(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abdominales
abdominalia
abdominalia
noun
(zoology) A group of cirriped crustaceans having abdominal appendages.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abhominable
abhominable
adj
Obsolete form of abominable.
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abominating
abominating
verb
present participle of abominate
abomination
abomination
noun
(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
(countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).
(obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
abouchement
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absenteeism
absenteeism
noun
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
abstainment
abstainment
noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(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.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambitendent
ambitioning
ambitioning
verb
present participle of ambition
ambitionist
ambitionist
noun
One who is excessively ambitious.
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalency
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
amiableness
amiableness
noun
The state or quality of being amiable.
ammonobasic
amphiboline
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
anabaptisms
animability
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antialbumin
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
apoembryony
arbitrament
arbitrament
noun
The judgement of an arbiter or arbitrator; an arbitration.
arbitrement
arbitrement
noun
Alternative spelling of arbitrament
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
assemblyman
assemblyman
noun
A male member of an assembly.
A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.
assemblymen
assemblymen
noun
plural of assemblyman
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
babblements
babblements
noun
plural of babblement
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
baconianism
baconianism
Noun
The scientific methods of
The theory that was the real author of the works of Shakespeare.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
balancement
balancement
noun
The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise.
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
balletomane
balletomane
noun
A ballet enthusiast.
balminesses
balsamation
balsamation
noun
The act of imparting balsamic properties.
The art or process of embalming.
baltimorean
bamboozling
bamboozling
verb
present participle of bamboozle
bandkeramik
bandlimited
bandlimited
adj
(physics) Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
banjermasin
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baptizement
baptizement
noun
(archaic) baptism
bardesanism
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barnstormer
barnstormer
noun
One who barnstorms.
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
barthianism
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
battlements
battlements
noun
plural of battlement
beamfilling
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
bedevilment
bedevilment
noun
The characteristic of being bedeviled.
bediamonded
bediamonded
adj
Wearing or featuring a diamond or diamonds.
bedizenment
bedizenment
noun
That which bedizens.
The act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
bedlamising
bedlamizing
beekmantown
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
beguilement
beguilement
noun
The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.
belemnoidea
bellmanship
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
bemurmuring
bemusements
bemusements
noun
plural of bemusement
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
benjaminite
benjaminite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
benzazimide
benzylamine
benzylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic primary amine C₆H₅-CH₂-NH₂ or its derivatives
bereavement
bereavement
noun
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
bergmannite
beseechment
beseechment
noun
The act of beseeching; earnest entreaty.
beseemingly
beseemingly
adv
(archaic) In a beseeming manner.
besiegement
besiegement
noun
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
bestrewment
betokenment
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
betterments
betterments
noun
plural of betterment
betweenmaid
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
bibliomancy
bibliomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible.
bibliomania
bibliomania
noun
A passion for owning valuable books.
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
bigeminated
bilaminated
bilaminated
adj
Alternative form of bilaminate
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bimillenary
bimillenary
adj
Relating to, or happening every two thousand years
noun
A two-thousandth anniversary
bimillenial
bimillenium
bimillennia
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
binomialism
binomialism
noun
The use of a binomial system, as in taxonomy.
binominated
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
biomedicine
biomedicine
noun
(countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
biscayanism
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize