(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
antileague
antileague
adj
Opposing a league or confederation.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antitegula
argenteuil
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogenies
autojigger
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
becrusting
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buitenzorg
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
clustering
clustering
adj
Forming a cluster.
noun
(computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
(demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
A grouping of a number of similar things.
verb
present participle of cluster
cluttering
cluttering
noun
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
An instance of cluttered speech.
The act of making, or condition of being, cluttered.
verb
present participle of clutter
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
contiguate
contiguate
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous; touching.
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
countering
countering
verb
present participle of counter
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
cunningest
cunningest
adj
superlative form of cunning: most cunning
curtseying
curtseying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsey.
verb
present participle of curtsey
curvetting
curvetting
noun
Alternative form of curveting
daigneault
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
demihagbut
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
dentiloguy
denudating
denudating
verb
present participle of denudate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
destuffing
diffugient
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
disaugment
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
distinguee
distinguee
adj
Alternative form of distingue
divulgated
divulgated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divulgate
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
doughtiest
doughtiest
adj
superlative form of doughty: most doughty
draughtier
draughtier
adj
comparative form of draughty: more draughty
droughtier
droughtier
adj
comparative form of droughty: more droughty
drugeteria
drugeteria
noun
(US) A drugstore; a pharmacy.
druggeting
druggeting
noun
Coarse, hard-wearing, woollen cloth, usually woven in narrow strips, used as an underlay or protective covering, especially for carpets.
druggister
effigurate
effigurate
adj
(botany, lichenology) Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
egurgitate
elinguated
elinguated
Adjective
Deprived of the tongue.
eliquating
eliquating
verb
present participle of eliquate
eluviating
eluviating
verb
present participle of eluviate
emmitsburg
encrusting
encrusting
verb
present participle of encrust
englutting
englutting
verb
present participle of englut
entrusting
entrusting
verb
present participle of entrust
eructating
eructating
verb
present participle of eructate
euangiotic
eugenicist
eugenicist
noun
A believer in, advocate of, or specialist regarding the principles of eugenics.
eugranitic
eulogistic
eulogistic
adj
Conveying praise or admiration, as in a eulogy.
evacuating
evacuating
verb
present participle of evacuate
evaluating
evaluating
verb
present participle of evaluate
evulgation
evulgation
noun
(obsolete) A divulging.
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exiguities
exiguities
noun
plural of exiguity
extinguish
extinguish
verb
(intransitive) To die out.
(transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
(transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
(transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
(transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
(transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.
exultingly
exultingly
adv
In an exulting manner; with joy at a success or triumph.
exuviating
exuviating
verb
present participle of exuviate
fatiguable
fatiguable
adj
Alternative form of fatigable
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
flustering
flustering
adj
agitated, confusing
verb
present participle of fluster
fluttering
fluttering
noun
Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
verb
present participle of flutter
fugacities
fugacities
noun
plural of fugacity
fugitively
fugitively
adv
In a fugitive manner.
furthering
furthering
noun
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
verb
present participle of further
fustigated
fustigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fustigate
garnitures
garnitures
noun
plural of garniture
gaultheria
gaultheria
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
gaultherin
gaultherin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside salicylate, methyl 2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxybenzoate, found in Gaultheria yunnanensis.
gaylussite
gaylussite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O.
gelatinous
gelatinous
adj
Jelly-like.
Of or referring to gelatin.
gemuetlich
gemuetlich
adj
Alternative form of gemutlich
geniculate
geniculate
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a geniculate nucleus.
(anatomy, botany) Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To form joints or knots on.
geoteuthis
geshurites
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
gesticular
gesticular
adj
Of or relating to gesticulation.
gesundheit
gesundheit
intj
(Canada, US) Said to someone who has just sneezed.
(humorous) Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.
giantesque
giantesque
adj
Synonym of gigantesque
giottesque
giottesque
Adjective
In the manner of Giotto di Bondone
girouettes
gitanemuck
glauberite
glauberite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂.
glaucolite
glauconite
glauconite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish form of mica found in greensand
gluttonies
gluttonies
noun
plural of gluttony
gluttonise
gluttonise
verb
Alternative form of gluttonize
gluttonize
gluttonize
verb
(intransitive) To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously.
gourmetism
gourmetism
noun
The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
gratuities
gratuities
noun
plural of gratuity
greenquist
grisounite
grisoutine
grisoutine
noun
A safety explosive composed of nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, sodium- and potassium nitrates; now largely replaced by grisoutite
grouchiest
grouchiest
adj
superlative form of grouchy: most grouchy
guaiaretic
guarantied
guarantied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guaranty
guaranties
guaranties
noun
plural of guaranty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guaranty
guarantine
guestimate
guestimate
noun
Alternative spelling of guesstimate
guidecraft
guidecraft
noun
The art or skill of serving as a guide.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
guillotine
guillotine
noun
(Britain) A parliamentary procedure for fixing the dates when various stages of discussion of a bill must end, to ensure that the enactment of the bill proceeds expeditiously.
(US) A legislative motion that debate be ended and a vote taken; a cloture.
(historical, also figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
(surgery) An instrument with a sliding blade for cutting the tonsils, uvula, or other body parts.
A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
verb
(Britain) To end discussion (about a parliamentary bill or part of one) by invoking a guillotine procedure.
(US) To end (a legislative debate) by invoking cloture.
(also figuratively) To execute (someone) with a guillotine.
To cut or trim (a body part, a stack of paper, etc.) with a guillotine.
guiltiness
guiltiness
noun
The state of being guilty; guilt.
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gulosities
gunfighter
gunfighter
noun
A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
gutterlike
gutterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gutter.
gutterling
gutterwise
guttiferae
guttiferal
gynethusia
haughtiest
haughtiest
adj
superlative form of haughty: most haughty
huguenotic
hurtingest
hurtingest
adj
(colloquial) superlative form of hurting: most hurting
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impugnment
impugnment
noun
The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
inangulate
inaugurate
inaugurate
adj
Invested with office; inaugurated.
verb
(transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.
(transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony.