(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abductor
abductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjudicator
abscound
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
audubonistic
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
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
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.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
baculoid
bardocucullus
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batidaceous
becloud
becloud
verb
(transitive) To cause to become obscure or muddled.
(transitive, figurative) To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken.
(transitive, usually passive) To cover or surround with clouds.
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
becousined
becushioned
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
bescoundrel
bescoured
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bidactylous
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bivouaced
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
bleachground
blockaderunning
blockbusted
bloodcurdler
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluecoated
bodacious
bodacious
adj
(Australian slang, US slang) Impressively great in size, and enormous; extraordinary.
(US) Audacious and unrestrained.
(US) Incorrigible and insolent.
(of a person) Sexy, attractive.
adv
(US, nonstandard) Bodaciously.
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
bonduc
bonduc
noun
nicker tree
bonducnut
bonducs
bonducs
noun
plural of bonduc
bordulac
borofluohydric
botocudo
botocudo
Noun
One of a tribe of South American Indians of eastern Brazil.
bouchard
boucharde
boudicca
bounced
bounced
adj
(Internet) unsuccessful delivery of email
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounce
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiopodous
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachypodous
bradyacousia
branchiopodous
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
buccinoid
buccinoid
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.
(zoology) Resembling the genus Buccinum.
bucconidae
bucerotidae
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bucoda
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
budorcas
bulbocodium
buncoed
buncoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bunco
bundoc
bundocks
burdock
burdock
noun
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
cabecudo
calcaneocuboid
calcaneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
casebound
casebound
adj
(of a book) hardcover (attributive)
caudotibial
caudotibialis
ceratomandibular
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chadbourn
chadbourne
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
clubdom
clubdom
noun
The world or sphere of clubs (membership organisations).
clubfooted
clubfooted
adj
Having a clubfoot.
clubionid
clubionid
noun
(zoology) Any spider in the family Clubionidae.
clubionidae
clubwood
coabound
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coboundless
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
cohusband
colubrid
colubrid
noun
Any snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous.
colubridae
colubrids
colubrids
noun
plural of colubrid
colubroid
columbiad
columbiad
noun
(military, historical) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation.
columbid
columbid
noun
Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
columbidae
columboid
comburendo
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
concludable
concludable
adj
That can be concluded.
concludible
concludible
adj
Archaic spelling of concludable.
concubinehood
conduceability
conducible
conducible
adj
conducive; tending; contributing
conducibleness
conducibleness
noun
The state or quality of being conducible.
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conductible
conductible
adj
Able to be conducted or transmitted.
Able to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
corpsbruder
cosubordinate
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance