(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
adamsburg
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
agglomerated
agglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglomerate
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
agramed
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agromyzidae
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
alamogordo
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdalothripsis
amygdonitrile
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
androgametangium
androgametophore
androgamone
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
angadreme
angadresma
angiochondroma
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohydrotomy
angiomyocardiac
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
archdogmatist
ardhamagadhi
ardhamagadhi
Proper noun
A Middle Indian language used in Jain texts.
argentamid
argentamide
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
armageddonist
armguard
armguard
noun
A protective cover for the arm.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
autodiagrammatic
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begrimmed
bergdama
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bradysphygmia
braggadocianism
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridegroomship
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgemaking
bridgeman
bridgemaster
bridgemen
bridgman
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
bromindigo
bugbeardom
bumgardner
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
cambridgeport
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
caprimulgidae
cardiagram
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
cardiomegalia
cardiomegaly
cardiomegaly
noun
megalocardia
cardiopneumograph
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
chairmending
chondroangioma
chromdiagnosis
chromidiogamy
circumducing
circumducing
verb
present participle of circumduce
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
coadmiring
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
comicotragedy
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
commandeering
commandeering
verb
present participle of commandeer
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
conglomerated
conglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate
coredeeming
coredeeming
verb
present participle of coredeem
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
curmudgeonery
curmudgeonery
noun
Alternative form of curmudgeonry
curmudgeonish
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
dacryocystosyringotomy
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
daemonurgist
daemonurgy
dagmar
dagmar
noun
(informal) One of the bullet-shaped protrusions on the bumpers of various 1950s cars, especially Cadillacs.
damager
damager
noun
Somebody or something that damages.
damagers
damagers
noun
plural of damager
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
dargsman
dargsman
noun
(in Scotland and northern English dialects) A day laborer.
datagram
datagram
noun
(networking) A packet of data passed across a network
datagrams
datagrams
noun
plural of datagram
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
decagram
decagram
noun
(geometry) A regular ten-pointed star shape.
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹ grams. Symbol: dag
decagramme
decagramme
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of decagram
decagrams
decagrams
noun
plural of decagram
decigram
decigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹ grams. Symbol: dg