(plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
(plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.
plural of abandon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abandon
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abducens
abducens
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of abducens nerve.
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
abscound
absented
absented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absent
accensed
accensed
adj
(obsolete) kindled
acidness
acidness
noun
acidity, sourness
adamants
adamants
noun
plural of adamant
addlings
addlings
noun
(obsolete, provincial) Earnings.
addyston
adenines
adenines
noun
plural of adenine (multiple adenine molecules)
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adjuntas
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
adrenals
adrenals
noun
plural of adrenal
adriaens
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
advances
advances
noun
plural of advance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advance
advising
advising
noun
(obsolete) Advice.
verb
present participle of advise
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
agedness
agedness
noun
The state or quality of being aged.
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
aidoneus
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
amenders
amenders
noun
plural of amender
amerinds
amidines
amidines
noun
plural of amidine
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amundsen
analysed
analysed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analyse
anapsida
anaspida
andantes
andantes
noun
plural of andante
andersen
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andesine
andesine
noun
(mineralogy) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.
andesite
andesite
noun
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
andesyte
andesyte
noun
Alternative spelling of andesite
andirons
andirons
noun
plural of andiron
andrassy
andrewes
androids
androids
noun
plural of android
androsin
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anisated
aniseeds
aniseeds
noun
plural of aniseed
anisidin
anisopod
annelids
annelids
noun
plural of annelid
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
antacids
antacids
noun
plural of antacid
antiskid
antiskid
adj
(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
araneids
araneids
noun
plural of araneid
ardennes
ardennes
Proper noun
One of the départements of Champagne-Ardenne, France (INSEE code 08)
aridness
aridness
noun
The state or quality of being arid.
armbands
armbands
noun
plural of armband
arsedine
arsedine
noun
(obsolete) An imitation gold used in gilding.
arsenide
arsenide
noun
A compound with arsenic in oxidation state −3.
An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.
ascended
ascended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascend
ascender
ascender
noun
(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
A person or thing that ascends.
ascidian
ascidian
noun
Any member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts)
asconoid
asconoid
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having the form of a simple ascon
assented
assented
adj
(finance) Of stocks or bonds: whose holders agree to deposit them by way of assent to an agreement altering their status, as in a readjustment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assent
assidean
assident
assident
adj
(medicine) Of a symptom, generally, but not always, accompanying a disease; indicative of the presence of a disease but not a necessary occurrence in conjunction with that disease.
assigned
assigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assign
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astounds
astounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound
aswooned
asyndeta
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
avidness
avidness
noun
The characteristic of being avid.
awedness
awedness
noun
The state or quality of being awed.
badlands
badlands
noun
(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.
baldness
baldness
noun
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandanas
bandanas
noun
plural of bandana
bandcase
bandeaus
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bandidos
bandless
bandless
adj
Without a band (in various senses).
bandoras
bandoras
noun
plural of bandora
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandpass
bandpass
adj
Alternative spelling of band-pass
noun
A bandpass filter
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
bandsman
bandsman
noun
(mining, historical) A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
bandsmen
bandsmen
noun
plural of bandsman
bandster
bandster
noun
(historical) A worker who ties corn into sheaves.
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bandusia
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
banstead
banstead
Proper noun
A town in Surrey, England, part of the borough of Reigate and Banstead.
barandos
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bartends
bartends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bartend
baseband
baseband
noun
(electronics) A device using baseband transmission.
(telecommunications) The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.
(telecommunications, noun adjunct) A method of transmission in which only one frequency channel is used at a time.
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beadsman
beadsman
noun
(Scotland, historical) A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
(historical) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
(historical, England) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
beadsmen
beadsmen
noun
plural of beadsman
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedesman
bedesman
noun
Obsolete form of beadsman.
bedesmen
bedesmen
noun
plural of bedesman
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedizens
bedizens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedizen
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bedstand
bedstand
noun
nightstand
bedunces
bedunces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedunce
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
benildas
benildis
beniseed
beniseed
noun
(Africa) sesame (Sesamum radiatum)
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
besodden
biddings
biddings
noun
plural of bidding
bidstand
bindings
bindings
noun
plural of binding
binodose
binodous
birdings
birdnest
birdnest
noun
Alternative form of bird's nest
verb
(intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest
(intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests
(transitive, intransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
blandest
blandest
adj
superlative form of bland: most bland
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blenders
blenders
noun
plural of blender
blinders
blinders
noun
plural of blinder
blindest
blindest
adj
superlative form of blind: most blind
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of blind
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blindism
blindism
noun
A stereotypy characteristic of blind people, such as eye-rubbing or hand-flapping.
An idiosyncratic behaviour associated with blind people.
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
blunders
blunders
noun
plural of blunder
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunder