Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
aeolight
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
agaphite
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
agnathia
agnathia
noun
(pathology) A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
agraphia
agraphia
noun
(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.
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
airlight
airthing
airtight
airtight
adj
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
(figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
Impermeable to air or other gases.
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
albright
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
allthing
allthing
pron
(obsolete) everything
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
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.
anhingas
anhingas
noun
plural of anhinga
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
aphagias
aphagias
noun
plural of aphagia
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
ashikaga
ashleigh
ashleigh
Proper noun
name; variant of Ashley.
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
baahling
baloghia
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
benghazi
benghazi
Proper noun
A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
bigheads
bigheads
noun
plural of bighead
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.
braggish
braggish
adj
bragging; boastful.
cashgirl
catching
catching
adj
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
noun
The action of the verb catch.
verb
present participle of catch
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chagatai
chagigah
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
chainage
chainage
noun
(surveying) A distance measured along such a line.
(surveying) An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.
chaining
chaining
noun
The act or process by which something is chained.
verb
present participle of chain
chairing
chairing
verb
present participle of chair
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
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.
chancing
chancing
noun
(Philippines) sexual advance with suggestive body contact
Something that happens by chance.
verb
present participle of chance
changing
changing
noun
Change; alteration.
verb
present participle of change
channing
channing
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
A small city in Texas, USA
chanting
chanting
noun
Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
verb
present participle of chant
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
charging
charging
noun
(countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
(uncountable, basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
verb
present participle of charge
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
charming
charming
adj
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
Pleasant, charismatic.
noun
The casting of a magical charm.
verb
present participle of charm
charring
charring
noun
The incomplete combustion of organic material.
verb
present participle of char
charting
charting
noun
The act by which something is charted.
verb
present participle of chart
chasings
chasings
noun
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.
plural of chasing
chatting
chatting
noun
Talk; chatter.
verb
present participle of chat
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheating
cheating
adj
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Unsporting or underhand.
noun
(cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
verb
present participle of cheat
chekiang
chelinga
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chigetai
chigetai
noun
Alternative form of dziggetai
childage
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chinghai
chingpaw
chingtao
chippage
chiragra
chiragra
noun
(medicine) Gout in the hand.
choragic
choragic
adj
Of or pertaining to a choragus.
churinga
clashing
clashing
adj
Producing a clash or series of clashes.
adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing
conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable
mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds)
noun
A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
verb
present participle of clash
coaching
coaching
noun
(attributive) Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
(uncountable, historical) The operation of horse-drawn coaches, especially as a business.
The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
verb
present participle of coach
cohligan
craighle
crashing
crashing
noun
The sound or action of something that crashes.
verb
present participle of crash
daylight
daylight
noun
(countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
(countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
(figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
A clear, open space.
A light source that simulates daylight.
Daybreak.
Exposure to public scrutiny.
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
verb
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
(landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
To expose to daylight
deashing
deashing
verb
present participle of deash
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
dishrags
dishrags
noun
plural of dishrag
earthing
earthing
noun
(holism) The process of connecting with the earth's energy, usually through bodily contact (e.g. walking barefoot), supposed to achieve health and vitality.
The act or process of placing (something) in the earth; planting; burying
verb
present participle of earth
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
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
farleigh
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
flagfish
flagfish
noun
(US) A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.
flaggish
flaggish
adj
Synonym of flagging (“becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength”)
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.
flashing
flashing
noun
(jewelry) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
verb
present participle of flash
gachupin
gadhelic
gadhelic
Adjective
Concerning the division of languages that includes Irish, Gaelic, and Manx
gahnites
gahnites
noun
plural of gahnite
gahrwali
gairfish
galabieh
gaminish
gaminish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gamine.
ganching
ganching
verb
present participle of ganch
gandhian
gandhian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869–1948), leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India, who led India to independence and inspired movements for nonviolence, civil rights, and freedom.
gandhism
gandhism
Noun
The philosophy and principles of
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
garishly
garishly
adv
In a garish manner.
garshuni
gaslight
gaslight
noun
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
verb
(chiefly transitive) To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
gastight
gastight
adj
impermeable to gases
gathings
gauthier
gedaliah
gelechia
geophila
ghanaian
ghanaian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people.
Noun
A person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent.
ghardaia
gharries
gharries
noun
plural of gharrie
plural of gharry
ghastily
ghatwazi
ghazzali
gherardi
giantish
giantish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
noun
(fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.
gigaherz
gildhall
gildhall
noun
Dated form of guildhall.
gilthead
gilthead
noun
A marine fish, Sparus aurata (gilt-head bream), with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll.
Symphodus melops, a coastal fish; the golden maid, conner, or sea partridge.
ginghams
ginghams
noun
plural of gingham
gishzida
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
glaisher
gnashing
gnashing
noun
The action of something that is gnashed.
verb
present participle of gnash
gnathion
gnathion
noun
A craniometric point, being the lowest part of the middle line of the mandible.
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
gnathite
gnathite
noun
(zoology) Any of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda.
goatfish
goatfish
noun
Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Mullidae, having two barbels on the chin.
goethian
goliaths
goliaths
noun
plural of goliath
gorkhali
gradeigh
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).