Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologue
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
aegicores
aegiochus
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
agallochs
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agincourt
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
anagogics
anagogics
noun
Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.
analogice
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anconagra
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiocyst
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
antilogic
antilogic
noun
Failure to obey logic; fallacious thinking or reasoning.
arcangelo
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archimago
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
arctogaea
arctogean
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
ascogonia
ascogonia
noun
plural of ascogonium
atmogenic
atmologic
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
bascology
beaconage
beaconage
noun
(uncountable) Beacons collectively.
Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beclogged
beclogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclog
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
bescourge
biologics
biologics
noun
plural of biologic
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
brocading
brocading
noun
The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
verb
present participle of brocade
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brooching
brooching
verb
present participle of brooch
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
bydgoszcz
bydgoszcz
Proper noun
A city in Poland.
cabotages
cabotages
noun
plural of cabotage
cacafuego
cacafuego
noun
(by extension) A braggart.
A spitfire.
cacholong
cacholong
noun
(mineralogy) A similar variety of opal.
(mineralogy) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
cacogenic
cacogenic
adj
(archaic) Tending toward racial deterioration through bad sexual selection.
(medicine) Of or relating to cacogenesis.
caenogaea
cagoulard
cagoulard
noun
(historical) A member of La Cagoule; a far-right-wing revolutionary or activist.
cairngorm
cairngorm
noun
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
calibogus
calibogus
noun
A drink made of rum mixed with spruce beer.
caliology
caliology
noun
The study of birds' nests.
calistoga
calopogon
cambogias
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
cancerlog
caneology
caneology
noun
(obsolete, humorous) The disciplinary practice of caning.
cannoning
cannoning
verb
present participle of cannon
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
cantoning
cantoning
verb
present participle of canton
carangoid
carangoid
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
carioling
carioling
noun
(Canada, historical) Travelling over the ice on a sleigh.
carlsborg
carolling
carolling
noun
A singing of carols.
verb
(Britain, Canada) present participle of carol
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
carpogamy
carpognia
carpogone
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
carroming
carroming
verb
present participle of carrom
carrotage
carrotage
noun
Synonym of carroting (“method of processing animal pelts”)
carroting
carroting
noun
A process in the manufacture of felt in which the animal pelt is treated with a solution of mercuric nitrate.
cartogram
cartogram
noun
(dated) A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values.
A map-like graph where the relative areas of graph regions are proportional not to the relative areas of the land regions they represent, but rather to another quantitative variable, such as population or gross domestic product.
cartoning
cartoning
verb
present participle of carton
cataloged
cataloged
adj
Sorted, classified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalog
cataloger
cataloger
noun
Alternative spelling of cataloguer
catalogia
catalogic
catalogic
adj
Pertaining to or consisting of a catalogue.
catalogue
catalogue
noun
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
(singular) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
(philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To put into a catalogue.
categorem
categorem
noun
A categorematic word.
categoric
categoric
adj
categorical
catogenic
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cecograph
censoring
censoring
noun
An act of censorship.
verb
present participle of censor
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
chalcogen
chalcogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
changchow
charangos
charangos
noun
plural of charango
chavignol
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
chelingos
chengchow
cheongsam
cheongsam
noun
(Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
cherbourg
cherbourg
Proper noun
A coastal town in Normandy, France
cherogril
cherogril
noun
(obsolete) A cony; a rabbit.
cherrylog
chicagoan
chicagoan
Adjective
Of or relating to Chicago.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Chicago.
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
chiliagon
chiliagon
noun
(geometry, rare) A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
chilidogs
chilidogs
noun
plural of chilidog
chincough
chincough
noun
whooping cough
chiogenes
chirogale
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chloragen
choirgirl
choirgirl
noun
A girl who sings in a choir.
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
choplogic
choragion
choragium
chorology
chorology
noun
(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
chorotega
chortling
chortling
noun
The act of giving a chortle.
verb
present participle of chortle
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chromogen
chromogen
noun
(biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.
(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.