(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.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphogenous
anguimorpha
anthogenous
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.
antihunting
antihunting
adj
Opposed to the practice of hunting animals for sport.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archmugwump
argusfishes
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
augitophyre
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
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.
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
auxographic
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckwashing
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
bulgarophil
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
bushbashing
bushbashing
verb
present participle of bushbash
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
cardophagus
cataloguish
caughnawaga
chaetangium
changchowfu
changeabout
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chateaugray
chaulmaugra
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chickamauga
chikmagalur
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.
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
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
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
cynognathus
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
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.
dzugashvili
earthtongue
earthtongue
noun
Alternative form of earth tongue
echafaudage
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
eurygnathic
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
euthanizing
euthanizing
verb
present participle of euthanize
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
fireflaught
flaughtbred
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
fuciphagous
galeorhinus
gaultherase
gaultherine
glasshouses
glasshouses
noun
plural of glasshouse
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
goddaughter
goddaughter
noun
A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
grangemouth
grihyasutra
guachipilin
guardhouses
guardhouses
noun
plural of guardhouse
gulfhammock
gymnanthous
gyracanthus
habituating
habituating
adj
habit-forming
verb
present participle of habituate
haircutting
haircutting
noun
The act or service of cutting hair.
hamletsburg
handcuffing
handcuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
verb
present participle of handcuff
handgravure
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harangueful
harangueful
adj
Full of haranguing.
hardinsburg
harmonsburg
harrodsburg
harrumphing
harrumphing
verb
present participle of harrumph
hartstongue
hartstongue
noun
Alternative spelling of hart's tongue.
harveysburg
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
hattiesburg
haughtiness
haughtiness
noun
The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
haughtonite
headborough
headborough
noun
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
headhunting
headhunting
noun
(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.
verb
present participle of headhunt
healthguard
hemautogram
hemiageusia
hemiazygous
hemilingual
hemilingual
adj
Involving half of the tongue.
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
hercogamous
hercogamous
adj
(botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.
hierurgical
hierurgical
adj
Relating to hierurgy.
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
hippotragus
hollansburg
horselaughs
horselaughs
noun
plural of horselaugh
hourglasses
hourglasses
noun
plural of hourglass
housemating
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
humiliating
humiliating
adj
Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
verb
present participle of humiliate
hydrargyrum
hydrargyrum
noun
(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)
hygromatous
hylophagous
hylophagous
adj
That feeds on wood
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypergeusia
hypergeusia
noun
A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened
isognathous
isognathous
adj
Having similar molar teeth in both jaws
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.