An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
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.
abdominals
abdominals
noun
plural of abdominal
abdominous
abdominous
adj
Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
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.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
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
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
archibaldo
arcimboldi
aryballoid
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
autobolide
baccharoid
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bactritoid
bactritoid
noun
Any extinct cephalopod of the order Bactritida
badacsonyi
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baldachino
balourdise
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
barricados
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
beautihood
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedlington
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
behaviored
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
benediktov
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
beribboned
beribboned
adj
Adorned, trimmed with ribbons
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beribbon
bernardino
berycoidea
berycoidei
bibionidae
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
bidiagonal
bidiagonal
adj
(mathematics) Describing a matrix that has non-zero entries along the main diagonal and either the diagonal above or the diagonal below.
bidonville
bidonville
noun
A shantytown or slum, in French-speaking regions.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
billboards
billboards
noun
plural of billboard
billetwood
billholder
billholder
noun
A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
One who holds a bill or acceptance.
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
birnamwood
bishopbird
bishophood
bishophood
noun
The state, condition, or office of a bishop; the episcopate.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bisphenoid
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bituminoid
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blandation
blandation
noun
(obsolete) flattery
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blastoidea
blattoidea
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
bloodiness
bloodiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloody.
bloodlines
bloodlines
noun
plural of bloodline
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloomfield
bloomfield
Proper noun
A town in Connecticut
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A township in New Jersey
A city in New Mexico
A village in New York
A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Vermont
bobadilian
bobadilish
bobadilism
bobsleding
bodiliness
bodiliness
noun
corporeality; the quality of being bodily
bodkinwise
bodymaking
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
boedromion
boedromius
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bombardier
bombardier
noun
(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.
(Canada, US) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombycidae
bondminder
bondsville
bonebinder
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bopyridian
borboridae
bordelaise
bordelaise
adj
(postpositive) Served with Bordelaise sauce.
noun
Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borderline
borderline
adj
Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
Showing bad taste.
nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
adv
Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent.
noun
(countable) A boundary or accepted division; a border.
(countable) An individual who has borderline personality disorder.
(uncountable) Short for borderline personality disorder.
verb
(transitive) To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.
borderside
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botryoidal
botryoidal
adj
(chiefly mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes.
bottlebird
bottomried
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boumdienne
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowdoinham
bowldering
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
braconidae
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
bradytocia
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
bravadoism
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridehouse
bridgebote
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
brightwood
broadalbin
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
broadsided
broadsided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broadside