(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
bainbrudge
banebrudge
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
beauregard
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
budgerigah
budgerigar
budgerigar
noun
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
budgerygah
bugbeardom
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
bullragged
bumgardner
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
corrugated
corrugated
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corrugate
cundurango
cundurango
noun
Alternative form of condurango
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
daemonurgy
daggerbush
daguerrean
daguerrean
Adjective
Relating to (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.
daughterly
daughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
daundering
daundering
verb
present participle of daunder
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
decangular
decangular
adj
(rare) Having ten angles.
deertongue
deertongue
noun
Alternative form of deer's tongue (Trilisa odoratissima).
Dichanthelium clandestinum, a grass native to eastern North America.
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
degraduate
demifigure
demiourgoi
demiourgos
demiurgism
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deregulate
deregulate
verb
(transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
desugaring
desugaring
verb
present participle of desugar
desugarize
dhaulagiri
diagredium
diagrydium
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
dilligrout
dilligrout
noun
Alternative form of dillegrout
disburgeon
disbursing
disbursing
verb
present participle of disburse
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
disregular
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
dolorifuge
dolorifuge
noun
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
doublegear
doughmaker
draguignan
dramalogue
dramaturge
dramaturge
noun
(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare, theater) To act as a dramaturge.
dramaturgy
dramaturgy
noun
(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.
draughtier
draughtier
adj
comparative form of draughty: more draughty
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
dravosburg
droughtier
droughtier
adj
comparative form of droughty: more droughty
drudgeries
drudgeries
noun
plural of drudgery
drudgingly
drudgingly
adv
In a drudging manner; laboriously.
drugeteria
drugeteria
noun
(US) A drugstore; a pharmacy.
druggeries
druggeting
druggeting
noun
Coarse, hard-wearing, woollen cloth, usually woven in narrow strips, used as an underlay or protective covering, especially for carpets.
druggister
drugstores
drugstores
noun
plural of drugstore
druidology
duanesburg
duogravure
dutymonger
eglandular
eglandular
adj
Having no glands.
encouraged
encouraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encourage
enduringly
enduringly
adv
In an enduring manner or fashion; so as to endure or last.
engendrure
engendrure
Noun
The act of generation.
enhungered
enhungered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enhunger
everduring
everduring
adj
(obsolete) Everlasting.
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
figurehead
figurehead
noun
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(nautical, slang, obsolete) A person's face.
foreground
foreground
noun
(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
verb
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
forejudged
forejudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forejudge
forejudger
forejudger
noun
(law) A judgement by which one is deprived or put of a right or thing in question.
forjudging
forjudging
verb
present participle of forjudge
foundering
foundering
noun
The act by which a vessel founders.
verb
present participle of founder
fredenburg
fulgoridae
fulgurated
fulgurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fulgurate
fundmonger
furloughed
furloughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furlough
gerundival
gerundival
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
glanderous
glanderous
adj
Characteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders
glycuronid
gouldsboro
gourdiness
gourdiness
noun
The state of being gourdy.
gourmander
gradualism
gradualism
noun
(biology) The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
(politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
(transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.
gradualist
gradualist
noun
(biology, politics) One who believes in gradualism.
graduality
graduality
noun
The state or degree of being gradual.
graduating
graduating
verb
present participle of graduate
graduation
graduation
noun
(Japanese entertainment) The action or process of graduating (leaving a group).
(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.
A commencement ceremony.
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
graduators
graduators
noun
plural of graduator
grandaunts
grandaunts
noun
plural of grandaunt
grandesque
grandevous
grandevous
adj
(obsolete) Of great age; aged; long-lived.
granduncle
granduncle
noun
Synonym of great-uncle
granulated
granulated
adj
Formed into, or composed of granules
verb
simple past tense and past participle of granulate
gratulated
gratulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gratulate
graubunden
greedyguts
greedyguts
noun
(informal) An excessive eater, glutton, gourmand.
greyhounds
greyhounds
noun
plural of greyhound
groundable
groundable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
Capable of being electrically grounded.
Capable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
groundably
groundbird
groundedly
groundedly
adv
In a grounded or firmly established manner.
groundhogs
groundhogs
noun
plural of groundhog
groundless
groundless
adj
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
groundline
groundline
noun
(art) A line drawn to signify the surface of the ground, especially in architectural blueprints and in drawings by children which lack dimension.
In equestrian show jumping, a marker such as a row of flowers which signifies the point from which a horse should begin a jump over an obstacle.
groundling
groundling
noun
(Abrahamic religions) Adam, before eating the apple of knowledge of good and evil (emphasizing his creation from the ground).
(by extension) A person of uncultivated or uncultured taste.
(fantasy) A member of a race that lives primarily underground, such as a dwarf.
(military, slang) A soldier who fights on the ground or serves as ground crew, as opposed to a seaman, pilot, etc.
An audience member in the cheap section (usually standing; originally in Elizabethan theater).
Any of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially:
One who is confined to the ground, especially:
The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.
The spined loach (Cobitis taenia), weather loach ( Misgurnus fossilis), or other member of the loaches.
groundmass
groundmass
noun
(geology) The matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded.
groundplot
groundsill
groundsill
noun
(rare) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.