(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.
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.
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
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.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balladromic
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
baseballdom
baseballdom
noun
The world of baseball.
bdellostoma
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bediamonded
bediamonded
adj
Wearing or featuring a diamond or diamonds.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
belemnoidea
bichromated
binominated
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
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
brahmanhood
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromocyanid
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.
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
debamboozle
debamboozle
verb
(transitive, informal) To free from confusion; to enlighten.
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
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.
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).
dithyrambos
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
embadomonas
embarcadero
embarcadero
noun
(rare) A quay; a wharf.
embarricado
embastioned
embastioned
adj
Synonym of bastioned
embryonated
embryonated
adj
Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop.
exobasidium
fibromatoid
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
indomitable
indomitable
adj
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
indomitably
indomitably
adv
In an indomitable manner.
labidometer
labidometer
noun
(medicine) A specialized forceps or attachment to a regular forceps for measuring the size and curvature of the head of a fetus in the pelvis.
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
madisonburg
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
meadowbrook
metabolised
metabolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metabolise
metabolized
metabolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metabolize
modificable
modificable
adj
Obsolete form of modifiable.
moldability
moldability
noun
The property of being moldable.
monkeyboard
monkeyboard
noun
(historical) The footboard on which a bus conductor stands.
A derrickman's work platform.
monocarbide
monocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound that has a single carbide ion
mortarboard
mortarboard
noun
A square board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
motorboated
motorboated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of motorboat
myliobatoid
myliobatoid
noun
Any ray (fish) of the superfamily Myliobatoidea or the superorder Myliobatoidei
obpyramidal
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
overgambled
overgambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overgamble
pedobaptism
pedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of paedobaptism
postabdomen
postabdomen
noun
(entomology) The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
(zoology) The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
praeabdomen
precombated
radiomobile
rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy
noun
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
rhabdomeres
rhabdomeres
noun
plural of rhabdomere
rhabdomonas
rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyoma
noun
(pathology) A non-cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle.
rhombohedra
rhombohedra
noun
plural of rhombohedron
scombroidea
smorgasbord
smorgasbord
noun
(figuratively) An abundant and diverse collection of things.
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
stowbordman
subcommands
subcommands
noun
plural of subcommand
subdominant
subdominant
noun
(music) The fourth tone of a scale.
(music) The triad built on the subdominant tone.
suburbandom
suburbandom
noun
Synonym of suburbanism
tetrabromid
tolbutamide
tolbutamide
noun
A drug that blocks potassium channels, used in the treatment of diabetes.