(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
abjudicator
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.
aetobatidae
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
antitabloid
antitabloid
adj
Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
asbestoidal
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
backadation
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
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
bdellostoma
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
benzoinated
benzoinated
adj
(medicine) Containing or impregnated with benzoin
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
bernardston
bichromated
bidactylous
binominated
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
blastozooid
blastozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid produced by budding
bloatedness
bloatedness
noun
The state or quality of being bloated.
bloodstains
bloodstains
noun
plural of bloodstain
bloodstanch
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatloading
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
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
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
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
boththridia
botryllidae
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
broadwayite
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bucerotidae
butazolidin
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
catabolized
catabolized
adj
(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catabolize
caudotibial
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
conglobated
conglobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglobate
contrabands
contrabands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
counterband
daubentonia
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarration
debellation
debellation
noun
(international law, uncommon) The annihilation of a sovereign state through its complete destruction in a war.
(obsolete) The act of conquering or subjugation in war.
debonairity
debonairity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decarbonate
decarbonate
verb
To remove carbon dioxide from something
deliberator
deliberator
noun
A person who deliberates
demibastion
demibastion
noun
(military) A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
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.
dendrobates
dentolabial
dentolabial
adj
(phonetics) articulated with the upper lip and lower teeth
destroyable
destroyable
adj
Able to be destroyed.
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
detonatable
detonatable
adj
(of an explosive, or ordnance) That can be detonated or is liable to detonate; detonable.
diaboleptic
dicarbonate
dicarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
discubation
distortable
distortable
adj
Capable of being distorted.
dithyrambos
doctrinable
doctrinable
adj
(obsolete) Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine.
dubitations
dubitations
noun
plural of dubitation
embastioned
embastioned
adj
Synonym of bastioned
embryonated
embryonated
adj
Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop.
endoblastic
endoblastic
adj
(biology) Relating to the endoblast.
erodability
erodability
noun
Misspelling of erodibility.
fibromatoid
foldboating
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
goldbeating
goldbeating
noun
The manufacture of gold leaf by hammering gold.
hubbardston
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
idioblastic
idioblastic
adj
of, or relating to an idioblast
indomitable
indomitable
adj
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
indomitably
indomitably
adv
In an indomitable manner.
isoantibody
isoantibody
noun
An antibody produced by an individual against isoantigens produced by members of the same species.
isodiabatic
isodiabatic
adj
Pertaining to the transmission to or from a body of equal quantities of heat.
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
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.
labiodental
labiodental
adj
(phonetics) articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
noun
(phonetics) A speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
labradorite
labradorite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar mineral, calcium sodium aluminum silicate, often very coarsely crystalline, used as a decorative stone for carvings and building façades.
lithobiidae
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
metabolised
metabolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metabolise
metabolized
metabolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metabolize
moldability
moldability
noun
The property of being moldable.
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
nondebating
nondiabetic
nondiabetic
adj
(medicine) Not suffering from diabetes.
noun
A person who does not have diabetes.
nondutiable
nondutiable
adj
Not dutiable.
obediential
obediential
adj
(obsolete) According to the rule of obedience.
obedientiar
obedientiar
noun
Alternative form of obedientiary
obliterated
obliterated
adj
(slang) Very drunk, intoxicated, wasted.
Destroyed, broken beyond repair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obliterate
obnubilated
obnubilated
adj
(literally and figuratively) Obscured; dimmed or hidden with or as if with a cloud.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obnubilate
obsidianite
odontoblast
odontoblast
noun
A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin.
orbiculated
orbiculated
adj
Alternative form of orbiculate
orobatoidea
outbalanced
outbalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbalance
outbrazened
outbrazened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbrazen
outbreathed
outbreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbreathe
outdebating
outdebating
verb
present participle of outdebate
overdebated
oxidability
oxidability
noun
Capability of being converted into an oxide.
paddleboats
paddleboats
noun
plural of paddleboat
pasteboards
pasteboards
noun
plural of pasteboard
pasteboardy
pasteboardy
adj
(informal) Resembling pasteboard.
(informal, figurative) Stiffly formal; starchy; prim and proper.