A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agromyzidae
amalgamated
amalgamated
adj
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amalgamate
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amygdalinic
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
androgamone
androgonium
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
argentamide
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bedlamising
bedlamizing
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
bigeminated
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
coadmitting
coadmitting
verb
present participle of coadmit
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
daemonology
daimonology
daimonology
noun
Alternative form of demonology
damascening
damascening
noun
damascene trimmings or ornamentation
verb
present participle of damascene
damgalnunna
damningness
damningness
noun
Tendency to bring damnation.
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
deaminating
deaminating
verb
present participle of deaminate
deaminizing
decemjugate
dedogmatize
dedogmatize
verb
(transitive) To remove the dogma from.
degerminate
deglamorize
deglamorize
verb
To make less glamorous
degradement
degradement
noun
Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
demagnetise
demagnetise
verb
(British spelling) To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
demagnetize
demagnetize
verb
(transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
(transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
demagogical
demagogical
adj
demagogic
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demagoguing
demagoguing
verb
present participle of demagogue
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demandingly
demandingly
adv
In a demanding way.
demanganize
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
demibrigade
demibrigade
noun
A half brigade.
demiurgical
demiurgical
adj
Synonym of demiurgic
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demological
demonograph
dendrograms
dendrograms
noun
plural of dendrogram
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
deprogramed
deraignment
derangement
derangement
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
An act or instance of deranging.
The property of being deranged.
dermatalgia
dermatalgia
noun
(pathology) pain that is localised to the skin
dermatogens
dermatogens
noun
plural of dermatogen
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desagrement
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diagrammers
diagrammers
noun
plural of diagrammer
diagramming
diagramming
verb
present participle of diagram
diamagnetic
diamagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet.
noun
Any substance that exhibits diamagnetism.
diaminogene
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dimanganion
dimanganous
dimastigate
dimidiating
dimidiating
verb
present participle of dimidiate
disarmingly
disarmingly
adv
In a disarming manner.
disclaiming
disclaiming
verb
present participle of disclaim
dismantling
dismantling
noun
The act by which something is dismantled.
verb
present participle of dismantle
dismayingly
dismayingly
adv
In a manner that causes dismay.
dismortgage
dismortgage
verb
(transitive) To redeem from mortgage.
dogmatician
dogmatician
noun
A dogmatist.
dogmatising
dogmatising
verb
present participle of dogmatise
dogmatizers
dogmatizers
noun
plural of dogmatizer
dogmatizing
dogmatizing
verb
present participle of dogmatize
doomsayings
doomsayings
noun
plural of doomsaying
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanate
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dramatising
dramatising
verb
present participle of dramatise
dramatizing
dramatizing
verb
present participle of dramatize
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
dramaturgic
dramaturgic
adj
Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreamingful
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drygoodsman
duodenogram
dynamogenic
dynamogenic
adj
(psychology) Characterised by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity.
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
emarginated
emarginated
adj
(botany) Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
(crystallography) Having the edges truncated.
Notched at the summit.
enddamaging
enigmatized
enigmatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enigmatize
farmingdale
frigidarium
frigidarium
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
gadoliniums
gadoliniums
noun
plural of gadolinium
gangsterdom
gangsterdom
noun
The realm or sphere of gangsters.
gardenmaker
gardenmaker
noun
A person who creates gardens.
gaudeamuses
gaudeamuses
noun
plural of gaudeamus
gelandejump
gendarmerie
gendarmerie
noun
A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
geometridae
gerrymander
gerrymander
noun
(derogatory) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
(derogatory) The act of gerrymandering.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
(transitive, derogatory, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
gimbaljawed
gimberjawed
glamourized
glamourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamourize
goddamndest
goddamndest
adj
Alternative form of goddamnedest
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
gonidangium
goodmanship
gormandised
gormandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gormandise
gormandiser
gormandiser
noun
Alternative form of gormandizer
gormandises
gormandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandise
gormandized
gormandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gormandize
gormandizer
gormandizer
noun
A person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand
gormandizes
gormandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gourmandize
gradiometer
gradiometer
noun
(physics) Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field).
gradualisms
gradualisms
noun
plural of gradualism
gramicidins
gramicidins
noun
plural of gramicidin
grandmaster
grandmaster
noun
A master in a field, whose skills or accomplishments exceed those of other masters.
Alternative spelling of Grandmaster
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
greenmailed
greenmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of greenmail