(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.
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
adglutinate
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
adstipulating
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinoid
aguadilla
aguadulce
aguilawood
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aigialosauridae
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
amidoguaiacol
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaloncus
amygdalus
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
anguillidae
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguillulidae
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulinerved
angulodentate
antidecalogue
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
arnoldsburg
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
audiological
audiological
adj
Of or pertaining to audiology, or the study of hearing.
audiologies
audiologies
noun
plural of audiology
audiologist
audiologist
noun
A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders.
audiologists
audiologists
noun
plural of audiologist
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
basiglandular
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
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
becudgeled
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelled
becudgelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becudgel
becudgelling
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beguiled
beguiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beguile
begulfed
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
beleaguered
beleaguered
adj
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
berglund
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
birdglue
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bladensburg
blandburg
bleachground
blockaderunning
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.
bloodlusting
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.
bloodsuckings
bludge
bludge
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) Easy work.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) The act of bludging.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To take some benefit and give nothing in return.
(Australia, obsolete, slang) To live off the earnings of a prostitute.
bludged
bludged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludge
bludgeon
bludgeon
noun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
verb
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
bludgeons
bludgeons
noun
plural of bludgeon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bludgeon
bludger
bludger
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight.
(Australia, slang) A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot.
A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.
bludging
bludging
verb
present participle of bludge
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blunged
blunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunge
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bougainvilliidae
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bridgebuilder
bridgebuilder
noun
Alternative form of bridge-builder.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
buddhology
buddhology
Noun
The study of the Buddha or Buddhahood.
buddling
buddling
verb
present participle of buddle
budgetful
budling
budling
noun
A small, young, or immature bud.
bugled
bugled
adj
Ornamented with bugles.
Played by a bugle.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bugle
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
building
building
noun
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
verb
present participle of build
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
buildings
buildings
noun
plural of building
bulged
bulged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulge
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldog
bulldog
noun
(UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
(US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
(professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
A stubborn or determined person.
The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
verb
(transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
bulldogged
bulldogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulldog
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
bulldoggers
bulldoggers
noun
plural of bulldogger
bulldogging
bulldogging
verb
present participle of bulldog
bulldoggings
bulldoggish
bulldoggishly
bulldoggishness
bulldoggy
bulldoggy
adj
(informal) Resembling a bulldog.
bulldogism
bulldogs
bulldogs
noun
plural of bulldog
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bullragged
bullyragged
bullyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullyrag
bundling
bundling
noun
(countable, uncountable) Arrangement in a bundle or collection.
(uncountable, historical) An old custom in Wales, New England, and elsewhere for sweethearts to sleep on the same bed without undressing.
verb
present participle of bundle
bundlings
bundlings
noun
plural of bundling
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
bungled
bungled
adj
Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bungle
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burglarised
burglarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarise
burglarized
burglarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarize
burglarproofed
burgled
burgled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burgle
cagoulard
cagoulard
noun
(historical) A member of La Cagoule; a far-right-wing revolutionary or activist.
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage