(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
agatharchides
androsphinges
angiocardiographies
anhydroglocose
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
bedlingtonshire
berchtesgaden
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
branchiostegidae
bridegroomship
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
childersburg
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
crosslighted
curmudgeonish
daggerbush
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenised
dehydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogeniser
dehydrogenising
dehydrogenising
verb
present participle of dehydrogenise
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
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrochronologist
dendrochronologist
noun
One who carries out dendrochronology.
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
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
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
dihydrosphingosine
dihydrosphingosine
noun
(organic chemistry) sphinganine
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
verb
present participle of dishearten
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
disheriting
disheriting
verb
present participle of disherit
dishmonger
disinheriting
disinheriting
verb
present participle of disinherit
disrelishing
disrelishing
verb
present participle of disrelish
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dogshore
dogshore
noun
(nautical) One of several shores used to prevent a ship from moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
dragshoe
draughthouse
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dreggish
dreggish
adj
Foul with lees; feculent.
dromaeognathism
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
dysmenorrhagia
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrosherardizing
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
farsightednesses
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
figureheadless
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
frightenedness
frightenedness
noun
Quality of being frightened.
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
garnished
garnished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnish
garnisheed
garnisheed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnishee
gasholder
gasholder
noun
A large, telescopic cylindrical tank, with a water seal, used for storing domestic gas
gastornithidae
gastrochaenidae
gastrohydrorrhea
gatecrashed
gatecrashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash
gentleheartedness
gentleheartedness
noun
Alternative form of gentle-heartedness
geohydrologist
geohydrologist
noun
One who studies geohydrology.
gerhardus
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.