An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abbogada
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
aboardage
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abogado
abogado
noun
Counsel; advisor; councilor; barrister.
abogados
abogados
noun
plural of abogado
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
albedograph
angerboda
angrbodha
angurboda
archvagabond
arnoldsburg
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
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
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bacteriodiagnosis
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
badoeng
badoglio
bagpod
balanoglossida
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bandarlog
banderlog
banderoling
bandoeng
bandog
bandog
noun
(archaic) A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog.
(figurative, literary) Anything that behaves like a bandog; something or someone who pursues doggedly.
(obsolete, slang, cant) A bailiff or prison guard.
(specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs.
bandogs
bandogs
noun
plural of bandog
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bangboard
bardiglio
bardiglio
noun
An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
bargeload
bargeload
noun
Entire load of a barge.
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
basidiogenetic
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastinadoing
bastinadoing
verb
present participle of bastinado
battledoring
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
battologised
battologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologise
battologized
battologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologize
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
beclogged
beclogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclog
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
beddingroll
bedgoer
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedlington
bedlingtonshire
bedog
bedog
verb
(transitive) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
befrogged
befrogged
adj
Adorned with ornamental braid fasteners.
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
beglobed
begloomed
begloomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begloom
begod
begod
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.
begoggled
begoggled
Adjective
Wearing goggles.
begoud
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
belonged
belonged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belong
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
belozenged
bendigo
beneighbored
beograd
berouged
berouged
adj
Wearing rouge.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bhadgaon
bidiagonal
bidiagonal
adj
(mathematics) Describing a matrix that has non-zero entries along the main diagonal and either the diagonal above or the diagonal below.
bigford
biglenoid
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bignoniad
bigod
bigoted
bigoted
adj
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bigotedness
bigotedness
noun
The state or condition of being bigoted.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
billboarding
billboarding
noun
(computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.
biodegradabilities
biodegradabilities
noun
plural of biodegradability
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
biodegradable
biodegradable
adj
Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
noun
Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biodegrading
biodegrading
verb
present participle of biodegrade
birddogging
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
bleachground
blindfolding
blindfolding
noun
The act of covering with a blindfold.
verb
present participle of blindfold
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blodget
blodgett
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodguilts
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
blooding
blooding
noun
(medicine, historical) A bleeding.
verb
present participle of blood
bloodings
bloodings
noun
plural of blooding
bloodletting
bloodletting
noun
(by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
verb
present participle of bloodlet
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodlusting
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodspilling
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.