(civil law, transitive) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
(obsolete) To estrange; to cause alienation of.
abasements
abasements
noun
plural of abasement
abashments
abashments
noun
plural of abashment
abatements
abatements
noun
plural of abatement
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
aberrantly
aberrantly
adv
In an aberrant manner; abnormally.
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
aberration
aberration
noun
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
(astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
(electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
(medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(zoology, botany) A typical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
A partial alienation of reason.
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
aberuncate
aberuncate
verb
(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abietineae
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjectness
abjectness
noun
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abonnement
abonnement
noun
A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term.
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
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
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absentness
absentness
noun
The quality of being absent-minded.
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthole
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrahent
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
abthainrie
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
akenobeite
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
alboranite
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ambulantes
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
anabaptize
anabaptize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To baptize or christen again; to rename.
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antebridal
antelabium
antenumber
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antifebrin
antirabies
antirabies
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or countering rabies.
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arrentable
atrorubent
attainable
attainable
adj
Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
noun
Something that can be attained.
attenuable
attenuable
adj
Capable of being attenuated.
autobahnen
babblement
babblement
noun
(obsolete) babble
babylonite
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backtender
backtenter
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
bairnliest
bairnliest
adj
superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
bakerstown
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balbutient
balbutient
adj
stammering
balconette
balconette
noun
(architecture) A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and resembling a balcony when the window is open.
(rare) A small balcony.
ballantine
ballentine
ballonette
ballottine
balneation
balneation
noun
(formal) The act of bathing.
The administration of public baths.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
banalities
banalities
noun
plural of banality
bandcutter
bandelette
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bannerette
bannerette
noun
A banneret; a small banner.
bannisters
bannisters
noun
plural of bannister
banqueteer
banqueteer
noun
One who attends a banquet.
verb
To attend a banquet or banquets (particularly as a frequent or habitual activity).
a city in Massachusetts, USA, named after in England.
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
baronetise
baronetize
barrandite
barrandite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral (Al,Fe³⁺)PO₄⋅2H₂O, related to taranakite.
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrientos
bartenders
bartenders
noun
plural of bartender
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bartizaned
bartonella
bartonella
noun
Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
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
bastnasite
bastnasite
noun
Alternative form of bastnaesite.
bathinette
battements
battements
noun
plural of battement
battenburg
batterfang
batteryman
battlement
battlement
noun
(poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Any high wall for defense.
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
battletown
bauernbrot
baviaantje
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayminette
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beansetter
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beardstown
beartongue
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaumontia
beautician
beautician
noun
One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
beaverteen
beaverteen
noun
A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.