(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
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
adenopharyngitis
adigranth
adjustoring
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
adstringe
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aftergrind
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agelacrinitidae
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
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
agkistrodon
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
airconditioning
airconditioning
noun
Alternative spelling of air conditioning
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
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgyneity
angiocarditis
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohydrotomy
anhydrating
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
antegarden
antegrade
antegrade
adj
moving or directed forward
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
antidrag
antidrag
adj
That counteracts drag (resistance to movement)
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antieavesdropping
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antiprestidigitation
antiradiating
antireducing
antispreading
appendorontgenography
argentamid
argentamide
argenticyanide
argentide
argentinidae
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
armageddonist
aryepiglottidean
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
autodrainage
avanguardisti
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
bacteriodiagnosis
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
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
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
berchtesgaden
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
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
branchiostegidae
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
bridgehampton
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
brongniardite
brongniardite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silver sulfantimonide with 26.2% silver, some of which is apparently diaphorite and some canfieldite.
calcaneoastragaloid
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
cardington
cartilaginoid
cartilaginoid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.
noun
(medicine) A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
chandragupta
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
citrangeade
citrangeade
noun
A sweetened drink like orangeade but made with citranges.
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
coadventuring
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conglomerated
conglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate
congratulated
congratulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congratulate
congregated
congregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congregate
coniopterygidae
contrabandage
contrabandage
noun
dealing in contraband
contradicting
contradicting
verb
present participle of contradict
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
contragredience
contragredience
noun
The property of being contragredient.
contragredient
contragredient
adj
(mathematics) Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
(mathematics) Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.
(mathematics) Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.
contraindicating
contraindicating
verb
present participle of contraindicate
coordinating
coordinating
adj
That coordinates
verb
present participle of coordinate
corradiating
corradiating
verb
present participle of corradiate
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counterargued
counterargued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterargue
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdisengage
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
dacryocystosyringotomy
daemonurgist
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
darlington
darlington
Proper noun
A town in Indiana
An unincorporated community in Maryland
A city in Missouri
A borough in Pennsylvania
A settlement in Prince Edward Island
A city in South Carolina
A city and town in Wisconsin, the city is the county seat of
A town in County Durham, northeast England.
Noun
A pair of transistors with the emitter of one connected to the base of the other and the collectors connected together, acting as a transistor with greater amplification.
darlingtonia
darlingtonia
noun
Any of the genus Darlingtonia of California pitcher plants.