(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
abderhalden
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.
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abjudicator
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abracadabra
abracadabra
intj
Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
noun
A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.
Mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.
abrahamidae
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
adarbitrium
addressable
addressable
adj
Able to be addressed.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
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.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albedograph
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
ambassadeur
ambassadors
ambassadors
noun
plural of ambassador
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anthribidae
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
archaimbaud
archbuilder
arnoldsburg
auribromide
aurobromide
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwoodser
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
baedekerian
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladromic
ballyragged
ballyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyrag
balmarcodes
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
banderillas
banderillas
noun
plural of banderilla
banderoling
bandkeramik
bandleaders
bandleaders
noun
plural of bandleader
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bandoleered
bandoleered
adj
Alternative form of bandoliered
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
bardesanism
bardesanist
bardesanite
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
bardolphian
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barehanding
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basehearted
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
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
batodendron
batrachidae
battledored
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
bauckiebird
baynebridge
beardedness
beardedness
noun
The state or quality of being bearded.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
becowarding
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
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.
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
beleaguered
beleaguered
adj
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
belinuridae
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benzdifuran
bernardston
bertrandite
bertrandite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium.
berycoidean
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.
bichromated
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bihydrazine
billboarded
billboarded
adj
(computer graphics) Displayed using the billboarding technique.
Lined with billboards.
billiardist
billiardist
noun
A player of billiards.
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
birdbanding
birdbrained
birdbrained
adj
silly and frivolous; empty-headed
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdclapper
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birkeniidae
birobidzhan
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard