(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.
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
binominated
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
demibastion
demibastion
noun
(military) A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
demountable
demountable
adj
(computing, of a hard drive, dated) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
noun
(Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
disrobement
disrobement
noun
The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes).
doubtmonger
doubtmonger
noun
One who sows doubts in the minds of others.
embastioned
embastioned
adj
Synonym of bastioned
embodiments
embodiments
noun
plural of embodiment
embryonated
embryonated
adj
Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop.
humboldtine
humboldtine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
indomitable
indomitable
adj
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
misbuttoned
misbuttoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbutton
molybdenite
molybdenite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.
nontimbered
nontimbered
adj
untimbered
outnumbered
outnumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outnumber
postabdomen
postabdomen
noun
(entomology) The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
(zoology) The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
stowbordmen
underbottom
underbottom
noun
The lowest part of the profile of a ship or submarine.