(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abdominales
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.
abelmoschus
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
aberroscope
aberroscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abintestate
abintestate
adj
(law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will
abiogeneses
abiogeneses
noun
plural of abiogenesis
abiogenesis
abiogenesis
noun
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolishable
abolishable
adj
Capable of being abolished.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abruptiones
abscessroot
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
absentation
absentation
noun
The act of absenting oneself.
absenteeism
absenteeism
noun
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
absinthiate
absinthiate
verb
To impregnate with wormwood.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
absorbances
absorbances
noun
plural of absorbance
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
abstainment
abstainment
noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
abstentions
abstentions
noun
plural of abstention
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
abstinences
abstinences
noun
plural of abstinence
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
abstracters
abstracters
noun
plural of abstracter
abstractest
abstractest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstract: most abstract
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of abstract
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
abusiveness
abusiveness
noun
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetabulums
addressable
addressable
adj
Able to be addressed.
aerobacters
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
affableness
affableness
noun
The state or quality of being affable.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbreast
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
alabastrine
alabastrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
albanensian
albategnius
albatrosses
albatrosses
noun
plural of albatross
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albumoscope
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
alkalisable
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphesiboea
ambassadeur
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambergrease
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
amblygeusia
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ambrosterol
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
ameloblasts
ameloblasts
noun
plural of ameloblast
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
amiableness
amiableness
noun
The state or quality of being amiable.
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
antiobesity
antiobesity
adj
(pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity.
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
arabilities
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitraries
arbitraries
noun
plural of arbitrary
arbitresses
arbitresses
noun
plural of arbitress
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arborescent
arborescent
adj
(philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).
Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
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.
artsybashev
artzybashev
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.
asbestinize
asbestinize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To treat with asbestos to make fireproof.
asbestoidal
assaultable
assaultable
adj
Capable of being assaulted.
assemblable
assemblable
adj
That can be assembled.
assemblages
assemblages
noun
plural of assemblage
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
assemblyman
assemblyman
noun
A male member of an assembly.
A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.
assemblymen
assemblymen
noun
plural of assemblyman
assibilated
assibilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assibilate
assimilable
assimilable
adj
Capable of being assimilated; susceptible to assimilation.
assiniboine
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
babbittries
babblements
babblements
noun
plural of babblement
babooneries
babooneries
noun
plural of baboonery
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
bacchuslike
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscraper
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.