(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
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alimenting
alimenting
verb
present participle of aliment
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
angiometer
anglesmith
antiegoism
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
assignment
assignment
noun
(LGBT) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
(law) A document that effects this transfer.
(law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
(programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
A position to which someone is assigned.
An assigned task.
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
bigeminate
camletting
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
commenting
commenting
noun
The making of a comment; commentary.
verb
present participle of comment
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
contemning
contemning
verb
present participle of contemn
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
delimiting
delimiting
adj
That serves to delimit.
noun
The act or point of something being delimited.
verb
present participle of delimit
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
designment
designment
noun
(obsolete) One's design or plan; an objective, an undertaking.
digestment
disaugment
eighteenmo
eighteenmo
noun
octodecimo (as a paper size in printing).
eloignment
eloignment
noun
(obsolete) Removal to a distance; withdrawal.
emaciating
emaciating
verb
present participle of emaciate
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.
embattling
embattling
verb
present participle of embattle
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
emendating
emendating
verb
present participle of emendate
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.
enigmatist
enigmatist
noun
One who indulges in enigmas, especially one who often makes such enigmas.
enigmatize
enigmatize
verb
(intransitive) To make or talk in enigmas; to deal in riddles.
(transitive) To make into an enigma; to make mysterious.
enregiment
enregiment
verb
(transitive) To form into a regiment.
ensignment
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.
estimating
estimating
verb
present participle of estimate
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
fermenting
fermenting
verb
present participle of ferment
flemington
flemington
Proper noun
a locality in western New South Wales, Australia.
a suburb of Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.
a rural locality in South New Zealand.
a rural locality in the region of New Zealand.
a built-up area near Scotland
an unincorporated community in Florida, USA.
a small city in Georgia, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
a borough in New Jersey, USA
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
gametangia
gametangia
noun
plural of gametangium
ganomalite
ganomalite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
garmenting
garmenting
noun
(archaic) clothing
verb
present participle of garment
geminately
geminately
adv
In a geminate manner.
geminating
geminating
verb
present participle of geminate
gemination
gemination
noun
(phonetics) The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.
A doubling.
geminative
geminative
adj
Relating to, or producing gemination.
geneticism
geneticism
noun
The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
gentamicin
gentamicin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
genteelism
genteelism
noun
(countable) A nicer word used instead of a vulgar or distasteful word
Genteel behaviour.
gentiledom
gentiledom
noun
The realm or sphere of non-Jewish people.
geometrina
geometrine
geometrine
noun
Any moth of the subfamily Geometrinae
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
gigglement
gigglement
noun
A state of giggling; laughter.
gismondite
gismondite
noun
Alternative form of gismondine
gitanemuck
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
gymnotidae
gynostemia
gynostemia
noun
plural of gynostemium
hamrongite
heatmaking
hegemonist
hegemonist
noun
A person, organisation or country that practices hegemony.
hempstring
ignorement
ignorement
noun
(archaic) The act of ignoring something.
imaginated
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
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
impugnment
impugnment
noun
The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
ingeminate
ingeminate
adj
redoubled
reiterated
verb
(transitive) To say (a statement, word etc.) two or more times; to reiterate, to emphasize through repetition.
ingulfment
ingulfment
noun
Archaic form of engulfment.
insignment
insignment
noun
(obsolete) A token, mark, or explanation.
integument
integument
noun
(biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
(botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
A shell or other outer protective layer.
kentigerma
kinetogram
kinetogram
noun
The image produced by a kinetograph
latecoming
latecoming
adj
Arriving late.
leamington
leamington
Proper noun
Royal Leamington Spa, a health resort in Warwickshire, England
A small town in Ontario, Canada
A town in Utah
ligamental
ligamental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament
ligamentta
ligamentum
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightermen
lightermen
noun
plural of lighterman
longimetry
longimetry
noun
The measurement of length.
lutemaking
lutemaking
noun
The manufacture of lutes.
macerating
macerating
verb
present participle of macerate
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
magnetical
magnetical
adj
(obsolete) magnetic
magnetised
magnetised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of magnetise
magnetiser
magnetiser
noun
Alternative form of magnetizer
magnetisms
magnetisms
noun
plural of magnetism
magnetites
magnetites
noun
plural of magnetite
magnetitic
magnetitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral magnetite.
magnetized
magnetized
adj
That has been made magnetic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of magnetize
magnetizer
magnetizer
noun
(now historical) A practitioner of animal magnetism; a hypnotist.
Someone or something that imparts magnetism.
magnetizes
magnetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magnetize
magnitudes
magnitudes
noun
plural of magnitude
malignment
malignment
noun
The act of maligning something.
malleating
malleating
verb
present participle of malleate
manganetic
manganetic
adj
(obsolete) manganiferous (containing manganese)
margenting
margenting
verb
present participle of margent
marginated
marginated
adj
Having a distinct margin.
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.
mascagnite
mascagnite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
masterings
masterings
noun
plural of mastering
masterling
masterling
noun
A young, little, or petty master; a lordling.
medicating
medicating
verb
present participle of medicate
meditating
meditating
verb
present participle of meditate
megadontia
megadontia
noun
(pathology, dentistry) Macrodontia.
Malformation of megalodontia
megadontic
menagerist
menagerist
noun
The keeper of a menagerie of animals.
meningitic
meningitic
adj
Of or pertaining to meningitis.
meningitis
meningitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
mentioning
mentioning
verb
present participle and gerund of mention
metalising
metalising
verb
present participle of metalise
metalizing
metalizing
verb
present participle of metalize
metrifying
metrifying
verb
present participle of metrify
midlenting
mightiness
mightiness
noun
A title of dignity; excellency.
The property of being mighty.
mignonette
mignonette
adj
Of a greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
noun
A greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
A mignonette tree (Lawsonia inermis), source of the dye henna.
A mignonette vine
A plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
minglement
minglement
noun
The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.
minguetite
minibudget
minibudget
noun
(chiefly UK, finance) A budget statement proposed by a government between annual budgets, involving special economic measures.
A small budget.
misediting
misediting
verb
present participle of misedit
mismeeting
mismeeting
noun
A situation where a person fails to interact properly with another.
verb
present participle of mismeet
misseating
misseating
verb
present participle of misseat
missetting
missetting
verb
present participle of misset
mistelling
mistelling
noun
An incorrect telling.
verb
present participle of mistell
mistending
misterming
misterming
verb
present participle of misterm
moderating
moderating
verb
present participle of moderate
moistening
moistening
noun
The act of making something moist.
verb
present participle of moisten
monetising
monetising
verb
present participle of monetise
monetizing
monetizing
verb
present participle of monetize
mongrelity
mongrelity
noun
(archaic) The quality of being a mongrel.
monogenist
monogenist
noun
(anthropology, historical) One who maintains that all members of the human race belong to a single species.