen
breastbeam
breastbeam
noun
Part of a loom.
breastmark
bressummer
bressummer
noun
(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).
brevicomis
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridesmaid
bridesmaid
noun
(sports, entertainment) A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
verb
To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.