(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abbreviated
abbreviated
adj
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abjudicator
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
adarbitrium
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
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.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
anthribidae
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanist
bardesanite
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
basehearted
bastardised
bastardised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastardise
bastardises
bastardises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardise
bastardized
bastardized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastardize
bastardizes
bastardizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize
batodendron
batrachidae
battledored
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
bdellometer
bdellometer
noun
(medicine) A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
beringleted
beringleted
adj
Having the hair in ringlets.
bernardston
bertrandite
bertrandite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium.
besmottered
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bestraddled
bestraddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestraddle
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
betrousered
betrousered
adj
(usually humorous) Wearing pants or trousers.
bichromated
bilertinned
billiardist
billiardist
noun
A player of billiards.
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
bitterender
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blindstorey
blisterweed
blithebread
bloodletter
bloodletter
noun
One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of curing illness).
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
bloodworthy
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
bluehearted
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
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
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
borderlight
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
botryllidae
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
branchstand
breadbasket
breadbasket
noun
(agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
(humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstitch
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
bredbergite
bredestitch
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bridgewater
bristlebird
bristlebird
noun
Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
britishhood
brittlewood
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
broadwayite
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
brotherhood
brotherhood
noun
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
An association or people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
bucerotidae
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burnettized
burnettized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnettize
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
butterfield
butterflied
butterflied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
carburetted
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
contrabands
contrabands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
counterband
counterbend
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
credibility
credibility
noun
(law) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
crossbolted
daubreelite
daubreelite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarration
deblaterate
deblaterate
verb
(intransitive, rare) To blather or prate.
debonairity
debonairity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
debridement
debridement
noun
(dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.
(medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decarbonate
decarbonate
verb
To remove carbon dioxide from something
decerebrate
decerebrate
adj
(biology) Having the cerebrum removed.
verb
To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
deliberated
deliberated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliberate
deliberates
deliberates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliberate
deliberator
deliberator
noun
A person who deliberates
dendrobates
deobstruent
deobstruent
adj
(medicine) Removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
noun
Any medicine that removes obstructions; an aperient.