Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afternight
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
alcheringa
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
amphigaean
amphigamae
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
angiorrhea
anglesmith
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
athetizing
athetizing
verb
present participle of athetize
athrogenic
ausgleiche
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
bashilange
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bednighted
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
belgophile
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
benighting
benighting
noun
A plunging into darkness or ignorance.
verb
present participle of benight
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
bethorning
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
boghazkeui
brachering
bridgehead
bridgehead
noun
(chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms
(military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.
(military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
An area around the end of a bridge.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brighteyes
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
budgerigah
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
(European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
(archaic, also figurative) A person apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.
(by extension) A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
(by extension, informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake; a swapling.
(fantasy, science fiction) An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
(obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton.
channeling
channeling
noun
Alternative form of channelling
verb
present participle of channel
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chargeling
chargeling
noun
A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
chartering
chartering
verb
present participle of charter
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chattering
chattering
adj
That chatters
noun
A noise that chatters.
Output fluctuation before reaching a stable condition.
verb
present participle of chatter
cheapening
cheapening
noun
The process by which something is cheapened or made vulgar.
verb
present participle of cheapen
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemigraph
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
cherishing
cherishing
noun
The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
verb
present participle of cherish
chickening
chickening
verb
present participle of chicken
chillagite
chillagite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of wulfenite
chimneying
chimneying
verb
present participle of chimney
chippering
chippering
verb
present participle of chipper
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chirurgery
chirurgery
noun
(archaic) Synonym of surgery.
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
chittering
chittering
noun
The sound of a chitter.
verb
present participle of chitter
chivareing
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
coheritage
coinhering
coinhering
verb
present participle of coinhere
creophagia
creophagia
noun
Alternative form of kreophagy
crocheting
crocheting
noun
needlework made using a crochet
verb
present participle of crochet
daylighted
daylighted
adj
provided with daylight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daylight
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
demihagbut
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
dishmonger
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
doughtiest
doughtiest
adj
superlative form of doughty: most doughty
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
draughtier
draughtier
adj
comparative form of draughty: more draughty
droughtier
droughtier
adj
comparative form of droughty: more droughty
earthlight
earthlight
noun
sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
echeloning
echeloning
verb
present participle of echelon
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
eightballs
eightballs
noun
plural of eightball
eighteenmo
eighteenmo
noun
octodecimo (as a paper size in printing).
eighteenth
eighteenth
adj
The ordinal form of the number eighteen.
noun
(informal) A party to celebrate an eighteenth birthday.
One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the eighteenth position.
eightieths
eightieths
noun
plural of eightieth
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
eightscore
eightscore
noun
(archaic) One hundred and sixty (160).
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
enchaining
enchaining
verb
present participle of enchain
enchanting
enchanting
adj
Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
noun
An act of enchantment.
verb
present participle and gerund of enchant
encharging
encharging
verb
present participle of encharge
englishing
englishism
englishism
Noun
An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
englishize
englishize
Verb
To make or become more English
englishman
englishman
Noun
A male native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
The grey partridge (in opposition to the Frenchman, ie the red-legged partridge).
englishmen
enheritage
enlightens
enlightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten