(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
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
angerboda
angrbodha
angurboda
archvagabond
arnoldsburg
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
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
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bacteriodiagnosis
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
bainbridge
bainbrudge
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
bandarlog
banderlog
banderoling
bandspreading
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
banebrudge
bangboard
barding
barding
noun
(historical) Armour for a warhorse.
verb
present participle of bard
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
barehanding
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargander
bargander
noun
(Norfolk, dialect) Synonym of shelduck
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
basiglandular
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
battledoring
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
baynebridge
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
beddingroll
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedlingtonshire
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
bedriveling
bedriveling
verb
present participle of bedrivel
bedrivelling
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedstring
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
begarlanded
begarlanded
adj
Decorated with garlands.
begirding
begirding
verb
present participle of begird
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beneighbored
berchtesgaden
bergander
bergander
noun
A European duck (Tadorna tadorna); the sheldrake.
bergenfield
bergland
berglund
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beringed
beringed
adj
Wearing a ring or rings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bering
beringleted
beringleted
adj
Having the hair in ringlets.
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
billboarding
billboarding
noun
(computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
biodegrading
biodegrading
verb
present participle of biodegrade
birdbanding
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birddogging
birdieing
birdieing
verb
present participle of birdie
birding
birding
noun
The catching of birds; fowling
birdwatching
birdings
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
birdling
birdling
noun
A little bird; birdie; a nestling (young bird, baby bird).
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birgand
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
bladensburg
blandburg
bleachground
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
boarding
boarding
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
(uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
A structure made of boards.
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
verb
present participle of board
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boardings
boardings
noun
plural of boarding
boardsailing
boardsailing
noun
windsurfing
bodyboarding
bodyboarding
noun
A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
verb
present participle of bodyboard
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boglander
boglander
noun
One who lives in the bogland.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bondager
bondager
noun
(Scotland, historical) A field worker, especially a woman.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boondoggler
boondoggler
noun
A person who boondoggles; a wastrel
boondogglers
boondogglers
noun
plural of boondoggler
bordering
bordering
adj
Having a common boundary or border
noun
A pattern or ornament forming a border.
verb
present participle of border
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.