(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.
abdications
abdications
noun
plural of abdication
abdominales
abdominalia
abdominalia
noun
(zoology) A group of cirriped crustaceans having abdominal appendages.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abjudicator
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
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.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aetobatidae
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albedograph
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
ambassadors
ambassadors
noun
plural of ambassador
amblypodous
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
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
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
antitabloid
antitabloid
adj
Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arnoldsburg
asbestoidal
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
auribromide
aurobromide
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backadation
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balaenoidea
baldacchino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
balladromic
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
banderoling
bandoleered
bandoleered
adj
Alternative form of bandoliered
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
bardolphian
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
baseballdom
baseballdom
noun
The world of baseball.
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
bastinadoed
bastinadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinado
bastinadoes
bastinadoes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinado
batidaceous
batodendron
battledored
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
bdellostoma
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
becowarding
bediamonded
bediamonded
adj
Wearing or featuring a diamond or diamonds.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
belemnoidea
belladonnas
belladonnas
noun
plural of belladonna
benzoinated
benzoinated
adj
(medicine) Containing or impregnated with benzoin
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
bernardston
berycoidean
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bichromated
bidactylous
billboarded
billboarded
adj
(computer graphics) Displayed using the billboarding technique.
Lined with billboards.
binominated
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
birobidzhan
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
bisdiapason
bivocalized
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bladdernose
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
blandfordia
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
blastozooid
blastozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid produced by budding
blennioidea
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bloatedness
bloatedness
noun
The state or quality of being bloated.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
bloodstains
bloodstains
noun
plural of bloodstain
bloodstanch
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
blossomhead
boardsailor
boardsailor
noun
windsurfer
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatloading
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bodhidharma
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
bodicemaker
bodyboarded
bodyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyboard
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
boldfacedly
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
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.
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
borderlands
borderlands
noun
plural of borderland
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions