An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abasgi
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
abeigh
abeigh
Adverb
Cautiously aloof.
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.
abiegh
abigael
abigail
abigail
noun
(obsolete) A lady's maid.
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
abigailship
abigailship
noun
(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abigale
abigeat
abigeat
noun
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abigei
abigei
noun
plural of abigeus
abigeus
abigeus
noun
(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
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.
abiological
abiological
adj
(biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms.
abiologically
abiologically
adv
(biology) In an abiological manner.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
abirritating
abirritating
verb
present participle of abirritate
abisag
abishag
abishag
noun
(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
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
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
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
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.
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
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
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
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
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
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
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.
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
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
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
achroglobin
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
aerobiologically
aerobiologically
adv
In an aerobiological way.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
againbuy
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agamobia
agamobium
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aghlabite
agib
agible
agible
adj
(obsolete) Possible to be done; practicable.
agitability
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
aglobulia
aglobulism
agoraphobia
agoraphobia
noun
(rare) An aversion to markets.
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.