Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastrophus
agathyrsus
agriochoerus
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
amphicarpogenous
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigouris
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
anepigraphous
angiophorous
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
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
arachnophagous
archegosaurus
archicleistogamous
archigastrula
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archsynagogue
argumentmaths
argusfish
argusfishes
argyranthemous
argyranthous
argyrocephalous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aschaffenburg
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
autarchoglossa
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autothaumaturgist
autothaumaturgist
noun
One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
baragouinish
bargehouse
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boltuprightness
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
boroughship
borroughs
brachigerous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breakshugh
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.
brighouse
bringhurst
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
broughtas
brughs
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burgheress
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.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burghs
burghs
noun
plural of burgh
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burnishings
burnishings
noun
plural of burnishing
burroughs
burroughs
Proper noun
for someone who lived near a hill or a fort.
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushgrass
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
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushrangings
cancrophagous
carcinophagous
cardophagus
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
chambersburg
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chaseburg
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
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
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.
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
childersburg
chiropterygious
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chlorophylligenous
chlorophylligerous
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choraguses
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
choreguses
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chorussing
christiansburg
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
chuggers
chuggers
noun
plural of chugger
churchgoers
churchgoers
noun
plural of churchgoer
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
churnings
churnings
noun
plural of churning
churrigueresco
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
coburghership
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.