(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
cataloguish
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chaulmaugra
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chikmagalur
chirurgical
chirurgical
adj
(archaic) Surgical.
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
dzugashvili
fireflaught
flaughtbred
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
galeorhinus
gaultherase
gaultherine
glasshouses
glasshouses
noun
plural of glasshouse
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
guachipilin
gulfhammock
hamletsburg
harangueful
harangueful
adj
Full of haranguing.
healthguard
hemilingual
hemilingual
adj
Involving half of the tongue.
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
hierurgical
hierurgical
adj
Relating to hierurgy.
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
hollansburg
horselaughs
horselaughs
noun
plural of horselaugh
hourglasses
hourglasses
noun
plural of hourglass
humiliating
humiliating
adj
Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
verb
present participle of humiliate
hylophagous
hylophagous
adj
That feeds on wood
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
languishers
languishers
noun
plural of languisher
languishing
languishing
adj
lacking of vigor or spirit.
noun
The act of one who languishes.
verb
present participle of languish
largemouths
largemouths
noun
plural of largemouth
laughterful
laughterful
adj
Full of laughter; indicative of, characterised by, or expressing laughter or mirth.
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lechuguilla
lechuguilla
noun
Agave lechuguilla, an agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert.
lotophagous
lotophagous
adj
Relating to the Lotophagi (lotus eaters)
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
marlborough
marlborough
Proper noun
a town in Wiltshire, England
Marlborough College
a dukedom in the British peerage
a region and former province in the South Island of New Zealand.
meliphagous
meliphagous
adj
Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.
multicharge
multicharge
adj
Involving, or capable of holding, more than one charge.
oliganthous
oliganthous
adj
(botany) Having few flowers.
outhandling
outhandling
verb
present participle of outhandle
outlaughing
outlaughing
verb
present participle of outlaugh
overhauling
overhauling
noun
The act by which something is overhauled.
verb
present participle of overhaul
overslaughs
overslaughs
noun
plural of overslaugh
phlegmatous
plagianthus
plattsburgh
pleophagous
ploughshare
ploughshare
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of plowshare
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
polyphagous
polyphagous
adj
(of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants.
Eating many types of food.
psychofugal
relaunching
relaunching
noun
A second or subsequent launching.
verb
present participle of relaunch
roughtailed
slaughtered
slaughtered
adj
(informal) Extremely drunk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slaughter
slaughterer
slaughterer
noun
A butcher (as a profession or job).
A ritual slaughterer, kosher slaughterer, kosher butcher, shochet / shokhet.
Agent noun of slaughter; one who slaughters.
sprauchling
sprauchling
verb
present participle of sprauchle
tragelaphus
tragelaphus
noun
A fictional animal, half goat, half stag, used by the philosopher Aristotle as an example of something that is knowable even though it does not exist.