(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adsmithing
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
agatharchides
amygdalothripsis
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsphinges
angiocardiographies
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anhydroglocose
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
archdogmatist
asgardhr
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bangladesh
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedlingtonshire
bednights
behindsight
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
berchtesgaden
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigheads
bigheads
noun
plural of bighead
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
blandishingly
blandishingly
adv
So as to blandish.
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bradysphygmia
branchiostegidae
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
bridegroomship
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
bsdhyg
bulldoggish
bulldoggishly
bulldoggishness
cabbageheadedness
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
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
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardophagus
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chidingness
childersburg
chilidogs
chilidogs
noun
plural of chilidog
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chromdiagnosis
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
codfishing
codpitchings
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
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
cystignathidae
cystoradiography
dactylioglyphist
dagesh
dagesh
noun
A symbol used in Hebrew script to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative.
daggerbush
daghesh
daghestan
daschagga
dashing
dashing
adj
Chic, fashionable.
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
noun
The action of the verb to dash.
verb
present participle of dash
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
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.
daylightings
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
deashing
deashing
verb
present participle of deash
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
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.
dehiscing
dehiscing
verb
present participle of dehisce
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
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
delegateship
delightedness
delightedness
noun
The quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
delightless
delightless
adj
Void of delight.
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
delightsomely
delightsomely
adv
In a delightsome manner.
delightsomeness
delightsomeness
noun
The state of being delightsome.
demigoddessship
demihogshead
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
demolishing
demolishing
verb
present participle of demolish
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologise
demythologise
verb
Alternative spelling of demythologize
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologising
demythologising
verb
present participle of demythologise
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
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
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.
dephlegmedness
dephlegmedness
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A state of being freed from water.
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.
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.