Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abattage
abattage
noun
(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
(veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abbogada
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
ablegate
ablegate
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abogados
abogados
noun
plural of abogado
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
agabanee
agabanee
noun
(historical) A cotton fabric embroidered with silk, made in Aleppo.
againbuy
agamobia
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
agtbasic
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
albright
algaroba
algaroba
noun
The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region.
The edible beans or pods of the carob; St. John's bread.
The honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Aires.
The sweet, pulpy pods of the honey mesquite.
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
alibiing
alibiing
verb
present participle of alibi
ambilogy
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
ambrogio
ambuling
amburgey
angareeb
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
arguably
arguably
adv
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent.
ashbaugh
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
augsburg
augsburg
Proper noun
A city in southern Germany.
baahling
babajaga
babbling
babbling
noun
(countable, uncountable) A confused murmur, as of a stream.
(countable, uncountable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
(uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
verb
present participle of babble
backgame
backgame
noun
(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.
An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badgered
badgered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badger
badgerer
badgerer
noun
A dog used in baiting badgers.
One who badgers.
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badoglio
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bagasses
bagasses
noun
plural of bagass
plural of bagasse
bagatine
bagaudae
baggager
baggager
noun
One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower.
baggages
baggages
noun
plural of baggage
bagganet
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
baggings
baggings
noun
plural of bagging
bagheera
bagheera
Proper noun
A fictional panther character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Noun
The deputy leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bagmaker
bagmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bags.
bagnette
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bagpiper
bagpiper
noun
One who plays the bagpipes.
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
bagplant
bagpuize
bagtikan
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
baiginet
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
balaghat
balangay
balangay
noun
A type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Alternative form of barangay (“local government unit in the Philippines”)
balatong
baldling
balibago
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
ballarag
ballarag
verb
(archaic, transitive) To bully; to threaten.
ballgame
ballgame
noun
Alternative spelling of ball game
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
balliage
ballogan
ballyrag
ballyrag
Verb
To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
baloghia
bandaged
bandaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandage
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandoeng
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bangalay
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bangling
bangling
noun
Contention; squabbling
verb
present participle of bangle
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bangtail
bangtail
noun
(US) A racehorse.
(marketing) An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
verb
To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
bantings
bantling
bantling
noun
(archaic) A bastard-child.
(archaic, UK dialectal) An infant or young child.
(archaic, derogatory) A brat.
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
barangay
barangay
noun
(Philippines) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
(Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
bargains
bargains
noun
plural of bargain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bargain
bargeese
bargeese
noun
plural of bargoose
bargelli
bargelli
noun
plural of bargello
bargello
bargello
noun
(historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
(historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
(sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
bargeman
bargeman
noun
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
A member of the crew of a barge.
bargemen
bargemen
noun
plural of bargeman
barghest
barghest
noun
(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
bargoose
bargoose
noun
(dated, UK, dialect, Southern England) The common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.
barguest
barnegat
barogram
barogram
noun
A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.
barology
barology
noun
(obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
barolong
baronage
baronage
noun
(obsolete) barony, the dignity or rank of a baron
(obsolete) barony, the land which gives title to a baron
an annotated list of barons or peers
barons or nobles collectively
barragan
barraged
barraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrage
barrages
barrages
noun
plural of barrage
barragon
barragon
noun
A light corded cotton for summerwear, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
baseplug
basigamy
bastings
bastings
noun
plural of basting
bastogne
batangas
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
batiking
batiking
verb
present participle of batik
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battings
battings
noun
plural of batting
battling
battling
adj
Fertile.
Nourishing; fattening.
noun
A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.
verb
present participle of battle
baubling
baubling
adj
Obsolete form of bawbling.
baughman
baulking
baulking
noun
Alternative form of balking
verb
present participle of baulk
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beagling
beagling
verb
present participle of beagle
beanbags
beanbags
noun
plural of beanbag
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.