(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.
agathosma
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
arthogram
atmograph
baumbaugh
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bombsight
bombsight
noun
A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
brightman
bromleigh
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
burghemot
burghmoot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
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.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
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.
chiangmai
chiengmai
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
choragium
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
conyngham
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
demihague
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
drumright
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
famishing
famishing
verb
present participle of famish
fathogram
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
fathoming
fathoming
verb
present participle of fathom
fermanagh
fermanagh
Proper noun
one of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, often known as County Fermanagh.
frogmarch
frogmarch
noun
The process of frogmarching a person.
verb
(figurative) To force a person forward against their will.
(formerly) To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
frogmouth
frogmouth
noun
Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae, native to Australia and southern Asia
fumishing
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gamophagy
gandhiism
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
goalmouth
goalmouth
noun
(sports) The area in front of the goal.
(sports) The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score
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.
goldsmith
goldsmith
noun
(obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).
A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.
gomphoses
gomphoses
noun
plural of gomphosis
gomphosis
gomphosis
noun
(anatomy) a type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone
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.
gothicism
gothicism
Noun
The Gothic style in literature or architecture.
An early modern Swedish cultural movement glorifying the ancient Goths, who were thought to be the ancestors of the Swedish people.
grahamism
grahamism
Noun
The dietetic system of Sylvester Graham.
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
guamachil
guamuchil
guelphism
gumchewer
gumshield
gumshield
noun
(UK) A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity.
gumshoing
gunsmiths
gunsmiths
noun
plural of gunsmith
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
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
hamstring
hamstring
noun
(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
(informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
verb
(transitive) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
(transitive, figurative) To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
hamstrung
hamstrung
adj
(figurative) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamstring
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
harmaning
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
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
hidalgism
hidalgism
noun
Alternative form of hidalgoism
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
histogram
histogram
noun
(statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
verb
(transitive) To represent (data) as a histogram.
hogmanays
hogmenays
holograms
holograms
noun
plural of hologram
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.
homogamic
homogamic
adj
Of or relating to homogamy.
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.
homograft
homograft
noun
Synonym of allograft
homograph
homograph
noun
(computing) A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered.
A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.
homologal
homologic
homologic
adj
homological
homologon
homologon
noun
Archaic form of homologue.
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.