(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
ambrogino
arabizing
arbitrage
arbitrage
noun
(archaic) Arbitration.
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
verb
(intransitive, finance) To employ arbitrage
(transitive, finance) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
barbering
barbering
noun
(informal) The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.
The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
bardiglio
bardiglio
noun
An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargainee
bargainee
noun
(law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property being sold.
bargainer
bargainer
noun
A person who makes a bargain.
bargainor
bargainor
noun
(law) One who makes a bargain or contract with another, especially to sell property.
bargelike
bargelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barge.
bariolage
bariolage
noun
(music) A rapid alternation of two notes on two strings of a violin etc
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barkleigh
barraging
barraging
verb
present participle of barrage
barreling
barreling
noun
(mechanical engineering) A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.
Synonym of barrel distortion
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barringer
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
beavering
beavering
noun
Hunting or trapping beaver.
verb
present participle of beaver
becriming
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedstring
beegerite
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befreight
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
begarnish
beggaries
beggaries
noun
plural of beggary
beggaring
beggaring
verb
present participle of beggar
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
beginners
beginners
noun
plural of beginner
begirding
begirding
verb
present participle of begird
begirdled
begirdled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begirdle
begirdles
begirdles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begirdle
beglitter
beglitter
verb
To cover with glitter; to make glittery.
begriming
begriming
verb
present participle of begrime
begrimmed
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
belgravia
belgravia
Proper noun
An area of central London, noted for being one of the wealthiest districts in the world.
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
bereaving
bereaving
verb
present participle of bereave
bergalith
bergamiol
bergamiol
noun
Synonym of linalyl acetate
berginize
bergquist
bergstein
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beringite
besiegers
besiegers
noun
plural of besieger
besognier
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bettering
bettering
noun
improvement
verb
present participle of better
beveridge
beveridge
noun
Obsolete form of beverage.
beworming
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
biangular
biangular
adj
Having two angles or corners.
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
biforking
bigarades
bigarades
noun
plural of bigarade
bigaroons
bigaroons
noun
plural of bigaroon
bigarreau
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
bigothero
bigotries
bigotries
noun
plural of bigotry
bijugular
bilinguar
bilinguar
adj
Obsolete form of bilingual.
bintangor
bintangor
noun
A hardwood tree of the genus Calophyllum.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
birdieing
birdieing
verb
present participle of birdie
bittering
bittering
adj
Causing a bitter taste or smell.
noun
A bitter compound used in adulterating beer.
verb
present participle of bitter
bittinger
bjoerling
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
boardings
boardings
noun
plural of boarding
boettiger
bollinger
bonnering
bordering
bordering
adj
Having a common boundary or border
noun
A pattern or ornament forming a border.
verb
present participle of border
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
bourgeois
bourgeois
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
(historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
Of or relating to the middle class, (often derogatory) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
(politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
(rare) An individual member of the middle class.
(usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
verb
(transitive) To make bourgeois.
bourguiba
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
brabbling
brabbling
verb
present participle of brabble
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
bradleigh
braggiest
braggiest
adj
superlative form of braggy: most braggy
braidings
braidings
noun
plural of braiding
brailling
brailling
noun
(colloquial) A form of cheating in the board game Scrabble, where a player drawing tiles from the bag attempts to feel their raised surfaces so as to choose specific letters.
brairding
brairding
verb
present participle of braird
brambling
brambling
noun
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
verb
present participle of bramble
branching
branching
noun
A process of forming a branch.
verb
present participle of branch
brandling
brandling
noun
A small, red earthworm, Eisenia fetida, used for bait in freshwater fishing.
The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded.
brandying
brandying
verb
present participle of brandy
brangling
brangling
noun
A quarrel.
verb
present participle of brangle
brannigan
brannigan
noun
binge, bender, booze-up (where alcohol is drunk)
brawl, fight
brasquing
brattling
brattling
noun
(in the plural, UK, East Anglia, Northamptonshire) Loppings from felled trees.
A rattling or scampering noise.
verb
present participle of brattle
brazening
brazening
verb
present participle of brazen
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breasting
breasting
noun
(engineering) The curved channel in which a breastwheel turns.
verb
present participle of breast
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
breedings
breedings
noun
plural of breeding
breedling
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
breveting
breveting
verb
present participle of brevet
bridgeman
bridgemen
bridgepot
bridgetin
bridgeton
bridgette
bridgeway
bridgings
bridgings
noun
plural of bridging
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
brigadier
brigadier
noun
(historical) The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.
(military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
(military, UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.
brigading
brigading
verb
present participle of brigade
brigander
brigander
noun
(archaic) Synonym of brigandine
brigantes
brigantia
brigantia
Proper noun
A Celtic goddess of victory.
briggsian
briggsian
Adjective
Of or relating to
brighella
brighouse
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brightest
brightest
adj
superlative form of bright: most bright
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bright