Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autogamy
autogamy
noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
autogyro
autogyro
noun
Alternative spelling of autogiro
autology
autology
noun
(grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.
(more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.
The study of oneself.
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
autolyze
autolyze
verb
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
autonomy
autonomy
noun
(Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
(mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
(uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
autotomy
autotomy
noun
(chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
autoxeny
auxobody
auxocyte
auxology
auxology
noun
(biology) The study of growth
ayacucho
beyrouth
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
blousily
blousily
adv
In a blousy manner.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
bodysurf
bodysurf
verb
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.
bouldery
bouldery
adj
(climbing) involving, or resembling, bouldering
Of, pertaining to, or containing boulders
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
boundary
boundary
noun
(cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
(cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
(figurative, often in the plural) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
(topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
The dividing line or location between two areas.
boutylka
broguery
broguery
noun
The presence of a brogue in speech.
broquery
bryozoum
bryozoum
noun
A bryozoon.
buckayro
buckayro
noun
Obsolete form of buckaroo.
bueyeros
bugology
bugology
noun
(informal) The study of insects.
bulawayo
bulawayo
Proper noun
the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.
bullocky
bullocky
noun
(Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
bullyboy
bullyboy
noun
Alternative form of bully boy
bullydom
bullydom
noun
The state or condition of being a bully.
buoyages
buoyages
noun
plural of buoyage
buoyance
buoyance
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant
buoyancy
buoyancy
noun
(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.
(physics) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
burgoyne
bushbody
busybody
busybody
noun
Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
verb
(intransitive) To meddle or interfere.
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrous
butyrous
adj
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery
carryout
carryout
noun
(US, Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand; a takeaway.
(US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
churoyan
cindylou
cloudily
cloudily
adv
In a cloudy way.
coccyzus
colloquy
colloquy
noun
(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
(law) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.
(obsolete) A formal conference.
A conversation or dialogue.
A written discourse.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To converse.
colymbus
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
corduroy
corduroy
adj
Of a road, path, etc., paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side.
noun
(obsolete, Ireland, slang) Cheap and poor-quality whiskey.
A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
A pattern on snow resulting from the use of a snow groomer to pack snow and improve skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. Corduroy is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride.
verb
To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.
coryneum
corythus
costumey
costumey
adj
(informal, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume.
cosurety
cosurety
noun
One who is surety with another.
cotyleus
couderay
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
courtesy
courtesy
adj
Given or done as a polite gesture.
Supplied free of charge.
noun
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
(law) The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
(uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
(uncountable) Polite behavior.
(uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
A curtsey.
verb
Alternative form of curtsey
courtnay
courtney
courtney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
cousinly
cousinly
adj
Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin
cousinry
cousinry
noun
A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousin to a given person or persons.
couthily
croupily
croupily
adv
In a croupy manner.
crousely
crousely
adv
(Scotland) In a brisk, lively, or bold manner.
cryptous
cubatory
cuckoldy
cuckoldy
adj
Characteristic of a cuckold.
curatory
curatory
noun
(law) guardianship; the role of a curator
cushiony
cushiony
adj
Like a cushion; soft and yielding.
customly
customly
adv
(rare, nonstandard) In a custom manner.
cyaneous
cyaneous
adj
Of a deep or dark blue color.
cydonium
cygneous
cygneous
adj
curved like the neck of a swan
cymulose
cynosura
cynosure
cynosure
noun
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
(figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
(usually capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
cystopus
delusory
delusory
adj
tending to delude
devoutly
devoutly
adv
In a devout manner.
deyhouse
didymous
didymous
adj
(botany, zoology) Twin, twinned; growing or occurring in pairs.
digynous
digynous
adj
(botany) Having two styles or pistils.
dionysus
dionysus
Proper noun
The god of wine, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".
dizygous
dizygous
adj
dizygotic
dooputty
doughboy
doughboy
noun
(US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
A kind of flour dumpling.
Frybread.
droughty
droughty
adj
(archaic) Dry; thirsty.
Lacking rain.
dryhouse
dumosity
dumosity
noun
The quality of being dumous or dumose.
dunwoody
dunwoody
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States.
duomachy
duopsony
duopsony
noun
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
dyehouse
dyehouse
noun
A building where dyeing takes place.
elytrous
elytrous
Adjective
Relating to the elytron.
embryous
embryous
adj
(archaic) embryonic; undeveloped
eponymus
eudemony
euonymin
euonymin
noun
(medicine) A principle or mixture of principles derived from Euonymus atropurpureus, a spindle tree.
euonymus
euonymus
noun
Any of many (often decorative) trees, shrubs and woody vines, of the genus Euonymus.
eupatory
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
euploidy
euploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
eupyrion
eupyrion
noun
(archaic, historical) A device historically used for obtaining instantaneous light, such as a lucifer match.
eurynome
eurytion
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
evonymus
famously
famously
adv
(informal) Really well, having great rapport.
In a celebrated manner.
Indicates that the act, state, or occurrence described by the sentence is famous In such a manner as to become famous or produce something that would become famous.
flavoury
flavoury
adj
Possessing flavour.
flouncey
flouncey
adj
Dated form of flouncy.
fooyoung
fortuity
fortuity
noun
(countable) A fortuitous event; an accident.
(uncountable) The state of being fortuitous.
foujdary
foujdary
noun
Alternative form of faujdari
foundery
foundery
noun
Dated form of foundry.
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
fumatory
fumatory
adj
Of or relating to smoke, smoking, or fumigation.
noun
A place for subjecting things to smoke or vapour.
fumitory
fumitory
noun
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
fumosity
fumosity
noun
(obsolete) The fumes of alcoholic drink.
The quality of being fumous.
fumously
fumously
adv
(archaic) In a fumous manner, in fumes; (by extension) angrily
ghoulery
ghoulery
noun
ghoulishness
glamoury
glamoury
noun
(obsolete) magic
gloryful
gloryful
adj
Alternative form of gloriful
gluttony
gluttony
noun
The vice of eating to excess.
grayouts
grayouts
noun
plural of grayout
groundly
groundly
adj
(archaic, rare) Firmly grounded; solid; of education: complete, thorough, well-grounded.
adv
In a firmly grounded manner; solidly.
To the very ground or bottom; deeply, profoundly; completely, thoroughly.
guaynabo
guayroto
guildroy
gulosity
gulosity
noun
(now rare) Excessive appetite; greed, gluttony.
gurgoyle
guyandot
gymnotus
gymnotus
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.