Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abderite
abderite
Noun
An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
abdicate
abdicate
verb
(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.
(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.
(transitive, obsolete) To depose.
(transitive, obsolete) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
(transitive, obsolete) To reject; to cast off; to discard.
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
abditive
abditive
adj
(rare) Having the quality of hiding
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abducens
abducens
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of abducens nerve.
abducent
abducent
adj
(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducted
abducted
adj
Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduct
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
aberdare
aberdeen
aberdeen
Proper noun
A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea.
A former county in northeastern Scotland; see
A in Florida
A village in the State of Georgia
A city in Idaho
A in Porter County, Indiana
A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
A city in Mississippi
A town in New South Wales
A town in North Carolina
A community in Nova Scotia
A village in Ohio
A community in Ontario
A town in Saskatchewan
A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
A city in northeastern South Dakota, USA, and the county seat of Brown County.
A city in Washington
Noun
A wide evenly curved fishhook. 1976
abhorred
abhorred
adj
(obsolete) Horrified.
Strongly disliked: hated, despised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abhor
abidance
abidance
noun
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abraders
abraders
noun
plural of abrader
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abscised
abscised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscise
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
absented
absented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absent
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absorbed
absorbed
adj
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absorb
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
absurder
absurder
adj
comparative form of absurd: more absurd
abulfeda
abusedly
abusedly
adv
In an abused manner.
adabelle
adalbert
addebted
addebted
adj
(obsolete) indebted
adelbert
adnumber
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
akenbold
albedoes
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
ambedkar
amberoid
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
arabized
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
baalized
babehood
babehood
noun
Babyhood.
babeldom
babeldom
noun
Alternative form of Babeldom
babished
babished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babish
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
baccated
baccated
adj
(obsolete) Set or adorned with pearls.
Having many berries.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backdate
backdate
noun
An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.
verb
To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.
backened
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
bacterid
bacterid
noun
(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
badassed
badassed
adj
Synonym of badass
badasses
badasses
noun
plural of badass
badenite
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badgered
badgered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badger
badgerer
badgerer
noun
A dog used in baiting badgers.
One who badgers.
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badineur
baedeker
baedeker
Proper noun
A long-established series of travel guidebooks.
Noun
Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects.
bagaudae
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
bajadero
bakehead
bakehead
noun
(rail transport, informal) A fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
bakerdom
bakerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.
baladine
balaenid
balaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balaenidae.
balanced
balanced
adj
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balance
balander
baldhead
baldhead
noun
(Rastafari) A person who is not Rastafarian.
A person whose head is bald.
A white-headed variety of pigeon.
baldness
baldness
noun
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
baldpate
baldpate
noun
A bald-headed person.
A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
ballader
ballader
noun
A writer of ballads.
ballades
ballades
noun
plural of ballade
ballised
balloted
balloted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballot
ballweed
balotade
balotade
noun
Alternative form of ballotade
balsamed
balsamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balsam
bandaged
bandaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandage
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandaite
bandcase
bandeaus
bandeaux
bandeaux
noun
A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
plural of bandeau
bandelet
bandelet
noun
(architecture) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
(computing theory) An orthonormal basis that is adapted to geometric boundaries, used in image processing.
bandello
banderma
banderol
bandfile
bandless
bandless
adj
Without a band (in various senses).
bandoeng
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandsmen
bandsmen
noun
plural of bandsman
bandster
bandster
noun
(historical) A worker who ties corn into sheaves.
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
bankhead
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
bankweed
bannered
bannered
adj
Decorated with a banner or banners.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banner
banstead
banstead
Proper noun
A town in Surrey, England, part of the borough of Reigate and Banstead.
bantered
bantered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banter
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptized
baptized
adj
(of a person) who has been baptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptize
barbated
barbated
adj
Having barbed points.
barbeled
barbeled
adj
Having barbels
barbered
barbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barber
bardelle
bardiest
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
bardwell
barehead
barkened
barkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barken
barleduc
barraged
barraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrage
barreled
barreled
adj
having the specified number of barrels
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrel
bartends
bartends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bartend
bartered
bartered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barter
baseband
baseband
noun
(electronics) A device using baseband transmission.
(telecommunications) The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.
(telecommunications, noun adjunct) A method of transmission in which only one frequency channel is used at a time.
basebred
baselard
baselard
noun
A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
basiated
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basseted
basseted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basset
bathelda
bathesda
batoidei
batteled
battened
battened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batten
battered
battered
adj
(cooking) Coated with batter (noun).
Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batter
baudekin
baudette
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bayadeer
bayadeer
noun
Archaic form of bayadère.
bayadere
bayadere
noun
(attributive) A type of fabric having strongly contrasting stripes.