(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
abecedarian
abecedarian
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abirritated
abirritated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abirritate
abjudicator
abrahamidae
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
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
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anthribidae
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
archaimbaud
archbuilder
auribromide
aurobromide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
baedekerian
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladromic
banderillas
banderillas
noun
plural of banderilla
banderoling
bandkeramik
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
bardesanism
bardesanist
bardesanite
bardolphian
barehanding
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
baronetised
baronetized
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
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
batrachidae
bauckiebird
baynebridge
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
becowarding
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
beddingroll
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
bedriveling
bedriveling
verb
present participle of bedrivel
bedrivelled
bedrivelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrivel
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
beiderbecke
belinuridae
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
benzdifuran
bergenfield
beringleted
beringleted
adj
Having the hair in ringlets.
bertrandite
bertrandite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium.
berycoidean
bescribbled
bescribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescribble
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
biedermeier
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bihydrazine
bilertinned
biliverdins
biliverdins
noun
plural of biliverdin
billboarded
billboarded
adj
(computer graphics) Displayed using the billboarding technique.
Lined with billboards.
billiardist
billiardist
noun
A player of billiards.
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
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.
birdbanding
birdbrained
birdbrained
adj
silly and frivolous; empty-headed
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdclapper
birddogging
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birkeniidae
birobidzhan
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
bitterender
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
blandfordia
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
blindstorey
blisterweed
blithebread
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
boardsailor
boardsailor
noun
windsurfer
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bodhidharma
bodicemaker
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
borderlight
borderlines
borderlines
noun
plural of borderline
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
botryllidae
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize