A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
agallochum
agallochum
noun
agalloch
agathocles
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
angletouch
apographic
apographic
adj
(geology) Fine-grained.
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archigonic
athrogenic
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
boschneger
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
calography
cameograph
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophaga
cartograph
cartograph
noun
cartogram
cathograph
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chalazogam
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
chartology
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chicagoans
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chiriguano
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chirograph
chirograph
noun
(law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
(law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
(obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chittagong
chittagong
Proper noun
A city in Bangladesh.
One of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
chivington
cholagogic
cholagogic
adj
Relating to, or serving as, a cholagogue.
cholagogue
cholagogue
noun
(obsolete, medicine) Any agent that promotes the discharge of bile.
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
choosingly
choraguses
choreguses
chorograph
chorograph
noun
An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
chorussing
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chromizing
chromizing
verb
present participle of chromize
chromogene
chromogram
chronogram
chronogram
noun
(genetics) A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.
A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
churchgoer
churchgoer
noun
One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
clothesbag
clothesbag
noun
Alternative form of clothes bag
cochairing
cochairing
verb
present participle of cochair
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
codfishing
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
coheritage
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
cohomology
cohomology
noun
(mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.
(mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space.
coinhering
coinhering
verb
present participle of coinhere
combwright
conchology
conchology
noun
the hobby of shell collecting
the study of molluscs and their shells
copenhagen
copenhagen
Proper noun
The capital city of Denmark.
One of the former counties of Denmark.
A community in Louisiana.
A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.
Noun
A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
costraight
costraight
adj
(geometry) On the same straight line.
creophagia
creophagia
noun
Alternative form of kreophagy
crocheting
crocheting
noun
needlework made using a crochet
verb
present participle of crochet
crosslight
crosslight
noun
(countable) A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser roadway to cross a busier roadway.
(countable, figurative) One of differing points of view.
(uncountable) Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
(uncountable) Light that results from multiple sources and different directions.
(uncountable, figurative) Multiple perspectives or points of view.
(uncountable, theater) Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set.
verb
(transitive) To illuminate from the side.
crotophaga
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynography
cyrtograph
cytophagic
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
dichogamic
dichogamic
adj
Relating to dichogamy
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
echeloning
echeloning
verb
present participle of echelon
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
ectognatha
eightscore
eightscore
noun
(archaic) One hundred and sixty (160).
eoghanacht
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
ethnogenic
ethnogenic
adj
Relating to ethnogeny or to ethnogenesis
ethnologic
ethnologic
adj
Ethnological.
euchologia
euchologia
noun
plural of euchologion
galeorchis
geochemist
geochemist
noun
(chemistry, geology) A chemist or geologist who specializes in geochemistry
geochronic
geochronic
adj
Relating to geochrony.
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geographic
geographic
adj
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
geomorphic
geomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geotechnic
geotechnic
adj
Alternative form of geotechnical
geothermic
geothermic
adj
geothermal
ghostcraft
ghostcraft
noun
Knowledge of lore about and methods of detecting or working with ghosts.
glochidial
glochidial
adj
Relating to the glochidium.
glochidian
glochidium
glochidium
noun
(botany) A glochid, or cactus spine.
(zoology) The larva or young of the mussel.
glycohemia
gnocchetti
gnocchetti
noun
Small Italian dumplings.
gobemouche
gobemouche
noun
A naive, gullible person.
golschmann
goniotheca
gonophoric
gonorrheic
gonorrheic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of gonorrhoeic
gonothecae
gonothecae
noun
plural of gonotheca
gonothecal
gonothecal
adj
Related to the gonotheca.
gorsehatch
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
gothicised
gothiciser
gothicized
gothicizer
gothicness
gothicness
Noun
The state or condition of being Gothic.
gottschalk
graecophil
gravecloth
greencloth
greencloth
Proper noun
A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting-house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the Lord Steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the vicinity of the palace.
grouchiest
grouchiest
adj
superlative form of grouchy: most grouchy
guacharoes
guacharoes
noun
plural of guacharo
guillochee
gynophoric
gyrochrome
gyrophoric
hagiocracy
hagiocracy
noun
Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
hagiologic
hagiologic
adj
Synonym of hagiological
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
haplologic
haplologic
Adjective
Of or relating to haplology.
hectograms
hectograms
noun
plural of hectogram
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
helicogyre
hemoglobic
hendecagon
hendecagon
noun
(geometry) a polygon with eleven edges and eleven angles.