(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
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
angiometer
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
diagometer
diagometer
noun
A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.
dogmatiser
dogmatiser
noun
Alternative form of dogmatizer
dogmatizer
dogmatizer
noun
One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter.
emarginate
emarginate
adj
(botany, mycology) Having roughly the same height or width for most of its length, becoming much shallower or narrower before reaching the attachment point.
(botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.
(mineralogy) Of a crystal: having edges or corners of the primitive form beveled, crossed by a face.
(zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
verb
(intransitive) To lose the margin.
(transitive) To take away the margin of.
To marginalize.
embargoist
embargoist
noun
One who imposes an embargo.
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
emigrating
emigrating
verb
present participle of emigrate
emigration
emigration
noun
A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
emigrative
emigratory
emigratory
adj
Synonym of migratory
emmitsburg
enregiment
enregiment
verb
(transitive) To form into a regiment.
ergometric
ergometric
adj
Relating to ergometry.
ergonomist
ergonomist
noun
An expert in ergonomics.
ergotamine
ergotamine
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
fermenting
fermenting
verb
present participle of ferment
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
garmenting
garmenting
noun
(archaic) clothing
verb
present participle of garment
gasometric
gasometric
adj
Of or relating to gasometry or gasometrics
geisotherm
geisotherm
noun
Archaic form of geoisotherm.
gematrical
gematrical
adj
gematric
gemitorial
geometries
geometries
noun
plural of geometry
geometrina
geometrine
geometrine
noun
Any moth of the subfamily Geometrinae
geometrise
geometrise
verb
Alternative form of geometrize
geometrize
geometrize
verb
(intransitive) To study or use geometry.
(transitive) To convert to geometrical form.
geometroid
geometroid
noun
Any moth of the superfamily Geometroidea.
geothermic
geothermic
adj
geothermal
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
germinated
germinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of germinate
germinates
germinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate
germinator
germinator
noun
A container in which plants may be germinated
geronomite
glimmerite
glimmerite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock consisting almost entirely of dark mica
goniometer
goniometer
noun
(medicine) An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).
A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
A device used to measure the angles of joints commonly used in orthopedics and physical therapy.
A radio direction finder.
goniometry
goniometry
noun
measurement of angles
gourmetism
gourmetism
noun
The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food.
grammatite
grammatite
noun
(mineralogy) tremolite
gravimeter
gravimeter
noun
(physics) A hydrometer.
(physics) An instrument used to measure local variations in the gravitational field.
gravimetry
gravimetry
noun
The measurement of gravity (the strength of the gravitational field).
The measurement of specific gravity; hydrometry.
hambergite
hambergite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, boron, hydrogen, and oxygen.
hamrongite
hempstring
hermitages
hermitages
noun
plural of hermitage
highermost
highermost
adj
Uppermost; in the highest position.
ignorement
ignorement
noun
(archaic) The act of ignoring something.
immigrated
immigrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of immigrate
immigrates
immigrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immigrate
impregnant
impregnant
adj
(obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
noun
(obsolete) That which impregnates.
impregnate
impregnate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
(transitive) To fertilize.
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
jiggermast
jiggermast
noun
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
kentigerma
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
kinetogram
kinetogram
noun
The image produced by a kinetograph
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightermen
lightermen
noun
plural of lighterman
limburgite
limburgite
noun
A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.
lithomarge
lithomarge
noun
kaolinite
logometric
logometric
adj
(chemistry) Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents; stoichiometric.
(mathematics) Of or relating to a system of logarithms constructed to suit a system of ratios and measures.
longimetry
longimetry
noun
The measurement of length.
macerating
macerating
verb
present participle of macerate
magistrate
magistrate
noun
(Quebec) A master's degree.
(historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
(historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
(law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
magnetiser
magnetiser
noun
Alternative form of magnetizer
magnetizer
magnetizer
noun
(now historical) A practitioner of animal magnetism; a hypnotist.
Someone or something that imparts magnetism.
margaritae
margenting
margenting
verb
present participle of margent
margherita
margherita
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Margherita
marginated
marginated
adj
Having a distinct margin.
marguerita
marguerite
marguerite
noun
A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
The China aster.
marketings
marketings
noun
plural of marketing
martingale
martingale
noun
(fencing) A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
(mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
(nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
verb
To employ the martingale strategy in gambling.
masterings
masterings
noun
plural of mastering
masterling
masterling
noun
A young, little, or petty master; a lordling.
melotragic
menagerist
menagerist
noun
The keeper of a menagerie of animals.
metrifying
metrifying
verb
present participle of metrify
miargyrite
miargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide of silver and antimony.
micrergate
micrergate
noun
(entomology) An unusually small worker ant.
misgesture
misgesture
noun
A gesture that is made in error.
verb
To make the wrong gesture.
misgrafted
misgrafted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misgraft
misterming
misterming
verb
present participle of misterm
moderating
moderating
verb
present participle of moderate
mongrelity
mongrelity
noun
(archaic) The quality of being a mongrel.
morgengift
morgengift
noun
(historical) A marriage dowry, among the Anglo-Saxons.
morigerate
motherling
motherling
noun
(derogatory) Mother.
(diminutive, endearing) A mother, especially a precious one.
A woman's child.
multigrade
multigrade
adj
(education) Relating to students of differing grade levels
Having the characteristics of multiple grades of a product (especially of a lubricating oil)
murthering
murthering
verb
present participle of murther
nightmares
nightmares
noun
plural of nightmare
numerating
numerating
verb
present participle of numerate
omnigerent
omniregent
overmighty
overmighty
adj
Excessively mighty
overtiming
overtiming
verb
present participle of overtime
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
permitting
permitting
noun
An act or instance of permitting something.
verb
present participle of permit
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pragmatize
pragmatize
verb
(intransitive) To behave in a pragmatic manner; to focus on the material or practical rather than abstractions.
(intransitive) To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize.
preempting
preempting
verb
present participle of preempt
premiating
premiating
verb
present participle of premiate
pterygiums
reemigrate
reemitting
reemitting
verb
present participle of reemit
regainment
regainment
noun
An instance of regaining.
regimental
regimental
adj
(military) Relating to a regiment
Overly strict; rigid
regimented
regimented
adj
Organised, ordered, formed into regiments.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of regiment
rematching
rematching
verb
present participle of rematch
remigation
remigrated
remigrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of remigrate
remigrates
remigrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remigrate
remounting
remounting
noun
The act of mounting something again.
verb
present participle of remount
resignment
resignment
noun
resignation
resmelting
resmelting
verb
present participle of resmelt
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
retrimming
retrimming
verb
present participle of retrim
ringmaster
ringmaster
noun
(Internet) The person who maintains a webring.
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
verb
(figurative) To control (a group of people).
To act as ringmaster.
rontgenism
smaragdite
smaragdite
noun
(mineralogy) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro.
smartening
smartening
verb
present participle of smarten
smattering
smattering
noun
A small number or amount of something.
A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.
verb
present participle of smatter
smothering
smothering
noun
The act by which someone or something is smothered.
verb
present participle of smother
springtime
springtime
noun
The season of spring, between winter and summer.
stammering
stammering
noun
The act of one who stammers.
verb
present participle of stammer
steamering
steamering
verb
present participle of steamer
sterigmata
sterigmata
noun
plural of sterigmatum
stigmariae
streamling
streamling
noun
A kind of Baltic herring.
A little stream; a streamlet.
stringsmen
tergeminal
tergeminal
adj
tergeminate
thimblerig
thimblerig
noun
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
One operating such a game.
verb
(intransitive) To cheat in the thimblerig game.
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To cheat (someone) by trickery.
timberling
timberling
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) A small tree.
tiremaking
tormenting
tormenting
adj
Involving or causing torment.
noun
The act by which somebody is tormented.
verb
present participle of torment
tramelling
trammeling
trammeling
noun
A hindrance or impediment.
verb
present participle of trammel
treemaking
trigeminal
trigeminal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve).
noun
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve..
trigeminus
trigeminus
noun
(neuroanatomy) Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.