(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
banderoling
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
bardolphian
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
baronetised
baronetized
becowarding
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
beddingroll
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
berycoidean
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
birddogging
birobidzhan
blandfordia
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
blindstorey
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
borderlines
borderlines
noun
plural of borderline
bowermaiden
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
broadsiding
broadsiding
verb
present participle of broadside
brobdingnag
brobdingnag
Proper noun
A fictional country inhabited by giants, which appears in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
bromocyanid
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
cornbraided
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarration
debonairity
debonairity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decarbonise
decarbonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize
decarbonize
decarbonize
verb
To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production systems and processes.
To remove carbon from something, especially from an engine.
dicarbonate
dicarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
disrobement
disrobement
noun
The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes).
doctrinable
doctrinable
adj
(obsolete) Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine.
dorsibranch
doxorubicin
doxorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
embordering
embordering
verb
present participle of emborder
fibroadenia
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
hebdomarian
hornblendic
hornblendic
adj
Of or pertaining to hornblende.
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
inabordable
incrossbred
indigoberry
indigoberry
noun
Any of the genus Randia of shrubs and small trees.
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
labradorian
labradorian
Adjective
Of or relating to Labrador.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Labrador.
langobardic
linerboards
longobardic
madisonburg
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
monobromide
monobromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing a single bromine atom in each molecule
monocarbide
monocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound that has a single carbide ion
monohybrids
monohybrids
noun
plural of monohybrid
moribundity
moribundity
noun
the state or condition of being moribund
neighboured
neighboured
noun
(obsolete) The state or condition of being a neighbour; neighbourhood; neighbourship.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neighbour
nonbreeding
nonbreeding
adj
Not breeding.
Not of or pertaining to breeding.
nonbristled
nonbromidic
nonbrooding
noncredible
noncredible
adj
Not credible.
noncredibly
nonradiable
nonradiable
adj
Not radiable.
nontimbered
nontimbered
adj
untimbered
obdormition
obdormition
noun
(obsolete) Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep.
The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it "falls asleep" due to pressure on a nerve.
obedientiar
obedientiar
noun
Alternative form of obedientiary
obsidionary
obsidionary
adj
obsidional; relating to a siege
outbreeding
outbreeding
noun
The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
outbridging
overbidding
overbidding
noun
An overbid; an excessively high offer.
verb
present participle of overbid
overblindly
overbrained
overdubbing
overdubbing
verb
present participle of overdub
planorbidae
preboarding
preboarding
verb
present participle of preboard
precombined
precombined
adj
combined beforehand
preobedient
preobtained
preobtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preobtain
probenecids
probenecids
noun
plural of probenecid
probuilding
radiocarbon
radiocarbon
noun
A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially ¹⁴₆C
rainbowweed
rebeholding
redhibition
redhibition
noun
(law) The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect.
reembodying
reembodying
verb
present participle of reembody
robbinsdale
shoebindery
softbrained
springboard
springboard
noun
(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
verb
(transitive) To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
stringboard
stringboard
noun
(architecture) A stringpiece.
subdendroid
subordinacy
subordinacy
Noun
The property or condition of being subordinate.
subordinary
subordinary
noun
(heraldry) Any device that is less common than the normal ordinaries
subordinate
subordinate
adj
(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
Descending in a regular series.
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
noun
(countable) One who is subordinate.
verb
(transitive) To make subservient.
(transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
(transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
tenebrionid
tenebrionid
noun
(zoology) Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles.
tinderboxes
tinderboxes
noun
plural of tinderbox
unbroidered
unbroidered
adj
Not embroidered.
underbillow
underbishop
underbodice
underbodice
noun
An undershirt for women, typically sleeveless and worn under a blouse or a dress's bodice.