(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
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).
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
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
angelship
anglophil
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
aphnology
apophlegm
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
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
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
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.
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bolograph
boughpots
boughpots
noun
plural of boughpot
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
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
chippings
chippings
noun
plural of chipping
chirpling
choplogic
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
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.
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
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.
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
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.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
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.
diglyphic
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
dogeships
dogeships
noun
plural of dogeship
droplight
droplight
noun
Alternative spelling of drop light
dynagraph
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
echograph
echograph
noun
An instrument that uses ultrasound to produce an echogram as a diagnostic aid.
egophonic
egophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to egophony.
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
epigraphs
epigraphs
noun
plural of epigraph
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epiphegus
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.
ergograph
ergograph
noun
A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc.
ergophile
ergophile
noun
A person who enjoys working.
esophagal
esophagus
esophagus
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
fluxgraph
gagership
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gamophagy
gargaphia
gazpachos
gazpachos
noun
plural of gazpacho
geography
geography
noun
(archaic) an atlas or gazetteer.
(astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
(chiefly business and marketing) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.
(chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
(figuratively) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography
Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
geomorphy
geomorphy
noun
geodesy
geomorphology
geophagia
geophagia
noun
Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
geophilid
geophilus
geophones
geophones
noun
plural of geophone
geophytes
geophytes
noun
plural of geophyte
geophytic
geophytic
adj
Relating to geophytes
geosphere
geosphere
noun
the solid body of the Earth
gephyrean
gephyrean
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the class Gephyrea of worms.
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Gephyrea.
ghostship
ghostship
noun
Alternative spelling of ghost ship
giantship
giantship
noun
A compellation for a giant.
The state, personality, or character of a giant.
gipsyhead
gipsyhood
gnathopod
gnathopod
noun
(zoology) A maxilliped.
godolphin
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.
gonophore
gonophore
noun
(botany) An elongated receptacle above the corolla to elevate the stamens and carpels.
(zoology) A medusoid bud on a hydroid.
goodyship
goodyship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
gopherman
gorakhpur
grapeshot
grapeshot
noun
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
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.
graphical
graphical
adj
(computing) Of, related to, or using graphics.
Of, related to, or shown on a graph.
Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines.
graphicly
graphicly
adv
Archaic form of graphically.
graphiola
graphiter
graphites
graphites
noun
plural of graphite
graphitic
graphitic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or having the structure of graphite.
graveship
grecophil
grogshops
grogshops
noun
plural of grogshop
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
guardship
guardship
noun
(obsolete) Care; protection.
A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
guelphish
guelphism
guestship
guideship
guideship
noun
The role or status of guide.
guildship
guildship
noun
A guild (group of tradespeople).
guruships
guruships
noun
plural of guruship
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
gynophore
gynophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.
gypsyhead
gypsyhood
gyrograph
gyrograph
noun
A recording of gyratory stability, used to determine optimal bitumen mixtures for paving etc.
gyrophora
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
handgrasp
handgrasp
noun
Synonym of handgrip (“grasping with the hand”)
handgrips
handgrips
noun
plural of handgrip
handygrip
haplology
haplology
noun
(phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
happening
happening
adj
(slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
(slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
noun
A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
Something that happens.
verb
present participle of happen
harpingly
hauppauge
hedgehops
hedgehops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hedgehop
hedgepigs
hedgepigs
noun
plural of hedgepig
helpingly
helpingly
adv
In a way that helps.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.