(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
aftergame
aftergame
noun
(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
(video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.
agamemnon
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agilmente
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnoetism
agomensin
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agrauleum
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmonger
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algometer
algometer
noun
An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
allegatum
almagests
almagests
noun
plural of almagest
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
amalberga
ambassage
ambassage
noun
Obsolete form of embassage.; message, embassy.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
ambigenal
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amnigenia
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphogeny
amygdalae
amygdales
amygdales
noun
plural of amygdale
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
amylogens
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
angadreme
angiotome
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
anglomane
angouleme
angraecum
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
apogamies
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
armigeral
armigeral
adj
Synonym of armigerous
armigeros
atmogenic
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
ballgames
ballgames
noun
plural of ballgame
bamberger
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becriming
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begemming
begemming
verb
present participle of begem
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
beggarman
beggarman
noun
A male beggar.
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
begloomed
begloomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begloom
begriming
begriming
verb
present participle of begrime
begrimmed
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
bemeaning
bemeaning
verb
present participle of bemean
bemingled
bemingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemingle
bemingles
bemingles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemingle
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemoaning
bemoaning
noun
The act of one who bemoans something.
verb
present participle of bemoan
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
bergamask
bergamiol
bergamiol
noun
Synonym of linalyl acetate
bergamots
bergamots
noun
plural of bergamot
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
bergstrom
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beseeming
beseeming
adj
Becoming, befitting, suitable.
noun
Appearance; look.
gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness.
verb
present participle of beseem
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
besliming
besliming
verb
present participle of beslime
besmiling
besmiling
verb
present participle of besmile
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
besmudged
besmudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmudge
besmudges
besmudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmudge
beworming
bigamized
bigamized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bigamize
bigeminal
bigeminal
adj
Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned
noun
The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.
bigeminum
bisegment
bisegment
noun
One of two equal parts of a line or other magnitude.
boogerman
boogerman
noun
Alternative form of bogeyman
boogeyman
boogeyman
noun
Alternative spelling of bogeyman
boogeymen
boogeymen
noun
plural of boogeyman
boomerang
boomerang
noun
(Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
(RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
(theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
verb
(RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
bridgeman
bridgemen
bromeigon
bromleigh
bromvogel
bromvogel
noun
(South Africa) The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).
brummagem
brummagem
adj
Cheap and showy; meretricious.
noun
Alternative form of Brummagem
brummagen
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bungmaker
burghemot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
cablegram
cablegram
noun
A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.
verb
(rare) To communicate by cablegram.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
camleting
categorem
categorem
noun
A categorematic word.
cementing
cementing
noun
An instance of affixing something with cement.
verb
present participle of cement
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
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.
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
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.
chiengmai
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
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.
clergyman
clergyman
noun
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
clergymen
clergymen
noun
plural of clergyman
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
coaugment
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
coempting
cognomens
cognomens
noun
plural of cognomen
collegium
collegium
noun
(in Ancient Rome) Any of several legal associations
(in Russia) A committee or council
comanager
comanager
noun
One who comanages.
commingle
commingle
verb
(intransitive) To become mixed or blended.
(transitive) To mix, to blend.
commoigne
commonage
commonage
noun
Shared land; a common.
The condition of land that is held in common.
The right to pasture animals on common land.
compagnie
companage
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).