(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
agatharchides
androsphinges
angiocardiographies
anhydroglocose
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
berchtesgaden
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
branchiostegidae
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chondropharyngeus
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
daggerbush
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenisation
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
verb
present participle of dishearten
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
dragshoe
draughthouse
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathism
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
dysmenorrhagia
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrosherardizing
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
farsightednesses
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
figureheadless
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
garnished
garnished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnish
garnisheed
garnisheed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnishee
gasholder
gasholder
noun
A large, telescopic cylindrical tank, with a water seal, used for storing domestic gas
gastornithidae
gastrochaenidae
gastrohydrorrhea
gatecrashed
gatecrashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash
gentleheartedness
gentleheartedness
noun
Alternative form of gentle-heartedness
gerhardus
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
gerrhosauridae
goatherdess
goatherdess
noun
A female goatherd.
goatherds
goatherds
noun
plural of goatherd
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
godfathers
godfathers
noun
plural of godfather
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
goodheartedness
goodheartedness
noun
The quality of being goodhearted
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
granddaughters
granddaughters
noun
plural of granddaughter
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
grandfatherless
grandfatherless
adj
Without a grandfather.
grandfathers
grandfathers
noun
plural of grandfather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandfather
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
grandmotherism
grandmotherism
noun
grandmotherly behaviour; mild or weak authoritarianism
grandmotherliness
grandmotherliness
noun
The quality of being grandmotherly.
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grasshopperdom
grasshopperdom
noun
(rare) The state or essence of being a grasshopper.
greatheartedness
greatheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being greathearted; courage or magnanimity.
greenlandish
greenlandish
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people, or its language.
Proper noun
The official language of Greenland, an Eskimo-Aleut language written with the Latin alphabet.
grenadiership
grosshead
guardhouse
guardhouse
noun
A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
Synonym of military prison.
guardhouses
guardhouses
noun
plural of guardhouse
haggardness
haggardness
noun
The characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.
hagrides
hagrides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride
hairdressing
hairdressing
noun
The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
verb
present participle of hairdress
haloragidaceous
haloragidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Haloragidaceae.
hamstringed
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
headgears
headgears
noun
plural of headgear
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
headstrong
headstrong
adj
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
headstrongly
headstrongly
adv
In a headstrong manner.
headstrongness
headstrongness
noun
The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
healdsburg
heideggerianism
hemidysergia
highheartedness
highheartedness
noun
Alternative form of high-heartedness
highlanders
highlanders
noun
plural of highlander
horsedrawing
hydradephagous
hydrangeaceous
hydrangeaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrangeaceae.
hydrangeas
hydrangeas
noun
plural of hydrangea
hydrogenase
hydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
hydrogenases
hydrogenases
noun
plural of hydrogenase
hydrogenates
hydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate
hydrogenations
hydrogenations
noun
plural of hydrogenation
hydrogenisation
hydrogenisation
noun
Alternative form of hydrogenization
hydrogenomonas
hydrographers
hydrographers
noun
plural of hydrographer
hydromagnesite
hydromagnesite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂.4H₂O, used as a fire retardant.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
hydromassage
hydromassage
noun
A therapeutic massage in which bubbles of air and jets of water are pumped through a bath in which the recipient lies.