(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anarthrosis
anastrophia
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
archaeornis
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archosyrinx
argiphontes
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
boorishness
boorishness
noun
The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
breconshire
breconshire
Proper noun
Brecknockshire
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chansonnier
chansonnier
noun
A book which contains a collection of chansons.
A singer of chansons.
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chinoiserie
chinoiserie
noun
(art) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
chiromantis
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chirotonsor
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chlorinates
chlorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate
cholesterin
cholesterin
noun
(organic chemistry) Dated form of cholesterol.
chondrinous
chondrostei
chorizontes
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
christendom
christenson
chroniclers
chroniclers
noun
plural of chronicler
chronosemic
chronosemic
adj
In which the length of a time interval has significance in itself
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
coherencies
coherencies
noun
plural of coherency
consortship
consortship
noun
The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
corinthians
corinthians
noun
plural of corinthian
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
corybantish
cuscohygrin
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
dinornithes
discoherent
discoherent
adj
(archaic) incoherent
discophoran
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
disenthrone
disenthrone
verb
To move (someone or something) from a desirable location or place of honour.
To remove (someone) from their position as monarch; to deprive of a position of supremacy.
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
dishonorers
dishonorers
noun
plural of dishonorer
dishonoring
dishonoring
verb
present participle of dishonor
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
disthroning
disthroning
verb
present participle of disthrone
dorsibranch
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dronishness
dronishness
noun
The quality of being dronish.
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
echinocaris
echinoderes
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
echinodorus
enarthrosis
enarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A ball-and-socket joint.
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
enthronised
enthronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enthronise
erysichthon
erythropsin
erythrosine
erythrosine
noun
(chemistry) tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.
erythrosins
erythrosins
noun
plural of erythrosin
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
galeorhinus
gonochorism
gonochorism
noun
(biology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of at least two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
groupthinks
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
handistroke
harmonicism
harmonicism
noun
The quality of being harmonic.
harmonicist
harmonicist
noun
someone who plays a harmonica
harmonising
harmonising
verb
present participle of harmonise
harmonistic
harmonistic
adj
of or pertaining to harmony (in fields other than music)
that reconciles conflicting texts etc.
harmonizers
harmonizers
noun
plural of harmonizer
harpagornis
helsingborg
helsingborg
Proper noun
a city of western Sweden, in the province of Scania
helsingfors
hemosiderin
hemosiderin
noun
(biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron
hendrickson
herniations
herniations
noun
plural of herniation
heroineship
heroineship
noun
The status or character of a heroine.
hesperornis
heterolysin
heterolysin
noun
(biology) A haemolysin produced in the bloodstream when blood cells of a different species are introduced
heteroscian
heteroscian
noun
One who lives either north or south of the Tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them.
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
hickscorner
hierophants
hierophants
noun
plural of hierophant
higginsport
hirundinous
hirundinous
adj
hirundine
historician
histrionics
histrionics
noun
Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
histrionism
histrionism
noun
Histrionic behaviour.
histrionize
histrionize
verb
(rare) To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically.
hoarinesses
hoarinesses
noun
plural of hoariness
honorariums
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
horizonless
horizonless
adj
Without a horizon.
horizontals
horizontals
noun
plural of horizontal
horninesses
horrisonant
horrisonant
adj
Having an unpleasant sound.
horseshoing
horsinesses
hotpressing
hotpressing
verb
present participle of hotpress
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.