(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
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adenogenous
adglutinate
adigun
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjudging
adjudging
verb
present participle of adjudge
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustoring
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adstipulating
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
affusedaffusing
agendum
agendum
noun
(obsolete) A task which ought to be done.
(theology) Something to be done; a practical duty, rather than an article of faith.
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinoid
aground
aground
adj
(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
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
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdaloncus
androgametangium
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgeus
androginous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anguid
anguid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Anguidae.
anguidae
anguillidae
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguillulidae
anguinidae
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulinerved
angulodentate
angurboda
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
antidecalogue
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antireducing
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
arguendo
arguendo
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
(law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
arnoldsburg
ascogonidium
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
attitudinising
attitudinising
verb
present participle of attitudinise
attitudinizing
attitudinizing
noun
The act of one who attitudinizes; affected posturing.
verb
present participle of attitudinize
auding
auding
noun
(frequently attributive) The action of comprehending and retaining the information in speech that is heard, as opposed to merely hearing it or listening to it.
audings
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditing
auditing
noun
The act or result of performing an audit.
verb
present participle of audit
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
augend
augend
noun
(arithmetic) A quantity to which another is added.
augends
augends
noun
plural of augend
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
autodiagnosis
autodiagnosis
noun
Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodrainage
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
avanguardisti
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
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.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bagpudding
bainbrudge
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
banebrudge
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
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelling
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bedung
bedung
verb
(transitive) To cover with dung or manure.
(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To bedaub or defile.
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
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.
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
berglund
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bladensburg
blandburg
bleachground
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
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
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