A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrologies
acrologism
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
acutograve
agricolist
agricolist
noun
A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist.
agricolite
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgynic
angiocarpy
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
apographic
apographic
adj
(geology) Fine-grained.
aragonitic
aragonitic
adj
(geology) Of, pertaining to, or formed from aragonite
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archigonic
arctogaeal
arctogaeal
adj
(biogeography) Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
arctogaean
arctogaeic
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
astrologic
astrologic
adj
Archaic form of astrological.
athrogenic
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
barcolongo
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bescouring
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
blocksburg
boschneger
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
cagliostro
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
calography
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
cameograph
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canonsburg
caprioling
caprioling
verb
present participle of capriole
caracoling
caracoling
noun
A caracole, or half-turn.
verb
present participle of caracole
caravaggio
carcinogen
carcinogen
noun
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
cardington
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
cargadores
caricology
cariogenic
cariogenic
adj
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Producing dental caries
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carmagnole
carmagnole
noun
(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
carpogonia
carpogonia
noun
plural of carpogonium
carpophaga
carrington
carrington
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A city in North Dakota.
A village in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Midlothian, Scotland.
cartograph
cartograph
noun
cartogram
cartonnage
cartonnage
noun
Pasteboard.
The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
cartooning
cartooning
noun
The act of drawing a cartoon or caricature.
verb
present participle of cartoon
castigator
castigator
noun
One who castigates.
catagories
catalogers
catalogers
noun
plural of cataloger
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
categorial
categorial
adj
categorical, absolute, without exception
categorical, pertaining to a category
pertaining to categorial grammar
categories
categories
noun
plural of category
categorise
categorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.
categorist
categorist
noun
One who categorizes.
categorize
categorize
verb
(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
cathograph
centigrado
cerigerous
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
cerrogordo
cerulignol
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
chartology
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chiriguano
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chirograph
chirograph
noun
(law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
(law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
(obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
choraguses
choreguses
chorograph
chorograph
noun
An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
chorussing
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chromizing
chromizing
verb
present participle of chromize
chromogene
chromogram
chronogram
chronogram
noun
(genetics) A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.
A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
churchgoer
churchgoer
noun
One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.
ciceronage
ciceronage
noun
The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
ciceroning
ciceroning
verb
present participle of cicerone
cigarillos
cigarillos
noun
plural of cigarillo
ciliograde
ciliograde
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of cilia or similar organs.
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangoring
clangoring
verb
present participle of clangor
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clarington
clarington
Proper noun
A municipality in Ontario, Canada
clarioning
clarioning
verb
present participle of clarion
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
clobbering
clobbering
adj
That clobbers.
noun
(informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
verb
present participle of clobber
clubmonger
coadmiring
coagitator
coagulator
coagulator
noun
Something that causes coagulation (clumping or solidifying).
coalbagger
coalmonger
coalmonger
noun
(dated) A dealer in coal.
coarsegold
coarsening
coarsening
noun
The process or the result of becoming coarse
verb
present participle of coarsen
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coatbridge
cochairing
cochairing
verb
present participle of cochair
cocreating
cocreating
verb
present participle of cocreate
coderiving
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
coerecting
coexerting
coexerting
verb
present participle of coexert
cogitators
cogitators
noun
plural of cogitator
coglorious
cogovernor
cogovernor
noun
Someone who governs something together with someone else
cogracious
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations