(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
agriochoerus
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
angiophorous
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthropurgic
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autoepigraph
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.
baragouinish
bleachground
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.
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
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterlight
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
crosshauling
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughthouse
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
eurygnathous
eurygnathous
adj
Having a broad jaw
floorthrough
fluegelhorns
fluegelhorns
noun
plural of fluegelhorn
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
foresightful
foresightful
adj
Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
forethoughts
forethoughts
noun
plural of forethought
forthbrought
forthbrought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthbring
forthfigured
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
gastrophilus
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
glenohumeral
glenohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
gomphocarpus
greatmouthed
griphosaurus
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
groundsheets
groundsheets
noun
plural of groundsheet
gryphosaurus
grypotherium
gynantherous
gynantherous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.
hagiolatrous
hagiolatrous
adj
saint-worshipping
harrisonburg
harrisonburg
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
heliogravure
heliogravure
noun
An engraving of this kind.
The process of photographic engraving.
hemautograph
hemerologium
heterogamous
heterogamous
adj
(biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature
(biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process
(botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers
in the daisy family Asteraceae, having two types of flowers in a flower head (such as some sterile, some hermaphrodite, or some female, some hermaphrodite)
heterogenous
heterogenous
adj
(genetics) derived from a different individual or species
Alternative spelling of heterogeneous
heterogonous
heterogonous
adj
(botany) Characterized by heterogony.
heterogynous
heterogynous
adj
(zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.
(zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
heterologous
heterologous
adj
(biology) Of, or relating to different species
Having different relationships or different elements
heterozygous
heterozygous
adj
Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene.
hillsborough
hillsborough
Proper noun
A number of places in English-speaking countries, see Wikipedia:Hillsborough
A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.
hologastrula
horselaugher
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
hygrophanous
hygrophanous
adj
(mycology) Changing color as it dries out.
hygrophilous
hygrophilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment.
hyperwrought
hypogastrium
hypogastrium
noun
An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus.
ingleborough
interborough
interborough
adj
Between boroughs.
interwrought
johannesburg
johannesburg
Proper noun
The largest city of South Africa.
jonesborough
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
lagomorphous
lagomorphous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs.
largemouthed
lithogravure
loughborough
loughborough
Proper noun
a small town in Leicestershire, England
lyndeborough
meganthropus
merrythought
merrythought
noun
(archaic) The furcula or wishbone.
microphagous
microphagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on small particles.
museographer
museographer
noun
One who engages in museography; a person who catalogues museum collections.
musicography
musicography
noun
(obsolete) The art or science of writing music and of musical notation.
Writing on the subject of music.
necrophagous
necrophagous
adj
That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
neighbouress
neighbouress
noun
(rare) A female neighbor.
neighbouring
neighbouring
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neighboring
nephrogenous
nephrogenous
adj
Involved in forming the kidney.
Of renal origin.
neugkroschen
neurographic
neurographic
adj
Relating to neurography
neuronophagy
neuronophagy
noun
neuronophagia
nonuprightly
northborough
nourishingly
nourishingly
adv
In a way that provides nourishment or food.
oligorhizous
ornithogalum
orthognathus
outbranching
outbranching
noun
An outbranch.
verb
present participle of outbranch
outbreathing
outbreathing
noun
A breathing out; an exhalation.
verb
present participle of outbreathe
outpreaching
outpreaching
verb
present participle of outpreach
outrightness
outrightness
noun
Quality of being outright.
outthrobbing
outthrobbing
verb
present participle of outthrob
outthrusting
outthrusting
verb
present participle of outthrust
overhugeness
overhuntings
overhurrying
overhurrying
verb
present participle of overhurry
overslaughed
overslaughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overslaugh
overwwrought
paragnathous
paragnathous
adj
(zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds
pelagothuria
peterborough
peterborough
Proper noun
A city in east central England
A city in Central Ontario, Canada
A town in New Hampshire.
A town in South Australia.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
phloroglucic
phloroglucin
phloroglucin
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline phenol, metameric with pyrogallol, obtained by the decomposition of phloretin and from certain gums.
phonautogram
phonautogram
noun
A recording made with a phonautograph.
photogravure
photogravure
noun
(countable) A print so made.
(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
verb
To print by this process.
ploughjogger
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
pluviography
pluviography
noun
The graphic presentation of precipitation data.
The use of a pluviograph; the automatic recording of precipitation.
pneumographs
pneumographs
noun
plural of pneumograph
pneumography
pneumography
noun
scientific description of the lungs.
poormouthing
poormouthing
verb
present participle of poormouth
prasophagous
prerighteous
pseudography
pseudography
noun
False writing; forgery.
Incorrect spelling.
rheumatology
rheumatology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.