(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abbreviated
abbreviated
adj
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abecedarian
abecedarian
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
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.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abercrombie
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abrahamidae
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abruptiones
abstractive
abstractive
adj
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
acerbically
acerbically
adv
In a sarcastic or cynical manner.
sourly; bitterly
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
aerobically
aerobically
adv
In an aerobic manner.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
akrabattine
alabastrine
alabastrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
albertinian
albertville
albertville
Proper noun
A town in the département of Savoie.
albitophyre
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
algebraical
algebraical
adj
(mathematics) Requiring a finite number of algebraic operations; the opposite of transcendental.
Pertaining to algebra or its laws.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
ameliorable
ameliorable
adj
Capable of being ameliorated, or improved.
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
anaerobiont
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anthribidae
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antiliberal
antiliberal
adj
(politics) Opposing liberalism.
noun
(politics) One who opposes liberalism.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
arabilities
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arbitrament
arbitrament
noun
The judgement of an arbiter or arbitrator; an arbitration.
arbitraries
arbitraries
noun
plural of arbitrary
arbitrative
arbitrative
adj
Of or relating to arbitration.
arbitrement
arbitrement
noun
Alternative spelling of arbitrament
arbitresses
arbitresses
noun
plural of arbitress
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archbuilder
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
arraignable
arraignable
adj
(law) Capable of being arraigned.
(law) For which a person is liable to be arraigned.
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
atrabilaire
attributive
attributive
adj
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
noun
(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
auribromide
aurobromide
azerbaijani
azerbaijani
Noun
a person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent.
Proper noun
language of Azerbaijan, see Azeri.
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people or the Azerbaijani language.
babbittries
babooneries
babooneries
noun
plural of baboonery
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
backbearing
backpointer
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bacteraemia
bacteraemia
noun
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacterially
bacterially
adv
In reference to bacteria
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bacteriemia
bacteriemia
noun
Alternative form of bacteraemia
bacteriform
bacteriocin
bacteriocin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
bacteriosis
bacteriosis
noun
(pathology, botany) Any infection by bacteria
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bairnliness
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
ballcarrier
ballcarrier
noun
Alternative spelling of ball carrier
baltimorean
baltimorite
banderillas
banderillas
noun
plural of banderilla
banderoling
bandkeramik
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
baneberries
baneberries
noun
plural of baneberry
banisterine
banisterine
noun
(organic chemistry) harmine
banjermasin
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
barbarities
barbarities
noun
plural of barbarity
barbecueing
barberville
barbicanage
barbicanage
noun
(obsolete) money paid for the support of a barbican
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
barbiturate
barbiturate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
(pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.