Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogynae
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
aeginetic
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
agaricine
agennetic
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analogice
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
angelical
angelical
Adjective
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
angelican
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
angelicic
anglicise
anglicise
verb
(transitive) To become English.
(transitive) To dub or translate into English.
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
angraecum
antigenic
antigenic
adj
(biology, obsolete) Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.
(immunology) Of or relating to an antigen.
arcangelo
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arctogean
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
ascending
ascending
adj
(computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
(of a sequence) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees.
Sloping or leading upwards.
noun
An ascent.
verb
present participle and gerund of ascend
atmogenic
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
backening
basigenic
beaconage
beaconage
noun
(uncountable) Beacons collectively.
Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becapping
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becriming
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
bisecting
bisecting
verb
present participle of bisect
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
blenching
blenching
noun
The act of one who blenches.
verb
present participle of blench
branchage
branchage
noun
The law in Jersey and Guernsey that requires the trimming of such where it overhangs public roads.
branches, vegetation
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
bsarcheng
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
burgensic
cacheting
cacheting
verb
present participle of cachet
cacogenic
cacogenic
adj
(archaic) Tending toward racial deterioration through bad sexual selection.
(medicine) Of or relating to cacogenesis.
cadencing
cadencing
verb
present participle of cadence (verb)
cadginess
cadginess
noun
The state or quality of being cadgy.
caenogaea
cagelings
cagelings
noun
plural of cageling
cageyness
cageyness
noun
Alternative form of caginess
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
camleting
canceling
canceling
verb
present participle of cancel
cancerlog
caneology
caneology
noun
(obsolete, humorous) The disciplinary practice of caning.
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
cantering
cantering
noun
Movement at a canter.
verb
present participle of canter
carageens
carageens
noun
plural of carageen
caragheen
careenage
careenage
noun
(nautical) A beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
(nautical) The expense of careening a ship.
careening
careening
noun
The motion of something that careens.
verb
present participle of careen
careering
careering
noun
Rapid, uncontrollable headlong motion.
verb
present participle of career
caressing
caressing
noun
A caress.
verb
present participle of caress
carnegiea
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
carpogone
carrageen
carrageen
noun
Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)
carrigeen
cartagena
cartagena
Proper noun
An ancient city in Murcia, Spain.
A city in northern Colombia.
caseating
caseating
verb
present participle of caseate
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
catogenic
caveating
caveating
noun
(fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
verb
present participle of caveat.
caverning
caverning
verb
present participle of cavern
ceilinged
ceilinged
adj
(especially in combination) Having a (specified type of) ceiling.
cellaring
cellaring
verb
present participle of cellar
cementing
cementing
noun
An instance of affixing something with cement.
verb
present participle of cement
censoring
censoring
noun
An act of censorship.
verb
present participle of censor
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
censusing
censusing
verb
present participle of census
centering
centering
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The process of moving something to a centre, normally before some other process.
(countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
verb
present participle of center
centgener
centgrave
centgrave
noun
(historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
(historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
centrings
centrings
noun
plural of centring
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chalcogen
chalcogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
challenge
challenge
noun
(US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
(hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
(law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
(sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
A bid to overcome something.
A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
verb
(Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
(US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
(law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
(military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
(obsolete, transitive) To censure; to blame.
(obsolete, transitive) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
(transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
(transitive) To dare (someone).
(transitive) To dispute (something).
(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
To call something into question or dispute.
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
chaneling
changable
changable
adj
Misspelling of changeable.
changeful
changeful
adj
(rare) Changing frequently; very susceptible to change
chantages
chapeling
chargeant
chargeant
noun
(Ireland, law, possibly obsolete) A chargee, a person who has a charge upon something.
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
chasseing
chasseing
verb
present participle of chasse
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
chelating
chelating
adj
Having the ability to undergo chelation
chelingas
chelingos
chengchow
cheongsam
cheongsam
noun
(Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
chesaning
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chiengmai
chiengrai
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
chiogenes
chiseling
chiseling
noun
Alternative form of chiselling
verb
(US) present participle of chisel
chloragen
chromogen
chromogen
noun
(biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.
(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
cindering
cindering
verb
present participle of cinder
cingalese
cingulate
cingulate
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to a cingulum.
noun
Any mammal of the order Cingulata, the armadillos
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
clangored
clangored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangor
clavering
clavering
verb
present participle of claver
cleanings
cleanings
noun
plural of cleaning
cleansing
cleansing
adj
That cleanses.
noun
The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
verb
present participle of cleanse
clearings
clearings
noun
plural of clearing
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clenching
clenching
noun
The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
verb
present participle of clench
clergyman
clergyman
noun
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.