(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
aechmagoras
aerographer
aerographer
noun
One versed in aerography; an aerologist.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
albedograph
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
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”)
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
aphrogeneia
aporrhiegma
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
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
archgomeral
archigaster
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
areographer
areographer
noun
An astronomer whose speciality is areography
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
argiphontes
argusfishes
argyllshire
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
athenagoras
atheriogaea
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
augitophyre
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
barehanding
benightmare
bergamasche
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
breathingly
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
cacographer
cacographer
noun
A person who exhibits the traits of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
cameography
carragheens
carragheens
noun
plural of carragheen
castlereagh
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cerographer
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
changewater
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chargfaires
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chataignier
chateaugray
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.
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
choreograph
choreograph
verb
To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet
To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate
chromophage
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.
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
crapehanger
crapehanger
noun
A pessimist or doomsayer.
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crepehanger
crepehanger
noun
Alternative form of crapehanger
crescograph
crescograph
noun
A device for measuring growth in plants.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
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.
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
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
earthlights
earthlights
noun
plural of earthlight
earthmaking
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthtongue
earthtongue
noun
Alternative form of earth tongue
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
enravishing
enravishing
adj
That enravishes
verb
present participle of enravish
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
epephragmal
epigraphers
epigraphers
noun
plural of epigrapher
epigraphies
epigraphies
noun
plural of epigraphy
epigraphist
epigraphist
noun
A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
epiphragmal
ergatomorph
ergographic
ergographic
adj
Relating to the ergograph (measuring instrument).
ergophobiac
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
eurygnathic
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
fireflaught
flaughtbred
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
fothergilla
freightages
freightages
noun
plural of freightage
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch