(medicine, archaic) An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apologetic
apologetic
adj
(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
aponogeton
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
appanagist
appanagist
noun
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
appetizing
appetizing
adj
(by extension) Appealing or enticing.
That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
noun
any food traditionally eaten with a bagel, as an accompaniment, topping or filling; including dairy products and pareve but not meat
verb
present participle of appetize
appointing
appointing
verb
present participle of appoint
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
areopagist
areopagite
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
attapulgus
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autophagia
autophagia
noun
The eating of one's own body.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
bergaptene
bergaptene
noun
Archaic form of bergapten.
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
capitaling
captaining
captaining
verb
present participle of captain
captioning
captioning
noun
The act of assigning a caption.
verb
present participle of caption
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
cartograph
cartograph
noun
cartogram
cathograph
catnapping
catnapping
noun
The kidnapping or theft of a cat.
verb
present participle of catnap
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
colportage
colportage
noun
the distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature
compacting
compacting
verb
present participle of compact
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
comporting
comporting
verb
present participle of comport
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
coplotting
coplotting
verb
present participle of coplot
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
crotophaga
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptology
cryptology
noun
Secret or enigmatical language.
The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.
cryptozygy
cyrtograph
cytophagic
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
diaglyptic
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diplotegia
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispergate
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
egypticity
egyptology
egyptology
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptology
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
entrapping
entrapping
verb
present participle of entrap
epexegetic
epexegetic
adj
Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses.
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigenetic
epigenetic
adj
(genetics) Of or relating to epigenetics.
(genetics, mineralogy) Of or relating to epigenesis.
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
epiglottic
epiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
epinglette
epinglette
noun
(military) An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.
erpetology
erpetology
noun
Archaic form of herpetology.
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
expediting
expediting
verb
present participle of expedite
explanting
explanting
verb
present participle of explant
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
fetography
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gamotropic
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropoda
gastropods
gastropods
noun
plural of gastropod
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gastrosoph
gastrosoph
noun
Synonym of gastrosopher
gatekeeper
gatekeeper
noun
(psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
One who gatekeeps.
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geopolitic
geopolitic
adj
Alternative form of geopolitical
geopolitik
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gliderport
gliderport
noun
(aviation) An airport for gliders.
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
glyptician
glyptodont
glyptodont
noun
Any extinct South American edentate of the family Glyptodontidae.
glyptolith
glyptology
glyptology
noun
The study of engraving, especially on precious stones.
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
goluptious
goluptious
adj
splendid, delightful, magnificent
gomphodont
gomphodont
noun
Any cynodont of the taxon Gomphodontia
gopherroot
graftproof
graftproof
adj
(US politics) Bribeproof.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
grapestalk
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.