(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agriochoerus
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiophorous
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
anitrogenous
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthropurgic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apterygotous
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
asporogenous
assyriologue
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autorotating
autorotating
verb
present participle of autorotate
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
baragouinish
barbouillage
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
bleachground
bloomingburg
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
borotungstic
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bourgeoisies
bourgeoisies
noun
plural of bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
bourignonism
bourignonist
brachigerous
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
burgettstown
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheirogaleus
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
clangorously
clangorously
adv
In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
concurringly
concurringly
adv
In a concurring manner; concurrently
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
congratulant
congratulant
adj
That congratulates
noun
congratulator
congratulate
congratulate
verb
(reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
congruencies
congruencies
noun
plural of congruency
congruential
congruential
adj
(mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus)
conjecturing
conjecturing
noun
The forming of conjectures.
verb
present participle of conjecture
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
constructing
constructing
noun
An act of construction.
verb
present participle of construct
contributing
contributing
verb
present participle and gerund of contribute
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
corrugations
corrugations
noun
plural of corrugation
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
cotyligerous
cotyligerous
adj
(zoology) Having cotyles.
counteragent
counteragent
noun
An agent having the opposite effect; an antidote.
counterargue
counterargue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position).
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
countergager
countergauge
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterlight
countersiege
countersiege
noun
A siege in response to another siege.
countersigns
countersigns
noun
plural of countersign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersign
countersuing
countersuing
verb
present participle of countersue
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
courageously
courageously
adv
In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
croquignoles
crosscutting
crosscutting
verb
present participle of crosscut
crosshauling
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crurogenital
crurogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the leg and the genitals.
crustalogist
cryosurgeons
cryosurgeons
noun
plural of cryosurgeon
cryosurgical
cryosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to cryosurgery.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptozygous
cryptozygous
adj
(anatomy) Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
curiological
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
daemonurgist
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
degraduation
dendrologous
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
deregulatory
deregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to deregulation
deuterogenic
deuterogenic
adj
(geology) Of secondary origin; said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.