Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adigranth
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aetheling
aetheogam
aetheogam
noun
(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
agallochs
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agathosma
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aghlabite
aglethead
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agonothet
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
aleknight
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
alilonghi
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
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
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
angelship
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anglehook
anglophil
angrbodha
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
anthology
anthology
noun
(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
anythings
anythings
noun
plural of anything
aphnology
apophlegm
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
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.
argusfish
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
arthogram
arthragra
asahigawa
ashlaring
ashlaring
noun
(carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.
Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
atheology
atheology
noun
Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism.
atmograph
attaching
attaching
verb
present participle of attach
aughtlins
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
ausgleich
authigene
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autosight
auxograph
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
balaghaut
banishing
banishing
noun
A magical ritual intended to remove negative spiritual influences.
verb
present participle of banish
barghests
barghests
noun
plural of barghest
barkleigh
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
baumbaugh
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
begarnish
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
bergalith
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
bhagalpur
bhagavata
bhaunagar
bhavnagar
bigheaded
bigheaded
adj
Alternative spelling of big-headed
bigthatch
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
blanching
blanching
noun
The act by which something is blanched.
verb
present participle of blanch
blatchang
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
boghazkoy
bolograph
bradleigh
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
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
brighella
brightman
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
broughtas
bsarcheng
bushelage
bushelage
noun
(UK, archaic) A duty payable on goods by the bushel.
bushgoats
bushgrass
cacheting
cacheting
verb
present participle of cachet
cacholong
cacholong
noun
(mineralogy) A similar variety of opal.
(mineralogy) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
callaghan
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
caragheen
cavanaugh
cecograph
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chalcogen
chalcogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
challenge
challenge
noun
(US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
(hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
(law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
(sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
A bid to overcome something.
A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
verb
(Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
(US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
(law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
(military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
(obsolete, transitive) To censure; to blame.
(obsolete, transitive) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
(transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
(transitive) To dare (someone).
(transitive) To dispute (something).
(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
To call something into question or dispute.
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.