(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
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agriochoerus
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
amphicarpogenous
anepigraphous
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antherogenous
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archegosaurus
archgunner
archicleistogamous
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archsynagogue
archurger
argumentmaths
argusfishes
argyranthemous
argyrocephalous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arthroneuralgia
aschaffenburg
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
augitophyre
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autoepigraph
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographometer
autographometer
noun
(obsolete) An instrument on wheels for recording the topography and height changes of any route over which it is drawn or propelled.
autohemorrhage
autolithographer
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
bargehouse
bearhug
bearhug
noun
Alternative spelling of bear hug
verb
(transitive) To embrace in a bear hug.
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
benzophloroglucinol
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
betrough
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bleachground
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boltuprightness
borgerhout
boroughlet
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
brachigerous
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
brandenburgh
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breakshugh
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.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
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.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
breughel
brighouse
brueghel
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
budgerigah
budgerygah
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burghalpenny
burghbote
burghbote
noun
(obsolete) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
burghemot
burgher
burgher
noun
A citizen of a medieval city.
A member of the medieval mercantile class.
A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).
burgherage
burgherdom
burgheress
burgherhood
burgherhood
noun
The role or status of burgher.
burgheristh
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghers
burghers
noun
plural of burgher
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burghley
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burleigh
burleigh
Proper noun
Any of various towns in the English-speaking world.
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butterbough
butterwright
cardiopneumograph
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
chambersburg
chargeful
chargeful
adj
(obsolete) costly; expensive
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
charlottenburg
chaseburg
chateaugray
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cheirogaleus
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
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.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
cherbourg
cherbourg
Proper noun
A coastal town in Normandy, France
chergui
chergui
noun
Alternative form of sharqi
childersburg
chiropterygious
chiropterygium
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chirurgery
chirurgery
noun
(archaic) Synonym of surgery.
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells