(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
bobsleding
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
broadlings
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
codfishing
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
cosounding
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
degression
degression
noun
(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
(obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.
(publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
designator
designator
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
A person who, or term that, designates.
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
diagnosing
diagnosing
verb
present participle of diagnose
diagnostic
diagnostic
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
digestions
digestions
noun
plural of digestion
digression
digression
noun
(astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
(generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
(now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
(obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
diosmosing
diosmosing
verb
present participle of diosmose
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
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
disanalogy
disanalogy
noun
A lack or failure of analogy
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disburgeon
disclosing
disclosing
verb
present participle of disclose
discording
discording
verb
present participle of discord
disgorging
disgorging
noun
The act of something being disgorged.
verb
present participle of disgorge
dishmonger
disjoining
disjoining
verb
present participle of disjoin
dislodging
dislodging
noun
The act by which something is dislodged.
verb
present participle of dislodge
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
disploding
disploding
verb
present participle of displode
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disrooting
disrooting
verb
present participle of disroot
dissolving
dissolving
noun
The act by which something dissolves.
verb
present participle of dissolve
distorting
distorting
adj
That distorts.
verb
present participle of distort
dotingness
dotingness
noun
The quality or state of being doting; excessive fondness.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
endogamies
endogamies
noun
plural of endogamy
endogenies
endogenies
noun
plural of endogeny
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
ensignhood
ensignhood
noun
The role or status of an ensign.
foredesign
foredesign
verb
(transitive) To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foundlings
foundlings
noun
plural of foundling
garrisoned
garrisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrison
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
gismondine
gismondine
noun
(mineralogy) A zeolite mineral with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈·₄(H₂O).
gismondite
gismondite
noun
Alternative form of gismondine
glissandos
glissandos
noun
plural of glissando; glissandi.
godsonship
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
gondoliers
gondoliers
noun
plural of gondolier
goniodoris
goodliness
goodliness
noun
The condition of being goodly.
gorgonised
gorgonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gorgonise
gormandise
gormandism
gormandism
noun
Alternative form of gourmandism
gourdiness
gourdiness
noun
The state of being gourdy.
gradations
gradations
noun
plural of gradation
grindstone
grindstone
noun
An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding.
groundsill
groundsill
noun
(rare) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.
hodgkinson
ideagenous
ideagenous
adj
Giving rise to ideas.
ideogenous
ideogenous
adj
Synonym of ideogenic
idiogenous
idiotising
indigenous
indigenous
adj
Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
Innate, inborn.
indologist
indologist
Noun
One who studies Indology.
ingolstadt
jargonised
jargonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonise
joyridings
joyridings
noun
plural of joyriding
lagoonside
lagoonside
adj
Located along a lagoon.
longitudes
longitudes
noun
plural of longitude
mandingoes
meingoldas
melodising
melodising
verb
present participle of melodise
mislodging
mislodging
verb
present participle of mislodge
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
mongoloids
mongoloids
noun
plural of mongoloid
neologised
neologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neologise
nidifugous
nidifugous
adj
(biology, of a bird) That leaves the nest shortly after hatching.
nidologist
nidologist
noun
One who studies nests.
nonsudsing
odelsthing
onstanding
overdosing
overdosing
noun
An excessively large dose.
verb
present participle of overdose
oversigned
postdating
postdating
noun
(lexicography) A later citation of a lexical item.
verb
present participle of postdate
recognised
recognised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recognise
recordings
recordings
noun
plural of recording
resounding
resounding
adj
(by extension) Emphatic.
Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
That causes reverberation.
noun
The action of the verb to resound
verb
present participle of resound
responding
responding
noun
response
verb
present participle of respond
scoldingly
scoldingly
adv
In a scolding manner.
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
sigismondo
sigismundo
signboards
signboards
noun
plural of signboard
signposted
signposted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of signpost
silaginoid
singlehood
singlehood
noun
The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
sinigrosid
skiddooing
skiddooing
verb
present participle of skiddoo
smoldering
smoldering
noun
Alternative form of smouldering
verb
present participle of smolder
snowbridge
sogdianese
sogdianian
soldiering
soldiering
noun
The work of a soldier; military action.
verb
present participle of soldier
solidating
solidating
verb
present participle of solidate
soundingly
soundingly
adv
With a loud sound.
spatangoid
spatangoid
noun
(zoology) Any echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, of heart urchins.
spodogenic
spongiidae
spongillid
spongillid
noun
(zoology) Any in the family Spongillidae of sponges.
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
stockading
stockading
verb
present participle of stockade
stockinged
stockinged
adj
Wearing socks but no shoes.
Wearing stockings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stocking
stodginess
stodginess
noun
The state or quality of being stodgy.
stringendo
stringendo
adv
(music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.
noun
(music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.
stringwood
strongylid
strongylid
adj
Alternative form of strongyloid
subglenoid
subkingdom
subkingdom
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.
sundowning
sundowning
noun
(medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.