(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
badgers
badgers
noun
plural of badger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badger
badmeng
badoeng
bandage
bandage
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
verb
To apply a bandage to something.
bandeng
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
bedbugs
bedbugs
noun
plural of bedbug
bedding
bedding
noun
(Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
(US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
(horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
verb
present participle of bed
bedegar
bedgery
bedgoer
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
bedrugs
bedrugs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrug
beedged
begaudy
begazed
begazed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begaze
beghard
beghard
Noun
One of an association of religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines, and influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the
begirds
begirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begird
beglads
beglide
beguard
behedge
behedge
verb
(transitive) To determine the boundary or limit of; define.
(transitive) To hedge about; surround with or as with a hedge.
(transitive) To straiten; restrict; constrain; limit.
(transitive) To surround; beset; plague; hinder.
belding
belgard
belgard
noun
(obsolete) A loving look, an amorous glance.
bendigo
bending
bending
noun
A motion or action that bends.
An instance of something being adapted or distorted.
verb
present participle of bend
beograd
bighead
bighead
noun
(countable, colloquial) Any of several species of fish having a large head.
(countable, colloquial, especially used by children) A person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person.
(uncountable, colloquial) Any of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.
bighted
bighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bight
bigoted
bigoted
adj
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
blodget
bludged
bludged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludge
bludger
bludger
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight.
(Australia, slang) A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot.
A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.
blunged
blunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunge
bodegas
bodegas
noun
plural of bodega
bodegon
bodgery
bodgery
noun
Clumsy or inelegant work.
bodrage
bodrage
noun
(obsolete) A raid.
bogarde
bogeyed
bogeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bogey
boggled
boggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boggle
bondage
bondage
noun
(attributive) Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.
(by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.
The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
bonedog
bonedog
noun
The spiny dogfish.
boogied
boogied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boogie
bordage
bordage
noun
The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
boughed
boughed
adj
Having (a specified kind of) boughs.
bragged
bragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brag
bridged
bridged
adj
Equipped with a bridge (in many contexts).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bridge
bridger
bridger
noun
One who bridges, or connects two previously separate things.
One who builds bridges
One who plays bridge (card game)
bridges
bridges
noun
plural of bridge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridge
bridget
bridget
Noun
An Irish housemaid.
brigade
brigade
noun
(Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
(derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
verb
(Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
brigued
brigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brigue
bringed
bringed
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of bring
brogued
brogued
adj
Decorated with brogueing.
Having a brogue (accent).
Shod with brogues (type of shoe).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brogue
bsgened
buddage
budgero
budgers
budgers
noun
plural of budger
budgets
budgets
noun
plural of budget
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of budget
budgies
budgies
noun
plural of budgie
bugeyed
bughead
bugseed
bugseed
noun
Plants in the genus Corispermum.
The plant Dicoria canescens in the family Asteraceae.
bugweed
bungled
bungled
adj
Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bungle
burgled
burgled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burgle
dagbane
debadge
debadge
verb
(transitive) To remove a badge from.
debeige
debeige
noun
A kind of woollen or mixed-fabric (e.g. wool and cotton) cloth.
denbigh
desberg
dogbane
dogbane
noun
Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae
dogbite
feedbag
feedbag
noun
A horse's nosebag.
gabbled
gabbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gabble
gambade
gambade
noun
(Scotland or obsolete) A prank or frolic.
(Scotland or obsolete) The leap of a horse.
gambled
gambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gamble
garbled
garbled
adj
(of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garble
gerbold
gibbled
gobbled
gobbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gobble
goodbye
goodbye
intj
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
noun
An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
verb
To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.
grabbed
grabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grab
grubbed
grubbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grub
hedberg
hedgebe
obliged
obliged
adj
Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.
Under an obligation to do something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oblige
redbugs
redbugs
noun
plural of redbug
rydberg
rydberg
Proper noun
A surname of Swedish origin, derived from ryd, woodland clearing + berg, mountain
Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.
A lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon