(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
agamemnon
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
agnoetism
agomensin
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmonger
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algometer
algometer
noun
An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amphogeny
amylogens
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
angiotome
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
anglomane
angouleme
apogamies
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
armigeros
atmogenic
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
begloomed
begloomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begloom
bemoaning
bemoaning
noun
The act of one who bemoans something.
verb
present participle of bemoan
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
bergamiol
bergamiol
noun
Synonym of linalyl acetate
bergamots
bergamots
noun
plural of bergamot
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
bergstrom
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
beworming
boogerman
boogerman
noun
Alternative form of bogeyman
boogeyman
boogeyman
noun
Alternative spelling of bogeyman
boogeymen
boogeymen
noun
plural of boogeyman
boomerang
boomerang
noun
(Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
(RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
(theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
verb
(RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
bromeigon
bromleigh
bromvogel
bromvogel
noun
(South Africa) The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).
burghemot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
categorem
categorem
noun
A categorematic word.
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.
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.
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
coaugment
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
coempting
cognomens
cognomens
noun
plural of cognomen
collegium
collegium
noun
(in Ancient Rome) Any of several legal associations
(in Russia) A committee or council
comanager
comanager
noun
One who comanages.
commingle
commingle
verb
(intransitive) To become mixed or blended.
(transitive) To mix, to blend.
commoigne
commonage
commonage
noun
Shared land; a common.
The condition of land that is held in common.
The right to pasture animals on common land.
compagnie
companage
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
conemaugh
congoleum
cosegment
cosmogeny
cosmogeny
noun
(dated) cosmogony
cymogenes
cymogenes
noun
plural of cymogene
damageous
damageous
adj
(obsolete) damaging, hurtful, injurious
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
demagogic
demagogic
adj
of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
demagogue
demagogue
noun
(derogatory) A political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
(historical) A leader of the people.
verb
(intransitive and transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
demegoric
demegoric
adj
Related to public speaking, especially as a style of rhetoric.
demiglobe
demigorge
demigorge
noun
(military) Half the gorge, or entrance into a bastion, taken from the angle of the flank to the centre of the bastion.
demigroat
demiurgos
demiurgos
noun
(more common in earlier works) Alternative form of demiurge.
demobbing
demobbing
verb
present participle of demob
demogenic
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
desmology
desmology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
dogmatise
dogmatise
verb
Alternative form of dogmatize
dogmatize
dogmatize
verb
(intransitive) To speak or write dogmatically.
(transitive) To treat something as dogma.
doumergue
drogerman
drogermen
egomaniac
egomaniac
noun
A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.
egomanias
egomanias
noun
plural of egomania
egotheism
egotheism
noun
The deification of one's own self.
The view that the idea of God is nothing more than a conception of the self.
egrimonle
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
eightsome
eightsome
noun
A group of eight persons or things.
embargoed
embargoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embargo
embargoes
embargoes
noun
plural of embargo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embargo
embodying
embodying
noun
embodiment
verb
present participle of embody
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
embossage
embossing
embossing
noun
A raised design or symbol that has been embossed.
verb
present participle of emboss
embroglio
embroglio
noun
Alternative form of imbroglio
emetology
emetology
noun
(medicine) The study of the causes of emesis, i.e., vomiting, usually sub-specialities of gastroenterology or neurology.
emigrator
emigrator
noun
One who emigrates; an emigrant.
employing
employing
verb
present participle of employ
enamoring
enamoring
verb
present participle of enamor
endogamic
endogamic
adj
endogamous
engoument
engoument
noun
Alternative form of engouement
entombing
entombing
verb
present participle of entomb
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
epigonism
epigonism
noun
An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation; stereotyped repetition.
The product of an epigone.
epigonium
epilogism
epilogism
noun
(archaic) enumeration; computation
eremology
eremology
noun
The study of deserts and related phenomena; desertology.
ergometer
ergometer
noun
A dynamometer used to measure the work done by muscles
A rowing machine or ergocycle
ergonomic
ergonomic
adj
Designed for comfort or to minimize fatigue.
Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
ergoplasm
ergotisms
ergotisms
noun
plural of ergotism
eriogonum
esztergom
esztergom
Proper noun
a city in northern Hungary, on the Danube
etymology
etymology
noun
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
(countable) The direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after.
(countable) The origin and historical development of a word; the derivation.
(uncountable, linguistics) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
eulogiums
eulogiums
noun
plural of eulogium
evenglome
exogamies
exogamies
noun
plural of exogamy
exogamous
exogamous
adj
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
exogenism
exogonium
fadmonger
fadmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who peddles fads or trends.
fagerholm
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
filmgoers
filmgoers
noun
plural of filmgoer
fogramite
folcgemot
fomenting
fomenting
verb
present participle of foment
foregleam
foregleam
noun
A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
froemming
galeiform
galeiform
adj
Having the shape of a galea.
galempong
gambadoes
gambadoes
noun
plural of gambado
gambesons
gambesons
noun
plural of gambeson
gamboised
gamboised
adj
(historical, of armour) Padded.
gambolled
gambolled
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of gambol