(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
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
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anthogenous
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologist
anthologist
noun
a person who anthologizes
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
asthenology
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astonishing
astonishing
adj
Causing astonishment.
verb
present participle of astonish
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
athenagoras
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blastophaga
cardophagus
cataloguish
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chasmogamic
chasmogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy.
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.
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
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
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
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
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
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.
esophagitis
esophagitis
noun
(American spelling) Inflammation of the oesophagus.
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch
fuciphagous
galeorhinus
gastrograph
gastrograph
noun
An instrument once used to display and record movements of the stomach
gastroliths
gastroliths
noun
plural of gastrolith
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastrophile
gastrorrhea
gastrorrhea
noun
Excessive production of gastric juice
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
gastrotheca
gastrotrich
gastrotrich
noun
A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
geissorhiza
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.
glasshouses
glasshouses
noun
plural of glasshouse
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
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
gnathostoma
gnathostome
gnathostome
noun
(zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha
gnathostomi
goatherdess
goatherdess
noun
A female goatherd.
goatishness
goatishness
noun
The state or condition of being goatish.
goodmanship
gorillaship
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
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.
gristhorbia
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
guardhouses
guardhouses
noun
plural of guardhouse
gymnanthous
gypsography
gypsography
noun
The art or process of engraving on gypsum.
gypsophilas
gypsophilas
noun
plural of gypsophila
gyrostachys
hagiologies
hagiologies
noun
plural of hagiology
hagiologist
hagiologist
noun
A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
hagioscopes
hagioscopes
noun
plural of hagioscope
hagioscopic
hagioscopic
adj
Relating to a hagioscope.
halogenates
halogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halogenate
haplologies
haplologies
noun
plural of haplology
harmonising
harmonising
verb
present participle of harmonise
harmonsburg
harpagornis
harrodsburg
hartstongue
hartstongue
noun
Alternative spelling of hart's tongue.
heavinsogme
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
hegyeshalom
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
hemangiomas
hemangiomas
noun
plural of hemangioma
hemiazygous
hemiglossal
hemogastric
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
hemorrhages
hemorrhages
noun
plural of hemorrhage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemorrhage
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
hercogamous
hercogamous
adj
(botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.
hexagrammos
hippotragus
histography
histography
noun
(biology) The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells.