(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
agastrophus
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphilogism
amphogenous
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aragonspath
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blastophaga
cardophagus
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
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.
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crescograph
crescograph
noun
A device for measuring growth in plants.
crystograph
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
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.
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
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
emhpasizing
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
emphasising
emphasising
verb
present participle of emphasise
emphasizing
emphasizing
verb
present participle of emphasize
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epigraphers
epigraphers
noun
plural of epigrapher
epigraphies
epigraphies
noun
plural of epigraphy
epigraphist
epigraphist
noun
A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
esophagitis
esophagitis
noun
(American spelling) Inflammation of the oesophagus.
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
fuciphagous
gastrograph
gastrograph
noun
An instrument once used to display and record movements of the stomach
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastrophile
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
genarchship
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
geographers
geographers
noun
plural of geographer
geographics
geographics
noun
The graphical elements of geography
geographies
geographies
noun
plural of geography
geographism
geographism
noun
The theory that events are influenced by geographical conditions, rather than by people.
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
glassophone
glassophone
noun
(music) A set of glasses filled with differing amounts of liquid so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
glossograph
glossograph
noun
An instrument for recording the movements of the tongue during speech.
glossopathy
glossophaga
glossophora
goodmanship
gorillaship
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
graphicness
graphicness
noun
The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness
graphitizes
graphitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graphitize
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.
graphospasm
graphospasm
noun
(medicine) Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing.
grasshopper
grasshopper
noun
(figuratively) A young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
(music) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.
In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
gravisphere
gypsography
gypsography
noun
The art or process of engraving on gypsum.
gypsophilas
gypsophilas
noun
plural of gypsophila
hagioscopes
hagioscopes
noun
plural of hagioscope
hagioscopic
hagioscopic
adj
Relating to a hagioscope.
hairsprings
hairsprings
noun
plural of hairspring
handsprings
handsprings
noun
plural of handspring
hangmanship
hangmanship
noun
The office or character of a hangman.
haplologies
haplologies
noun
plural of haplology
harpagornis
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
hemiplegias
hemiplegias
noun
plural of hemiplegia
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
hippotragus
histography
histography
noun
(biology) The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells.
hoppergrass
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hostageship
hostageship
noun
(law, historical) A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.
hygrographs
hygrographs
noun
plural of hygrograph
hygroplasma
hylophagous
hylophagous
adj
That feeds on wood
hypergamies
hypergamies
noun
plural of hypergamy
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypergeusia
hypergeusia
noun
A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened
hypogastria
hypogastria
noun
plural of hypogastrium
hypogastric
hypogastric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium.
hypoglossal
hypoglossal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of hypoglossal nerve..
hypsography
hypsography
noun
(sciences) The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.
legateships
legateships
noun
plural of legateship
lightplanes
lightplanes
noun
plural of lightplane
lithographs
lithographs
noun
plural of lithograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lithograph
lotophagous
lotophagous
adj
Relating to the Lotophagi (lotus eaters)
lymphograms
lymphograms
noun
plural of lymphogram
macrophages
macrophages
noun
plural of macrophage
macrophagus
magnateship
managership
managership
noun
The office or period of a manager.
megapenthes
meliphagous
meliphagous
adj
Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.
mesophragma
micrographs
micrographs
noun
plural of micrograph
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
mimeographs
mimeographs
noun
plural of mimeograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mimeograph
mispatching
mispatching
verb
present participle of mispatch
misphrasing
misphrasing
noun
An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly.