(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
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
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.
adsmithing
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
aftergrind
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
anteceding
anteceding
verb
present participle of antecede
antedating
antedating
noun
(lexicography) An earlier citation of a lexical item.
The action of marking with an earlier date.
verb
present participle of antedate
antidoting
antidoting
verb
present participle of antidote
argentamid
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
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
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedlington
bednighted
bedticking
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
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.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
cardington
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
coddington
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
condignity
condignity
noun
The condition of being condign; merit or worthiness
conducting
conducting
verb
present participle of conduct
contending
contending
noun
contention
verb
present participle of contend
cotingidae
daigneault
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
datelining
datelining
verb
present participle of dateline
dauntingly
dauntingly
adv
In a daunting manner.
deaerating
deaerating
verb
present participle of deaerate
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
decatizing
decatizing
verb
present participle of decatize
decentring
decentring
noun
The process by which something is decentred.
verb
present participle of decentre
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
decorating
decorating
noun
decoration
verb
present participle of decorate
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
dedicating
dedicating
verb
present participle of dedicate
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
degelation
degelation
noun
The conversion of a gel into a liquid.
delegating
delegating
verb
present participle of delegate
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.
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
delignated
delignated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delignate
delimiting
delimiting
adj
That serves to delimit.
noun
The act or point of something being delimited.
verb
present participle of delimit
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
denegation
denegation
noun
(obsolete) A denial.
denigrated
denigrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denigrate
denigrates
denigrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate
denigrator
denigrator
noun
One who denigrates.
dentiloguy
denudating
denudating
verb
present participle of denudate
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
deratizing
deratizing
verb
present participle of deratize
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.
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
designated
designated
adj
Having a specified designation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of designate
designates
designates
noun
plural of designate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of designate
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.
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
designment
designment
noun
(obsolete) One's design or plan; an objective, an undertaking.
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
destaining
destaining
noun
The removal of a stain from a biological sample
verb
present participle of destain
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
destuffing
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
detonating
detonating
verb
present participle of detonate
detracting
detracting
noun
detraction; slander
verb
present participle of detract
detraining
detraining
verb
present participle of detrain
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
diagenetic
diagenetic
adj
(geology) of, or relating to diagenesis
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.
diffugient
digenetica
digestions
digestions
noun
plural of digestion
digestment
digitalein
digitation
digitation
noun
(obsolete) Touching; manipulation with the fingers.
(zoology, botany) Any of various finger-like processes (outgrowths) found in plant and animal tissues.
digitising
digitising
verb
present participle of digitise
digitizing
digitizing
verb
present participle of digitize
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
digredient
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
dilatingly
dilatingly
adv
In a dilating manner.
diligentia
diligently
diligently
adv
In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully.
diminuting
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
disaugment
discanting
discanting
verb
present participle of discant
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
disgallant
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
disgusting
disgusting
adj
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
verb
present participle of disgust
disjecting
disjecting
verb
present participle of disject
dismasting
dismasting
noun
The act by which a ship is dismasted.
verb
present participle of dismast
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disrooting
disrooting
verb
present participle of disroot
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
disseating
disseating
verb
present participle of disseat
dissecting
dissecting
noun
A dissection; a taking apart.
verb
present participle of dissect
dissenting
dissenting
adj
Showing a strongly different opinion, belief, or viewpoint.
verb
present participle of dissent
disserting
disserting
verb
present participle of dissert
distaining
distaining
verb
present participle of distain
distancing
distancing
noun
Short for social distancing.
The process of becoming or making distant.
verb
present participle of distance
distasting
distasting
verb
present participle of distaste
distending
distending
verb
present participle of distend
distilling
distilling
noun
Distillation.
verb
present participle of distill
distinguee
distinguee
adj
Alternative form of distingue
distorting
distorting
adj
That distorts.
verb
present participle of distort
distringas
distringas
noun
(law) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
disuniting
disuniting
verb
present participle of disunite
disvantage
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
divagating
divagating
verb
present participle of divagate
divagation
divagation
noun
(medicine) Incoherent or wandering speech and thought.
Straying off from a course or way.
dominating
dominating
verb
present participle of dominate
dotingness
dotingness
noun
The quality or state of being doting; excessive fondness.
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
dragontail
dragontail
noun
Either of two papilionid butterflies of the genus Lamproptera, having long projections on their hindwings.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).