(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
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
bacteriodiagnosis
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
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.
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
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
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedlingtonshire
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
bedstring
begartered
begartered
adj
(archaic) Wearing garters.
berchtesgaden
beringleted
beringleted
adj
Having the hair in ringlets.
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradabilities
biodegradabilities
noun
plural of biodegradability
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blightbird
blitzkrieged
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
borderlight
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
branchiostegidae
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
bredbergite
bridgebote
bridgehampton
bridgemaster
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.
bridgepot
bridget
bridget
Noun
An Irish housemaid.
bridgetin
bridgeton
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.
bridgetree
bridgetree
noun
The beam that supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill.
bridgette
bridgewater
bridgton
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightwood
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
brongniardite
brongniardite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silver sulfantimonide with 26.2% silver, some of which is apparently diaphorite and some canfieldite.
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
budgeteer
budgeteer
noun
A person knowledgeable about the law, accounting, and regulation affecting budgets, especially governmental.
budgeter
budgeter
noun
One who budgets.
budgeters
budgeters
noun
plural of budgeter
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butteryfingered
cambridgeport
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
coatbridge
contrabandage
contrabandage
noun
dealing in contraband
counterbuilding
dagoberto
decarbonating
decarbonating
verb
present participle of decarbonate
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decerebrating
decerebrating
verb
present participle of decerebrate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
degradability
degradability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is degradable
(uncountable) The condition of being degradable
deliberating
deliberating
verb
present participle of deliberate
detergible
detribalizing
detribalizing
verb
present participle of detribalize
deuteroglobulose
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
dirigibility
dirigibility
noun
The quality or state of being dirigible.
disagreeability
disagreeability
noun
The quality of being disagreeable.
disintegrable
disintegrable
adj
Capable of being disintegrated.
disobligatory
disobligatory
adj
(obsolete) Releasing from obligation.
distributing
distributing
verb
present participle of distribute
distritbuting
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
disturbingly
disturbingly
adv
In a disturbing manner.
doubtmonger
doubtmonger
noun
One who sows doubts in the minds of others.
dragboat
dragbolt
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
flabbergasted
flabbergasted
adj
(euphemistic, rare) Damned.
Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flabbergast
flaughtbred
footbridge
footbridge
noun
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
gaudibert
gebhardt
gelatinobromide
globetrotted
globetrotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of globetrot
goatbeard
goatsbeard
goatsbeard
noun
Alternative spelling of goat's-beard
goldbeater
goldbeater
noun
A craftsman who creates gold leaf by hammering gold bars.
greenthumbed
groundburst
groundburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.
groundbursts
groundbursts
noun
plural of groundburst
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
gudebrother
gutterblood
gutterblood
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A person of low pedigree; one of the common rabble.
gyrostabilized
gyrostabilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gyrostabilize
hardbought
hedenbergite
hedenbergite
noun
(mineralogy) The iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.
hydrobiologist
hydrobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is hydrobiology
intebreeding
interbedding
interbedding
noun
(geology) An interbedded formation.
verb
present participle of interbed
interblending
interblending
verb
present participle of interblend
interbonding
interbreeding
interbreeding
noun
breeding between heterogeneous individuals
breeding within a narrow range of individuals
verb
present participle of interbreed
interbrigade
interbrigade
adj
Between brigades.
interdebating
interhybridizing
jitterbugged
jitterbugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jitterbug
kirkcudbright
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
knightsbridge
lethbridge
lightboard
lightboard
noun
An electronic console used to control the lights in a theatre.
lightbrained
manganhedenbergite
matchboarding
matchboarding
noun
A type of softwood panelling formerly used for walls and ceilings.
neighborstained
nonabridgment
nonabridgment
noun
Failure to abridge something.
nondirigibility
nondisturbing
nondisturbing
adj
Not disturbing.
nonsubordinating
nonsubordinating
adj
(grammar) Not subordinating.
obdurating
obdurating
verb
present participle of obdurate
objurgated
objurgated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of objurgate