(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
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenopharyngitis
adfreezing
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adigranth
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjustoring
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adoring
adoring
adj
Showing adoration or admiration.
noun
adoration
verb
present participle of adore
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adversing
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
aftergrind
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agelacrinitidae
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggrandized
aggrandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrandizer
aggrandizer
noun
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggrandizing
aggrandizing
verb
present participle of aggrandize
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agkistrodon
agrionid
agrionidae
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
airconditioning
airconditioning
noun
Alternative spelling of air conditioning
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alderling
amygdonitrile
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
androgametangium
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androginous
androgonia
androgonial
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
andrographis
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androgyneity
androgynia
androgynic
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
andrologies
androscoggin
androsphinges
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
aneroidograph
angiocardiographic
angiocardiographic
adj
Relating to angiocardiography.
angiocardiographies
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiocarditis
angiochondroma
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohydrotomy
angiomyocardiac
angulinerved
anhydrating
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
antidrag
antidrag
adj
That counteracts drag (resistance to movement)
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antieavesdropping
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antiprestidigitation
antiradiating
antireducing
antispreading
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
arcading
arcading
noun
(countable, architecture) An arrangement of arcades.
(uncountable, video games) The playing of arcade games.
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
argentamid
argentamide
argenticyanide
argentide
argentinidae
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
armageddonist
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arraigned
arraigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arraign
arriding
arriding
verb
present participle of arride
aryepiglottidean
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
autodrainage
avanguardisti
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
azogrenadine
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
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
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
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.