(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
arcimboldi
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
bastardism
bastardism
noun
The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
bemurmured
bermudians
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
biedermann
birdliming
birdliming
verb
present participle of birdlime
birnamwood
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
boedromion
boedromius
bohmerwald
bombardier
bombardier
noun
(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.
(Canada, US) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bombardman
bombardman
noun
(obsolete) One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard.
bombardmen
bombardmen
noun
plural of bombardman
bondminder
bordermark
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bottomried
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bradycauma
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
brahmahood
brandamore
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
bravadoism
breadmaker
breadmaker
noun
(dated) One who makes bread; a baker.
Alternative form of bread maker
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridesmaid
bridesmaid
noun
(sports, entertainment) A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
verb
To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
broadlooms
broadlooms
noun
plural of broadloom
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
bromhydric
brominated
brominated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with bromine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with bromine or hydrobromic acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brominate
bromindigo
bromiodide
bromoiodid
broomfield
brundisium
bugbeardom
bumgardner
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
caramboled
caramboled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carambole
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.
comburendo
compoboard
cumberland
cumberland
Proper noun
A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
A city in Maryland, USA
A CDP in Virginia, USA
A river in the eastern United States, tributary to the Ohio.
A town on British Columbia, Canada.
cummerbund
cummerbund
noun
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
dbridement
debarkment
debordment
decemberly
decemberly
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December.
decembrist
decembrist
Noun
A participant in or sympathizer with the Decembrist revolt.
Adjective
According to or derived from the politics or philosophy of the Decembrists.
deformable
deformable
adj
Capable of being reshaped.
demibarrel
demurrable
demurrable
adj
That may be demurred to.
dendrobium
dendrobium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dendrobium.
dermatobia
dermoblast
dermophobe
disbarment
disbarment
noun
(law) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.
disembargo
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
disembower
disembrace
disembroil
disembroil
verb
To free or extricate from confusion
dismembers
dismembers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dismember
dissembler
dissembler
noun
Someone who dissembles.
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
dombrowski
drumbeater
drumbeater
noun
(figuratively) A propagandist.
One who beats a drum.
dumbbeller
dumbledore
dumbledore
noun
(dialectal) A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle.
(dialectal) A dandelion.
(dialectal, archaic, old-fashioned) A bumblebee.
(slang) A blundering person.
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
embannered
embannered
adj
Furnished or decorated with a banner.
embarrased
embassador
embassador
noun
Archaic form of ambassador.
embittered
embittered
adj
Deeply hostile, resentful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embitter
emboldener
emboldener
noun
One who, or that which, emboldens.
embordered
embordered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emborder
embrangled
embrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrangle
embrasured
embrasured
Adjective
Having embrasures.
embrittled
embrittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrittle
embrocated
embrocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrocate
embroiders
embroiders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embroider
embroidery
embroidery
noun
A piece of embroidered fabric.
The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
encumbered
encumbered
adj
Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encumber
endolumbar
fimbriated
fimbriated
adj
(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate
firebombed
firebombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of firebomb
formidable
formidable
adj
Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
Difficult to defeat or overcome.
formidably
formidably
adv
In a formidable manner.
gambrelled
gambrelled
adj
Having a gambrel.
halberdman
halberdman
noun
A man armed with a halberd.
hammerbird
hebdomader
hemerobiid
hemerobiid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the brown lacewing family, Hemerobiidae.
hexabromid
homebrewed
homebrewed
adj
(by extension) Homemade.
(of a beverage) Brewed at home.
noun
Drink brewed at home.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homebrew
humberside
humberside
Proper noun
A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
imbannered
imbannered
adj
(obsolete) Having banners.
imbittered
imbittered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbitter
imbrangled
imbrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrangle
imbricated
imbricated
adj
Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
imperdible
imperdible
adj
(obsolete) Not destructible.
incumbered
incumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incumber
kummerbund
kummerbund
noun
Dated form of cummerbund.
laminboard
laminboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
lombardeer
lombardian
lombardian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1096?–1164), scholastic theologian and bishop and author of which became the standard textbook of theology.
lumberyard
lumberyard
noun
A facility dedicated to the preparation and/or sale of lumber.
lumbricoid
lumbricoid
adj
Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae.
madbrained
madbrained
adj
Disordered in mind; hotheaded.
mandibular
mandibular
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.
marbelized
marbelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of marbelize
marblehead
marbleized
marbleized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of marbleize
marblewood
marblewood
noun
The Australian tree Acacia bakeri.
The ebony Diospyros marmorata.
matchboard
matchboard
noun
(carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
(sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods.
membranoid
membranoid
adj
Resembling a membrane.
middelburg
middleboro
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middleburg
middlebury
middlebury
Proper noun
a town in Connecticut, USA.
a former village in Illinois, USA, incorporated into the village of
a town in Indiana, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio. USA.
a town in Vermont, USA, which is the shire town (county seat) of
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
misbranded
misbranded
adj
(US, law) Of a product, containing incorrect information on the label that would tend to deceive consumers as to any aspect of the product.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbrand
mislabored
misscribed
misscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misscribe
mitchboard
moldboards
moldboards
noun
plural of moldboard
monohybrid
monohybrid
noun
A hybrid between two species that only have a difference of one gene.
montbliard
morbidezza
morbidezza
noun
(art) A naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones.
Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.