(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
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
aerogramme
aerogramme
noun
Alternative spelling of aerogram
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
agamospore
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostemma
ahmednagar
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
amalbergas
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angadresma
angiometer
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anglemeter
anglemeter
noun
An instrument to measure angles, especially one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
aporrhegma
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
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.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
azygosperm
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
begrimming
bergamasca
bergsonism
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
boanergism
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brimmering
bromegrass
bromegrass
noun
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
bromsgrove
bromsgrove
Proper noun
a town in Worcestershire, England.
bugbeardom
bumgardner
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
burlingame
cablegrams
cablegrams
noun
plural of cablegram
cameograph
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
carmagnole
carmagnole
noun
(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
chattermag
chemigraph
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
chromogene
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
clubmonger
coalmonger
coalmonger
noun
(dated) A dealer in coal.
comanagers
comanagers
noun
plural of comanager
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
commercing
commercing
verb
present participle of commerce
commingler
commingler
noun
A device for noiseless heating of water by steam in a vessel filled with a porous mass, as of pebbles.
One who, or that which, commingles.
compeering
compeering
verb
present participle of compeer
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
cornmonger
cornmonger
noun
(dated) A dealer in corn.
cosmogoner
cosmogoner
noun
One who studies cosmogony.
crimogenic
crimogenic
adj
Producing or leading to crime.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
daemonurgy
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
decagramme
decagramme
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of decagram
decigramme
decigramme
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of decigram
dekagramme
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demifigure
demiourgoi
demiourgos
demiurgism
demivierge
demivirgin
demogorgon
demogorgon
Proper noun
A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo; an incubus.
A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatagra
dermatogen
dermatogen
noun
(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
diagometer
diagometer
noun
A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.
diagrammed
diagrammed
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of diagram
diagrammer
diagrammer
noun
(computing) A software program for constructing diagrams.
diagredium
dimerizing
dimerizing
verb
present participle of dimerize
disembargo
dishmonger
dogmatiser
dogmatiser
noun
Alternative form of dogmatizer
dogmatizer
dogmatizer
noun
One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter.
domajigger
doughmaker
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
draegerman
draegermen
dramalogue
dramaturge
dramaturge
noun
(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare, theater) To act as a dramaturge.
dreamingly
dreamingly
Adverb
In a dreamy manner.
drogherman
dutymonger
eaglesmere
earmarking
earmarking
noun
An earmark (funding designation).
An earmark (identifying mark on the ear of an animal).
verb
present participle of earmark
eglomerate
eglomerate
verb
(rare, transitive, intransitive) To unwind, as a thread from a ball.
egremoigne
elargement
emarginate
emarginate
adj
(botany, mycology) Having roughly the same height or width for most of its length, becoming much shallower or narrower before reaching the attachment point.
(botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.
(mineralogy) Of a crystal: having edges or corners of the primitive form beveled, crossed by a face.
(zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
verb
(intransitive) To lose the margin.
(transitive) To take away the margin of.
To marginalize.
emarginula
embargoing
embargoing
verb
present participle of embargo
embargoist
embargoist
noun
One who imposes an embargo.
embergeese
embergoose
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embraciveg
embrangled
embrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrangle
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
embroglios
embroglios
noun
plural of embroglio
embroiling
embroiling
verb
present participle of embroil
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
embryogeny
embryogeny
noun
(biology) Embryogenesis.
embryogony
embryogony
noun
(biology) The formation of an embryo.
embryology
embryology
noun
The scientific study of embryos.
embryotega
emergences
emergences
noun
plural of emergence
emergently
emergently
adv
In an emergent manner.
emigrating
emigrating
verb
present participle of emigrate
emigration
emigration
noun
A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.