(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
algoesthesiometer
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphicarpogenous
amphigaea
amphigaean
amphigamae
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphisporangiate
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amygdophenin
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematizing
anathematizing
verb
present participle of anathematize
anemobiagraph
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
angiemphraxis
angiohemophilia
anglesmith
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
antihemagglutinin
antihemagglutinin
adj
(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutinin
antihemoglobin
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatic
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatic
apophthegmatical
apophthegmatical
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatical
apophthegmatist
apophthegmatist
noun
Alternative form of apothegmatist
aporrhiegma
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeopterygiformes
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archicleistogamous
archicleistogamy
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
arthromeningitis
arthrosterigma
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
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
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blennophlogisma
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bridegroomship
bridgehampton
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bromleigh
bronchohemorrhagia
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
campephagidae
campephagine
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
carbohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cardiopneumograph
carriagesmith
cephalomeningitis
cephalomeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningitis
ceramographic
chaetangium
chairmending
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
champaigne
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
chattermagging
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
cheesemongering
cheesemongering
noun
The trade of a cheesemonger, selling cheese.
cheirognomy
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemicoastrological
chemicobiologic
chemicobiologic
adj
biochemical
chemicobiological
chemicobiology
chemicoengineering
chemicomineralogical
chemicomineralogical
adj
Relating to chemistry and mineralogy.
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemigraph
chemigrapher
chemigraphic
chemigraphic
adj
Relating to chemigraphy.
chemigraphically
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemophysiological
chemophysiology
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
chiengmai
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
chimneying
chimneying
verb
present participle of chimney
chimopeelagic
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter