(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
angurboda
arnoldsburg
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bagpudding
bainbrudge
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
banebrudge
basiglandular
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bladensburg
blandburg
bleachground
blockaderunning
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bougainvilliidae
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
brandenburger
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
buganda
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bumgardner
bundaberg
bundestag
bundestag
Proper noun
The federal/state parliament of Germany.
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
daubigny
daubing
daubing
noun
A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; roughcast.
In currying horses, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; dubbing.
Something daubed, such as graffiti.
verb
present participle of daub
daubingly
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decarburizing
decarburizing
verb
present participle of decarburize
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
disabusing
disabusing
verb
present participle of disabuse
disambiguating
disambiguating
verb
present participle of disambiguate
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disambiguations
disambiguations
noun
plural of disambiguation
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
dnaburg
doubleganger
doubleganger
noun
A doppelganger.
doublehatching
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
duanesburg
dubitatingly
dunaburg
endoglobular
endoglobular
adj
Synonym of endoglobar
gabendum
gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium
noun
A blastostyle.
graubden
graubunden
groundable
groundable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
Capable of being electrically grounded.
Capable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
groundably
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
guerdonable
guerdonable
adj
(obsolete) Deserving of a reward.
hardinsburg
houghband
husbandage
husbandage
noun
(nautical) The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's manager, or "husband".
husbanding
husbanding
verb
present participle of husband
indistinguishability
indistinguishability
noun
The state of being indistinguishable
indistinguishable
indistinguishable
adj
Not capable of being perceived or known.
Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct
noun
Any of a set of things that cannot be distinguished.
indistinguishableness
indistinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being indistinguishable.
indistinguishably
indistinguishably
adv
(archaic) Indiscriminately.
In an indistinguishable manner; so that separate components or differences cannot be discerned.
indulgeable
indulgeable
adj
Able to be indulged.
inguinoabdominal
inguinoabdominal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the groin and abdomen.
landisburg
landlubbing
landlubbing
adj
(nautical, derogatory) Unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
madisonburg
mandibulopharyngeal
mandibulopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the mandible and the pharynx.
neubrandenburg
nondistinguishable
nondistinguishable
adj
indistinguishable
nondistinguishableness
nondistinguishably
nonguidable
nonsubordinating
nonsubordinating
adj
(grammar) Not subordinating.
obdurating
obdurating
verb
present participle of obdurate
oblongitudinal
outbargained
outbargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbargain
outdebating
outdebating
verb
present participle of outdebate
overabounding
overabounding
verb
present participle of overabound
presubordinating
pterygomandibular
randsburg
sandbug
sandburg
sangerbund
stairbuilding
strandburg
struldbruggian
struldbruggian
adj
Having or relating to an unsatisfactory form of immortality accompanied by aging and disease.
subadministrating
subangled
subangulated
subangulated
adj
Synonym of subangulate
subascending
subascending
adj
(biology) Almost or imperfectly ascending.
subdating
subdelegating
subdelegating
verb
present participle of subdelegate
subdelegation
subdelegation
noun
(archaic) Early administrative division of Chile
Act of subdelegating.
subdemonstrating
subdrainage
subdrainage
noun
drainage of liquid at a level below ground, contrasted with surface drainage
subelongated
subelongated
adj
(biology) Somewhat elongated; having the length extended to a limited degree.
subemarginated
subganoid
subgelatinoid
subheading
subheading
noun
a heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book)
any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided