(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
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.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
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
ambisporangiate
ambrogino
ambrogio
anemobiagraph
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
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.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
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
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becriming
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begrim
begrime
begrime
verb
(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begrimer
begrimer
noun
One who, or that which, begrimes.
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
begriming
begriming
verb
present participle of begrime
begrimmed
begrimming
begrims
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
bemurmuring
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benightmare
berengarianism
bergamiol
bergamiol
noun
Synonym of linalyl acetate
bergmannite
bergsonism
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beworming
bhaktimarga
bigram
bigram
noun
(linguistics) A pair, often of words or tags, used in analysis.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biometeorology
biometeorology
noun
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
birmingham
birmingham
Proper noun
A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, with a population of over one million.
A city in Alabama, United States
A city in Michigan, United States.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bloomingburg
bloomingrose
boanergism
bogmire
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
boomeranging
boomeranging
verb
present participle of boomerang
borborygmatic
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
borborygmic
borborygmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling borborygmus; rumbling.
borborygmies
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bottomrying
bourignianism
bourignonism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
bradysphygmia
braggadocianism
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
braggartism
braggartism
noun
boasting, boastfulness
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
brakemaking
brambling
brambling
noun
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
verb
present participle of bramble
brantingham
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breaming
breaming
verb
present participle of bream
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
bribemonger
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridegroomship
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgemaking
bridgeman
bridgemaster
bridgemen
bridgman
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
brigham
brightman
brightsmith
brightsmith
noun
A whitesmith.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
briming
brimmering
brimmimg
brimming
brimming
adj
Full to the brim.
verb
present participle of brim
brimmingly
brimmingly
adv
(often figurative) So as to brim or overflow.
brisingamen
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromating
bromating
verb
present participle of bromate
bromeigon
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
bromindigo
bromising
bromizing
bromizing
verb
present participle of bromize
bromleigh
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bronchohemorrhagia
brooming
brooming
noun
A sweeping with a broom.
verb
present participle of broom
broommaking
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brzegiem
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burlingame
burlingham
buttermaking
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
cambridgeport
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
carbohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
cerebromeningitis
cerebromeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningoencephalitis
cervicobregmatic
cervicobregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior fontanelle and the junction of the neck with the floor of the mouth.