A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
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.)
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
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.
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
ausgleich
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
basigenic
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
blacklegs
blacklegs
noun
plural of blackleg
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackleg
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
bsarcheng
cabotages
cabotages
noun
plural of cabotage
cadginess
cadginess
noun
The state or quality of being cadgy.
cagelings
cagelings
noun
plural of cageling
cageyness
cageyness
noun
Alternative form of caginess
carageens
carageens
noun
plural of carageen
caressing
caressing
noun
A caress.
verb
present participle of caress
carriages
carriages
noun
(dated) Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages)
plural of carriage
caseating
caseating
verb
present participle of caseate
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
castigate
castigate
verb
(transitive, formal) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
(transitive, rare) To revise or make corrections to a publication.
chantages
chaseburg
chasseing
chasseing
verb
present participle of chasse
chelingas
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.
chesaning
chigetais
chigetais
noun
plural of chigetai
cigarless
cigarless
adj
Without a cigar or cigars.
cingalese
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
cleavages
cleavages
noun
plural of cleavage
coagulase
coagulase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that induces coagulation
(biochemistry) Specifically, the enzyme produced by various Staphylococcus species that converts fibrinogen to fibrin
coagulose
cogitates
cogitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cogitate
collagens
collagens
noun
plural of collagen
conestoga
consulage
consulage
noun
A charge or duty paid to a consul
cottagers
cottagers
noun
plural of cottager
cousinage
cousinage
noun
(obsolete) relationship; kinship
coverages
coverages
noun
plural of coverage
coxalgies
coxalgies
noun
plural of coxalgy
cozenages
cozenages
noun
plural of cozenage
craggiest
craggiest
adj
superlative form of craggy: most craggy
crannoges
crannoges
noun
plural of crannoge
crataegus
crataegus
noun
Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
creepages
creepages
noun
plural of creepage
cribbages
cribbages
noun
plural of cribbage
cyanogens
cyanogens
noun
plural of cyanogen
decagrams
decagrams
noun
plural of decagram
deceasing
deceasing
verb
present participle of decease
decigrams
decigrams
noun
plural of decigram
descaling
descaling
noun
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
verb
present participle of descale
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
disgraced
disgraced
adj
Having been disgraced.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disgrace
disgracer
disgracer
noun
One who disgraces.
disgraces
disgraces
noun
plural of disgrace
elegances
elegances
noun
plural of elegance
encashing
encashing
verb
present participle of encash
encastage
encastage
noun
The placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire.
enchasing
enchasing
verb
present participle of enchase
escargots
escargots
noun
plural of escargot
escarping
escarping
verb
present participle of escarp
eschaunge
eschaunge
noun
Obsolete form of exchange.
esclavage
esclavage
noun
A type of chain or bead necklace.
escortage
escortage
noun
The act of escorting somebody.
exchanges
exchanges
noun
plural of exchange
fagaceous
fagaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees.
gaelicism
gaelicism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Gaelic.
gaelicist
galactase
galactase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose
galactose
galactose
noun
(biochemistry) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
gallicise
gallicise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of gallicize.
gamecocks
gamecocks
noun
plural of gamecock
gascoigne
gasconade
gasconade
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.
noun
Boastful talk.
verb
(obsolete, derogatory) To talk boastfully.
gasogenic
gasoscope
gasoscope
noun
(dated) An apparatus for detecting the presence of dangerous gas, as for example in a mine or in a house.
gavelocks
gavelocks
noun
plural of gavelock
gearcases
gearcases
noun
plural of gearcase
genuclast
geostatic
geostatic
adj
(civil engineering) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.
germanics
glaciates
glaciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glaciate
glucosane
gorsechat
graceless
graceless
adj
(archaic) Unfortunate.
Lacking gracefulness.
Without grace.
Without the grace of God.
graecised
graecised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graecise
graecizes
graecizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graecize
graeculus
gramoches
grimacers
grimacers
noun
plural of grimacer
guidances
guidances
noun
plural of guidance
gyroceras
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
magnetics
magnetics
noun
The science or study of magnets and magnetism.
megabucks
megabucks
noun
(informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency).
plural of megabuck
megaceros
megaceros
noun
(paleontology) Irish elk
megascope
megascope
noun
(photography) An enlarging camera.
A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
mischarge
mischarge
noun
A mistake in charging, as in an account.
verb
(law or finance) To charge wrongly.
mucilages
mucilages
noun
plural of mucilage
octangles
octangles
noun
plural of octangle
packagers
packagers
noun
plural of packager
pagoscope
recasting
recasting
noun
(finance) The adjustment of a loan that would otherwise be defaulted.
The casting of something into a different form; a transformation.
verb
present participle of recast
rechanges
rechanges
noun
plural of rechange
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rechange
recharges
recharges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recharge
regalecus
reichstag
reichstag
Proper noun
The diet of the Holy Roman Empire
The lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
rescaling
rescaling
noun
The process of changing the scale or proportions of something.
verb
present participle of rescale
respacing
respacing
noun
spacing again, or by a different amount
verb
present participle of respace
ricegrass
ricegrass
noun
Any of the genus Oryzopsis of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family.
sacrilege
sacrilege
noun
Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
sagaciate
sagaciate
verb
(Southern US) To get along; thrive.
sagenitic
sagenitic
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling sagenite; applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile.
scalewing
scapegoat
scapegoat
noun
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.
scavagery
scavenage
scavenged
scavenged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scavenge
scavenger
scavenger
noun
(UK, historical) A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.
(UK, obsolete) A street sweeper.
(chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.
An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
verb
(archaic) To clean the rubbish from a street, etc.
(archaic) To scavenge.
scavenges
scavenges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scavenge
scelalgia
schoolage
scraggier
scraggier
adj
comparative form of scraggy: more scraggy
scraggled
scraighed
scrapeage
scrapeage
noun
Scraping.
scrappage
scrappage
noun
(UK) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.
The practice of scrapping something.
screaking
screaking
noun
A shriek or screech.
verb
present participle of screak
screaming
screaming
adj
(gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
First-rate; splendid.
Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
Obvious; distinct.
noun
A scream.
verb
present participle of scream
screenage
screenage
noun
The process of screening, or filtering out.
scrimmage
scrimmage
noun
(US) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
A rough fight.
In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.
verb
#:
To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage.
scrippage
scrippage
noun
(obsolete) The contents of a scrip, or wallet.
scrummage
scrummage
noun
(American football, rare) A scrimmage.
(rugby) An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.
Dated form of scrimmage (“a rough fight”).
verb
(rugby) To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball, as described above.
scutigera
searching
searching
adj
(of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.
noun
search; hunt
verb
present participle of search
secretage
secretage
noun
A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.
sergeancy
sergeancy
noun
The rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
smegmatic
smegmatic
adj
of or relating to smegma
soapy
stagnance
strategic
strategic
adj
Of or pertaining to strategy.
Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.
subagency
subagency
noun
An agency that is subordinate to, or part of, another.
sugarcane
sugarcane
noun
Alternative spelling of sugar cane
surcharge
surcharge
noun
(art) A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
(law) A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party
(law) A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
(law, obsolete) The putting, by a commoner, of more animals on the common than he is entitled to.
(obsolete) An excessive load or burden.
(philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.
An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.
verb
(law) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.
To apply a surcharge.
To overload; to overburden.
To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.