(transitive, rare) To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
abasement
abasement
noun
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
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.
abenteric
abenteric
adj
(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
aberrants
aberrants
noun
plural of aberrant
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abietinic
abietinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietin.
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
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.
abortient
abortient
adj
(archaic, medicine) Reproductively sterile or miscarrying.
noun
(archaic, medicine) Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.
abreption
abreption
noun
(obsolete) A snatching away.
absentees
absentees
noun
plural of absentee
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
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.
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
afterband
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albertina
albertine
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
alburnett
altenburg
ambulante
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anatabine
anatabine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid [2R,(+)]-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,3'-bipyridine present in the nightshades
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
asbestine
asbestine
adj
Resembling or relating to asbestos.
noun
A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
atoneable
bacchante
bacchante
noun
a female bacchanal
a priestess of Bacchus
backstein
backstone
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
baileyton
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
bairnteam
bairnteem
bairntime
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
balanites
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
ballonets
ballonets
noun
plural of ballonet
balloonet
banecroft
banisters
banisters
noun
plural of banister
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bannerets
bannerets
noun
plural of banneret
bannister
bannister
noun
Alternative form of banister
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
banqueter
banqueter
noun
A guest at a banquet.
banquette
banquette
noun
(Louisiana, Texas) A sidewalk.
(dated) A bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
(military) A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
A bench built into a wall, especially (military) one built into a wall of a defensive trench, used for sitting and for shooting at attackers.
An upholstered bench, e.g., along a wall of a restaurant or lounge area.
bantamize
bantamize
verb
(transitive) To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.
banterers
banterers
noun
plural of banterer
bantering
bantering
adj
That teases
noun
joking; jesting
teasing
verb
present participle of banter
barberton
barbitone
barbitone
noun
barbital
barbotine
barbotine
noun
A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery
baritenor
baritenor
noun
A singing voice combining parts of baritone and tenor
baritones
baritones
noun
plural of baritone
barkstone
barnabite
barneston
barnstead
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
baroneted
barrenest
barrenest
adj
superlative form of barren: most barren
barronett
bartended
bartended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bartend
bartender
bartender
noun
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from 19th c.]
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
basaltine
basaltine
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
basements
basements
noun
plural of basement
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
bassanite
bassanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of calcium sulfate, found at Vesuvius.
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
bassinets
bassinets
noun
plural of bassinet
bastiment
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
bastionet
bastionet
noun
A small bastion.
bastonite
batesland
batonnier
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
battement
battement
noun
(ballet) A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
(obsolete) A thumping or beating sensation
batteners
batteners
noun
plural of battener
battening
battening
noun
(construction) Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”)
verb
present participle of batten
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
batterman
battiness
battiness
noun
The state or condition of being batty.
batyphone
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
bealtuinn
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beastbane
beastings
beastings
noun
plural of beasting
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
beaterman
beatermen
beatinest
beatinest
adj
Alternative form of beatingest
beauseant
beauseant
noun
The black and white standard of the Knights Templar.
beaverton
beaverton
Proper noun
The name of several places
A city in Oregon, USA
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Alabama, USA
A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
bebington
bednights
bedstands
bedstands
noun
plural of bedstand
bedstring
beechmont
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
beernaert
beestings
beestings
noun
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
plural of beesting
beethoven
beethoven
Proper noun
usually applying to
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
begetting
begetting
noun
The act or product of one who begets.
verb
present participle of beget
begruntle
begruntle
verb
(transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
begrutten
begrutten
adj
(dialectal, Scotland) Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.
behmenite
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
belafonte
belection
belemnite
belemnite
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
belington
belitoeng
beltlines
beltlines
noun
plural of beltline
bementite
bementite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemoisten
bemoisten
verb
(intransitive, rare) Become moist.
(transitive) Make moist.
bemonster
bemonster
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with monsters.
(transitive) To make monstrous or like a monster; make hideous; deform.
(transitive) To regard or treat (someone) as a monster; to call (someone) a monster.