(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
amphigam
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anagraph
anagraph
noun
(obsolete) A physician's prescription or recipe.
(obsolete) An inventory; a record.
A kind of anagram.
aphagias
aphagias
noun
plural of aphagia
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apograph
apograph
noun
(textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
bethpage
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
boughpot
boughpot
noun
Alternative form of bough pot
buphagus
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
chingpaw
chipling
chippage
chipping
chipping
noun
(countable) A fragment broken off a larger material.
(uncountable) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.
verb
present participle of chip
chirping
chirping
noun
(gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
verb
present participle of chirp
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
dephlegm
dephlegm
verb
(obsolete, chemistry) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
depthing
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
diagraph
diagraph
noun
(dated) A drawing instrument that combines a protractor and scale.
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
duograph
duograph
noun
(historical) A picture printed from two halftone photographic plates made with the screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two shades of the same colour or in black and one tint.
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
engraphy
epigraph
epigraph
noun
(mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
An inscription, especially on a building.
verb
(transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.
esophagi
esophagi
noun
plural of esophagus
esophago
exograph
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
gachupin
galumphs
galumphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph
gamphrel
gazpacho
gazpacho
noun
A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.
geophagy
geophagy
noun
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
geophila
geophone
geophone
noun
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
geophyte
geophyte
noun
(botany) A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome.
gephyrea
gildship
gipsyish
gipsyish
adj
Like a gipsy.
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
godships
godships
noun
plural of godship
goodhope
goodship
goodship
noun
(obsolete) Favour; grace; kindness.
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
grapheme
grapheme
noun
A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean Hangeul.
In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
graphics
graphics
noun
(computing) The art or visual representations displayed by a computer.
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.
The graphic arts.
The making of architectural or design drawings.
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
graphite
graphite
noun
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
verb
(transitive) To apply graphite to.
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grasshop
grasshop
noun
(now rare, dialectal) grasshopper
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To move erratically here and there, like a grasshopper
griphite
griphite
noun
A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.
grogshop
grogshop
noun
A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk.
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gryphaea
gryphaea
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus †Gryphaea of extinct gryphaeid oysters, devil's toenails.
gryphite
gryphite
noun
(paleontology) A shell of the genus Gryphea.
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
guelphic
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gunships
gunships
noun
plural of gunship
guruship
guruship
noun
The status of a guru.
gypsyish
gypsyish
adj
Like a gypsy.
hagtaper
haiphong
hairgrip
hairgrip
noun
A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
hapsburg
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
harpings
harpings
noun
(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
haspling
hedgehop
hedgehop
verb
(intransitive) Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.
(intransitive) Of birds: to move along the line of a hedge; to move by flying from one hedge, bush, or the like, to another close by.
(intransitive) Of people: to run and jump over a series of hedges, fences, etc., as a pastime.
hedgepig
hedgepig
noun
(Berkshire and Oxfordshire) A hedgehog.
heelgrip
helpings
helpings
noun
plural of helping
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hirpling
hirpling
verb
present participle of hirple
hopingly
hopingly
Adverb
In a hopeful manner.
hoppling
hoppling
verb
present participle of hopple
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
humphing
humphing
verb
present participle of humph
hypalgia
hypalgia
noun
diminished sensitivity to pain
hypalgic
hypalgic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hypalgia.
hypergol
hypergol
noun
(chemistry, aeronautics) Any hypergolic propellant.
hypergon
hypnogia
hypogamy
hypogamy
noun
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Existing or growing underground
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hypogeic
hypogene
hypogene
adj
(geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions.
hypogeum
hypogeum
noun
An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
hypogyny
ishpingo
ishpingo
noun
Amburana cearensis, used to produce timber.
Nectandra, of which several species are used medicinally.
Ocotea quixos, used as a spice.
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
ispaghul
judgship
kingship
kingship
noun
A monarchy.
The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.
The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
lagomrph
logperch
logperch
noun
Any fish in the genus Percina.
longship
longship
noun
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
malpighi
megilphs
megilphs
noun
plural of megilph
morphgan
myograph
myograph
noun
(physiology) An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction
nightcap
nightcap
noun
(US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
(by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
(historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
verb
(intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
odograph
odograph
noun
odometer
olograph
omophagy
omophagy
noun
The eating of raw flesh.
orograph
orograph
noun
(surveying) A machine for use in making topographical maps, operated by being pushed across country, and recording distances and elevations.
orphange
pachanga
pachanga
noun
A lively style of Cuban music, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
pagehood
pagehood
noun
The state of being a page (servant).
pageship
pageship
noun
The state or business of a page.
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
patching
patching
noun
The act of one who patches.
verb
present participle of patch
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
pechenga
pechenga
Proper noun
A town in Russia
peiching
penghulu
penghulu
noun
A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
penlight
penlight
noun
A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
pershing
peshtigo
phalange
phalange
noun
(anatomy) A phalanx.
(botany) A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
(obsolete) A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.).
(zoology) Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
A phalanstery.
phenegol
phengite
phengite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
phialing
phialing
verb
present participle of phial
philabeg
philibeg
philibeg
noun
A little kilt.
philopig
phlegmon
phlegmon
noun
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.