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.
borderlight
breathingly
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
castlereagh
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
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.
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.
drenchingly
drenchingly
adv
In a drenching manner.
earthlights
earthlights
noun
plural of earthlight
enlightener
enlightener
noun
One who, or that which, enlightens.
enrichingly
enrichingly
adv
In an enriching manner.
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
epephragmal
epiphragmal
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
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
garnishable
garnishable
adj
Able to be garnished.
gastrophile
gaultherase
gaultherine
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.
gerlachovka
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
girlishness
girlishness
noun
Girlish behaviour.
The quality of being girlish.
gladhearted
gladhearted
adj
cheerful
glathsheimr
globeholder
godchildren
godchildren
noun
plural of godchild
gonorrhoeal
gonorrhoeal
adj
Alternative spelling of gonorrheal
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
greenlights
greenlights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenlight
grieshuckle
hamletsburg
hammeringly
hammeringly
adv
So as to hammer; with a pounding sound or action.
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
harangueful
harangueful
adj
Full of haranguing.
healthguard
hearingless
hearingless
adj
Of a legislative or court proceeding, without conducting a hearing.
Unable to hear; deaf.
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
helicograph
helicograph
noun
An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
helsingborg
helsingborg
Proper noun
a city of western Sweden, in the province of Scania
helsingfors
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
herbologies
heresiology
heresiology
noun
The study of heresy.
heroologist
herpetology
herpetology
noun
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.
herringlike
herringlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herring
heterogynal
heterologic
heterologic
adj
Alternative form of heterological
hibernology
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
hieroglyphy
hieroglyphy
noun
The use of hieroglyphics.
hierologies
hierologies
noun
plural of hierology
hierologist
hierologist
noun
One engaged in hierology, the comparative and historical study of religions.
hierurgical
hierurgical
adj
Relating to hierurgy.
highlanders
highlanders
noun
plural of highlander
hinderingly
hinderingly
adv
In a hindering manner.
hinderlings
hinderlings
noun
plural of hinderling
hingeflower
holographed
holographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holograph
holographer
holographer
noun
One who creates holograms.
homologiser
homologiser
noun
Alternative form of homologizer
homologizer
homologizer
noun
One who or that which homologizes.
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
horselaughs
horselaughs
noun
plural of horselaugh
hourglasses
hourglasses
noun
plural of hourglass
hungeringly
hungeringly
adv
With hunger or yearning.
hydroglider
hydroglider
noun
A kind of boat driven by an air propeller.
hydrologies
hydrologies
noun
plural of hydrology
hygeiolatry
hysteralgia
hysteralgia
noun
(medicine) neuralgic pain in the uterus
hysteralgic
hysteralgic
adj
Of or relating to hysteralgia.
hysterology
hysterology
noun
(linguistics) hysteron proteron
(obsolete) A scientific study, or treatise on the uterus
interplight
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
lamplighter
lamplighter
noun
(historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
(historical) Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end.
A kind of tall bicycle.
languishers
languishers
noun
plural of languisher
largehanded
largemouths
largemouths
noun
plural of largemouth
largishness
laughterful
laughterful
adj
Full of laughter; indicative of, characterised by, or expressing laughter or mirth.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lengtheners
lengtheners
noun
plural of lengthener
lethargical
lethargical
adj
(archaic) lethargic
lethargised
lethargised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lethargise
lethargized
lethargized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lethargize
lexigraphic
lexigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
lichtenberg
lighterages
lighterages
noun
plural of lighterage
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
limelighter
limelighter
noun
A person who excessively seeks attention or tries to take credit for the accomplishments of others.
loggerheads
loggerheads
noun
(dialect) The knapweed.
Fisticuffs; fighting.
plural of loggerhead
logographer
logographer
noun
a chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner with short simple sentences
one skilled in logography
luthersburg
megalograph
megalograph
noun
A camera lucida used in megalography
megathermal
megathermal
adj
(of a climate) Having relatively high temperatures throughout the year
melographic
melographic
adj
(dated, of a musical instrument) Capable of producing a written transcription of any music played upon it.
middleburgh
moonlighter
moonlighter
noun
(Australia) A southern Australian marine fish, Tilodon sexfasciatum.
(Ireland, historical) One of a gang who used violence, especially at night, to promote agrarianism in Ireland during the Land War of the late 19th century.
(US, regional) One who serenades by moonlight.
A moonshiner, who makes illicit alcohol.
A person who moonlights, or works a second job on the side.
multicharge
multicharge
adj
Involving, or capable of holding, more than one charge.
myelography
myelography
noun
(medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.
mythologers
mythologers
noun
plural of mythologer
neighbourly
neighbourly
adj
(Britain, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
nightertale
nightertale
noun
(archaic) The period of night; nighttime.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.