(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
androsphinges
angiocardiographies
anglepods
antieavesdropping
antiprestidigitation
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antispreading
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
aspidoganoidei
bandspreading
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
chondropharyngeus
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
delegateship
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demospongiae
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depersonalising
depersonalising
verb
present participle of depersonalise
depersonalizing
depersonalizing
verb
present participle of depersonalize
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
deprogrammers
deprogrammers
noun
plural of deprogrammer
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmopathologist
desmopathology
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despairingly
despairingly
adv
In a despairing manner.
despairingness
despairingness
noun
The state or quality of being despairing.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
dioeciopolygamous
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
diploglossate
disappearing
disappearing
noun
disappearance
verb
present participle of disappear
disappointingness
disappointingness
noun
The state or quality of being disappointing.
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
discrepating
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disparageable
disparageable
adj
Fit to be disparaged; unworthy.
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparagement
disparagement
noun
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
disparagements
disparagements
noun
plural of disparagement
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparagers
disparagers
noun
plural of disparager
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
dispensating
dispergate
dispergated
dispergating
dispergation
dispergator
dispersoidological
dispersoidological
adj
Relating to dispersoidology.
displeasing
displeasing
adj
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
present participle of displease
displeasingly
displeasingly
adv
In a displeasing manner.
displeasingness
displeasingness
noun
The state or quality of being displeasing.
displeasuring
displeasuring
verb
present participle of displeasure
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
disspreading
disspreading
verb
present participle of disspread
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
eavesdropping
eavesdropping
noun
(telecommunications) The interception of electronic communication.
(zoology) The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
verb
present participle of eavesdrop
egyptianised
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
endoesophagitis
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
endosalpingitis
endosalpingitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the endosalpinx
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epigrammatised
epigrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epigrammatise
esophagodynia
esophagodynia
noun
pain in the oesophagus
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gaidropsaridae
galopades
gapeseed
gapeseed
noun
Alternative form of gape seed
gapeseeds
gapeseeds
noun
plural of gapeseed
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
gasped
gasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gasp
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gasteropoda
gastroduodenoscopy
gastroduodenoscopy
noun
(medicine) esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(medicine) percutaneous endoscopy through a gastrostomy examining the stomach and duodenum
gastroperiodynia
geadephagous
gelandesprung
gelandesprung
noun
(skiing) A jump, usually over an obstacle, made in downhill skiing.
geodiatropism
gipsyhead
glasspapered
glasspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glasspaper
gloeocapsoid
glossiphonidae
glossoepiglottidean
glossoepiglottidean
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and the epiglottis.
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gospelwards
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grandparents
grandparents
noun
plural of grandparent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandparent
granuloadipose
grapsidae
grasped
grasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grasp
grasshopperdom
grasshopperdom
noun
(rare) The state or essence of being a grasshopper.
grenadiership
gymnadeniopsis
gymnopaedes
gypsyhead
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring