(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
acclaiming
acclaiming
adj
That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
verb
present participle of acclaim
acrologism
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
adagissimo
adagissimo
adv
(music) Very slowly.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adsmithing
aegopodium
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
agamically
agamically
adv
In an agamic manner.
aglobulism
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agoramania
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomial
agronomial
adj
Synonym of agronomic
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agyiomania
airmailing
airmailing
verb
present participle of airmail
alarmingly
alarmingly
adv
Causing fear or concern.
In an alarming way, frighteningly.
To an extent that causes alarm.
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alimenting
alimenting
verb
present participle of aliment
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allogamies
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
amalgamist
amalgamize
amalgamize
verb
To amalgamate.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
amphigaean
amphigamae
amphigonia
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anemologic
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiometer
angiomyoma
angiomyoma
noun
(pathology) A benign, solitary tumor associated with blood vessels
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anglesmith
anglicanum
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anglomania
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anorganism
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antiegoism
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
antimixing
antimixing
adj
Preventing or opposing mixing.
apolegamic
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assignment
assignment
noun
(LGBT) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
(law) A document that effects this transfer.
(law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
(programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
A position to which someone is assigned.
An assigned task.
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
astigmatic
astigmatic
adj
(medicine) Suffering from astigmatism.
noun
(medicine) One who has astigmatism.
ataxiagram
atmologist
atmologist
noun
One who is versed in atmology.
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
basigamous
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
bigamizing
bigamizing
verb
present participle of bigamize
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bigeminate
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
biophagism
birmingham
birmingham
Proper noun
A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, with a population of over one million.
A city in Alabama, United States
A city in Michigan, United States.
boanergism
bodymaking
bogomilian
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
burlingame
burlingham
bushmaking
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
calamining
calamining
verb
present participle of calamine
caligulism
calombigas
camerlingo
camletting
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
campignian
caprimulgi
cardiagram
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
catagmatic
catagmatic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having the quality of consolidating broken bones.
catamiting
catamiting
verb
present participle of catamite
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champaigne
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chemigraph
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation