(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalizing
abnormalizing
verb
present participle of abnormalize
abominating
abominating
verb
present participle of abominate
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
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
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
adamsburg
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agamobia
agamobium
aglobulism
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albigensianism
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
amaigbo
amalberga
amalbergas
amalburga
amalgamable
amalgamable
adj
capable of being amalgamated
ambage
ambage
noun
(especially in plural) ambiguity; circumlocution
ambages
ambages
noun
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambassage
ambassage
noun
Obsolete form of embassage.; message, embassy.
amberg
ambergrease
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambigenal
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambigu
ambigu
noun
(dated) An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambilogy
ambisporangiate
ambitioning
ambitioning
verb
present participle of ambition
ambling
ambling
noun
The act of one who ambles.
verb
present participle of amble
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
amblygeusia
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ambrogino
ambrogio
ambrology
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambuling
amburgey
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
anatomicobiological
anatomicobiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and biology.
anemobiagraph
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
antigambling
antigambling
adj
Acting against or opposing gambling.
antihemoglobin
antihumbuggist
archhumbug
assemblage
assemblage
noun
(archaeology) A group of different artifacts found in association with one another.
(art) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.
A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
A gathering of people.
The process of assembling or bringing together.
assemblages
assemblages
noun
plural of assemblage
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
backgame
backgame
noun
(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.
An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backstamping
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badmeng
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baggageman
baggageman
noun
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
bagirmi
bagirmi
Proper noun
The language of the Baguirmi people of Chad, spoken mainly in the Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture.
A family of languages which includes the Bagirmi language as well as Naba, Kenga, Fer, Beraku, Disa and Goulai.
bagmaker
bagmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bags.
bagmaking
bagmaking
noun
The manufacture of bags.
bagman
bagman
noun
(Australia, slang) A bookmaker.
(US, politics, slang) An officer assigned to travel with the president and carry the "nuclear football".
(dated, slang) A travelling salesman.
(golf) A caddy.
(informal) A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
(politics, informal) A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause
An assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force.
bagmen
bagmen
noun
plural of bagman
bagram
bagroom
bagroom
noun
A room for storing bags.
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagworm
bagworm
noun
(proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar.
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
Fall webworm.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
balimbing
balimbing
noun
(Philippines) A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics.
(Philippines) Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”)
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
ballgame
ballgame
noun
Alternative spelling of ball game
ballgames
ballgames
noun
plural of ballgame
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
balmung
balsaming
balsaming
verb
present participle of balsam
bamangwato
bamberg
bamberg
Proper noun
A city (and also a district) in Bavaria, Germany
A city in South Carolina
bamberger
bamboozling
bamboozling
verb
present participle of bamboozle
bamming
bamming
verb
present participle of bam
bandlimiting
bandlimiting
noun
(physics) The limiting of a signal's Fourier transform or power spectral density to zero above a certain finite frequency.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
barbermonger
barbermonger
noun
(obsolete) A fop.
bargeman
bargeman
noun
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
A member of the crew of a barge.
bargemaster
bargemaster
noun
The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
bargemen
bargemen
noun
plural of bargeman
bargham
barming
barming
verb
present participle of barm
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barogram
barogram
noun
A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.
barograms
barograms
noun
plural of barogram
barometrograph
barometrograph
noun
A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
barometrography
barothermogram
barothermograph
barothermograph
noun
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basigamous
basigamy
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bathythermogram
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.