(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
autopelagic
auxographic
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
axiological
axiological
adj
Of or relating to value theory, the philosophical field of axiology.
Of or relating to values themselves.
backbearing
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
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
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
balneologic
balneologic
adj
Alternative form of balneological
bangiaceous
barbecueing
barbicanage
barbicanage
noun
(obsolete) money paid for the support of a barbican
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becowarding
begoniaceae
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
berascaling
bergamasche
bicolligate
bicolligate
adj
(ornithology) Having the anterior toes united by a basal web
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
biologicals
biologicals
noun
(medicine) biological products, such as antitoxins or vaccines, used to induce immunity
(military) biological weapons
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackington
blacklegged
blacklegged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackleg
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacktongue
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blancmanges
blancmanges
noun
plural of blancmange
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bolographic
brachialgia
brachialgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the arm
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
bracingness
bracingness
noun
The quality of being bracing.
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bryological
bryological
adj
Of or pertaining to bryology.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
buckwashing
busticating
busticating
verb
present participle of busticate
cabbagehead
cabbagehead
noun
(geology) A roughly spherical aggregation of a mineral.
A common type of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris
A head of cabbage.
A stupid person; an idiot.
A style of smokestack on a wood-burning locomotive that has a roughly spherical top on a straight narrow stack.
The larval form (caterpillar) of Crocidolomia pavonana, which is a pest that eats cabbages.
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cabbagetown
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cacogastric
cacogastric
adj
(rare) Troubled with bad digestion.
cacogenesis
cacogenesis
noun
(medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
cacoglossia
cacographer
cacographer
noun
A person who exhibits the traits of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
cacographic
cacographic
adj
Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
cacological
cageynesses
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
calcimining
calcimining
verb
present participle of calcimine
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
calculating
calculating
adj
(especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
(not comparable) Having the ability to calculate.
verb
present participle of calculate
calendaring
calendaring
noun
(computing) The use of a computerized calendar to schedule events or appointments.
verb
present participle of calendar
calendering
calendering
noun
The process of pressing paper, etc. in a calender.
verb
present participle of calender
calenturing
calibrating
calibrating
verb
present participle of calibrate
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
caliologist
caliologist
noun
One who studies birds' nests.
callensburg
calligrapha
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
callipygian
callipygian
adj
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
callityping
calorigenic
calorigenic
adj
That produces heat, especially by the metabolism of food.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
camerlengos
camerlengos
noun
plural of camerlengo
camerlingos
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campaigning
campaigning
noun
gerund of campaign: the act of taking part in a campaign.
verb
present participle of campaign
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
canandaigua
canandaigua
Proper noun
a city and town in New York, USA
cancerating
cancerating
verb
present participle of cancerate
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
candidating
candidating
noun
(US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
verb
present participle of candidate
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cannonading
cannonading
adj
(ice hockey) A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot
noun
A discharge of artillery fire.
verb
present participle of cannonade
cannonsburg
cannulating
cannulating
verb
present participle of cannulate
cantilating
cantingness
cantingness
noun
The quality of being canting.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgus
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
captivating
captivating
adj
Showing great beauty; beautiful.
That captivates; fascinating.
verb
present participle of captivate
caracolling
caracolling
verb
present participle of caracol
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
caravanning
caravanning
noun
holidaying in a caravan, either mobile or in a permanent site
carbolating
carbolising
carbolising
verb
present participle of carbolise
carbolizing
carbolizing
verb
present participle of carbolize
carbonating
carbonating
verb
present participle of carbonate
carbonising
carbonising
verb
present participle of carbonise
carbonizing
carbonizing
verb
present participle of carbonize
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
carburizing
carburizing
verb
present participle of carburize
carcerating
carcerating
verb
present participle of carcerate
carcinogens
carcinogens
noun
plural of carcinogen
carcinology
carcinology
noun
(zoology) The study of crustaceans.
cardiagraph
cardiagraph
noun
Dated form of cardiograph.
cardiogenic
cardiogenic
adj
Originating in the heart.
Resulting from a disorder of the heart.
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements