(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
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
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
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
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
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
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
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
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
braggadocianism
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
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.
bromindigo
bumgardner
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
cardiopneumograph
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
chairmending
chondroangioma
chromdiagnosis
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
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.
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
daemonurgist
daemonurgy
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.
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decrementing
decrementing
verb
present participle of decrement
decriminalizing
decriminalizing
verb
(rare) present participle of decriminalize To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
degerminate
degerminator
degerminator
noun
(agriculture) A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
degerming
degerming
verb
present participle of degerm
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
deglamorizing
deglamorizing
verb
present participle of deglamorize
degradement
degradement
noun
Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
demagnetiser
demagnetiser
noun
Alternative form of demagnetizer
demagnetizer
demagnetizer
noun
Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
demargarinate
demarking
demarking
verb
present participle of demark
dematerialising
dematerialising
verb
present participle of dematerialise
dematerializing
dematerializing
verb
present participle of dematerialize
demergering
demergering
verb
present participle of demerger
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demifarthing
demigriffin
demilitarising
demilitarising
verb
present participle of demilitarise
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demineralizing
demineralizing
verb
present participle of demineralize
demioctangular
demisovereign
demivirgin
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
demogorgon
demogorgon
Proper noun
A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo; an incubus.
A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.
demonograph
demonographer
demonographer
noun
Synonym of demonologist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demonologer
demonologer
noun
One versed in demonology.
demonstrating
demonstrating
verb
present participle of demonstrate
demoralising
demoralising
adj
(British spelling) disheartening
verb
present participle of demoralise
demoralizing
demoralizing
adj
Disheartening.
verb
present participle of demoralize
demoralizingly
demoralizingly
adv
In a demoralizing manner.
demurring
demurring
noun
demurral
verb
present participle of demur
demurringly
demurringly
adv
So as to demur.
dendrograms
dendrograms
noun
plural of dendrogram
deorsumvergence
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
deprograming
deprogramming
deprogramming
noun
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.
verb
present participle of deprogram
present participle of deprogramme
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
deraignment
derangement
derangement
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
An act or instance of deranging.
The property of being deranged.
derangements
derangements
noun
plural of derangement
dermatogen
dermatogen
noun
(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.