Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
abdicative
abdicative
adj
(rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.
noun
(logic) A reasoning from the negative
abditive
abditive
adj
(rare) Having the quality of hiding
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
aberdavine
aberdevine
aberdevine
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
adverb
adverb
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
(modifying a verb)
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
verb
(rare) To make into or become an adverb.
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbialize
adverbialize
verb
(American spelling) To use as or change into an adverb.
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
adverbiation
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
adverbs
adverbs
noun
plural of adverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adverb
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
advisabilities
advisabilities
noun
plural of advisability
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
archvagabond
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
avondbloem
avondbloem
noun
Alternative form of aandblom
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
bandhava
barnardsville
barneveld
barneveldt
basinerved
bavardage
bavardage
noun
chatter, banter
bdellovibrio
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
beaverdale
beavered
beavered
adj
(historical) Having or wearing a beaver (part of a helmet covering the lower face).
Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.
Synonym of bearded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beaver
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
bedelve
bedevil
bedevil
verb
To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
To perplex or bewilder.
bedeviled
bedeviled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bedevil
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedevilled
bedevilled
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bedevil
bedevilling
bedevilling
verb
(Britain) present participle of bedevil
bedevilment
bedevilment
noun
The characteristic of being bedeviled.
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedevils
bedevils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil
bedivere
bedravel
bedrivel
bedrivel
verb
(transitive) to drivel on, to put or spill saliva on
bedriveled
bedriveling
bedriveling
verb
present participle of bedrivel
bedrivelled
bedrivelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrivel
bedrivelling
bedrivels
bedrivels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrivel
bedstaves
bedstaves
noun
plural of bedstaff
bedswerver
bedswerver
noun
One who is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
beedeville
behaved
behaved
adj
(in combination) Exhibiting the specified kind of behaviour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behave
behaviored
behooved
behooved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behoove
behoved
behoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behove
beknived
belavendered
beldenville
believed
believed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of believe
beloved
beloved
adj
Much loved, dearly loved.
noun
Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of belove.
beloveds
beloveds
noun
plural of beloved
belvedere
belvedere
noun
(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
Bassia scoparia (summer cypress)
belvedered
belvederes
belvederes
noun
plural of belvedere
belverdian
belvidere
benavides
bendersville
benedictive
benedictive
adj
Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing.
noun
(linguistics) A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benediktov
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
berdyaev
berdyayev
bereaved
bereaved
adj
having suffered the death of a loved one
bernardsville
berreaved
beshivered
beslaved
beslaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beslave
beveled
beveled
Adjective
Having a bevel, especially at an edge
bevelled
bevelled
adj
Having a bevel, especially at an edge
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevel
beveridge
beveridge
noun
Obsolete form of beverage.
bevesseled
bevesselled
bevilled
bevilled
adj
(heraldry) Notched with an angle like that enclosed by a carpenter's bevel; said of a partition line of a shield.
bevined
bevoiled
bevomited
bevomited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevomit
bhudevi
bidonville
bidonville
noun
A shantytown or slum, in French-speaking regions.
bidonvilles
bidonvilles
noun
plural of bidonville
biliverdic
biliverdin
biliverdin
noun
(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
biliverdins
biliverdins
noun
plural of biliverdin
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
bivalved
bivalved
adj
Having two valves.
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
bivocalized
bivouaced
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blanchardville
blandinsville
blandville
bloviated
bloviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloviate
blvd
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
bolshevized
bolshevized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bolshevize
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
bondslave
bondslave
noun
One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman.
bondsville
bondville
bordelonville
borodankov
boschveld
bougainvilliidae
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bouvard
bouvardia
bovard
bovenland
bovensmilde
bovicide
bovicide
noun
One who kills cows.
The killing of a cow.
bovid
bovid
noun
An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).