(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
Extremely sour, bitter.
Sharp, caustic, severe.
noun
A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
astringing
astringing
verb
present participle of astringe
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
athetizing
athetizing
verb
present participle of athetize
athrogenic
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
attainting
attainting
verb
present participle of attaint
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
atticising
atticizing
attingence
attingence
noun
The property of being attingent; adjacency.
attingency
attingency
noun
Alternative form of attingence
attracting
attracting
verb
present participle of attract
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
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.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
austinburg
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autogenies
autognosis
autognosis
noun
self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
availingly
availingly
adv
In an availing manner.
avengingly
avengingly
adv
So as to avenge.
avianizing
avianizing
verb
present participle of avianize
avignonese
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
azogallein
babbitting
babbitting
verb
present participle of babbitt
babblingly
babblingly
adv
In a babbling way.
babelising
babelizing
babelizing
verb
present participle of babelize
backaching
backbiting
backbiting
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backliding
backstring
badinaging
badinaging
verb
present participle of badinage
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
bagpudding
baigneuses
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balbriggan
balbriggan
noun
An unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.
balenciaga
balladling
balladling
noun
A short ballad.
ballasting
ballasting
noun
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast
The addition of ballast to a ship
The application of ballast to a railway line
verb
present participle of ballast
ballington
ballooning
ballooning
adj
Growing rapidly as a balloon.
Rising high in the air.
noun
(uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
The act of something that swells or expands.
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
verb
present participle of balloon
bandfiling
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bangiaceae
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
bantingize
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barasingha
barasingha
noun
Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bargaining
bargaining
noun
The act of one who bargains.
verb
present participle of bargain
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barnacling
barnacling
verb
present participle of barnacle
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baroneting
baronizing
baronizing
verb
present participle of baronize
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
barrelling
barrelling
noun
Alternative form of barreling
verb
present participle of barrel
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bashilange
basigenous
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedazzling
bedazzling
verb
present participle of bedazzle
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beflagging
beflagging
verb
present participle of beflag
begladding
begoniales
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
belgravian
belgravian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Belgravia, London.
Of or pertaining to the fashionable or aristocratic life; fashionable, aristocratic.
Noun
A resident of Belgravia, London.
A member of the fashionable or aristocratic society assumed to reside in Belgravia.
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
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
berengaria
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
berreaving
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
betainogen
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bewearying
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
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.
bigamizing
bigamizing
verb
present participle of bigamize
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.
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.
blabbering
blabbering
noun
Foolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.
verb
present participle of blabber
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blattering
blattering
verb
present participle of blatter
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bloviating
bloviating
verb
present participle of bloviate
boanergism
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
bobtailing
bobtailing
verb
present participle of bobtail
bodymaking
bogomilian
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
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.
botanising
botanising
verb
present participle of botanise
botanizing
botanizing
verb
present participle of botanize
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.