(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adultnesses
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
agglutinoid
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.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
altitudinal
altitudinal
adj
Of or in relation to altitude
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgonium
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androtauric
anguillidae
anhydrously
anisandrous
anisopodous
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antemundane
antemundane
adj
Being or occurring prior to the creation of the world.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthropodus
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antidysuric
antipendium
antireducer
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
arachnidium
archfounder
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arlequinade
arnaudville
arnoldsburg
arundinaria
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
attitudinal
attitudinal
adj
expressive of or pertaining to attitude
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
belinuridae
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
benzdifuran
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
bloodhounds
bloodhounds
noun
plural of bloodhound
bludgeoneer
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blunderbore
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
bodefulness
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boundedness
boundedness
noun
The state or quality of being bounded.
boundlessly
boundlessly
adv
In a boundless manner.
boundnesses
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldogging
bulldogging
verb
present participle of bulldog
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
burnettized
burnettized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnettize
butazolidin
buttonholed
buttonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole
buttonmould
buttonmould
noun
(archaic) A disc of bone, wood, or other material, made into a button by covering it with cloth.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate