(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(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
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acierating
acierating
verb
present participle of acierate
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adfreezing
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
aegicrania
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aftergrind
afternight
aggenerate
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggrieving
aggrieving
verb
present participle of aggrieve
agreations
agreeingly
agreeingly
adv
In a manner that agrees or corresponds; in agreement.
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agregation
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrionidae
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahmednagar
alcheringa
algerienne
allergenic
allergenic
adj
Having the effect of an allergen.
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
anallergic
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angadresma
angaralite
angiometer
angiorrhea
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
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
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antegarden
antespring
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
appareling
appareling
noun
clothing
verb
present participle of apparel
appleringy
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
archangels
archangels
noun
plural of archangel
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archgunner
archregent
arciniegas
arctangent
arctangent
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
arctogaean
argelander
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
argentarii
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argentines
argentines
noun
plural of argentine
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”.
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
argyroneta
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.
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
asgeirsson
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
astringent
astringent
adj
(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
Extremely sour, bitter.
Sharp, caustic, severe.
noun
A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
athrogenic
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avengeress
avengeress
noun
(rare) A female avenger.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
banebrudge
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bargestone
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
barrelling
barrelling
noun
Alternative form of barreling
verb
present participle of barrel
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
battenburg
batterfang
beartongue
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befretting
befringing
befringing
verb
present participle of befringe
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begrimming
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
belgravian
belgravian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Belgravia, London.
Of or pertaining to the fashionable or aristocratic life; fashionable, aristocratic.
Noun
A resident of Belgravia, London.
A member of the fashionable or aristocratic society assumed to reside in Belgravia.
bellhanger
berengaria
bergaptene
bergaptene
noun
Archaic form of bergapten.
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
berlinguer
berreaving
bescouring
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
bestirring
bestirring
verb
present participle of bestir
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewearying
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bitterling
bitterling
noun
Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
Specifically Rhodeus amarus, formerly called Rhodeus sericeus.