A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
albedograph
appendalgia
appendixing
apterygidae
argiopoidea
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
deadpanning
deadpanning
verb
present participle of deadpan
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendropogon
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
deprogramed
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diageotropy
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
diphosgenes
diphthonged
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
dipterygian
disparagers
disparagers
noun
plural of disparager
dispeopling
dispeopling
verb
present participle of dispeople
dispergated
dispergator
displeasing
displeasing
adj
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
present participle of displease
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
doppelgnger
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epidialogue
epoxidizing
epoxidizing
verb
present participle of epoxidize
eurypygidae
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
galipoidine
galloperdix
gasteropoda
gelandejump
geldesprung
geophilidae
geoplanidae
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
glucolipide
glucolipide
noun
Archaic form of glucolipid.
glycolipide
glycolipide
noun
Archaic form of glycolipid.
goddessship
goddessship
noun
Rare spelling of goddess-ship
gonadotrope
gonadotrope
noun
A basophil that produces gonadotropin
A gonadotropic material
gooserumped
gospelwards
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandparent
grandparent
noun
the parent of someone's parent
verb
Synonym of grandfather
graphitized
graphitized
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graphitize
groundskeep
groundspeed
groundspeed
noun
(aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hedgehopped
hedgehopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hedgehop
hedgehopper
hedgehopper
noun
An aircraft that hedgehops.
hodgepodges
hodgepodges
noun
plural of hodgepodge
holographed
holographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holograph
ideographic
ideographic
adj
Pertaining to an ideograph or ideography.
impendingly
impendingly
adv
In an impending manner; forthcomingly; soon to come.
impregnated
impregnated
verb
past participle of impregnate
independing
interpledge
interpledge
verb
(rare) To pledge mutually.
iridoplegia
iridoplegia
noun
(medicine) paralysis of the sphincter of the iris
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
krugersdorp
lamplighted
lamplighted
adj
Synonym of lamplit
leapfrogged
leapfrogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
lipreadings
logopaedics
logopaedics
noun
Alternative form of logopedics
megaladapis
megalopidae
megapodidae
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispleading
mispleading
noun
(law) An error in pleading.
verb
present participle of misplead
misspending
misspending
noun
Improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering
verb
present participle of misspend
monographed
monographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monograph
mudspringer
nightcapped
nightcapped
adj
(law) (of a warrant) that can be executed any time, as opposed to non-nightcapped, that can only be executed during the daytime on business days
Wearing a nightcap.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nightcap
nonpedigree
nonpedigree
adj
Without, or not pertaining to, a pedigree.
nonpleading
nonpleading
adj
(law) Not pleading.
outgalloped
outgalloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgallop
outspeeding
outspeeding
verb
present participle of outspeed
outspending
outspending
verb
present participle of outspend
overpending
paedagogism
paedologist
paedologist
noun
One who researches and studies children: a student of paedology.
panegyrized
panegyrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panegyrize
paragraphed
paragraphed
verb
To be made the subject of an article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
simple past tense and past participle of paragraph
paralogized
paralogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paralogize
pedagogical
pedagogical
adj
Haughty and formal.
Of, or relating to pedagogy; teaching.
pedagoguery
pedagoguery
noun
pedantic teaching or lecturing; didacticism
pedagoguish
pedagoguism
pedagogying
pedestaling
pedogeneses
pedogenesis
pedogenesis
noun
(biology) Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects.
(geology) Process of the formation of soil.
pedogenetic
pedogenetic
adj
Relating to pedogenesis
pedological
pedological
adj
Of or pertaining to pedology (in all senses)
pedologists
pedologists
noun
plural of pedologist
pendergrass
pendulating
pendulating
verb
present participle of pendulate
pentagonoid
pentagonoid
adj
Approximately pentagonal
percentaged
perdiligent
perduringly
perduringly
adv
enduringly; lastingly
peregrinoid
perigordian
periodogram
periodogram
noun
(mathematics) A graph used in the harmonic analysis of spectra, time series etc.
periodology
pervadingly
pervadingly
adv
In a manner that pervades.
pettifogged
pettifogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pettifog
phagedaenic
phagedaenic
adj
Alternative form of phagedenic
phagedenous
phagedenous
adj
(medicine) phagedenic
phalangidea
phalangides
phlegmonoid
phlegmonoid
adj
Resembling a phlegmon.
phrenogrady
phryganeoid
pigeonholed
pigeonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pigeonhole
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback