(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abedge
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
aboardage
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abridgable
abridgable
adj
Capable of being abridged.
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridgedly
abridgedly
adv
in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(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
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
albedograph
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
angerboda
arglebargled
backgeared
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.
backlighted
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
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslidingness
bacteriodiagnosis
badge
badge
noun
(Internet, video games) An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement.
(graphical user interface) A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages.
(heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.
(nautical) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
(obsolete, thieves' cant) A brand on the hand of a thief, etc.
(slang) A police officer.
A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
verb
(transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge.
(transitive) To show a badge to.
(transitive, intransitive) To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge.
badged
badged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badge
badgeless
badgeless
adj
Without a badge.
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badger
badger
noun
(in the plural, obsolete, cant) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
(obsolete) A brush made of badger hair.
(obsolete) An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
verb
To pester, to annoy persistently; press.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badgered
badgered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badger
badgerer
badgerer
noun
A dog used in baiting badgers.
One who badgers.
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
badgers
badgers
noun
plural of badger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badger
badgerweed
badges
badges
noun
plural of badge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badge
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.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badinaged
badinaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badinage
badinages
badinages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage
badmeng
badoeng
bagaudae
bagged
bagged
adj
(colloquial) Having been caught or successfully hunted.
Having been placed in a bag.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bag
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
baldridge
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
ballyragged
ballyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyrag
bandage
bandage
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
verb
To apply a bandage to something.
bandaged
bandaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandage
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandeng
banderlog
banderoling
bandoeng
bandspreading
bandylegged
banebrudge
banged
banged
adj
Alternative form of bhanged
Having the hair styled in bangs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bang
bangladesh
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
barehanding
barelegged
barelegged
adj
Having uncovered legs.
adv
With uncovered legs.
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargander
bargander
noun
(Norfolk, dialect) Synonym of shelduck
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
barged
barged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barge
bargeload
bargeload
noun
Entire load of a barge.
barraged
barraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrage
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
basidigitale
basidiogenetic
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
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
bavardage
bavardage
noun
chatter, banter
baynebridge
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beauregard
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
beclogged
beclogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclog
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
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
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedaggered
bedaggered
adj
Fitted or equipped with a dagger
bedaggle
bedaggle
verb
(transitive) To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground.
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedangled
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedazzling
bedazzling
verb
present participle of bedazzle
bedazzlingly
bedazzlingly
adv
So as to bedazzle; stunningly bright or glamorous.
bedbug
bedbug
noun
A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.
bedbugs
bedbugs
noun
plural of bedbug
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedding
bedding
noun
(Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
(US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
(horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
verb
present participle of bed
beddingroll
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedeafening
bedeafening
verb
present participle of bedeafen
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedegar
bedeguar
bedeguar
noun
(archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties.
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedevilling
bedevilling
verb
(Britain) present participle of bedevil
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgery
bedgoer
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.