(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
abought
abought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aby
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
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(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.
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
abusage
abusage
noun
(obsolete) Abuse.
Improper or incorrect use of language.
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
adamsburg
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agabus
againbuy
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.
agamobium
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
aglobulia
aglobulism
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albategnius
albuginaceae
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albugines
albuginitis
albugo
albugo
noun
(dated) A leucoma.
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.
alburg
alburga
altenburg
amalburga
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
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
amblygeusia
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
angulatogibbous
angurboda
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibug
antibug
adj
Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).
Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antihumbuggist
anubing
anzengruber
aquebogue
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
archhumbug
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
arguably
arguably
adv
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent.
arnoldsburg
aschaffenburg
ashbaugh
assuagable
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
atlasburg
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
auberge
auberge
noun
An inn or hostel.
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
aubigny
aufgabe
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augsburg
augsburg
Proper noun
A city in southern Germany.
aurangzeb
aurungzeb
austinburg
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autobiology
autoboating
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
babungera
bacillogenous
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
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bagaudae
bagful
bagful
noun
A large assortment.
An amount; the contents of one full bag.
bagfuls
bagfuls
noun
plural of bagful
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bagnut
bagpudding
bagpuize
bagsful
baguet
baguet
noun
(architecture, zoology) Alternative form of baguette
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.