(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bistournage
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bourgeoises
bourgeoises
noun
plural of bourgeoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeois
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
noun
(Marxism) The capitalist class.
(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
budgerigars
budgerigars
noun
plural of budgerigar
burgheristh
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burglarised
burglarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarise
burglarizes
burglarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burglarize
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
buttressing
buttressing
verb
present participle of buttress
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
cirrigerous
cirrigerous
adj
Bearing cirri.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
cornigerous
cornigerous
adj
Horned, having a horn or horns.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
crinigerous
crinigerous
Adjective
hairy
crucigerous
crucigerous
adj
Bearing a cross; marked with the figure of a cross.
cystigerous
delustering
delustering
verb
present participle of deluster
demiurgeous
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
destructing
destructing
verb
present participle of destruct
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
discigerous
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
disgruntled
disgruntled
adj
Frustrated.
Unhappy; dissatisfied
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of disgruntle
disgruntles
disgruntles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disgruntle
dorsigerous
dorsigerous
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Carrying on the back.
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
egregiously
egregiously
adv
conspicuously badly (used negatively)
embrasuring
encoignures
encoignures
noun
plural of encoignure
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
florisugent
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
frigiferous
frugalities
frugalities
noun
plural of frugality
frugiferous
frugiferous
adj
bearing fruit
fungiferous
galeorhinus
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
gardevisure
garrulities
garrulities
noun
plural of garrulity
gauloiserie
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
gemmiferous
gemmiferous
adj
(biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
(biology) Producing gemmae or buds.
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
genesiurgic
genesiurgic
adj
Capable of generation.
geodiferous
geodiferous
adj
Producing or containing geodes.
germigenous
germiparous
gestatorium
giraffesque
girouettism
girouettism
noun
The practice of frequently altering one's views and opinions to follow current trends.
glamourizes
glamourizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glamourize
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
glumiferous
glumiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a glume.
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
grangousier
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
grapefruits
grapefruits
noun
plural of grapefruit
gregarinous
gressorious
grieshuckle
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
gruithuisen
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
guardianess
guardianess
noun
A female guardian.
guerillaism
gummiferous
gummiferous
adj
That produces gum (or latex etc)
gunfighters
gunfighters
noun
plural of gunfighter
gunslingers
gunslingers
noun
plural of gunslinger
gunsmithery
gunsmithery
noun
(countable) A gunsmith's workshop.
(uncountable) The work, art, or trade of a gunsmith.
guttersnipe
guttersnipe
noun
(dated, slang) A small poster, suitable for a kerbstone.
(dated, slang, US) A broker who sold securities in the street.
(derogatory) A person of the lowest social or economic class.
guttiferous
guttiferous
adj
(botany) Relating to a natural grouping of trees and shrubs (family Guttiferae, now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.
(botany) Yielding gum or resinous substances.
gutturalise
gutturalise
verb
Alternative form of gutturalize
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
hattiesburg
hormigueros
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hypergeusia
hypergeusia
noun
A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened
ignoramuses
ignoramuses
noun
plural of ignoramus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignoramus
inaugurates
inaugurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inaugurate
insurgences
insurgences
noun
plural of insurgence
insurgently
insurgently
adv
In an insurgent manner.
interfusing
interfusing
noun
interfusion
verb
present participle of interfuse
irreligious
irreligious
adj
Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
Having no relation to religion.
In conscious rejection of religion.
irvingesque
jenkinsburg
journeyings
journeyings
noun
plural of journeying
justiceburg
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
krisuvigite
krisuvigite
noun
(mineralogy) brochantite
lactigerous
languishers
languishers
noun
plural of languisher
larvigerous
launderings
launderings
noun
plural of laundering
leggiadrous
leggiadrous
adj
(obsolete) graceful, elegant
legislature
legislature
noun
(Canada) A legislative building.
(Canada) The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
lentigerous
lentigerous
adj
Having a crystalline lens.
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
louringness
lurkingness
lurkingness
noun
Quality of lurking.
lutestrings
lutestrings
noun
plural of lutestring
magisterium
magisterium
noun
(alchemy) The philosopher's stone.
An authoritative statement.
The teaching authority or office of the Roman Catholic Church.
marguerites
marguerites
noun
plural of marguerite
mentigerous
millersburg
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
misregulate
misregulate
verb
(transitive) To regulate wrongly or imperfectly.
monseigneur
monseigneur
noun
(archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.
(archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
mudslingers
mudslingers
noun
plural of mudslinger
mudspringer
musicmonger
musicmonger
noun
(archaic) A seller of music.
(archaic, derogatory) An inferior musician.
neurologies
neurologies
noun
plural of neurology
neurologist
neurologist
noun
A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.
nigresceous
nitrogenous
nitrogenous
adj
of, relating to, or containing nitrogen
nongrievous
oculigerous
oligomerous
oligomerous
adj
(biology) Having only a few members in a particular organ