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
becowarding
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
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
beograd
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
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.
bignoniad
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
bleachground
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bloomingdale
boarding
boarding
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
(uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
A structure made of boards.
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
verb
present participle of board
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boardings
boardings
noun
plural of boarding
boardsailing
boardsailing
noun
windsurfing
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
boatloading
boddagh
bodega
bodega
noun
(Philippines) A warehouse; a storeroom
(slang, New York City) Any convenience store.
(slang, Southwestern United States) Any small or medium-sized shop with a unique facade in a shopping center plaza, usually located in the center or the sides of the plaza. Does not include the anchor tenant of the shopping center, as they are usually referred to as the anchor.
A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
bodegas
bodegas
noun
plural of bodega
bodicemaking
bodrag
bodrag
noun
Alternative form of bodrage
bodrage
bodrage
noun
(obsolete) A raid.
bodyboarding
bodyboarding
noun
A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
verb
present participle of bodyboard
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodymaking
bogard
bogarde
boggard
boggard
noun
(UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.
(obsolete) Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright).
bogland
bogland
noun
Land that is predominantly boggy; marshland.
boglander
boglander
noun
One who lives in the bogland.
bogyland
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
boltheading
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bondage
bondage
noun
(attributive) Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.
(by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.
The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
bondager
bondager
noun
(Scotland, historical) A field worker, especially a woman.
bondages
bondages
noun
plural of bondage
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bordage
bordage
noun
The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
bordrag
bordrage
bougainvilliidae
bourgade
brachioganoid
brachioganoidei
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
bradyglossia
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
bragdon
braggadocian
braggadocian
noun
(obsolete) Someone given to empty boasting; a braggart.
braggadocianism
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
braggadocios
braggadocios
noun
plural of braggadocio
branchiostegidae
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgeboard
bridgeboard
noun
(architecture) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
bridgehampton
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.