simple past tense and past participle of abalienate
abandonment
abandonment
noun
(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abastardize
abastardize
verb
(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
abdications
abdications
noun
plural of abdication
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abjudicated
abjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudicate
abjudicator
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
adarbitrium
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
aetobatidae
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
anabantidae
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anthribidae
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antitabloid
antitabloid
adj
Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
asbestoidal
assibilated
assibilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assibilate
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
backadation
backlighted
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
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
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
baddeleyite
baddeleyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidial
balantidial
adj
Relating to protozoa of the genus Balantidium.
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
bandlimited
bandlimited
adj
(physics) Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanist
bardesanite
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
basehearted
basidigital
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
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
bastinading
bastinading
verb
present participle of bastinade
bastinadoed
bastinadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinado
bastinadoes
bastinadoes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinado
batidaceous
batodendron
batrachidae
battledored
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
battlefield
battlefield
noun
The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.
battlestead
bdellostoma
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedlamitish
belatedness
belatedness
noun
Slowness; backwardness.
The state or quality of being belated or of being too late.
bendability
bendability
noun
The quality or degree of being bendable.
benzoinated
benzoinated
adj
(medicine) Containing or impregnated with benzoin
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
bernardston
bertrandite
bertrandite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium.
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bestialised
bestialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestialise
bestialized
bestialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestialize
bestraddled
bestraddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestraddle
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
betweenmaid
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
bichromated
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
biddability
biddability
noun
The extent to which something or someone is biddable.
The quality of being biddable.
bidialectal
bidialectal
adj
natively using or capable of using two dialects of a language
bigeminated
bilaminated
bilaminated
adj
Alternative form of bilaminate
billiardist
billiardist
noun
A player of billiards.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binominated
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
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.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
blastozooid
blastozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid produced by budding
blithebread
bloatedness
bloatedness
noun
The state or quality of being bloated.
bloodstains
bloodstains
noun
plural of bloodstain
bloodstanch
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
bluehearted
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatloading
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
boththridia
botryllidae
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
branchstand
breadbasket
breadbasket
noun
(agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
(humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstitch
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bridgewater
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.