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.
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygeusia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
bedlamising
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
begrims
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
bellowsmaking
bemingles
bemingles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemingle
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
berengarianism
bergsonism
beseeming
beseeming
adj
Becoming, befitting, suitable.
noun
Appearance; look.
gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness.
verb
present participle of beseem
beseemingly
beseemingly
adv
(archaic) In a beseeming manner.
beseemingness
beseemingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeming.
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
besiegement
besiegement
noun
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
besliming
besliming
verb
present participle of beslime
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmiling
besmiling
verb
present participle of besmile
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bigamies
bigamies
noun
plural of bigamy
bigeminies
bigeminies
noun
plural of bigeminy
bioclimatologies
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
bisegment
bisegment
noun
One of two equal parts of a line or other magnitude.
bismutoplagionite
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blennophlogisma
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boanergism
borborygmies
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridegroomship
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgemaster
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
brisingamen
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bumblingness
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
cabinetmakings
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
cerebromeningitis
cerebromeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningoencephalitis
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
climbingfishes
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
demagnetisable
demigardebras
demobilising
demobilising
verb
present participle of demobilise
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate
disambiguates
disambiguates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate
disassembling
disassembling
verb
present participle of disassemble
disembargo
disembargoed
disembargoing
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembodying
disembodying
verb
present participle of disembody
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disembrangle
disembrangle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation.
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
dismembering
dismembering
noun
The act or process whereby something is dismembered.
verb
present participle of dismember
dissembling
dissembling
noun
The action of the verb dissemble
verb
present participle of dissemble
dissemblingly
dissemblingly
adv
So as to dissemble or deceive; with dissimulation.
dogberryism
dogberryism
noun
Alternative form of Dogberryism
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
elegiambus
embargoist
embargoist
noun
One who imposes an embargo.
embarrassing
embarrassing
adj
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
noun
The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.
verb
present participle of embarrass
embarrassingly
embarrassingly
adv
Causing embarrassment.
In an embarrassing manner.
To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
embellishing
embellishing
noun
An embellishment.
verb
present participle of embellish
emblematising
emblematising
verb
present participle of emblematise
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
embosoming
embosoming
verb
present participle of embosom
embossing
embossing
noun
A raised design or symbol that has been embossed.
verb
present participle of emboss
embourgeoisement
embourgeoisement
noun
A shift to bourgeois values and practices.
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
embracingness
embrasuring
embroglios
embroglios
noun
plural of embroglio
embryogenesis
embryogenesis
noun
The process by which an embryo is formed and develops.
embryogenies
embryogenies
noun
plural of embryogeny
embryologies
embryologies
noun
plural of embryology
embryologist
embryologist
noun
An expert or specialist in embryology
embryologists
embryologists
noun
plural of embryologist
embussing
embussing
verb
present participle of embus
emmitsburg
etymologisable
fibroligamentous
flemingsburg
flemingsburg
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
fumblingness
fumblingness
noun
A tendency to fumble.
galenobismutite
galenobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.
gambiers
gambiers
Proper noun
Gambier Islands
gamboised
gamboised
adj
(historical, of armour) Padded.
gastroalbuminorrhea
gebrauchsmusik
germanophobist
ghibellinism
gilbertianism
gobiesociform
gobiesociform
noun
Any clingfish of the order Gobiesociformes
gobiiformes
gombeenism
gombeenism
noun
The practice of depending on gombeens, or money-lenders.
gravicembalos
gravicembalos
noun
plural of gravicembalo
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
hemoglobiniferous
hemoglobinous
hemoglobinous
adj
Of or relating to hemoglobin.
hemoglobins
hemoglobins
noun
plural of hemoglobin
humbuggeries
humbuggeries
noun
plural of humbuggery
hyperglobulism
iambelegus
iambelegus
noun
(prosody) A verse consisting of an iambic dimeter and half an elegiac pentameter.