An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abasedness
abasedness
noun
The quality of being abased.
abbeystead
abbeystead
noun
(archaic) The seat of an abbey.
abbeystede
abbeystede
noun
Archaic form of abbeystead.
abbotsford
abdicating
abdicating
verb
present participle of abdicate
abdication
abdication
noun
(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abdicative
abdicative
adj
(rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.
noun
(logic) A reasoning from the negative
abdominals
abdominals
noun
plural of abdominal
abdominous
abdominous
adj
Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abecedaire
abecedaria
abecedaria
noun
plural of abecedarium
aberdavine
aberdevine
aberdevine
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
abjudicate
abjudicate
verb
(law) To reject by judicial sentence.
To abjudge.
ablactated
ablactated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablactate
abmodality
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
abridgable
abridgable
adj
Capable of being abridged.
abridgedly
abridgedly
adv
in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
abundantia
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
accendible
accendible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
adamsbasin
addability
addability
noun
Alternative spelling of addibility
addibility
addibility
noun
Capability of addition; capability of being added to or added together.
addlebrain
addlebrain
noun
An addlebrained person.
adduceable
adduceable
adj
Able to be adduced.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
admittable
admittable
adj
Able to be admitted.
admittible
admittible
adj
Archaic spelling of admittable.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
aedilberct
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
airbrained
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
alabandine
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
albaspidin
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
alcibiades
alphabeted
alphabeted
adj
(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
andabatism
antebridal
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antibridal
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
arbitrated
arbitrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arbitrate
archbeadle
archibaldo
arcimboldi
aryballoid
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
astarboard
astarboard
adv
(nautical) Over to the starboard side.
attributed
attributed
adj
(programming) decorated with an attribute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attribute
auburndale
audibertia
audibility
audibility
noun
The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.
autobolide
avondbloem
avondbloem
noun
Alternative form of aandblom
baccharoid
backberand
backberend
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backgeared
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backiebird
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backliding
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backpacked
backpacked
adj
Wearing a backpack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backpack
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspread
backtender
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwinded
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterized
bacterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bacterize
bactritoid
bactritoid
noun
Any extinct cephalopod of the order Bactritida
badacsonyi
badakhshan
badakhshan
Proper noun
A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.