(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adjudging
adjudging
verb
present participle of adjudge
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
aegialeus
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegritude
agamobium
agincourt
agitpunkt
aglobulia
aguadilla
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
algonquin
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguineal
anguineal
adj
(obsolete, mathematics) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form
Like a snake; anguineous
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
angularia
anilingus
anilingus
noun
A form of oral sex in which the tongue and lips are used for stimulation of a sexual partner's anus.
annulling
annulling
noun
An annulment.
verb
present participle of annul
ansgarius
antigonus
antiquing
antiquing
verb
present participle of antique
aquaregia
aquilegia
aquilegia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.
argillous
argillous
adj
clayey; argillaceous
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argusfish
arguslike
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
assuaging
assuaging
noun
The act of one who assuages.
verb
present participle of assuage
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
aughtlins
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
augustina
augustine
aureoling
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
ausgleich
authigene
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autogiros
autogiros
noun
plural of autogiro
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
beguiling
beguiling
adj
That beguiles or beguile.
noun
A beguilement.
verb
present participle of beguile
begulfing
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
bergquist
biangular
biangular
adj
Having two angles or corners.
bigarreau
bigeminum
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
biguttate
bijugular
bilingual
bilingual
adj
Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
Having the ability to speak two languages.
Hypernym: multilingual
Spoken or written in two different languages.
noun
A person who is able to use two languages.
bilinguar
bilinguar
adj
Obsolete form of bilingual.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biogenous
biogenous
adj
biogenic; produced by living things
bluegills
bluegills
noun
plural of bluegill
bourgeois
bourgeois
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
(historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
Of or relating to the middle class, (often derogatory) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
(politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
(rare) An individual member of the middle class.
(usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
verb
(transitive) To make bourgeois.
bourguiba
brasquing
brighouse
bruington
brunching
brunching
verb
present participle of brunch
brundidge
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
buccaning
buccaning
verb
present participle of buccan
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buggeries
buggeries
noun
plural of buggery
buggering
buggering
noun
An act of buggery.
verb
present participle of bugger
bugginess
bugginess
noun
The quality of being buggy.
buildings
buildings
noun
plural of building
bulgarian
bulginess
bulginess
noun
The state of being bulgy
bulgingly
bulgingly
adv
To a degree, or in a way, that causes bulging.
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bullimong
bullimong
noun
(UK, obsolete) A mixture of oats, barley, etc. sown to provide cattle feed.
bullrings
bullrings
noun
plural of bullring
bumblings
bumblings
noun
plural of bumbling
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bundlings
bundlings
noun
plural of bundling
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
bunglings
bunglings
noun
plural of bungling
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
burdening
burdening
verb
present participle of burden
burgality
burgensic
burningly
burningly
adv
in a burning manner
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
buttering
buttering
noun
(cooking) The application of butter (“n.”) to something.
(skiing, snowboarding) The action of a rider having to butter in an acrobatic maneuver.
Hyponyms: nosebuttering, tailbuttering
The action of turning with only the tips (tail or nose) of skis or snowboards
verb
present participle of butter
buttoning
buttoning
noun
A fastening with buttons.
verb
present participle of button
buzzingly
buzzingly
adv
While buzzing, or in a buzzing fashion
calcifuge
calcifuge
noun
Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
calibogus
calibogus
noun
A drink made of rum mixed with spruce beer.
callusing
callusing
verb
present participle of callus
canangium
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
caucusing
caucusing
verb
present participle of caucus
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
causalgia
causalgia
noun
(medicine) A disorder with intense burning pain, one of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.