An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdicating
abdicating
verb
present participle of abdicate
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
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acidifying
acidifying
verb
present participle of acidify
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adagissimo
adagissimo
adv
(music) Very slowly.
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adfreezing
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
adsmithing
advantaged
advantaged
adj
(of a person) Financially secure; elite and economically successful.
Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a competition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advantage
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
aedoeology
aegeriidae
aegopodium
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
afterglide
aftergrind
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agalenidae
agapetidae
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggravated
aggravated
adj
(criminology) Of or characterized by factors that increase the heinousness or offensiveness of the criminal offense.
Having become more severe, dangerous or worse than usual before.
Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggravate
aggregated
aggregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggregate
agillawood
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agostadero
agrionidae
aguilawood
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
alamogordo
aldolizing
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgonia
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
anecdotage
anecdotage
noun
anecdotes considered as a group
garrulous old age
angadresma
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguinidae
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anteceding
anteceding
verb
present participle of antecede
antedating
antedating
noun
(lexicography) An earlier citation of a lexical item.
The action of marking with an earlier date.
verb
present participle of antedate
antegarden
antidoting
antidoting
verb
present participle of antidote
apogonidae
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
appendaged
appendaged
adj
Having appendages.
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
argelander
argentamid
argiopidae
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
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
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
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
badgerweed
badinaging
badinaging
verb
present participle of badinage
bagpudding
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balladling
balladling
noun
A short ballad.
bandfiling
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
banebrudge
bangladesh
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
barelegged
barelegged
adj
Having uncovered legs.
adv
With uncovered legs.
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
beauregard
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becudgeled
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedaggered
bedaggered
adj
Fitted or equipped with a dagger
bedazzling
bedazzling
verb
present participle of bedazzle
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedizening
bedizening
noun
The act of adorning gaudily.
verb
present participle of bedizen
bedlington
bednighted
bedraggled
bedraggled
adj
Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
Wet and limp; unkempt.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedraggle.
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedticking
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begartered
begartered
adj
(archaic) Wearing garters.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
beggarweed
beggarweed
noun
A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.