First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
noun
An animal or plant native to a region.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
abrogators
abrogators
noun
plural of abrogator
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
algarrobin
algarrobin
noun
(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
allobroges
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
arborizing
arborizing
verb
present participle of arborize
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barcolongo
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
bargehouse
bargestone
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
baronizing
baronizing
verb
present participle of baronize
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
beartongue
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
bescouring
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
blocksburg
bloomsburg
bloomsburg
Proper noun
A town in Pennsylvania
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
boanergean
boanergism
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bogberries
bogberries
noun
plural of bogberry
bogtrotter
bogtrotter
noun
One who lives in a boggy country; applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.
Someone who participates in bogtrotting
bolography
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
bootlegger
bootlegger
noun
An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borgerhout
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
boroughlet
boschneger
bouguereau
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bourignian
bowldering
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brabagious
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridgebote
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
broadlings
brodeglass
broggerite
brogueneer
brogueries
broidering
broidering
noun
(archaic) embroidering
verb
present participle of broider
broilingly
broilingly
adv
So as to broil.
brokerages
brokerages
noun
plural of brokerage
bromegrass
bromegrass
noun
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
bromindigo
bromsgrove
bromsgrove
Proper noun
a town in Worcestershire, England.
brontogram
brontology
brontology
noun
(countable) A treatise on the subject of thunder.
(uncountable) The study of thunder.
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
broodingly
broodingly
adv
In a brooding manner
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
brownsburg
bryologies
bryologist
bryologist
noun
A scientist specialising in bryology.
bugbeardom
buitenzorg
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
burgeoning
burgeoning
adj
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
noun
(by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.
A bud or branch.
The act of budding or sprouting.
verb
present participle of burgeon
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
canonsburg
clobbering
clobbering
adj
That clobbers.
noun
(informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
verb
present participle of clobber
clubmonger
coalbagger
coatbridge
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
combwright
corbelling
corbelling
noun
A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.
verb
present participle of corbel
corrigible
corrigible
adj
(obsolete) Deserving chastisement.
(obsolete) Having power to correct.
(obsolete) Submissive to correction
Able to be corrected or set right.
corrigibly
corrigibly
adv
In a corrigible manner; such that it can be corrected.
disburgeon
disembargo
disobliger
disobliger
noun
One who disobliges.
dogberries
dogberries
noun
plural of dogberry
doublegear
dravosburg
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
embargoing
embargoing
verb
present participle of embargo
embargoist
embargoist
noun
One who imposes an embargo.
embergoose
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embroglios
embroglios
noun
plural of embroglio
embroiling
embroiling
verb
present participle of embroil
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
embryogeny
embryogeny
noun
(biology) Embryogenesis.
embryogony
embryogony
noun
(biology) The formation of an embryo.
embryology
embryology
noun
The scientific study of embryos.
embryotega
ergophobia
ergophobia
noun
A fear or aversion to work
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
fibrinogen
fibrinogen
noun
A protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots.
footbridge
footbridge
noun
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
forbearing
forbearing
adj
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
noun
forbearance; restraint
verb
present participle of forbear
forbidding
forbidding
adj
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
noun
The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
verb
present participle of forbid
foreboding
foreboding
adj
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
noun
A sense of evil to come.
An evil omen.
verb
present participle of forebode
forebridge
forebridge
noun
(nautical) A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.
forestburg
forgetable
forgivable
forgivable
adj
(finance, not comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period if the lender meets certain obligations.