(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
anaxagoras
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgonia
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angarstroi
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiocarpy
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
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
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anorganism
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antigyrous
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
aragonitic
aragonitic
adj
(geology) Of, pertaining to, or formed from aragonite
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
arborizing
arborizing
verb
present participle of arborize
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archigonic
arctogaean
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
argyroneta
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arrogating
arrogating
verb
present participle of arrogate
arrogation
arrogation
noun
(law) The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.
asgeirsson
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
athrogenic
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barcolongo
bargestone
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
baronizing
baronizing
verb
present participle of baronize
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
beartongue
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
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
bescouring
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
boanergean
boanergism
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
boschneger
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bourignian
bowldering
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
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.
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
brogueneer
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
broilingly
broilingly
adv
So as to broil.
bromindigo
brontogram
brontology
brontology
noun
(countable) A treatise on the subject of thunder.
(uncountable) The study of thunder.
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
brownsburg
buitenzorg
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
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.