(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
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
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.
ambisporangiate
ambrogino
anemobiagraph
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
barbermonger
barbermonger
noun
(obsolete) A fop.
bargeman
bargeman
noun
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
A member of the crew of a barge.
bargemen
bargemen
noun
plural of bargeman
barming
barming
verb
present participle of barm
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becriming
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
beggarman
beggarman
noun
A male beggar.
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begriming
begriming
verb
present participle of begrime
begrimming
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
bemurmuring
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benightmare
berengarianism
bergeman
bergman
bergmann
bergmannite
bergmans
bergsonism
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beworming
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
birmingham
birmingham
Proper noun
A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, with a population of over one million.
A city in Alabama, United States
A city in Michigan, United States.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloomingburg
bloomingrose
boanergism
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
boogerman
boogerman
noun
Alternative form of bogeyman
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boomerang
boomerang
noun
(Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
(RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
(theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
verb
(RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boomeranging
boomeranging
verb
present participle of boomerang
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bottomrying
bourignianism
bourignonism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
braggadocianism
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
brakemaking
brambling
brambling
noun
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
verb
present participle of bramble
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
brantingham
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breaming
breaming
verb
present participle of bream
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bribemonger
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
bridgemaking
bridgeman
bridgemen
bridgman
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
brightman
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
briming
brimmering
brimming
brimming
adj
Full to the brim.
verb
present participle of brim
brimmingly
brimmingly
adv
(often figurative) So as to brim or overflow.
brisingamen
bromating
bromating
verb
present participle of bromate
bromeigon
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
bromindigo
bromising
bromizing
bromizing
verb
present participle of bromize
bromocyanogen
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bronchohemorrhagia
brontogram
brooming
brooming
noun
A sweeping with a broom.
verb
present participle of broom
broommaking
brummagen
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bumgardner
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bungarum
bungarum
noun
(dated) A krait (venomous snake of the genus Bungarus)
bungmaker
burlingame
burlingham
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
carbohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
cerebromeningitis
cerebromeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningoencephalitis
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumscribing
circumscribing
verb
present participle of circumscribe
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
clubmonger
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterembargos
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
crumbing
crumbing
verb
present participle of crumb
crumbling
crumbling
noun
Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
verb
present participle and gerund of crumble
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
cumbering
cumbering
verb
present participle of cumber
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
disembargoing
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembrangle
disembrangle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation.