A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aglyphodont
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
albedograph
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
appendalgia
appendixing
apterygidae
argiopoidea
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
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
cardophagus
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
deadpanning
deadpanning
verb
present participle of deadpan
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
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.
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
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.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
deprogramed
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diageotropy
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dioptograph
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
dipropargyl
dipropargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent volatile liquid, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives and isomeric with benzene.
dipterygian
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.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disparagers
disparagers
noun
plural of disparager
disparaging
disparaging
adj
Insulting, ridiculing.
noun
disparagement
verb
present participle of disparage
disparpling
disparpling
verb
present participle of disparple
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dispergated
dispergator
displanting
displanting
verb
present participle of displant
displeasing
displeasing
adj
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
present participle of displease
dispraising
dispraising
verb
present participle of dispraise
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
dissipating
dissipating
verb
present participle of dissipate
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
duplicating
duplicating
verb
present participle of duplicate
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epidialogue
eurypygidae
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
galipoidine
galloperdix
gasteropoda
gastropodan
gelandejump
geophilidae
geoplanidae
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gnaphalioid
gonadotrope
gonadotrope
noun
A basophil that produces gonadotropin
A gonadotropic material
goodmanship
gospelwards
gospodipoda
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandparent
grandparent
noun
the parent of someone's parent
verb
Synonym of grandfather
graphitized
graphitized
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graphitize
guadalupita
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
handgriping
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handsprings
handsprings
noun
plural of handspring
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
holographed
holographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holograph
hydrography
hydrography
noun
(nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.
hypogonadia
ideographic
ideographic
adj
Pertaining to an ideograph or ideography.
idiographic
idiographic
adj
(psychology) of or pertaining to individuals
Of or pertaining to idiography or to an idiograph
impregnated
impregnated
verb
past participle of impregnate
iridoplegia
iridoplegia
noun
(medicine) paralysis of the sphincter of the iris
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
kidnappings
kidnappings
noun
plural of kidnapping
lamplighted
lamplighted
adj
Synonym of lamplit
landlouping
landlouping
adj
vagrant; wandering about
landscaping
landscaping
noun
Improved land (trees, gardens, leveled ground, etc).
The act of improving a landscape.
verb
present participle of landscape
landspringy
lapidifying
lapidifying
verb
present participle of lapidify
leapfrogged
leapfrogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
lipreadings
logopaedics
logopaedics
noun
Alternative form of logopedics
loxodograph
loxodograph
noun
(nautical, obsolete) An apparatus that records the course that a ship has travelled
mastigopoda
megaladapis
megalopidae
megapodidae
misadapting
misadapting
verb
present participle of misadapt
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispleading
mispleading
noun
(law) An error in pleading.
verb
present participle of misplead
monographed
monographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monograph
monograptid
monograptid
noun
(zoology) Any graptolite of the family Monograptidae.
nightcapped
nightcapped
adj
(law) (of a warrant) that can be executed any time, as opposed to non-nightcapped, that can only be executed during the daytime on business days
Wearing a nightcap.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nightcap
nonadapting
nonadapting
adj
Not adapting.
nonpleading
nonpleading
adj
(law) Not pleading.
odontograph
odontograph
noun
An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.
oligodipsia
oligodipsia
noun
(medicine) Pathologically reduced or absent sense of thirst.
outgalloped
outgalloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgallop
paedagogism
paedologist
paedologist
noun
One who researches and studies children: a student of paedology.
paidologist
paidologist
noun
Alternative form of pedologist
palisadoing
palisadoing
verb
present participle of palisado
palladizing
panegyrized
panegyrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panegyrize
panhandling
panhandling
noun
Begging for money.
verb
present participle of panhandle
paragliding
paragliding
noun
The sport of gliding with a paraglider.
The use of a paraglider in other settings, such as surveillance or military applications.
verb
present participle of paraglide
paragraphed
paragraphed
verb
To be made the subject of an article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
simple past tense and past participle of paragraph
paralogized
paralogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paralogize
partridging
partridging
noun
The hunting of partridges.
pathfinding
pathfinding
noun
(biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.
(computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.