(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abdominales
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abrahamidae
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
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
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
auribromide
aurobromide
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backstamped
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bandkeramik
bandlimited
bandlimited
adj
(physics) Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanism
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baseballdom
baseballdom
noun
The world of baseball.
bdellometer
bdellometer
noun
(medicine) A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.
bdellostoma
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedevilment
bedevilment
noun
The characteristic of being bedeviled.
bediamonded
bediamonded
adj
Wearing or featuring a diamond or diamonds.
bedizenment
bedizenment
noun
That which bedizens.
The act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
bedlamising
bedlamitish
bedlamizing
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
belemnoidea
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benzazimide
besmottered
betweenmaid
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bichromated
biedermeier
bigeminated
bilaminated
bilaminated
adj
Alternative form of bilaminate
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
binominated
biomedicine
biomedicine
noun
(countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
bipedalisms
birdmouthed
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blankminded
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
bloodmobile
bloodmobile
noun
A vehicle outfitted to collect blood from donors.
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
blossomhead
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bodicemaker
bombardelle
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
bombyliidae
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bovensmilde
bowermaiden
bowmansdale
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridemaiden
bridesmaids
bridesmaids
noun
plural of bridesmaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridesmaid
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromoiodide
bulimulidae
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
cockscombed
coembodying
commandable
commandable
adj
Capable of being commanded.
commendable
commendable
adj
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
commendably
commendably
adv
In a commendable manner.
condemnable
condemnable
adj
Deserving of condemnation.
condemnably
condemnably
adv
In a condemnable manner.
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
debamboozle
debamboozle
verb
(transitive, informal) To free from confusion; to enlighten.
debasements
debasements
noun
plural of debasement
debatements
debatements
noun
plural of debatement
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debilissima
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
debridement
debridement
noun
(dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.
(medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
decumbently
decumbently
adv
In a decumbent posture.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
demibastion
demibastion
noun
(military) A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
demibombard
demibrigade
demibrigade
noun
A half brigade.
demibuckram
demobilised
demobilised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demobilise
demobilized
demobilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demobilize
demobilizes
demobilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demobilize
demountable
demountable
adj
(computing, of a hard drive, dated) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
noun
(Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
denominable
denominable
adj
Capable of being denominated or named.
denumerable
denumerable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being assigned a bijection to the natural numbers. Applied to sets which are not finite, but have a one-to-one mapping to the natural numbers.
denumerably
denumerably
adv
In a denumerable manner
disablement
disablement
noun
(formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
disassemble
disassemble
verb
(computing) To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
disassembly
disassembly
noun
(computing, countable) The code generated by a disassembler.
The process of disassembling.
disbandment
disbandment
noun
The act of disbanding
disbarments
disbarments
noun
plural of disbarment
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembattle
disembitter
disembitter
verb
(transitive) To free from bitterness, remove bitterness
disembodied
disembodied
adj
Having no material body, immaterial; incorporeal or insubstantial.
Of a body part, separated from the body.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembody
disembodies
disembodies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembody
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disembowels
disembowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembowel
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
disimbitter
disimbitter
verb
Alternative form of disembitter
dismembered
dismembered
adj
From which the limbs have been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismember