(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
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
angerboda
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bacteriodiagnosis
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
banderlog
banderoling
bandspreading
banebrudge
barehanding
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargander
bargander
noun
(Norfolk, dialect) Synonym of shelduck
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
battledoring
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
baynebridge
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
becowarding
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
begarlanded
begarlanded
adj
Decorated with garlands.
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
berchtesgaden
bergander
bergander
noun
A European duck (Tadorna tadorna); the sheldrake.
bergland
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
biodegrading
biodegrading
verb
present participle of biodegrade
bladensburg
bleachground
blockaderunning
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boglander
boglander
noun
One who lives in the bogland.
bondager
bondager
noun
(Scotland, historical) A field worker, especially a woman.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
brachioganoidei
brackenridge
branchiostegidae
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
brandenburger
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brandering
brandering
verb
present participle of brander
brangled
brangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brangle
breadearning
breading
breading
noun
The coating of a thin slice of meat in flour, egg and breadcrumbs prior to frying
verb
present participle of bread
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
bridgeland
bridgemaking
bridgeman
brigandage
brigandage
noun
The lifestyle of a brigand.
brigandages
brigandages
noun
plural of brigandage
brigander
brigander
noun
(archaic) Synonym of brigandine
brigandine
brigandine
noun
(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn or riveted to linen or other material.
brigandines
brigandines
noun
plural of brigandine
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
brongniardite
brongniardite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silver sulfantimonide with 26.2% silver, some of which is apparently diaphorite and some canfieldite.
bumgardner
bundaberg
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
carbohydrogen
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
contrabandage
contrabandage
noun
dealing in contraband
danebrog
dangleberries
dangleberries
noun
plural of dangleberry
dangleberry
dangleberry
noun
An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus Gaylussacia.
The white-bloomed dark blue edible berry of this plant.
dannebrog
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
debarring
debarring
verb
present participle of debar
decarbonating
decarbonating
verb
present participle of decarbonate
decarbonising
decarbonising
verb
present participle of decarbonise
decarbonizing
decarbonizing
verb
present participle of decarbonize
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decarburizing
decarburizing
verb
present participle of decarburize
decerebrating
decerebrating
verb
present participle of decerebrate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deliberating
deliberating
verb
present participle of deliberate
derangeable
detribalizing
detribalizing
verb
present participle of detribalize
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
disagreeableness
disagreeableness
noun
(countable) A disagreeable behaviour, occurrence, etc.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being disagreeable.
disembargoing
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembrangle
disembrangle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation.
disintegrable
disintegrable
adj
Capable of being disintegrated.
doubleganger
doubleganger
noun
A doppelganger.
dragoonable
drakensberg
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
duanesburg
embrangled
embrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrangle
endoglobular
endoglobular
adj
Synonym of endoglobar
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fingerboards
fingerboards
noun
plural of fingerboard
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
gabardine
gabardine
noun
(countable) A long cloak.
(countable, historical) A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.
(uncountable, countable) A similar fabric, made from cotton.
(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
gabardines
gabardines
noun
plural of gabardine
gaberdine
gaberdine
noun
Alternative form of gabardine (“long cloak”)
Alternative form of gabardine (“textile”)
gaberdines
gaberdines
noun
plural of gaberdine
garbardine
garbardine
noun
Alternative form of gabardine
gardenable
gardenable
adj
Of land, etc.: suitable for gardening.
gelatinobromide
gingerbread
gingerbread
noun
(architecture) A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.
(figurative, obsolete) Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
(food) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
gingerbreads
gingerbreads
noun
plural of gingerbread
gingerbready
gingerbready
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
globigerinidae
gobernadora
gobernadora
noun
A female governor in Spanish-speaking regions.
grandbabies
grandbabies
noun
plural of grandbaby
graubden
graubunden
greenboard
grindable
grindable
adj
Capable of being ground.
groundable
groundable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
Capable of being electrically grounded.
Capable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
guerdonable
guerdonable
adj
(obsolete) Deserving of a reward.
harbingered
harbingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harbinger