(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
(veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
ablegate
ablegate
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
agabanee
agabanee
noun
(historical) A cotton fabric embroidered with silk, made in Aleppo.
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
amburgey
angareeb
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
backgame
backgame
noun
(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.
An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badgered
badgered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badger
badgerer
badgerer
noun
A dog used in baiting badgers.
One who badgers.
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
bagasses
bagasses
noun
plural of bagass
plural of bagasse
bagatine
bagaudae
baggager
baggager
noun
One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower.
baggages
baggages
noun
plural of baggage
bagganet
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
bagheera
bagheera
Proper noun
A fictional panther character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Noun
The deputy leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bagmaker
bagmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bags.
bagnette
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
bagpiper
bagpiper
noun
One who plays the bagpipes.
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
bagpuize
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
baiginet
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
ballgame
ballgame
noun
Alternative spelling of ball game
balliage
bandaged
bandaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandage
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandoeng
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bargeese
bargeese
noun
plural of bargoose
bargelli
bargelli
noun
plural of bargello
bargello
bargello
noun
(historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
(historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
(sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
bargeman
bargeman
noun
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
A member of the crew of a barge.
bargemen
bargemen
noun
plural of bargeman
barghest
barghest
noun
(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
bargoose
bargoose
noun
(dated, UK, dialect, Southern England) The common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.
barguest
barnegat
baronage
baronage
noun
(obsolete) barony, the dignity or rank of a baron
(obsolete) barony, the land which gives title to a baron
an annotated list of barons or peers
barons or nobles collectively
barraged
barraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrage
barrages
barrages
noun
plural of barrage
baseplug
bastogne
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beagling
beagling
verb
present participle of beagle
beanbags
beanbags
noun
plural of beanbag
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
bedaggle
bedaggle
verb
(transitive) To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground.
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedeguar
bedeguar
noun
(archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties.
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
beeregar
beeregar
noun
(obsolete) sour beer
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beetling
beetling
adj
Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
noun
The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
verb
present participle of beetle
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
begabled
begabled
adj
Furnished with a gable or gables.
begalled
begalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begall
begattal
begazing
begazing
verb
present participle of begaze
begemmed
begemmed
adj
Adorned (as if) with gems.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begem
begettal
begettal
noun
Act of begetting; conception of a child.
begetter
begetter
noun
(figuratively) An originator; a creator.
A procreator; one who begets.
beggable
beggable
adj
Capable of being begged.
beggared
beggared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beggar
beggarer
beggarer
noun
One who beggars another.
beggarly
beggarly
adj
(by extension) inadequate or meagre.
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
adv
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
begiggle
beginger
beginner
beginner
noun
(theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
Someone who sets something in motion.
begirded
begirdle
begirdle
verb
To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.
beglobed
beglooms
beglooms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begloom
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
begorrah
begorrah
intj
(Ireland) Alternative spelling of begorra
begotten
begotten
adj
Brought into being by one's begetter(s).
verb
past participle of beget
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
begrease
begrease
verb
(transitive) To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begrimer
begrimer
noun
One who, or that which, begrimes.
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
begrudge
begrudge
verb
To be reluctant.
To give reluctantly.
To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
beguiled
beguiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beguile
beguiler
beguiler
noun
A person who beguiles
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
begulfed
begummed
begummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begum
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
beignets
beignets
noun
plural of beignet
bejeling
bejuggle
bejuggle
verb
To confuse; to confound.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belanger
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
belaying
belaying
verb
present participle of belay
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
belgians
belgique
belgrade
belgrade
Proper noun
The capital of Serbia; formerly the capital of Serbia and Montenegro and of former Yugoslavia.
belgrano
belitong
belitung
bellaghy
bellrags
bellying
bellying
adj
Bulging or billowing.
noun
A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.
verb
present participle of belly
belonged
belonged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belong
belonger
belonger
noun
(UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.