(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
archigaster
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bergamasche
buckwashing
cardophagus
carragheens
carragheens
noun
plural of carragheen
castlereagh
cataloguish
catechising
catechising
noun
catechism
verb
present participle of catechise
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
changelings
changelings
noun
plural of changeling
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chargfaires
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chasmogamic
chasmogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy.
chassignite
chassignite
noun
(mineralogy) An achondrite composed mostly of olivine
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crescograph
crescograph
noun
A device for measuring growth in plants.
crystograph
cynognathus
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
eschatology
eschatology
noun
(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
franchising
franchising
noun
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
verb
present participle of franchise
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch
fuciphagous
gastrotheca
gastrotrich
gastrotrich
noun
A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
gatecrashed
gatecrashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash
gatecrasher
gatecrasher
noun
(Asian English) The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.
(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
gatecrashes
gatecrashes
noun
plural of gatecrash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gatecrash
gearchanges
gearchanges
noun
plural of gearchange
genarchship
genethliacs
genethliacs
noun
plural of genethliac
geographics
geographics
noun
The graphical elements of geography
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
gethsemanic
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
graphicness
graphicness
noun
The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graphoscope
graphoscope
noun
An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.
gymnasiarch
gymnasiarch
noun
(historical) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia and paid for the oil and other necessities.
gyracanthus
gyrostachys
haggadistic
haggadistic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Haggadah.
hagiarchies
hagiarchies
noun
plural of hagiarchy
hagioscopes
hagioscopes
noun
plural of hagioscope
hagioscopic
hagioscopic
adj
Relating to a hagioscope.
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
hemogastric
hercogamous
hercogamous
adj
(botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hypogastric
hypogastric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium.
hysteralgic
hysteralgic
adj
Of or relating to hysteralgia.
latchstring
latchstring
noun
A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side.
logomachies
logomachies
noun
plural of logomachy
logomachist
logomachist
noun
One who disputes the meanings of words.
macrophages
macrophages
noun
plural of macrophage
macrophagus
mesognathic
micrographs
micrographs
noun
plural of micrograph
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
mischarging
mischarging
verb
present participle of mischarge
mismatching
mismatching
noun
An incorrect match or pairing; a mismatch.
verb
present participle of mismatch
mispatching
mispatching
verb
present participle of mispatch
misteaching
misteaching
noun
Wrong, false, or incorrect teaching.
verb
present participle of misteach
mycophagies
mycophagist
mycophagist
noun
A person who eats fungi.
An organism or animal that feeds on fungi.
mycophagous
mycophagous
adj
fungus-eating.
nosographic
nosographic
adj
of or pertaining to nosography
ochrogaster
oligarchies
oligarchies
noun
plural of oligarchy
oligarchism
oligarchism
noun
The principles or spirit of an oligarchy.
oligarchist
oligarchist
noun
A proponent of oligarchism
oswegatchie
overcharges
overcharges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcharge
overchasing
pasigraphic
pasigraphic
Adjective
Of or relating to pasigraphy.
phagocytism
phagocytism
noun
The nature or function of a phagocyte.
phagocytose
phagocytose
verb
(immunology, cytology) To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis.
pichiciagos
pichiciagos
noun
plural of pichiciago
pictographs
pictographs
noun
plural of pictograph.
psomophagic
psomophagic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to psomophagy.
psychagogic
psychagogic
adj
Attractive; persuasive.
psychagogos
psychagogue
psychagogue
noun
A necromancer.
psychofugal
psychograph
psychograph
noun
(spiritualism) A photographic image having a supposed supernatural or spiritual origin
(spiritualism) Any of various devices used for automatic writing.
A photograph, film, or other recorded image that evokes the feeling of a person, time, or place.
A piece of prose that describes hallucinations or phantoms.
Any of various devices that purportedly read a person's thoughts.
One of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile.
psychobiography
verb
To produce a psychograph (any sense).
rachiglossa
ramgunshoch
redischarge
redischarge
verb
(transitive) To discharge again.
reexchanges
reexchanges
noun
plural of reexchange
researching
researching
noun
The act of carrying out research.
verb
present participle of research
roughcaster
roughcaster
noun
someone who works with roughcasting.
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
sarcophagal
sarcophagal
adj
Feeding on flesh; sarcophagous.
Of, pertaining to, or suggesting a sarcophagus.
sarcophagic
sarcophagic
adj
Meat-eating.
sarcophagid
sarcophagid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Sarcophagidae, the flesh flies.
sarcophagus
sarcophagus
noun
(historical) A type of wine cooler (“a piece of equipment used to keep wine chilled”) shaped like a sarcophagus (sense 1).
(informal) The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
(obsolete except Ancient Greece, historical) A kind of limestone used by the Ancient Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses.
A stone coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.
verb
(transitive) To enclose (a corpse, etc.) in a sarcophagus (noun sense 1).
scarborough
scarborough
Proper noun
A coastal town in England.
A district and former municipality in Toronto, Canada.
scatophagid
scatophagid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Scatophagidae.
scenography
scenography
noun
A representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.
The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane.
The design of theatrical sets.
schabzieger
schizognath
sciagraphed
sciagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sciagraph
sciagraphic
sciagraphic
adj
Relating to sciagraphy.
sciographic
scotography
scotography
noun
(obsolete) Radiography.
searchingly
searchingly
adv
In a searching manner.
searchlight
searchlight
noun
A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
The light from the above source.
verb
(transitive) To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.
semigraphic
semigraphic
adj
Alternative form of semigraphical
serigraphic
serigraphic
adj
Relating to serigraphs.
shammocking
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shortchange
shortchange
verb
(by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.
To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
To make disadvantaged by design.
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
snatchingly
snatchingly
adv
With a snatching motion.
sociography
sociography
noun
(sociology) The branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social phenomena.