(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
ahgwahching
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archigaster
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
auxographic
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
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.
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
bolographic
brachialgia
brachialgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the arm
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
buckwashing
cacographic
cacographic
adj
Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
calligrapha
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
cardiagraph
cardiagraph
noun
Dated form of cardiograph.
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cataloguish
catchpoling
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
catechising
catechising
noun
catechism
verb
present participle of catechise
catechizing
catechizing
verb
present participle of catechize
catharizing
catharizing
verb
present participle of catharize
cephalalgia
cephalalgia
noun
(medicine) A pain in the head; headache.
cephalalgic
cephalalgic
adj
(medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache.
noun
A remedy for the headache.
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
chaetangium
chagrinning
chagrinning
adj
Alternative form of chagrining
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chairmaning
challenging
challenging
adj
Difficult, hard to do.
noun
The act of making a challenge.
verb
present participle of challenge
champagning
champagning
verb
present participle of champagne
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changelings
changelings
noun
plural of changeling
channelling
channelling
noun
A channel or furrow.
The act by which something is channelled.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charcoaling
charcoaling
verb
present participle of charcoal
chargfaires
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
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
chataignier
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chickamauga
chikmagalur
chilognatha
chilogrammo
chimichanga
chimichanga
noun
(US) A deep-fried wet burrito
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
chiragrical
chiragrical
adj
(archaic) Having gout in the hand.
chirography
chirography
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chirurgical
chirurgical
adj
(archaic) Surgical.
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
chittenango
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
chondralgia
choplogical
choplogical
adj
(rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
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 (
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
coachwright
coanchoring
coanchoring
verb
present participle of coanchor
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
coprophagia
coprophagia
noun
Alternative form of coprophagy
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
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
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
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.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
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
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
ergographic
ergographic
adj
Relating to the ergograph (measuring instrument).
ergophobiac
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
eurygnathic
franchising
franchising
noun
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
verb
present participle of franchise
fuciphagous
gastrotrich
gastrotrich
noun
A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
gelechiidae
genarchship
genethliacs
genethliacs
noun
plural of genethliac
geochemical
geochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to geochemistry
geographics
geographics
noun
The graphical elements of geography
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
gethsemanic
glochchidia
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
glycohaemia
glycyrrhiza
glycyrrhiza
noun
Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.