(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
adjiger
adjiger
noun
(India) The snake Python molurus.
adoring
adoring
adj
Showing adoration or admiration.
noun
adoration
verb
present participle of adore
aegagri
aegeria
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
agarita
agarita
noun
(US, dialectal) A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.
agaroid
aginner
aginner
noun
An oppositional person, especially one opposed to government actions and projects.
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agrania
agraria
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
agreing
agrilus
agriope
agrippa
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agritos
agrotis
aguilar
aguirre
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
airbags
airbags
noun
plural of airbag
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airings
airings
noun
plural of airing
airling
airling
noun
(obsolete) A thoughtless, light-hearted person.
An imaginary sprite, usually a beautiful woman, conjured out of thin air by a poet's imagination.
airting
airting
verb
present participle of airt
algeria
algiers
algiers
Proper noun
The capital of Algeria.
alguire
aligarh
aligner
aligner
noun
One who, or that which, aligns.
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
amerigo
anergia
anergia
noun
Alternative form of anergy (“lack of energy; inactivity”)
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
angaria
angaria
noun
Alternative form of angary
angrier
angrier
adj
comparative form of angry: more angry
angrily
angrily
adv
In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
angrist
angrite
angrite
noun
An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
anguier
anguria
aorangi
apargia
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
arcking
ardrigh
argaile
argalis
argalis
noun
plural of argali
argasid
argasid
noun
(zoology) Any of various ticks of the family Argasidae.
argiope
argling
argolic
argolic
Adjective
Relating to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
argolid
argolis
argolis
Proper noun
A periphery in eastern Peloponnese which has its modern capital at Nafplion. Its original capital was at Argos.
argonia
argotic
argotic
adj
(rare, linguistics) Of or belonging to argot.
argovie
arguing
arguing
noun
argument
verb
present participle of argue
argyria
argyria
noun
(dermatology) A condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or to silver dust, the most dramatic symptom of which being that the skin turns purple or purple-grey.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
arising
arising
noun
The process by which something arises; origination; occurrence.
verb
present participle of arise
armiger
armiger
noun
(loosely, heraldry) Any person entitled to bear a coat of arms.
An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight.
armings
armings
noun
plural of arming
arraign
arraign
noun
Arraignment.
verb
To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
To officially charge someone in a court of law.
arriage
arridge
arrigny
artigas
aspring
aurigae
aurigal
aurigal
adj
Of or pertaining to a chariot.
aurigid
avigdor
avinger
baggier
baggier
adj
comparative form of baggy: more baggy
bagirmi
bagirmi
Proper noun
The language of the Baguirmi people of Chad, spoken mainly in the Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture.
A family of languages which includes the Bagirmi language as well as Naba, Kenga, Fer, Beraku, Disa and Goulai.
bairagi
barbing
barbing
verb
present participle of barb
barding
barding
noun
(historical) Armour for a warhorse.
verb
present participle of bard
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
bargain
bargain
noun
A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
The thing stipulated or purchased.
verb
(intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate
(transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
barging
barging
verb
present participle of barge
barking
barking
adj
(British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
noun
The action of the verb to bark.
verb
present participle of bark
barling
barling
noun
(UK dialectal) The smallest pig in a litter; runt.
(rare or UK dialectal, Scotland) A pole; (carpentry) the cross rafter of a roof.
barming
barming
verb
present participle of barm
barring
barring
noun
(collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
(mining) Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
(sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.
The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
prep
Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
verb
(obsolete) present participle of barr
present participle of bar
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
bazigar
bearing
bearing
adj
(in combination) That bears (some specified thing).
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
noun
(architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
(architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
(architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
(heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
(in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
verb
present participle of bear
begarie
begirds
begirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begird
begrain
begrime
begrime
verb
(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
begrims
begripe
begripe
verb
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
behring
bergius
bigbury
bigener
bigford
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bigotry
bigotry
noun
(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
bigroot
bigroot
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by a large root.
noun
Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
bilgier
bilgier
adj
comparative form of bilgy: more bilgy
biorgan
biprong
birding
birding
noun
The catching of birds; fowling
birdwatching
birgand
birling
birling
noun
Alternative form of birlinn
verb
present participle of birl
birring
birring
verb
present participle of birr
bisagre
bisagre
noun
A small spiny cactus of Mexico and the southwest United States that is sometimes cut into slices and candied.
bitburg
blaring
blaring
noun
Any loud noise, such as from an elephant.
verb
present participle of blare
blinger
blinger
noun
(slang) A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style.
bodrogi
boggier
boggier
adj
comparative form of boggy: more boggy
bogmire
borings
borings
noun
plural of boring
borning
borning
adj
In the process of being born.
bowring
bracing
bracing
adj
Invigorating or stimulating.
noun
(US) A form of the military attention stance.
(countable) A brace.
(uncountable) That which braces.
verb
present participle of brace
bragite
brainge
braking
braking
noun
The act of applying brakes.
verb
present participle of brake
braving
braving
noun
A bravado; a boast.
verb
present participle of brave
braying
braying
noun
An act or sound of braying.
verb
present participle of bray
brazing
brazing
noun
A method of joining metals by using heat and a filler
verb
present participle of braze
brewing
brewing
noun
The business or occupation of a brewer.
The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
verb
present participle of brew
bribing
bribing
noun
Bribery.
verb
present participle of bribe
bridged
bridged
adj
Equipped with a bridge (in many contexts).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bridge
bridger
bridger
noun
One who bridges, or connects two previously separate things.
One who builds bridges
One who plays bridge (card game)
bridges
bridges
noun
plural of bridge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridge
bridget
bridget
Noun
An Irish housemaid.
bridgid
brigade
brigade
noun
(Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
(derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
verb
(Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
brigand
brigand
noun
An outlaw or bandit.
brigham
brighid
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
brigida
brigous
brigued
brigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brigue
briguer
briming
bringal
bringed
bringed
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of bring