(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
aktiengesellschaft
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
amphicarpogenous
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
angiocardiographies
angiocholecystitis
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
anglocatholicism
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anopisthographically
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
anthoecologist
anthropoclimatologist
anthropophagistic
anthropophagistic
adj
(rare) cannibalistic
anthroposociologist
anthroposociologist
noun
One who studies anthroposociology.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaising
archaising
verb
present participle of archaise
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archantagonist
archantagonist
noun
A chief antagonist.
archigenesis
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archostegnosis
argininephosphoric
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astrochronological
astrochronological
adj
Relating to astrochronology.
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
beseechingness
beseechingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeching.
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
biologicohumanistic
biotechnologies
biotechnologies
noun
plural of biotechnology
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchiogenous
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bronchoaspergillosis
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwashing
busching
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
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
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
carcinophagous
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
verb
present participle of cashier
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
cataphrygianism
catchingness
catchingness
noun
The quality of being catching.
catechising
catechising
noun
catechism
verb
present participle of catechise
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
catholicising
catholicising
verb
present participle of catholicise
cephalogenesis
cephalogenesis
noun
The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)
cephalomeningitis
cephalomeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningitis
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
changaris
changelings
changelings
noun
plural of changeling
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
characterising
characterising
verb
present participle of characterise
characterstring
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
charsingha
chartings
chartings
noun
plural of charting
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chasings
chasings
noun
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.
plural of chasing
chasseing
chasseing
verb
present participle of chasse
chassignite
chassignite
noun
(mineralogy) An achondrite composed mostly of olivine
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chasteningly
chasteningly
adv
In a chastening manner.
chastising
chastising
verb
present participle of chastise
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
cheesemongering
cheesemongering
noun
The trade of a cheesemonger, selling cheese.
cheeseparing
cheeseparing
adj
Niggardly, stingy.
noun
A small fragment or sliver.
verb
present participle of cheesepare
cheesing
cheesing
verb
present participle of cheese
chelingas
chelingos
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
cherishing
cherishing
noun
The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
verb
present participle of cherish
cherishingly
cherishingly
adv
in a cherishing manner
chesaning
chicagoans
chidingness
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chimichangas
chimichangas
noun
plural of chimichanga
chinologist
chinsing
chinsing
verb
present participle of chinse
chiogenes
chippings
chippings
noun
plural of chipping
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirognostic
chirogymnast
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chiseling
chiseling
noun
Alternative form of chiselling
verb
(US) present participle of chisel
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
chitlings
chitterlings
chitterlings
noun
Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
plural of chitterling
chlorophylligenous
cholangioitis
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondropterygious
choosing
choosing
noun
The act of making a choice.
verb
present participle of choose
choosingly
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chorussing
chosing
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chrisomloosing
christening
christening
noun
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.