An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abanga
abashing
abashing
adj
Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abasing
abasing
verb
present participle of abase
abating
abating
noun
(rhetoric) Anesis.
verb
present participle of abate
abbreviating
abbreviating
verb
present participle of abbreviate
abdicating
abdicating
verb
present participle of abdicate
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abencerrages
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abiding
abiding
adj
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) An abode.
The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
verb
present participle of abide
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abinger
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
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.
abiogenetic
abiogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
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.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abirritating
abirritating
verb
present participle of abirritate
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
ablactating
ablactating
verb
present participle of ablactate
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
ablings
ablings
adv
(Britain, dialectal) Alternative form of aiblins
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalizing
abnormalizing
verb
present participle of abnormalize
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
abolitionising
abolitionising
verb
present participle of abolitionise
abolitionizing
abolitionizing
verb
present participle of abolitionize
abominating
abominating
verb
present participle of abominate
abongo
abongo
Proper noun
A Negrillo people of Gabon.
Noun
The people of the Abongo tribe.
aboriginal
aboriginal
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
noun
An animal or plant native to a region.
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aboriginary
aboriginary
adj
Obsolete form of aboriginal.
aborigine
aborigine
noun
(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
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
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle 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
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscising
abscising
verb
present participle of abscise
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(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.
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
abying
abying
verb
present participle of aby
present participle of abye
academising
academising
verb
present participle of academise
academizing
academizing
verb
present participle of academize
acanthological
acanthological
adj
of or pertaining to acanthology
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acceding
acceding
verb
present participle of accede
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
accenting
accenting
verb
present participle of accent
accentuating
accentuating
verb
present participle of accentuate
acceptilating
acceptilating
verb
present participle of acceptilate
accepting
accepting
adj
Characterized by acceptance.
verb
present participle of accept
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accessing
accessing
verb
present participle of access
accessioning
accessioning
verb
present participle of accession
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accinge
accinge
verb
(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
accinged
accinged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accinge
accinging
accinging
verb
present participle of accinge
acclaiming
acclaiming
adj
That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
verb
present participle of acclaim
acclimating
acclimating
verb
present participle of acclimate
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
accommodating
accommodating
adj
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
Pliable; easily corrupted.
verb
present participle of accommodate
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accommodatingness
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
accounting
accounting
noun
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.