A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
achroglobin
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
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
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
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.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
anzengruber
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
arabicizing
arbitraging
arbitraging
verb
present participle of arbitrage
arbitrating
arbitrating
verb
present participle of arbitrate
arnoldsburg
arraignable
arraignable
adj
(law) Capable of being arraigned.
(law) For which a person is liable to be arraigned.
arrangeable
arrangeable
adj
That can be arranged (especially in a specified manner)
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
backbearing
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
baggyrinkle
balbriggans
balbriggans
noun
plural of balbriggan
banderoling
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
barbarising
barbarising
verb
present participle of barbarise
barbarizing
barbarizing
verb
present participle of barbarize
barbecueing
barbicanage
barbicanage
noun
(obsolete) money paid for the support of a barbican
barehanding
bargainable
bargainable
adj
Able to be bargained; subject to negotiation.
bargainwise
barkpeeling
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
baynebridge
bearbaiting
bearbaiting
noun
(metaphoric) A bloodthirsty free for all.
A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
verb
present participle of bearbait
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becowarding
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
begarlanded
begarlanded
adj
Decorated with garlands.
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
benightmare
bentgrasses
bentgrasses
noun
plural of bentgrass
berascaling
berengarian
bergmannite
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
betattering
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bioregional
bioregional
adj
Of or pertaining to a bioregion.
birdbanding
bistournage
bladensburg
blagonravov
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
brabblingly
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
bracingness
bracingness
noun
The quality of being bracing.
brakemaking
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
brantingham
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breathingly
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
brigandages
brigandages
noun
plural of brigandage
brigandines
brigandines
noun
plural of brigandine
brigantines
brigantines
noun
plural of brigantine
brisingamen
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
broadsiding
broadsiding
verb
present participle of broadside
brobdingnag
brobdingnag
Proper noun
A fictional country inhabited by giants, which appears in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
broommaking
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brutalising
brutalising
verb
(Britain) present participle of brutalise
brutalizing
brutalizing
adj
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
verb
present participle of brutalize
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
bullragging
bungstarter
bungstarter
noun
A tool for opening barrels by removing the bung.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
calibrating
calibrating
verb
present participle of calibrate
callensburg
cannonsburg
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
carbolating
carbolising
carbolising
verb
present participle of carbolise
carbolizing
carbolizing
verb
present participle of carbolize
carbonating
carbonating
verb
present participle of carbonate
carbonising
carbonising
verb
present participle of carbonise
carbonizing
carbonizing
verb
present participle of carbonize
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
carburizing
carburizing
verb
present participle of carburize
celebrating
celebrating
noun
celebration
verb
present participle of celebrate
cerebrating
cerebrating
verb
present participle of cerebrate
congregable
congregable
adj
Able to be brought together.
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
cybernating
cybernating
verb
present participle of cybernate
dangleberry
dangleberry
noun
An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus Gaylussacia.
The white-bloomed dark blue edible berry of this plant.
derangeable
dragoonable
drakensberg
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
elaborating
elaborating
verb
present participle of elaborate
embracingly
embracingly
adj
in an embracing manner
embrangling
embrangling
verb
present participle of embrangle
embrasuring
embrocating
embrocating
verb
present participle of embrocate
enlargeable
enlargeable
adj
Capable of being enlarged
everbearing
everbearing
adj
Bearing several crops of fruit throughout the season.
exuberating
exuberating
verb
present participle of exuberate
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
fabricating
fabricating
verb
present participle of fabricate
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
fimbriating
fimbriating
verb
present participle of fimbriate
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.