The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
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.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albategnius
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.
albuginitis
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antialbumin
antibilious
antibilious
adj
(pharmacology) Countering liver disorder.
antibubonic
antibubonic
adj
Countering bubonic plague.
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.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
autoboating
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balaneutics
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
baluchistan
bangiaceous
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
barbecueing
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
beauharnais
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
belinuridae
belorussian
benzdifuran
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bernoullian
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bilingually
bilingually
adv
In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
bisinuation
bistournage
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bourbonnais
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
britannicus
bromalbumin
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
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
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
bucerotinae
bucklandite
buckwashing
bulbocapnin
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bullbaiting
bullbaiting
noun
(Scientology) A process in which a person is subjected to simulated threats and verbal abuse but must not respond.
An old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls.
bullragging
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burnishable
bushbashing
bushbashing
verb
present participle of bushbash
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
businessman
businessman
noun
A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
busticating
busticating
verb
present participle of busticate
butazolidin
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carburation
carburation
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetion
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
carburizing
carburizing
verb
present participle of carburize
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
clubionidae
coinsurable
columbanian
concubinage
concubinage
noun
The state of being or keeping a concubine.
The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
concubinate
concubinate
noun
(obsolete) A concubinage.
concubitant
conjubilant
conjubilant
adj
(archaic) Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together.
connubially
connubially
adv
as in marriage
continuable
continuable
adj
Able to be continued.
conurbation
conurbation
noun
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
cubicalness
cubicalness
noun
The state or quality of being cubical.
daubentonia
denunciable
denunciable
adj
Fit to be denounced; blameworthy; censurable.
discubation
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
dubitations
dubitations
noun
plural of dubitation
dullbrained
educabilian
embrasuring
equibalance
equibalance
noun
Equal weight; equiponderance.
verb
(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
exuberating
exuberating
verb
present participle of exuberate
exuberation
exurbanites
exurbanites
noun
plural of exurbanite
flaubertian
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
funambulism
funambulism
noun
The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.
funambulist
funambulist
noun
A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
gaberlunzie
gaberlunzie
noun
(Scotland, historical) A licensed beggar.
(Scotland, historical) A pouch carried by a strolling beggar.