(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abusage
abusage
noun
(obsolete) Abuse.
Improper or incorrect use of language.
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albategnius
albuginaceae
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albugines
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
altenburg
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
amblygeusia
amburgey
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
anzengruber
aquebogue
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
aschaffenburg
assuagable
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
auberge
auberge
noun
An inn or hostel.
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
aufgabe
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
aurangzeb
aurungzeb
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
babungera
bacillogenous
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
bagaudae
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bagpuize
baguet
baguet
noun
(architecture, zoology) Alternative form of baguette
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
baguettes
baguettes
noun
plural of baguette
baigneuse
baigneuses
bainbrudge
banebrudge
bangiaceous
bangweulu
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
bansalague
bansalague
noun
(Philippines) The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.
barbecueing
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
barbouillage
bargehouse
barguest
barguests
barguests
noun
plural of barguest
baseplug
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
baserunnings
basigenous
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
batesburg
battenburg
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
bauge
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bearhug
bearhug
noun
Alternative spelling of bear hug
verb
(transitive) To embrace in a bear hug.
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
beartongue
beaugregories
beaugregory
beauing
beauregard
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
beccabunga
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedeguar
bedeguar
noun
(archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties.
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
begaud
begaud
verb
(transitive, rare) To make gaudy.
begaudy
beggiatoaceous
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
beguard
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
beleaguer
beleaguer
verb
To besiege; to surround with troops.
To exhaust.
To vex, harass, or beset.
beleaguered
beleaguered
adj
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
beleaguerer
beleaguerer
noun
One who beleaguers.
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
beleaguers
beleaguers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleaguer
belgaum
bellyflaught
beluga
beluga
noun
A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
A fish found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea (Huso huso), that is a source of caviar.
belugas
belugas
noun
plural of beluga
benguela
beplague
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
berrugate
besague
besague
noun
A kind of double-bladed axe.
A kind of martel or war-hammer, with its head(s) shaped like a pick, mattock, or beak.
A plate (as of armor) that protects an otherwise-exposed area, such as the armpit (alternative form of besagew), the elbow, or the hand
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
besugar
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bigarreau
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
biguttate
biguttulate
biguttulate
adj
Having two guttules
bijugate
bijugate
adj
(botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
(botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
bismutoplagionite
bistournage
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard