(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
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
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
antiboxing
antiboxing
adj
Opposing the sport of boxing.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
austinburg
babbitting
babbitting
verb
present participle of babbitt
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
backstring
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
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.
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
baroneting
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
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
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
betainogen
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
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
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.
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
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blattering
blattering
verb
present participle of blatter
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
bloviating
bloviating
verb
present participle of bloviate
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
bobtailing
bobtailing
verb
present participle of bobtail
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
botanising
botanising
verb
present participle of botanise
botanizing
botanizing
verb
present participle of botanize
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bratticing
bratticing
noun
The material used for forming brattices.
verb
present participle of brattice
brigantine
brigantine
noun
(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
Alternative form of brigandine
butylating
butylating
verb
present participle of butylate
cabineting
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
combatting
combatting
verb
present participle of combat
crabeating
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
embattling
embattling
verb
present participle of embattle
factabling
fleabiting
gatlinburg
geobotanic
geobotanic
Adjective
phytogeographical
gilbertian
gilbertian
Adjective
Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic
gilbertina
hebetating
hebetating
verb
present participle of hebetate
iceboating
iceboating
noun
The act of travelling in a iceboat.
incubating
incubating
verb
present participle of incubate
ingustable
ingustable
Adjective
tasteless; insipid
inhabiting
inhabiting
verb
present participle of inhabit
intangible
intangible
adj
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
noun
(law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes
Anything intangible
intangibly
intangibly
adv
In an intangible manner.
integrable
integrable
adj
Able to be integrated.
interabang
interabang
noun
Alternative spelling of interrobang
intubating
intubating
verb
present participle of intubate
jubilating
jubilating
verb
present participle of jubilate
lambasting
lambasting
noun
A beating or thrashing.
A harsh reprimand.
verb
present participle of lambast
present participle of lambaste
langbanite
langbanite
noun
A black, trigonal, sub-metallic mineral with the chemical formula of Mn_4²⁺Mn_9³⁺Sb⁵⁺O_16(SiO_4).
liberating
liberating
adj
That serves to liberate, especially to free the mind to accept new ideas.
noun
Action of the verb to liberate.
verb
present participle of liberate
negotiable
negotiable
adj
(law, finance) Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.
(of an obstacle, route etc) Able to be traversed; navigable.
Open to negotiation or bargaining.
noun
Something that is open to negotiation.
negotiably
negotiably
adv
In a manner that can be negotiated.
nonbathing
nonbathing
adj
Not permitting or involving bathing.
obdurating
obdurating
verb
present participle of obdurate
obligating
obligating
verb
present participle of obligate
obligation
obligation
noun
(law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
The fact of being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.
obrogating
obrogating
verb
present participle of obrogate
obrogation
obrogation
noun
(law) The act of obrogating.
obturating
obturating
verb
present participle of obturate
outbanning
outbargain
outbargain
verb
(transitive) To outdo in bargaining.
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbarring
outbarring
verb
present participle of outbar
outbatting
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outbeaming
outbeaming
adj
Shining outward.
outbearing
outbearing
verb
present participle of outbear
outblazing
outblazing
verb
present participle of outblaze
outbraving
outbraving
verb
present participle of outbrave
outfabling
outfabling
verb
present participle of outfable
probathing
redbaiting
redbaiting
verb
present participle of redbait
restabbing
restabling
restabling
verb
present participle of restable
sabotaging
sabotaging
verb
present participle of sabotage
sibilating
sibilating
noun
A hissing sound
verb
present participle of sibilate
stabbingly
stabbingly
adv
(sometimes figuratively) With a stabbing motion or action.
subgenital
subgenital
adj
Posterior or interior to, or beneath the genitalia
subtasking
sunbathing
sunbathing
noun
The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.
verb
present participle of sunbathe
tabletting
tabletting
noun
Alternative form of tableting
tabulating
tabulating
verb
present participle of tabulate
tambouring
tambouring
verb
present participle of tambour
thunbergia
thunbergia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.