The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abatement
abatement
noun
(Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
(heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
(law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
(law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
abbacomes
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abodement
abodement
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen.
abominate
abominate
adj
(rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
absampere
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
ahmedabad
airmobile
airmobile
adj
Capable of being moved by air.
alabamide
alabamine
alabamine
noun
(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.
alambique
alarmable
alarmable
adj
(rare) Of a building, etc.: capable of being fitted with an alarm system.
Easily alarmed; excitable.
albemarle
albemarle
Proper noun
Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands.
a city in North Carolina, USA, and county seat of Stanly County.
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
almocrebe
amalberga
amassable
amassable
adj
Capable of being amassed.
ambarella
ambarella
noun
A tropical fruit tree native to the South Pacific (Spondias dulcis).
ambassade
ambassade
noun
(obsolete) An embassy.
(obsolete) The mission of an ambassador.
ambassage
ambassage
noun
Obsolete form of embassage.; message, embassy.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
amberlike
amberlike
adj
Resembling the resin amber.
amberoids
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambigenal
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
amboinese
ambrosane
ambrosine
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amebiasis
amebiasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative spelling of amoebiasis
amebicide
amebicide
noun
A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amebocyte
amebocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte
amendable
amendable
adj
Capable of being amended.
ametabola
ametabole
ametaboly
amissible
amissible
adj
Liable to be lost.
amoebaean
amoebaean
adj
Alternative form of amoebean
amoebaeum
amoebaeum
noun
(poetry) A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately.
amoebidae
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
arboretum
arboretum
noun
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
armbrecht
artmobile
artmobile
noun
A vehicle that operates as a mobile art exhibition.
(nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
assembles
assembles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assemble
assumable
assumable
adj
Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
backframe
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
bairnteam
bairnteem
bairntime
baisemain
bakemeats
bakemeats
noun
plural of bakemeat
bakemeier
balaamite
balaamite
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Balaam (a Biblical figure).
Resembling Balaam, as described in Revelation 2:14.
Noun
A Balaamite person.
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
baldomero
ballgames
ballgames
noun
plural of ballgame
balminess
balminess
noun
The characteristic of being balmy.
balmonies
balmorhea
balsamine
balsamine
noun
A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
balsamize
baltimore
baltimore
Proper noun
A city in central Maryland, USA
bamberger
bamboozle
bamboozle
noun
(obsolete, informal) A cheat, hoax, or imposition.
verb
(transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
(transitive, informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
bambuseae
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bannerman
bannerman
noun
A man who belonged to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.
A person assigned to carry the colours, standards or guidons of a military unit.
A person of Manchu descent.
A samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan, also known as a hatamoto.
bannermen
bannermen
noun
plural of bannerman
bantamize
bantamize
verb
(transitive) To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.
barenboim
barleymow
barmaster
barmaster
noun
(historical) A local judge among miners.
An officer of the barmote.
barmecide
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
barometer
barometer
noun
(figurative, by extension) Anything used as a gauge or indicator.
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
barometry
barometry
noun
The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
barrymore
bartolemo
bartolome
basements
basements
noun
plural of basement
bashemath
bashemeth
basilemma
basilemma
noun
basement membrane
bastiment
battement
battement
noun
(ballet) A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
(obsolete) A thumping or beating sensation
batterman
baysmelts
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beachcomb
beachcomb
noun
An instance of beachcombing.
verb
To go beachcombing.
beadledom
beadledom
noun
Beadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class.
Stupid or senseless officiousness.
beadleism
beakerman
beakermen
beamhouse
beaminess
beaminess
noun
The state or quality of being beamy.
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
beamishly
beamishly
adv
In a beamish manner.
beaterman
beatermen
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
beaverism
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
beckerman
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becompass
becrampon
becriming
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedewoman
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedlamise
bedlamism
bedlamism
noun
(dated) insanity
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bedlamize
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.