(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accrescendi
accrescendo
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acridnesses
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
adairsville
addressable
addressable
adj
Able to be addressed.
adelocerous
adherescent
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administerd
administerd
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adrenalines
adrenalines
noun
plural of adrenaline
adrenolysis
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adversarial
adversarial
adj
(law) In which issues are tried through the presentation of evidence and argument by adverse parties, with no or limited inquiry by the court's own initiative.
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.
adversaries
adversaries
noun
plural of adversary
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adverseness
adverseness
noun
The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advoteresse
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aerosolized
aerosolized
adj
Dispersed as an aerosol; particulate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
agaristidae
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermaston
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alectorides
aleksandrov
alesandrini
alessandria
alessandria
Proper noun
A town and associated province in Piedmont, Italy.
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allodiaries
allodiaries
noun
plural of allodiary
almoravides
alreadiness
alreadiness
noun
The state or quality of being or happening already.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amerindians
amherstdale
amsterdamer
amsterdamer
Noun
A person from, or residing in, Amsterdam.
andreaeales
androcrates
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androlepsia
andrologies
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
antisideric
aphrodesiac
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archseducer
archsteward
ardisiaceae
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
aristodemus
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
arteritides
arteritides
noun
plural of arteritis
artesonados
arthritides
arthritides
noun
(medicine) plural of arthritis
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain
asseverated
asseverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asseverate
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
asterinidae
asteroidean
asteroidean
noun
Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
autoaddress
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
banderillas
banderillas
noun
plural of banderilla
bandleaders
bandleaders
noun
plural of bandleader
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanism
bardesanist
bardesanite
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronetised
barotseland
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basehearted
bastardised
bastardised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastardise
bastardises
bastardises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardise
bastardized
bastardized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastardize
bastardizes
bastardizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
beardedness
beardedness
noun
The state or quality of being bearded.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
bernardston
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bestraddled
bestraddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestraddle
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch