An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agrionidae
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aldolizing
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgonia
androgynia
androgynic
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
antidoting
antidoting
verb
present participle of antidote
apogonidae
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
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.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bodymaking
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
cardington
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
centigrado
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
coadmiring
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
commanding
commanding
adj
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
Impressively dominant.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
noun
The act of giving a command.
verb
present participle of command
corrigenda
corrigenda
noun
plural of corrigendum
cotingidae
darlington
darlington
Proper noun
A town in Indiana
An unincorporated community in Maryland
A city in Missouri
A borough in Pennsylvania
A settlement in Prince Edward Island
A city in South Carolina
A city and town in Wisconsin, the city is the county seat of
A town in County Durham, northeast England.
Noun
A pair of transistors with the emitter of one connected to the base of the other and the collectors connected together, acting as a transistor with greater amplification.
darrington
decorating
decorating
noun
decoration
verb
present participle of decorate
degelation
degelation
noun
The conversion of a gel into a liquid.
delegation
delegation
noun
(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
(law) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)
A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
An act of delegating.
deligation
deligation
noun
(surgery) A binding up; a bandaging.
denegation
denegation
noun
(obsolete) A denial.
denigrator
denigrator
noun
One who denigrates.
deorganize
deorganize
verb
(US, rare) To disband or rearrange.
derogating
derogating
verb
present participle of derogate
derogation
derogation
noun
(law) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.
An act which belittles; disparagement.
designator
designator
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
A person who, or term that, designates.
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
detonating
detonating
verb
present participle of detonate
diagnosing
diagnosing
verb
present participle of diagnose
diagnostic
diagnostic
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
diagonally
diagonally
adv
In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.
dialogging
dialoguing
dialoguing
verb
present participle of dialogue
diamidogen
diaminogen
diamonding
diamonding
verb
present participle of diamond
dicyanogen
dicyanogen
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogen
digitation
digitation
noun
(obsolete) Touching; manipulation with the fingers.
(zoology, botany) Any of various finger-like processes (outgrowths) found in plant and animal tissues.
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
diplomaing
disanalogy
disanalogy
noun
A lack or failure of analogy
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
ditrigonal
ditrigonal
adj
Being trigonal in two different ways on the same axis; e.g., of a six-sided object, having only the alternate interfacial angles equal
divagation
divagation
noun
(medicine) Incoherent or wandering speech and thought.
Straying off from a course or way.
dognapping
dognapping
noun
Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else.
dollmaking
dollmaking
noun
The manufacture of dolls.
dominating
dominating
verb
present participle of dominate
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
dragomanic
dragomanic
adj
Of or relating to a dragoman.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
dragonkind
dragonkind
noun
All dragons, considered as a group.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
dragontail
dragontail
noun
Either of two papilionid butterflies of the genus Lamproptera, having long projections on their hindwings.
dragooning
dragooning
verb
present participle of dragoon
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
dugongidae
endogamies
endogamies
noun
plural of endogamy
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
firedragon
firedragon
noun
A fiery dragon; firedrake.
foredating
foredating
verb
present participle of foredate
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
gadolinite
gadolinite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.
gadolinium
gadolinium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal.
gadrooning
gadrooning
noun
ornamentation with gadroons
galipoidin
garrisoned
garrisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrison
gekkonidae
gelatinoid
gelatinoid
adj
Resembling gelatin; gelatinous.
noun
Any of a class of proteins found mainly in connective tissue, such as collagen and ossein.
geodynamic
geodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics.
gerodontia
geryonidae
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
gigmanhood
giovannida
glandiform
glandiform
adj
(anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
glissandos
glissandos
noun
plural of glissando; glissandi.
glochidian
glottidean
glottidean
adj
Of or relating to the glottis; glottal.
goddamming
goddamning
goldenhair
goniatitid
goniatitid
noun
(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Goniatitidae.
gonnardite
gonnardite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
gonopodial
gonopodial
adj
Relating to a gonopodium
gordiacean
gormandise
gormandism
gormandism
noun
Alternative form of gourmandism
gormandize
gormandize
verb
Alternative spelling of gourmandise
gradations
gradations
noun
plural of gradation
graduation
graduation
noun
(Japanese entertainment) The action or process of graduating (leaving a group).
(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.
A commencement ceremony.
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
granadillo
gymnotidae
gynandroid
gynandroid
adj
Seeming to have both male and female attributes.
noun
Synonym of pseudohermaphrodite
gynocardia
gynocardic
haddington
haddington
Proper noun
a town in and the administrative centre of council area, Scotland
a historic county of Scotland, renamed in 1921. Also known as
a hamlet in district, Lincolnshire, England
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
halogenoid
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
ideagenous
ideagenous
adj
Giving rise to ideas.
ideamonger
ideamonger
noun
A person who spreads or promotes ideas.
iguanodont
iguanodont
adj
(paleontology) Like or relating to the genus Iguanodon.
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the genus Iguanodon.
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
indagation
indagation
noun
(medicine) The determination of the condition of the genital parts at the termination of the puerperium preliminary to the discharge of the patient.
(obsolete) Inquiry, investigation.
indagatory
indagatory
adj
indagative
indigofera
indigotate
indigotate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of indigotic acid
indologian
ingolstadt
intaglioed
intaglioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intaglio
iodinating
iodinating
adj
That causes combination with iodine
verb
present participle of iodinate
jaguarondi
jaguarondi
noun
Alternative spelling of jaguarundi
jargonised
jargonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonise
jargonized
jargonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonize
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
lagoonside
lagoonside
adj
Located along a lagoon.
landloping
landowning
landowning
adj
In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
noun
A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.