(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
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
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acierating
acierating
verb
present participle of acierate
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adfreezing
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
aegicrania
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aftergrind
afternight
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggrieving
aggrieving
verb
present participle of aggrieve
agreations
agreeingly
agreeingly
adv
In a manner that agrees or corresponds; in agreement.
agregation
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrionidae
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
alcheringa
algerienne
allergenic
allergenic
adj
Having the effect of an allergen.
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
anallergic
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
angaralite
angiometer
angiorrhea
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antespring
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
appareling
appareling
noun
clothing
verb
present participle of apparel
appleringy
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
arciniegas
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
argentarii
argenteuil
argentines
argentines
noun
plural of argentine
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
asgeirsson
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
astringent
astringent
adj
(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.
athrogenic
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
baroneting
barrelling
barrelling
noun
Alternative form of barreling
verb
present participle of barrel
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befretting
befringing
befringing
verb
present participle of befringe
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begrimming
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
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.
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.
bergsonism
berlinguer
berreaving
bescouring
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
bestirring
bestirring
verb
present participle of bestir
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewearying
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bitterling
bitterling
noun
Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
Specifically Rhodeus amarus, formerly called Rhodeus sericeus.
blabbering
blabbering
noun
Foolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.
verb
present participle of blabber
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blattering
blattering
verb
present participle of blatter
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boanergism
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bowldering
brachering
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
brandering
brandering
verb
present participle of brander
brevetting
bridgeland
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brigandage
brigandage
noun
The lifestyle of a brigand.
brigandine
brigandine
noun
(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn or riveted to linen or other material.
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
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brigittine
brimmering
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buitenzorg
burgaudine
burgeoning
burgeoning
adj
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
noun
(by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.
A bud or branch.
The act of budding or sprouting.
verb
present participle of burgeon
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
burlingame
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
calipering
calipering
verb
present participle of caliper
camerlingo
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.
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
carangidae
carcinogen
carcinogen
noun
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.