Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologue
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
aegicores
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
agaricine
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agincourt
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anconagra
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angraecum
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arcangelo
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archurger
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
arctogaea
arctogean
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
asparagic
becriming
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bescourge
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
branchage
branchage
noun
The law in Jersey and Guernsey that requires the trimming of such where it overhangs public roads.
branches, vegetation
branching
branching
noun
A process of forming a branch.
verb
present participle of branch
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
brocading
brocading
noun
The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
verb
present participle of brocade
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brooching
brooching
verb
present participle of brooch
brunching
brunching
verb
present participle of brunch
bsarcheng
burgensic
cablegram
cablegram
noun
A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.
verb
(rare) To communicate by cablegram.
cagoulard
cagoulard
noun
(historical) A member of La Cagoule; a far-right-wing revolutionary or activist.
cairngorm
cairngorm
noun
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
calligram
calligram
noun
A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
cancerlog
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
cantering
cantering
noun
Movement at a canter.
verb
present participle of canter
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
caraganas
caraganas
noun
plural of caragana
carageens
carageens
noun
plural of carageen
caragheen
caraguata
caraguata
noun
Alternative form of caraguatá
carangids
carangids
noun
plural of carangid
carangoid
carangoid
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
caratinga
carcasing
cardiagra
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
cardigans
cardigans
noun
plural of cardigan
careenage
careenage
noun
(nautical) A beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
(nautical) The expense of careening a ship.
careening
careening
noun
The motion of something that careens.
verb
present participle of careen
careering
careering
noun
Rapid, uncontrollable headlong motion.
verb
present participle of career
caressing
caressing
noun
A caress.
verb
present participle of caress
carioling
carioling
noun
(Canada, historical) Travelling over the ice on a sleigh.
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carlsborg
carnegiea
carolling
carolling
noun
A singing of carols.
verb
(Britain, Canada) present participle of carol
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpogamy
carpognia
carpogone
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
carrageen
carrageen
noun
Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)
carriages
carriages
noun
(dated) Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages)
plural of carriage
carrigeen
carroming
carroming
verb
present participle of carrom
carrotage
carrotage
noun
Synonym of carroting (“method of processing animal pelts”)
carroting
carroting
noun
A process in the manufacture of felt in which the animal pelt is treated with a solution of mercuric nitrate.
carryings
carryings
noun
plural of carrying
cartagena
cartagena
Proper noun
An ancient city in Murcia, Spain.
A city in northern Colombia.
cartilage
cartilage
noun
(anatomy, countable) A particular structure made of cartilage.
(anatomy, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
cartogram
cartogram
noun
(dated) A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values.
A map-like graph where the relative areas of graph regions are proportional not to the relative areas of the land regions they represent, but rather to another quantitative variable, such as population or gross domestic product.
cartoning
cartoning
verb
present participle of carton
cartridge
cartridge
noun
(by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
(computing) A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
(computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
(obsolete) A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself".
cataloger
cataloger
noun
Alternative spelling of cataloguer
categorem
categorem
noun
A categorematic word.
categoric
categoric
adj
categorical
catrigged
caverning
caverning
verb
present participle of cavern
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cecograph
cedarburg
cedaredge
cellarage
cellarage
noun
A fee charged for storing goods in a cellar.
The space or storerooms of a cellar.
cellaring
cellaring
verb
present participle of cellar
censoring
censoring
noun
An act of censorship.
verb
present participle of censor
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
centering
centering
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The process of moving something to a centre, normally before some other process.
(countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
verb
present participle of center
centgener
centgrave
centgrave
noun
(historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
(historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
centrings
centrings
noun
plural of centring
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
changaris
charangos
charangos
noun
plural of charango
chargable
chargeant
chargeant
noun
(Ireland, law, possibly obsolete) A chargee, a person who has a charge upon something.