(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abatised
abatised
adj
Provided with an abatis.
abatises
abatises
noun
plural of abatis
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abbacies
abbacies
noun
plural of abbacy
abbasside
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abdominales
abdominocentesis
abdominocentesis
noun
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abdominoscope
abdominoscope
noun
An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
aberdeenshire
aberdeenshire
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abessive
abessive
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
abeyancies
abeyancies
noun
plural of abeyancy
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhiseka
abhiseka
noun
Alternative spelling of abhisheka
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
abiders
abiders
noun
plural of abider
abides
abides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abide
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abies
abies
noun
A tannin made from the barks of firs and spruces.
A tree of the genus Abies.
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abigeus
abigeus
noun
(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
abintestate
abintestate
adj
(law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will
abiogeneses
abiogeneses
noun
plural of abiogenesis
abiogenesis
abiogenesis
noun
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abioses
abioses
noun
plural of abiosis
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
abmodalities
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abolishable
abolishable
adj
Capable of being abolished.
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abominableness
abominableness
noun
The characteristic of being abominable; odiousness.
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abrasively
abrasively
adv
Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.
In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
abrasivenesses
abrasivenesses
noun
plural of abrasiveness
abrasives
abrasives
noun
plural of abrasive
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abruptiones
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
abscise
abscise
verb
(intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
(transitive) To cut off.
abscised
abscised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscise
abscises
abscises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscise
abscissae
abscisse
abseil
abseil
noun
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
abseils
abseils
noun
plural of abseil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abseil
absentation
absentation
noun
The act of absenting oneself.
absenteeism
absenteeism
noun
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absenteeship
absenteeship
noun
(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
absentmindedness
absentmindedness
noun
Alternative form of absent-mindedness
absentmindednesses
abshier
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthiate
absinthiate
verb
To impregnate with wormwood.
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthole
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstainment
abstainment
noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstentionism
abstentionism
noun
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
abstentionist
abstentionist
adj
relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
noun
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
abstentions
abstentions
noun
plural of abstention
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinences
abstinences
noun
plural of abstinence
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.