A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
aesthiology
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.
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.
allothigene
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
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”)
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
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
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.
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.
asthenology
backlighted
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.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
billheading
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blenchingly
boltheading
borderlight
breathingly
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
castlereagh
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
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.
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.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chirologies
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
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
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.
chresmology
chresmology
noun
a collection of prophecies
the study of prophecy
chronologer
chronologer
noun
A chronologist.
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
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.
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
delightedly
delightedly
adv
In a delighted manner.
delightless
delightless
adj
Void of delight.
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
demolishing
demolishing
verb
present participle of demolish
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
disheveling
disheveling
verb
present participle of dishevel
drenchingly
drenchingly
adv
In a drenching manner.
earthlights
earthlights
noun
plural of earthlight
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
englishable
englishhood
englishness
englishness
Noun
The quality, state or characteristic of being English.
englishtown
enlightened
enlightened
adj
Educated or informed.
Exceedingly wise.
Freed from illusion.
Made aware of something.
noun
Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enlighten
enlightener
enlightener
noun
One who, or that which, enlightens.
enrichingly
enrichingly
adv
In an enriching manner.
enshielding
enshielding
verb
present participle of enshield
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
epephragmal
epiphragmal
eschatology
eschatology
noun
(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
esthetology
ethnologies
ethnologies
noun
plural of ethnology
ethnologist
ethnologist
noun
One who practices ethnology.
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
ethologists
ethologists
noun
plural of ethologist
euchologies
euchologies
noun
plural of euchology
euchologion
euchologion
noun
A book of prayers or religious ritual.
evilwishing
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fireflaught
flaughtbred
fleshmonger
fleshmonger
noun
(archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flichtering
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
fluegelhorn
fluegelhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of flugelhorn
flugelhorns
flugelhorns
noun
plural of flugelhorn
fothergilla
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freightless
freightless
adj
Without freight.
galeorhinus
gametophyll
ganocephala
garnishable
garnishable
adj
Able to be garnished.
gastrophile
gaultherase
gaultherine
gelechiidae
gelotherapy
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
genethliacs
genethliacs
noun
plural of genethliac
gentilhomme
geochemical
geochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to geochemistry
geophilidae
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
gerlachovka
ghastliness
ghastliness
noun
A ghastly thing.
The state of being ghastly.
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
ghostliness
ghostliness
noun
The quality of being ghostly.
girlishness
girlishness
noun
Girlish behaviour.
The quality of being girlish.
gladhearted
gladhearted
adj
cheerful
glasshouses
glasshouses
noun
plural of glasshouse
glassophone
glassophone
noun
(music) A set of glasses filled with differing amounts of liquid so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
glathsheimr
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.
globefishes
globefishes
noun
plural of globefish
globeholder
glochideous
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions