(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
achroglobin
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aesthiology
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
aglyphodont
albedograph
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allothigene
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alogotrophy
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
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”)
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphilogism
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophilia
anglophilia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilia
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobia
anglophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobia
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologion
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologist
anthologist
noun
a person who anthologizes
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archgomeral
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
argyllshire
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arthralgias
arthralgias
noun
plural of arthralgia
asthenology
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
balinghasay
balinghasay
noun
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
behoovingly
behoovingly
adv
Alternative form of behovingly
bellhanging
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
billheading
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blastophaga
blenchingly
blightingly
blightingly
adv
So as to blight.
bolographic
boltheading
bondholding
bondholding
adj
(finance) Holding bonds.
borderlight
brachialgia
brachialgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the arm
breathingly
bulgarophil
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggish
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
calligrapha
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
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
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
castlereagh
cataloguish
catchpoling
cephalalgia
cephalalgia
noun
(medicine) A pain in the head; headache.
cephalalgic
cephalalgic
adj
(medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache.
noun
A remedy for the headache.
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
chalazogamy
chalazogamy
noun
(botany) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.
chalcograph
chalcograph
noun
An artwork produced by chalcography.
An instrument for performing chalcography.
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
challenging
challenging
adj
Difficult, hard to do.
noun
The act of making a challenge.
verb
present participle of challenge
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
changelings
changelings
noun
plural of changeling
channelling
channelling
noun
A channel or furrow.
The act by which something is channelled.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
charcoaling
charcoaling
verb
present participle of charcoal
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
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
chilognatha
chilogrammo
chinologist
chiragrical
chiragrical
adj
(archaic) Having gout in the hand.
chirologies
chirologist
chirologist
noun
A user of sign language.
One who engages in palm reading.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chirurgical
chirurgical
adj
(archaic) Surgical.
chitterling
chitterling
noun
(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.
A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chlorogenic
chlorogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to chlorogenic acids or their derivatives
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
cholinergic
cholinergic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
chondralgia
chondrology
chondrology
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
choplogical
choplogical
adj
(rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
chorologist
chorologist
noun
One who studies chorology.
chresmology
chresmology
noun
a collection of prophecies
the study of prophecy
christology
christology
Noun
A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.
A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.
chronicling
chronicling
noun
The act by which something is chronicled.
verb
present participle of chronicle
chronologer
chronologer
noun
A chronologist.
chronologic
chronologic
adj
Synonym of chronological
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
clinchingly
clinchingly
adv
in a clinching manner, in a manner which serves to clinch something
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
clodhopping
clodhopping
adj
boorish; rude
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
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
clutchingly
clutchingly
adv
With a clutching or grasping motion.
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)