(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
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.
agapornis
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aggappera
aggappora
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
agitpunkt
aglipayan
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrippina
agropyron
agrypniai
agrypnias
agrypnode
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
alpargata
alpargata
noun
Synonym of espadrille
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
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.
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
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
angelship
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anglepods
anglophil
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
apanaging
apanaging
verb
present participle of apanage
aphnology
aplington
apogamies
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apogenous
apologete
apologiae
apologias
apologias
noun
plural of apologia
apologies
apologies
intj
Alternative form of my apologies
noun
A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.
plural of apologie
plural of apology
apologise
apologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
apologist
apologist
noun
One who makes an apology.
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
apologize
apologize
verb
(intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
apophlegm
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
appalling
appalling
adj
Extremely bad; terrible
Horrifying and astonishing.
verb
present participle of appall
appanaged
appanaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appanage
appanages
appanages
noun
plural of appanage
appealing
appealing
adj
Having appeal; attractive.
noun
The act of making an appeal.
verb
present participle of appeal
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
appendage
appendage
noun
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
A part that is joined to something larger.
An external body part that projects from the body.
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
appennage
applegate
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apprizing
apprizing
noun
Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of apprize
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
apteryges
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
asparagic
asparagin
asparagus
asparagus
noun
(color) A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
asparagyl
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
atmograph
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
auxograph
backspang
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagpiping
bagpiping
noun
action of the verb to bagpipe; playing the bagpipes
verb
present participle of bagpipe
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
baptizing
baptizing
noun
baptism
verb
present participle of baptize
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
becapping
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
bespangle
bespangle
verb
To cover something with spangles.
bhagalpur
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bolograph
bypassing
bypassing
verb
present participle of bypass
calopogon
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
campaigns
campaigns
noun
plural of campaign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campaign
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
capsizing
capsizing
noun
An overturning of a boat etc.
verb
present participle of capsize
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
captiving
captiving
verb
present participle of captive
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
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
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpogamy
carpognia
carpogone
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
cecograph
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
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.
chapeling
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
compagnie
companage
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
cooperage
cooperage
noun
(countable) A cooper's workshop.
(uncountable) The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).
(uncountable) The price paid to a cooper for work carried out.
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
creepages
creepages
noun
plural of creepage
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
cupolaing
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.
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
dasypygal
dasypygal
adj
(rare) Having hairy buttocks.
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
decoupage
decoupage
noun
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
verb
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
demipagan
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplaning
deplaning
verb
present participle of deplane
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diapering
diapering
noun
A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced.