(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
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
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
backlighted
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
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.
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
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
baldridge
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
banderoling
bandspreading
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
barehanding
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
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
battologised
battologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologise
battologized
battologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologize
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
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelling
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
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.
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
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
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedizening
bedizening
noun
The act of adorning gaudily.
verb
present participle of bedizen
bedlamising
bedlamizing
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
bedlington
bedlingtonshire
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bednighted
bednights
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
bedriveling
bedriveling
verb
present participle of bedrivel
bedrivelling
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedstring
bedticking
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beewinged
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begild
begild
verb
(transitive) To gild; to cover with gold.
begird
begird
verb
(transitive, archaic) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
(transitive, archaic) To encircle, surround, as with a gird; enclose; encompass.
begirded
begirding
begirding
verb
present participle of begird
begirdle
begirdle
verb
To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.
begirdled
begirdled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begirdle
begirdles
begirdles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begirdle
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begirds
begirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begird
begladding
beglide
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begrimmed
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
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
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
behindsight
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
belding
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
bemingled
bemingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemingle
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bendaying
bendaying
verb
present participle of benday
bendigo
bending
bending
noun
A motion or action that bends.
An instance of something being adapted or distorted.