(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abdominales
abdominalia
abdominalia
noun
(zoology) A group of cirriped crustaceans having abdominal appendages.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abrahamidae
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
adarbitrium
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
archaimbaud
auribromide
aurobromide
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backstamped
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
balladromic
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bandkeramik
bandlimited
bandlimited
adj
(physics) Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanism
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
baseballdom
baseballdom
noun
The world of baseball.
bdellostoma
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bediamonded
bediamonded
adj
Wearing or featuring a diamond or diamonds.
bedlamising
bedlamitish
bedlamizing
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
belemnoidea
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benzazimide
betweenmaid
bichromated
bigeminated
bilaminated
bilaminated
adj
Alternative form of bilaminate
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binominated
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
bipedalisms
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blankminded
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
blossomhead
bodhidharma
bodicemaker
bombardelle
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bombyliidae
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
bowermaiden
bowmansdale
brachydomal
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
brahmanhood
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridemaiden
bridesmaids
bridesmaids
noun
plural of bridesmaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridesmaid
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromocyanid
bulimulidae
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
commandable
commandable
adj
Capable of being commanded.
commendable
commendable
adj
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
commendably
commendably
adv
In a commendable manner.
condemnable
condemnable
adj
Deserving of condemnation.
condemnably
condemnably
adv
In a condemnable manner.
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
damnability
damnability
noun
damnableness
debamboozle
debamboozle
verb
(transitive, informal) To free from confusion; to enlighten.
debasements
debasements
noun
plural of debasement
debatements
debatements
noun
plural of debatement
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debilissima
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
demibastion
demibastion
noun
(military) A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
demibombard
demibrigade
demibrigade
noun
A half brigade.
demibuckram
demountable
demountable
adj
(computing, of a hard drive, dated) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
noun
(Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
denominable
denominable
adj
Capable of being denominated or named.
denumerable
denumerable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being assigned a bijection to the natural numbers. Applied to sets which are not finite, but have a one-to-one mapping to the natural numbers.
denumerably
denumerably
adv
In a denumerable manner
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
disablement
disablement
noun
(formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
disassemble
disassemble
verb
(computing) To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
disassembly
disassembly
noun
(computing, countable) The code generated by a disassembler.
The process of disassembling.
disbandment
disbandment
noun
The act of disbanding
disbarments
disbarments
noun
plural of disbarment
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembattle
dismembrate
dismissable
dismissable
adj
Capable of being dismissed.
disyllabism
disyllabism
noun
The quality of being disyllabic, or having two syllables.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
dromophobia
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
embadomonas
embarcadero
embarcadero
noun
(rare) A quay; a wharf.
embarrassed
embarrassed
adj
(archaic) Impeded; obstructed.
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embarrass