(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
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
alamogordo
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
angadresma
argentamid
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
bromindigo
bugbeardom
bumgardner
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
cardiagram
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
coadmiring
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
daemonurgy
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
decagramme
decagramme
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of decagram
decigramme
decigramme
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of decigram
dekagramme
demeriting
demeriting
verb
present participle of demerit
demifigure
demiourgoi
demiourgos
demiurgism
demivierge
demivirgin
demogorgon
demogorgon
Proper noun
A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo; an incubus.
A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatagra
dermatogen
dermatogen
noun
(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
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.
diagraming
diagraming
verb
(American spelling) present participle of diagram
diagrammed
diagrammed
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of diagram
diagrammer
diagrammer
noun
(computing) A software program for constructing diagrams.
diagredium
diagrydium
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
digitiform
digitiform
adj
Having the shape of a finger.
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
dimerizing
dimerizing
verb
present participle of dimerize
disembargo
dishmonger
dogmatiser
dogmatiser
noun
Alternative form of dogmatizer
dogmatizer
dogmatizer
noun
One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter.
domajigger
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
doughmaker
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
draegerman
draegermen
dragomanic
dragomanic
adj
Of or relating to a dragoman.
dramalogue
dramaturge
dramaturge
noun
(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare, theater) To act as a dramaturge.
dramaturgy
dramaturgy
noun
(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
dreamingly
dreamingly
Adverb
In a dreamy manner.
drogherman
dromograph
dromograph
noun
A flowmeter used to record the circulation of the blood
dutymonger
embrangled
embrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrangle
endophragm
ermengarde
fadmongery
fragmented
fragmented
adj
broken into fragments
composed of fragments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fragment
fundmonger
gambrelled
gambrelled
adj
Having a gambrel.
gammaridae
gendarmery
gendarmery
noun
Alternative spelling of gendarmerie
geometroid
geometroid
noun
Any moth of the superfamily Geometroidea.
germanhood
germanised
germanized
germicidal
germicidal
adj
that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant
germicides
germicides
noun
plural of germicide
germinated
germinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of germinate
gerodermia
glamorized
glamorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamorize
glandiform
glandiform
adj
(anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
godmothers
godmothers
noun
plural of godmother
goldhammer
goldhammer
noun
(dated) The yellowhammer.
gormandise
gormandism
gormandism
noun
Alternative form of gourmandism
gormandize
gormandize
verb
Alternative spelling of gourmandise
gossamered
gossamered
adj
Covered with, or as if with, gossamer.
gourmander
gradometer
gradualism
gradualism
noun
(biology) The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
(politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
(transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.
gramicidin
gramicidin
noun
A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic peptides; the individual peptides themselves
grandeeism
grandeeism
noun
grandeeship
grandmamma
grandmamma
noun
(as a term of address) Grandmother.
grandmammy
grandmammy
noun
(informal) Grandmother.
(informal) Synonym of granddaddy (“something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind”)
grazierdom
grazierdom
noun
The role or status of grazier.
grimaldian
grimesland
grinderman
groundmass
groundmass
noun
(geology) The matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded.
groundsman
groundsman
noun
A male groundskeeper.
guardrooms
guardrooms
noun
plural of guardroom
gudemother
gynandrism
gynandrism
noun
gynandromorphism
hedgemaker
hedgemaker
noun
One who constructs a hedge.
hemingford
homeground
humdingers
humdingers
noun
plural of humdinger
ideamonger
ideamonger
noun
A person who spreads or promotes ideas.
ideogramic
ideogramic
adj
Alternative form of ideogrammic
imbrangled
imbrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrangle
immigrated
immigrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of immigrate
khidmatgar
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
kimmeridge
laggardism
laggardism
noun
The habits of a laggard.
landmonger
landmonger
noun
An unscrupulous dealer in land.
madagascar
madrigaler
madrigaler
noun
A madrigalist.
magistrand
magistrand
noun
A student in the fourth year of a Masters degree.
magyarized
malingered
malingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of malinger
managerdom
managerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of managers.
mandragora
mandragora
noun
A kind of tiny dragon immune to fire.
Mandrake (genus Mandragora); often specifically mandrake root, traditionally used as a narcotic.
margarodes
margarodid
margarodid
noun
(zoology) Any scale insect in the family Margarodidae.
marginated
marginated
adj
Having a distinct margin.
marinading
marinading
verb
present participle of marinade
maundering
maundering
noun
A rambling or pointless discourse.
verb
present participle of maunder
meandering
meandering
adj
winding or rambling
noun
An instance or period of roaming.
verb
present participle of meander
microgadus
middelburg
middleburg
midmorning
midmorning
noun
The middle of the morning.
migrainoid
migrainoid
adj
Resembling migraine.
milligrade
milligrade
adj
(of a scale) Based on a division into 1000 degrees.
minigarden
mischarged
mischarged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischarge