(geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Free from constraint; uninhibited.
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abandon
abandonee
abandonee
noun
(law) One to whom something is abandoned.
abandoner
abandoner
noun
One who abandons.
abbandono
abbottson
abdominal
abdominal
adj
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abelonian
abelonian
Noun
An Abelian.
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abolition
abolition
noun
(historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation.
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
(obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
The state of being abolished.
abominate
abominate
adj
(rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
abondance
abondance
noun
(card games) Alternative form of abundance
aborigine
aborigine
noun
(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abortient
abortient
adj
(archaic, medicine) Reproductively sterile or miscarrying.
noun
(archaic, medicine) Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abrasions
abrasions
noun
plural of abrasion
abreption
abreption
noun
(obsolete) A snatching away.
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abscision
abscision
noun
A cutting away.
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absorbant
absorbant
adj
Alternative spelling of absorbent
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albertson
albinoism
albinoism
noun
congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
amboinese
ambrogino
ambrosane
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosine
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amoebaean
amoebaean
adj
Alternative form of amoebean
amphibion
anaberoga
anabiosis
anabiosis
noun
(biology) A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.
anabiotic
anabiotic
adj
(medicine, archaic) Serving to resuscitate; restorative.
Relating to, or recovering from, anabiosis.
noun
(medicine, archaic) A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant.
anabolism
anabolism
noun
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anabolize
anabolize
verb
(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo anabolism
anabrosis
anabrosis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) wasting away
anabrotic
anaerobes
anaerobes
noun
plural of anaerobe
anaerobia
anaerobia
noun
anaerobes
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
angerboda
angrbodha
angurboda
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
anobiidae
anthobian
antibiont
antibiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that produces antibiotics or participates in antibiosis
antiblock
antilabor
antilabor
adj
In opposition to labor unions.
In opposition to the labor party.
antirobin
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
arbuthnot
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
atoneable
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
avicebron
azobenzil
azobenzol
azorubine
azorubine
noun
(organic chemistry) a red azo dye used as a food colouring, mostly in baked goods
baboonery
baboonery
noun
Baboonish behavior.
baboonish
baboonish
adj
Like a baboon.
babylonia
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
baccheion
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backstone
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
badminton
badminton
noun
(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
bagattino
baignoire
baignoire
noun
(dated) A box of the lowest tier in a theatre.
baileyton
bairnwort
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
balaenoid
balaenoid
adj
Relating to whales of the family Balaenidae, certain of the baleen whales.
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
balconies
balconies
noun
plural of balcony
baldcrown
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
baldoquin
ballatoon
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
ballonets
ballonets
noun
plural of ballonet
ballonnes
ballooned
ballooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balloon
ballooner
ballooner
noun
A balloon sail.
A balloonist.
balloonet
balloting
balloting
noun
A vote or decision made by ballot.
verb
present participle of ballot
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
balmonies
baloskion
bandalore
bandalore
noun
(historical) A yo-yo.
bandarlog
bandboxes
bandboxes
noun
plural of bandbox
banderlog
banderole
banderole
noun
(architecture) A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
A little banner, flag, or streamer.
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden
bandobust
bandoleer
bandoleer
noun
Alternative form of bandolier
bandolero
bandolero
noun
An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandoline
bandoline
noun
(dated) A glutinous pomatum for the hair.
verb
(dated, transitive) To apply bandoline to (the hair).
bandonion
bandonion
noun
Alternative spelling of bandoneon
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandytown
banecroft
bangalore
bangalore
Proper noun
The state capital of Karnataka (India).
Verb
To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.
bangboard
banjoists
banjoists
noun
plural of banjoist
banjorine
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.