(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.
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphogeny
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
bromleigh
burghemot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
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.
conemaugh
demihague
effingham
effingham
Proper noun
A village in Surrey, England
A city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Effingham County.
egotheism
egotheism
noun
The deification of one's own self.
The view that the idea of God is nothing more than a conception of the self.
eightsman
eightsman
noun
(rowing) A member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat.
eightsmen
eightsmen
noun
plural of eightsman
eightsome
eightsome
noun
A group of eight persons or things.
enmeshing
enmeshing
noun
The process by which something is enmeshed or entangled.
verb
present participle of enmesh
epiphragm
epiphragm
noun
(botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
(zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
fagerholm
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
fermanagh
fermanagh
Proper noun
one of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, often known as County Fermanagh.
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
geheimrat
gemutlich
gemutlich
adj
Alternative spelling of gemütlich
geomorphy
geomorphy
noun
geodesy
geomorphology
germanish
germanish
Adjective
Germanic.
German.
Of, like, or resembling anything German.
German-like; somewhat German.
gilgamesh
gilgamesh
Proper noun
A legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem "Epic of Gilgamesh".
ginghamed
ginghamed
adj
Dressed in, or furnished with, gingham fabric.
gladsheim
godmother
godmother
noun
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
verb
(transitive) To act as godmother to.
gomphoses
gomphoses
noun
plural of gomphosis
gomphrena
gomphrena
noun
Any plant of the genus Gomphrena, the globe amaranths.
gonocheme
gopherman
gothamite
gothamite
Noun
A Gothamist.
An inhabitant of New York City.
grahamite
grahamite
noun
A bitumen-impregnated rock found in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.
gramashes
gramashes
noun
Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings.
gramoches
graphemes
graphemes
noun
plural of grapheme
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.
Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
guelphism
gumchewer
gumshield
gumshield
noun
(UK) A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity.
haemogram
haemogram
noun
Alternative form of hemogram
hamburger
hamburger
noun
(US, colloquial, somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.
(graphical user interface) Short for hamburger button.
(uncountable) Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
The patty used in such a sandwich.
verb
To badly injure or damage.
hammering
hammering
noun
A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
A period of being beaten or hammered.
verb
present participle of hammer
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
hectogram
hectogram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg
hegemonic
hegemonic
adj
Of or pertaining to hegemony.
hegumenes
hegumenes
noun
plural of hegumene
hegumenos
hegumenos
noun
Alternative form of hegumen (“head of a monastery”)
hektogram
heliogram
heliogram
noun
A message transmitted by a heliograph.
helmeting
helmeting
verb
present participle of helmet
helmsburg
hemagogic
hemagogue
hematogen
hematogen
noun
(medicine) a nutrition bar containing albumin, cow's blood
hemialgia
hemialgia
noun
A state of pain affecting only one side of the body.
hemigalus
hemiganus
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemminger
hemogenia
hemogenic
hemogenic
adj
Of or relating to the production of blood cells.
hemophage
hemophagy
hemophagy
noun
The condition of being hemophagous
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).
hereamong
hereamong
adv
(formal) Among this or these.
hermitage
hermitage
noun
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
A period of seclusion.
A place of seclusion.
hermleigh
hexagrams
hexagrams
noun
plural of hexagram
hexastigm
hierogamy
hierogamy
noun
The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops
hierogram
hierogram
noun
hieroglyph
sacred symbol, letter or writing
hogmenays
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
homogenic
homogenic
adj
(genetics) (of a gamete or a population) Having only one allele of a gene or genes.
Of, or related to homogeny; exhibiting similarity throughout its different parts.
homologue
homologue
noun
(biology, genetics, medicine) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
(cultural anthropology) A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.
(linguistics) A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
(organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
humbugged
humbugger
humbugger
noun
(dated) One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler.
humdinger
humdinger
noun
(informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
hypergamy
hypergamy
noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
immeshing
immeshing
verb
present participle of immesh
inghamite
inmeshing
inmeshing
verb
present participle of inmesh
ishpeming
laughsome
laughsome
adj
(rare) Marked by or arousing laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry
lengthman
lengthman
noun
(historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of road or railway.
lightsmen
lightsome
lightsome
adj
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant.
Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
Upbeat; cheery; light graceful.
limelight
limelight
noun
(by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
verb
to illuminate with limelight
magelhanz
magpieish
magpieish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a magpie, especially in having the desire to take and conceal attractive objects.
megachile
megadeath
megadeath
noun
One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure in reference to nuclear warfare.
megahertz
megahertz
noun
A unit equal to one million cycles per second.
megaliths
megaliths
noun
plural of megalith
megaphone
megaphone
noun
(figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
(organic chemistry) A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
megathere
megathere
noun
An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (genus Megatherium) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
megatherm
megatherm
noun
(biology) A plant (or other organism) that needs a constant warm environment
meghalaya
meghalaya
Proper noun
State in north-eastern India which has Shillong as its capital.
megillahs
megillahs
noun
plural of megillah
megilloth
megrimish
megrimish
adj
(archaic) headachy
melograph
melograph
noun
A device designed for analysing and plotting the frequency characteristics of ethnic music.
menognath
meshugaas
meshugaas
noun
nonsense; rubbish; craziness
meshugana
meshuggah
metagnath
metheglin
metheglin
Noun
A spiced mead, originally from Wales.
methought
methought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of methinks
mightiest
mightiest
adj
superlative form of mighty: most mighty
mightless
mightless
adj
Lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.
mischarge
mischarge
noun
A mistake in charging, as in an account.
verb
(law or finance) To charge wrongly.
moesogoth
moesogoth
Noun
A member of the Gothic people who settled in Moesia.
mothering
mothering
noun
(obsolete) Shortened form of a-mothering (obsolete); practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or mother church (compare Mothering Sunday).
Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
The nurturing of a child by its mother.
The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child.
verb
present participle of mother
mughopine
mythogeny
nephogram
nephogram
noun
(physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud.
A picture of a cloud.
nightmare
nightmare
noun
(figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.
(now chiefly historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis.
(now rare) A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
A very bad or frightening dream.
verb
To have a nightmare.
nighttime
nighttime
adj
Happening during the night.
Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
noun
The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
pathogerm
pemphigus
pemphigus
noun
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.
phaenogam
phaenogam
noun
Alternative form of phenogam
phagosome
phagosome
noun
A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
phlegmier
phlegmier
adj
comparative form of phlegmy: more phlegmy
ploughmen
ploughmen
noun
plural of ploughman
rehemming
rehemming
verb
present participle of rehem
roughsome
roughsome
adj
Characterised or marked by roughness; crude; unrefined
schmeling
something
something
adj
Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
adv
(colloquial, especially in certain set combinations) Used to adverbialise a following adjective
(degree) Somewhat; to a degree.
noun
An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).
An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
pron
(colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
(colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
(colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.
An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
verb
Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
theomagic
thermogen
thermogen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) heat, regarded as a material but imponderable substance
unhelming
unhelming
verb
present participle of unhelm
weighbeam
weighbeam
noun
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise.