(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
aggregately
aggregately
adv
collectively; in mass.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
aiguellette
aiguillette
aiguillette
noun
Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)
An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
albategnius
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algometries
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegrettos
allegrettos
noun
plural of allegretto
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
alloantigen
alloantigen
noun
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
allothigene
alpetragius
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alternating
alternating
adj
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
(mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
That alternates.
verb
present participle of alternate
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
amalgamated
amalgamated
adj
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amalgamate
amalgamater
amalgamates
amalgamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amalgamate
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anteropygal
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiguggler
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
arguitively
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
assentingly
assentingly
adv
in an assenting manner
assertingly
asthenology
astrologers
astrologers
noun
plural of astrologer
astrologies
astrologies
noun
plural of astrology
astrologize
astrologize
verb
(intransitive) To study or practise astrology; to attempt to foretell the future using astrology.
To attempt to foretell the future of (someone) using astrology, to read or cast (someone's) horoscope.
To make (something) astrological; to interpret (something) in the light of astrology.
attapulgite
attapulgite
noun
(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a constituent of fuller's earth and bentonite
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
ausgespielt
autecologic
autopelagic
backlighted
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battologise
battologise
verb
Alternative form of battologize
battologize
battologize
verb
To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate.
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
beguilement
beguilement
noun
The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.
belligerent
belligerent
adj
(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
Acting violently towards others.
Eager to go to war, warlike.
Engaged in warfare, warring.
Of or pertaining to war.
Uncooperative.
noun
A state or other armed participant in warfare
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
berengelite
beringleted
beringleted
adj
Having the hair in ringlets.
besottingly
besottingly
adv
In a besotting manner.
bestselling
bestselling
adj
Alternative spelling of best-selling
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
bicolligate
bicolligate
adj
(ornithology) Having the anterior toes united by a basal web
biflagelate
biguttulate
biguttulate
adj
Having two guttules
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
blacktongue
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
blessington
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
bluetongues
bluetongues
noun
plural of bluetongue
boltheading
bootleggers
bootleggers
noun
plural of bootlegger
bootlegging
bootlegging
verb
present participle of bootleg
borderlight
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
breathingly
bromgelatin
bulletining
bulletining
verb
present participle of bulletin
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
calenturing
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
castiglione
castlereagh
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
cataloguize
categorical
categorical
adj
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
noun
(logic) A categorical proposition.
celebrating
celebrating
noun
celebration
verb
present participle of celebrate
cellulating
cellulating
verb
present participle of cellulate
celtologist
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
cetological
cetological
adj
Of or pertaining to cetology.
cetologists
cetologists
noun
plural of cetologist
chitterling
chitterling
noun
(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.
A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
cleistogene
cleistogene
noun
(botany) A cleistogamous flower or plant
cleistogeny
clientelage
clientelage
noun
(dated) clientele; customers or patrons
clingstones
clingstones
noun
plural of clingstone
cloistering
cloistering
verb
present participle of cloister
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
coelongated
cognitively
cognitively
adv
Relating to thinking (cognition).
collegatary
colligative
colligative
adj
(chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complecting
complecting
verb
present participle of complect
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
congealment
congealment
noun
Something that has congealed; a clot.
The act of congealing.
congelation
congelation
noun
That which is congealed.
The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.
The state of being congealed.
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
congestible
congestible
adj
Liable to become congested
conglaciate
conglaciate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To turn to ice; to freeze.
conglobated
conglobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglobate
conglobates
conglobates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conglobate