(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.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
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
amygdalothripsis
amygdonitrile
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
androgametangium
androgametophore
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohydrotomy
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
archdogmatist
argentamid
argentamide
armageddonist
autodiagrammatic
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bridgehampton
bridgemaster
cambridgeport
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
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
conglomerated
conglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate
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
dacryocystosyringotomy
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
daemonurgist
datagram
datagram
noun
(networking) A packet of data passed across a network
datagrams
datagrams
noun
plural of datagram
decrementing
decrementing
verb
present participle of decrement
degerminate
degerminator
degerminator
noun
(agriculture) A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
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
dematerialising
dematerialising
verb
present participle of dematerialise
dematerializing
dematerializing
verb
present participle of dematerialize
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demifarthing
demigrate
demigrate
verb
(obsolete) To emigrate.
To cancel or return from migration (of e.g. a computer system).
demigroat
demilitarising
demilitarising
verb
present participle of demilitarise
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demioctangular
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
demographist
demonstrating
demonstrating
verb
present participle of demonstrate
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
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
dermatagra
dermatalgia
dermatalgia
noun
(pathology) pain that is localised to the skin
dermatogen
dermatogen
noun
(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
dermatogens
dermatogens
noun
plural of dermatogen
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatographia
dermatographia
noun
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatologic
dermatologic
adj
dermatological
dermatological
dermatological
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dermatology
noun
Such a drug or preparation
dermatologies
dermatologies
noun
plural of dermatology
dermatologist
dermatologist
noun
A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.
dermatologists
dermatologists
noun
plural of dermatologist
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermatoneurology
dermatoneurology
noun
dermatological neurology
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermatophagus
dermatopnagic
dermatorrhagia
dermogastric
dermogastric
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
desagrement
determinating
determinating
verb
present participle of determinate
determining
determining
verb
present participle of determine
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
diagometer
diagometer
noun
A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.
diagrammatic
diagrammatic
adj
In the form of a diagram.
Of or pertaining to a diagram or to diagrammatics.
diagrammatical
diagrammatical
adj
diagrammatic
diagrammatically
diagrammatically
adv
In a diagrammatic manner
diagrammatician
diagrammatize
diagrammatize
verb
Alternative form of diagrammatise
diagrammeter
diagrammitically
diamagnetometer
diaphragmatic
diaphragmatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
diaphragmatically
diaphragmatically
adv
(Of breathing) by expanding/contracting the lungs by lowering/raising the diaphragm, instead of by expanding the chest
By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way
digitaliform
digitiform
digitiform
adj
Having the shape of a finger.
digitigradism
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
diminishingturns
dirigomotor
dirigomotor
adj
(obsolete, physiology) That controls or directs motor muscles
disagglomeration
disagglomeration
noun
Alternative form of deagglomeration
disagreement
disagreement
noun
A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
An argument or debate.
disagreements
disagreements
noun
plural of disagreement
disanagrammatize
disarrangement
disarrangement
noun
Upset of the normal order.
disarrangements
disarrangements
noun
plural of disarrangement
discomforting
discomforting
verb
present participle of discomfort
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragements
discouragements
noun
plural of discouragement
discriminating
discriminating
adj
Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
Having a discerning judgment or taste
verb
present participle of discriminate
discriminatingly
discriminatingly
adv
With discrimination.
discriminatingness
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disgorgement
disgorgement
noun
The act of disgorging, particularly in the legal sense.
disgracement
disgruntlement
disgruntlement
noun
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.
dismarketing
dismortgage
dismortgage
verb
(transitive) To redeem from mortgage.
dismortgaged
dismortgaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismortgage
dismortgaging
dismortgaging
verb
present participle of dismortgage
disparagement
disparagement
noun
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
disparagements
disparagements
noun
plural of disparagement
distempering
distempering
verb
present participle of distemper
dittogram
dittogram
noun
Synonym of dittography (“erroneous repetition in a text”)